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Disco Zombies - Drums Over London

Review by Noel Gardner

Even if you aren’t an especially zealous punk archivist, this is a glowing example of what was happening below the surface.»

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the lp includes a free download card including the album plus a bonus 7 track live set recorded at the music machine, october 1980. the disco zombies should rank high in the pantheon of legendary english diy punk bands, but a frustrating career of bad timing, record label mismanagement and three terrific singles slipping through the cracks have kept them in the shadows. formed in 1977, the disco zombies were leicester's greatest punk band, but the single that might have shot them to the top of the pops was scrapped - through no fault of their own - at the last possible minute. still hopeful, they moved to london and prepared for stardom. they recorded and released the john peel favourite 'drums over london' themselves, a song whose satire may have been too subtle for the masses. one more single - an artier affair with a drum machine and diy atmosphere - was released. three more aborted records followed and more songs, only ever played live, were heard by increasingly fewer people as the punk dream gave way. but now, at long last, the disco zombies - a great pop band with catchy hooks, witty lyrics and infectious energy - can be appreciated by the rest of us. available for the first time since their release, the disco zombies' three classic, collectible
singles, coupled with seven bonus unreleased tracks, are featured on the new acute records compilation 'drums over london'. in addition, the digital download contains a complete live set including five more songs not recorded or heard anywhere else, as well as some choice covers that will prove the disco zombies are more than another forgotten punk rock hard-luck story. the 'here come the buts' single listed as 'favourite of their three spectacular singles' by johan kugelberg on his canondefining top 100 diy records for ugly things magazine. includes 12 page booklet with liner notes from disco zombies singer / influential journalist dave henderson (sounds / mojo).
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