This sounds loads better than it ever did at any other time. What an impressive noise from 3 15 year old boys who didn't yet understand the importance of bass. There's loads of it here tho. and the young girls just can't get enough. The absolute only gig Oxides of Nitrogen, Vis the Spoon's very first band, ever did.

At the time, I was actually known as Vis the Oxide Kid. It was only the band splitting that necessitated the adoption of the spoon.

As keyboard wizard M1k Evans said "it's better to be a qualified mechanic than an unqualified Spoon". I disagreed, and the rest is history. 

On drums for the only recordings that exist, Denny Moon Animal Tansley. On drums when we wrote all the songs, Joss Stick, later to become Mad Dog O'Sullivan. In the audience, jeez, I think we peeked too early. Recorded at Nutty's birthday party. Dean Stillwell on sound, trying his hardest to look important.

Live at BVH

Oxides of Nitrogen - Nagasaki Nightfall, Runaway & OxHides live at Byfleet Village Hall, 1983

recorded for pence in just a few minutes in 1983, I think. remixed today, April 6th, 2021, cos frankly it was unbearable without any bass or backing vocals. What were we thinking ? this is just the first track from a 9 song recording session. the rest. will. follow. 

do. not. hold. your. breath

Studio 12

Oxides of Nitrogen - The Final Mistake

In total, 4 boys from Byfleet. A name from someone else's Chemistry notebook at a time when we wanted to be Sisters of Mercy or Theatre of Hate or Spear of Destiny or Dukes of Hazard. Plus chemicals sounded futuristic man, so that sorted the Gary Numan fixation too.