Absurd Records - Another Absurd Collection (1980)

The flip of the recent Absurd Records post is a collection of the b-sides, so here they all are. 48 Chairs live up to the label's name by recording an instrumental version of John Cooper Clarke's 'Psycle Sluts', removing Clarke's words, which were the main thing! Cairo deliver an instrumental 'version' of 'I Like Bluebeat', which is what the ska bands of the 60's used to do, so keeping it real, and Bet Lynch's Legs give us their take on another couple of film themes. The other bands all give us further examples of the Manchester scene of the late 80's, and thanks to the Absurd label for bringing them all to our attention.

Track listing

01 Blah Blah Blah - 'Why Diddle?' ABSURD 1 
02 Eddie Fiction - 'U.F.O. Pt 1' ABSURD 2 
03 48 Chairs - 'Psycle Sluts' ABSURD 3 
04 Gerry And The Holograms - 'Increased Resistance' from 'Meet The Dissidents' ABSURD 4 
05 Gerry And The Holograms - 'Untitled 2' from 'The Emperor's New Music' ABSURD 6 
06 The Mothmen - 'Please Let Go' ABSURD 6 
07 Cairo - 'Version' ABSURD 7 
08 Naafi Sandwich - 'Slice 2' ABSURD 8 
09 Bet Lynch's Legs - 'High Noon' from 'The Good, The Bad And The Indifferent' ABSURD 10
10 Bet Lynch's Legs - 'Some Don't' ABSURD 11
11 Cairo - 'Cuthbert's Birthday Treat' ABSURD 15