'Monoland' (Bennett/Langmead/Spear) by The Grooveyard
Recorded at GY Attic HQ, Sept 88, produced by Mark Davies aka Pylon King.
Photomontage by Stevan Bennett.

Drums: Billy Reeves
Bass: Justin Spear
Guitars: Mark Langmead, Simon O'Grady
Vocals: Stevan Bennett
Congas & Percussion: Jamie Knee (RIP)

LYRICS
Sitting, sliding, as lifeless smoke,
dissolves into the muddy ocean sky.
The sad retarded Brylcreemed boy says nothing,
but his eyes keep asking why,
asking why.

Charcoal nerve-end trees,
refuse to believe.
This is spineless strength,
and all that's left... all that's left...

The blood of the Englishman runs thin,
just like the motorway rain.
Mixed with lovers wounds and yellow,
yellow with nicotine stains,
nicotine stains.

Charcoal nerve-end trees,
refuse to believe.
This is spineless strength,
and all that's left... all that's left...

The best thing to do in this town is pass through.
The best thing to do in this town is pass through.
The best thing to do in this town is pass through.

They all cry the same.
They push their prams in the rain.
They drag their dogs again.
I am going insane!
I am going to Monoland,
mono Monoland,
mono Monoland,
Monomonomonomonomonomonomonoland.

(Lyrics by Stevan Bennett)

'Monoland' (Attic sessions) 1988

'Reg's Cocktail Lounge' (Bennett/Langmead/O'Grady) by The Grooveyard
Recorded at GY Attic HQ, Sept 88, produced by Mark Davies aka Pylon King.
Photomontage by Stevan Bennett.

Drums: Billy Reeves
Bass: Justin Spear
Guitars: Mark Langmead 
Flute: Simon O'Grady
Vocals: Stevan Bennett
BV's: Justin, Mark, Simon
Congas & Percussion: Jamie Knee (RIP)

LYRICS
Pressure point splits now,
and it is bleeding puss.
One hundred hairdos sitting prettily,
on the top of a bus.

Come down, come down to the ground.
You won't believe 
what cannot be found there;
half of the creatures have gone 
by the end of this song.

Leslie and Reg suddenly 
have got no legs.
Shoulders above dandruff;
they strut their stuff to 'The Fezz'.

Come down, come down in that chair.
You won't believe 
how long you'll be there for;
maybe seventy years.

Rosemary and Anthony,
discuss mind-blowing philosophy.
Spend all day in embracing ways,
moaning about burning their toast.

Come down, sit down on the ground.
you won't believe 
the people you'll find there;
Ali Barber on his flying carpet.

(Lyrics by Stevan Bennett)

'Reg's Cocktail Lounge' (Attic sessions) 1988

'I Can See Clearly' (Bennett/Spear) by The Grooveyard
Artwork by Stevan Bennett.

Drums: Billy Reeves
Bass: Giles Meredith
Guitar: Justin Spear
Flute: Simon O'Grady
Vocals: Stevan Bennett
BV's: Justin, Simon

LYRICS
I can see clearly,
that you don't want me.
Oh let's do anything,
cos there's no point in doing anything
at all, at all, at all.

I spend a thousand years,
just trying to say hello.
Well you put me down,
tell me there's nothing I know.
Yes you're very clever,
but I really think that you should
f*ck off, f*ck off, f*ck off.

Oh when I'm lying,
just aching in my bed,
you even spoil my dreams,
and make me wish I'd never ever
been born.

You've only got sixty summers,
left to live.
So why do you always take when
there's so much you can give?
Don't you know what you wanna do?
I know what I wanna do.
I wanna dig for dirt,
dig for dirt in your
goldmine, goldmine, goldmine.

(Lyrics by Stevan Bennett)

'I Can See Clearly' (Kennington cassette) 1989

'Grandads & Soapstars' (Bennett/O'Grady/Spear) by The Grooveyard
Artwork by Stevan Bennett.

Drums: Billy Reeves
Bass: Giles Meredith
Guitars: Justin Spear
Flute: Simon O'Grady
Vocals: Stevan Bennett
BV's: Justin, Simon

LYRICS
Grandads and soapstars are filling up the charts,
music made in studios not in the heart, 
in the heart... in the heart.

They say; "Dig up Elvis, out of his grave,
put Buddy Holly back on his plane, 
on his plane...his plane".

Oh I bought my 501s,
now I can really have some fun.
Condition me I am just a body, 
condition me, I am just a body, 
condition me! oh oh woah woah oh!

Vacuum-headed robots make lovey-dove again,
Coca Cola dream love, the blue print passion way, 
passion way, passion...

Nicey nicey stars pop all over a remix again;
move over Acid House; here comes acid rain, 
acid rain, yah, acid rain...

Oh I bought my 501s,
now I can really have some fun.
Condition me I am just a body, 
condition me, I am just a body, 
condition me! oh oh woah woah oh!

(Lyrics by Stevan Bennett)

'Grandads & Soapstars' (Kennington cassette) 1989

'Nitsy' (Bennett/O'Grady/Spear) by The Grooveyard.
Artwork by Stevan Bennett.

Drums: Billy Reeves
Bass: Giles Meredith
Guitars: Justin Spear, Simon O'Grady
Vocals: Stevan Bennett
BV's: Justin, Simon

LYRICS
Nitsy will cough up blood for you yeah,
and outside the rain it rakes her through yeah.

Come inside and share my bed with me.
Stay a day, a week, a year, a life, my love.
Yeah she knocks me out.
She never doubts she never shouts.
No she never doubts she never shouts.

Soft warmth keeps the world at bay,
wrapped up in a cocoon day.

Come inside and share my bed with me.
Stay a day, a week, a year, a life, my love.
Yeah she knocks me out.
She never doubts she never shouts.
No she never doubts she never shouts.
No she never doubts she never shouts.

Nitsy is going to cough up for you.

(Lyrics by Stevan Bennett & Simon O'Grady)

'Nitsy' (Kennington cassette) 1989

'Czechoslovakian Moomin' (Spear/O'Grady) by The Grooveyard

Recorded at Alaska studios, Waterloo SE1. This track appeared on 'The Gin & Tonic Bathyscope' 7" vinyl EP, given away with The Ptolemaic Terrascope quarterly  magazine, April 1992. Artwork by Stevan Bennett.

Dedicated to Jonathan 'Smit' Smithers 1965-2017; a true Gentleman who is dearly missed by so many family & friends.

Drums: Billy Reeves
Bass: Chris Bowers
Guitars: Justin Spear
Flute: Simon O'Grady

'Czechoslovakian Moomin' (Alaska cassette) 1990

'Sinking Ships' (O'Grady/ Spear/Bennett) by The Grooveyard.
Recorded at Alaska studios, Waterloo SE1. Artwork by Stevan Bennett.

Drums: Billy Reeves
Bass: Chris Bowers
Guitars; Justin Spear, Simon O'Grady
Vocals: Stevan Bennett.

LYRICS
I put my faith in sinking ships,
and moving lives, moving lives.
I lost the boy and found no man,
just soft sweet stinking lies....
lies.

I know the time, it comes in the dead of night.
I rock from side to dissatisfied, burning lust.

When all is done, when all is done,
Your dreams and you
shall f*ck the dust...
dust... dust.

Fold your arms, cross your legs,
button-up my sister.
All tied up with strings attached,
it's time to pop the blister....
blister.

(Lyrics by Simon O'Grady & Stevan Bennett)

'Sinking Ships' (Alaska cassette) 1990

'Blink' (Bennett/O'Grady/Spear) by The Grooveyard
Recorded at Alaska studios, Waterloo SE1. Artwork by Stevan Bennett.

Drums: Billy Reeves
Bass: Chris Bowers
Guitars: Justin Spear, Simon O'Grady
Vocals: Stevan Bennett
BV's: Justin, Simon

LYRICS
It's been a long time since I've seen you,
It's been a long long time since I felt you,
and all of the things that seem so heavy to me,
suddenly feel so light,
light as can be.

As can be, I feel, 
so at ease with me,
and our discovery, discovery.

Now there used to be a ray of hope 
deep down in my pocket,
you came along burst into song 
and now it's a rocket.
And all of the things that you've been saying to me,
always sound so good, good as can be,
as can be.

As can be, I feel fourplay's ok, 
but tenplay is better for us
so much better for us.
Why don't you make much much much much much 
much much much much much much much much more love?

And all of the things that you've been doing to me,
always make me float...

(Lyrics by Stevan Bennett)

'Blink' (Alaska cassette) 1991

'Morning Tide' (O'Grady/Bennett) by The Grooveyard
Recorded at Alaska studios, Waterloo SE1. Artwork by Stevan Bennett.

Drums: Billy Reeves
Bass: Chris Bowers
Guitars: Justin Spear
Flute: Simon O'Grady
Vocals: Stevan Bennett

LYRICS
Oh dive into the water,
you'll never know what you may find.
A face so sad and lonely,
floating out on the tide.

Don't look before you leap now,
into the waters deep.
Into the waters deep and wide;
hope lies on the other side.

It hit me so hard,
tearing my life apart.
I cried, I cried,
when I realised,
just what it was that I've been missing
all this time, all this time;
the sun always shines...
on the other side.

So you think you'll drown now,
the undercurrent drags you down.
Why don't you leave your bank with the morning tide?
Hope lies on the other,
the sun shines on the other,
the sun shines on the other side.

(Lyrics by Simon O'Grady & Stevan Bennett)

'Morning Tide' (Alaska cassette) 1991

'Superman Marries Wonderwoman' (Bennett/O'Grady/Spear) by The Grooveyard
Recorded at Alaska studios, Waterloo SE1. Artwork by Stevan Bennett.

Drums: Billy Reeves
Bass: Chris Bowers
Guitars: Justin Spear
Flute: Simon O'Grady
Vocals: Stevan Bennett


LYRICS
There's a crain trash over our heads,
there's a crain trash over you and me.
I just think think think all about you,
oh I wanna tinkle your ovaries.

I don't give a shit what 'colour' you are;
a woman with a codpiece, a man with a bra.
Because; oh it really really is so very very good,
when you do all the things you should;
it's inside you it's gotta come out and play.

Well I've been pushed down now,
so many many many many times before.
Do you really think I'll stay down, 
if you push me just once more?

I don't give a shit what 'colour' you are;
a woman with a codpiece, a man with a bra,
a woman with a woman, a man with a man,
someone made of jelly, someone made of jam.

It really really is so very very good,
when the people let you do what you should;
oh time is running out now,
it's running through your fingers like sand,
don't you know your wealth lies in love?

(Lyrics by Stevan Bennett)

'Superman Marries Wonderwoman' (Alaska cassette) 1990

'I Shouldn't But I Do' (Bennett/O'Grady/Reeves/Spear) by The Grooveyard
Recorded at Alaska studios, Waterloo SE1. Artwork by Stevan Bennett.

Drums: Billy Reeves
Bass: Chris Bowers
Guitars: Justin Spear, Simon O'Grady
Vocals: Stevan Bennett
Flute: Simon O'Grady
BV's: Justin, Simon

LYRICS
Straight-laced face-ache,
you really don't bother me.
I'm walking tall,
with such a good dose of 
positivity.

His & Her matching
initialled bathrobes hang on my door,
so I open it up I take a step I take a look and I shout;
'oh man there must be more' 
positivity

Don't you wanna do a Reggie P?
Make a cushion go whoopie?
take your clothes off hurriedly,
running out to an empty sea?
I know you do, you said you do.
Wave after wave,
life after life,
change after change,
the same after same you say?
Trundle on trundle on,
before you realise,
you'll be gone.

I shouldn't but I do...
I shouldn't but I do...
I shouldn't but I do...

Washing the car,
on Sunday after mowing the lawn,
Surprise me again you sit down,
in the chair where you were born,
In the chair where you were born.
In the chair where you were born.
In the chair where you were born.
In the chair where you were born.
In the chair where you were born.
In the chair where you were born.

(Lyrics by Stevan Bennett)

'I Shouldn't But I Do' (Alaska cassette) 1991

'Czechoslovakian Moomin' (Spear/O'Grady) by The Grooveyard
Recorded at GY Attic HQ, 1990.  Artwork by Stevan Bennett.

Dedicated to Jonathan 'Smit' Smithers 1965-2017; a true Gentleman who is dearly missed by so many family & friends.

Guitar: Justin Spear
Flute: Simon O'Grady
Bass: Chris Bowers

'Czechoslovakian Moomin' (mellow demo, no drums) 1990

'Summer'(O'Grady) by The Grooveyard. 
Recorded at Reel to Reel studios, Camberwell SE5, May 87. This song appeared on a Playroom Discs Flexidisc release 1988 (split with Ever & their track 'Sleepyhead'), and on a fanzine compilation cassette  'Uncle Arthur's Pop Parlour' in 1987. Artwork by Stevan Bennett.

Drums: Perry Richards
Bass: Justin Spear
Guitars: Mark Langmead, Simon O'Grady
Flute: Simon O'Grady
Vocals: Stevan Bennett
BV's: Justin, Mark, Simon

LYRICS
You all wear the summer,
on your shirt sleeves,
thick as thieves.
And you all wear the winter,
in your room,
wrapped in your gloom.

I'm falling, head spinning, 
ears burning, arms flaying.
You call me, I hear you
but I hear you smile.

(Lyrics by Simon O'Grady)

'Summer' (Flexi Disc) 1987

'Whiskey Whirlpool' (Bennett/Spear) by The Grooveyard. 
This song appeared on the 12" vinyl EP 'At Home With The Grooveyard', released on Playroom Discs in Brighton, May 1988.
Recorded in Brighton, June 87.

Drums: Perry Richards
Bass: Mark Langmead
Guitars: Justin Spear, Mark Langmead
Flute: Simon O'Grady
Vocals: Stevan Bennett
BV's: Lydia Marchione

LYRICS
Well climb into my whiskey glass,
so I can sink you down straight,
because you burn a fire inside my head,
and I cannot pull your weight.

Well I'd die on a cross for you,
I'd even wash my hair,
but you have become too perfect now,
and my desire too much to bear.

Well climb into my broken heart,
the hatch is open wide.
Pull down the hope that you find there,
and drink the tears that wait to be cried,
and stamp out the flames that boil my blood,
and kill the beauty, beast and the bride,
that wait at every route to my heart,
waiting to take me for a ride.

Yes you are the gentle firebird,
that sleeps on my breath so calm,
every minute of the day I whisper your name,
every minute of the day I whisper your name.
But I long for you,
and I have to swallow,
but you are gone, broken, sunk and lame,
you are gone, broken, sunk and lame,
sunk and lame.

Come on and try,
come on and try it,
come on and try it,
come and try it.

Well I once dreamt of a city and a girl,
where love never looked behind.
Then I opened my eyes to discover
that girl thought she had to wait with legs open wide,
open wide, open wide...
(Lyrics by Stevan Bennett)

B2 'Whiskey Whirlpool' (12" EP)  1987

'He Said' (Langmead/O'Grady) by The Grooveyard. 
This song appeared on the 12" vinyl EP 'At Home With The Grooveyard', released on Playroom Discs in Brighton, May 1988.
Recorded in Brighton, June 87.

Drums: Perry Richards
Bass: Justin Spear
Guitars: Mark Langmead, Simon O'Grady
Vocals: Stevan Bennett
BV's: Lydia Marchione, Justin, Mark, Simon.

LYRICS:
He said think with your heart not your head.
She said think with your heart not your head.
I say I am not listening, all I can see is the sun.
When you grow old you will know that
he said 'think with your heart not your head.'

I'll be gone...
I'll be gone...
I'll be gone...

He said, she said, I say;
When you grow old you will know that 
she said; 'think with your heart not your head'.

He said think with your heart not your head.
She said think with your heart not your head.
I say I am not listening, all I can see is the sun.
When you grow old you will know that
he said; 'think with your heart not your head'.

I'll be gone...
I'll be gone...
I'll be gone...

(Lyrics by Simon O'Grady)

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