Catchy

Bevis Frond classic gets the Moss Poles treatment

Over Time

He'd Be A Diamond

Since I'm Loving Her

I Can't Let You Go (Messed Up Version)

(WSW-005) FEATHER - “You Got Troubles / Stupid Girl” (reissue)  

In the late 70’s dynamic British duo Alan Ward and Mike Butcher formed such memorable underground bands like Rollerball and Jet Staxx. Their biggest claim to (almost) fame is probably in 1977 with an act called Elton Motello, with whom they wrote and recorded “Jet Boy, Jet Girl”. The same backing track was later used with different lyrics and sung in French by Plastic Bertrand, who turned it into the legendary faux-punk hit “Ca Plane Pour Moi”. 

Before all of this, Ward and Butcher created one of their first musical projects in 1974: a junkshop glam project called Feather. Working as studio engineers in Brussels at the time, they recorded the Stones track “Stupid Girl” and their own tune “You Got Troubles”. It was released in 1975 as a single and both sides are swaggering, hi-energy rock ’n roll tracks with a New York Dolls attitude that bites you right in the crotch.

 The original single is one of the most sought after proto-punk releases and now, for the first time after 48 years, we’ve finally released an official reissue, remastered from the original recordings.  Limited to 250 copies on black 7” vinyl.

Feather - You Got Troubles

DIY: Shake It Up! - American Power Pop II (1978-80)

The Know - I Like Girls

Promises

Reissue of this second fave single from John Peel ever!

TOURS - Language School (BA-721)

Moss Poles - 1st Single

One Summer

Protex - A Place In Your Heart (BR-108)

Think Of The Sun

When I Loved You - With Guitars

When We Started (It Was The Best Night)

On A Plate

And You Ran

Something different, but niiiiicccccceeeeeee.........

Arabian Eyes

Just so good - check out the video on YouTube

A Better Plan (I Think You're Gonna Need)

Superb collaboration with the Giraffe Giraffe meister!

When We Started (It Was The Best Night) (With Duncan Giraffe Giraffe Gibbons)

Twee power pop punker associable 
Dernier internationaliste sur Terre.

Nick and Sean formed the Moss Poles in the late 80's along with Michael.  Too many drummers to mention.  We were all young, stupid and naive - pretty typical story really. It will never be the same of course, but making music again after a bit of a break.

www.mosspoles.com

One Summer

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