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Chris Sievey

Incendiary Device (Johnny Moped Cover)

Just grabbed the ol' acoustic to see if my love song for the place where I was dragged up as a snotty kid would work on 6 strings. The original (on the Women And Captains 1st LP) was all synth and Lin Drum... well, it WAS the 80s and all that. Anyway, if anyone wants to bung the track into a multitracker and add some more instrumentation (of ANY KIND, the wackier the better) then go right ahead. I will award a prize for what I consider the most interesting bit of sound mangling.

Croydon (acoustic)

Mystery Morse Code track on an early Frank Sidebottom audio cassette compilation. Retrieved from Chris Sievey's archive by
www.beingfrankmovie.com/

While digitising an audio cassette that was mainly Frank Sidebottom keyboard backing tracks - great for the documentary soundtrack, but not what was written on the cassette box, of course! - I came across a track on Side B that's just a message in Morse Code.

Could it be a secret message from Chris Sievey? Is it something vital the world needs to know? Is it a 30 year old total waste of time?

Morse Code - Chris Sievey

This is an extract from the song Slump by The Bees Knees, (1975) one of the earliest musical outlets for Chris Sievey (aka Frank Sidebottom). It was salvaged from an audio cassette in Chris' personal archive on behalf of the documentary Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story. For the full track, please visit: http://www.beingfrankmovie.com/shop.html 

Slump - The Bees Knees extract - Chris Sievey

This is an extract from All Sleeps Secrets, (1977) one of the homemade audio cassettes of Chris Sievey (aka Frank Sidebottom). It was salvaged from Chris' personal archive on behalf of the documentary Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story. For the full track, please visit: www.beingfrankmovie.com/shop.html

Two Of The Same Girl - All Sleeps Secrets - Chris Sievey extract

This is an extract from The Freshies' audio cassette Rough'n'Ready (1980), one of the homemade audio cassettes releases of Chris Sievey (aka Frank Sidebottom). It was salvaged from Chris' personal archive on behalf of the documentary Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story. For the full track, please visit: www.beingfrankmovie.com/shop.html

The Freshies - My Tape's Gone - Rough'n'Ready - Chris Sievey

A demo mix of Something's Burning by Chris Sievey. Recovered from an audio cassette, courtesy of Tim McNulty, as part of the documentary project Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story www.beingfrankmovie.com/ 
In memory of Chris Sievey 25:8:55 – 21:6:10

Chris Sievey - Something's Burning demo version

Our cover of the 1981 solo single by Henry Badowski (Wreckless Eric, The Damned) from the album, Life Is A Grand.

Morse Code - Chris Sievey

Being Frank documentary