Various artists - "Scaling Triangles" (Eustone Music ASN1) 1981

A compilation of female fronted bands included here mainly for the inclusion of The Petticoats three tracks; which are the studio versions of the tracks she recorded for her solitary Peel Session from 1980. Naturally its great stuff,especially the bits where her German accent breaks through.
Sorry for the lack of in depth analysis, but Its late,and i'm knackered, but......
The other artists involved are of the minimal electronic variety,and are pretty good in their own right.
In all, another classic UK DIY compilation you should own mp3's of.

Track Listing:

A1	Petticoats –	Paranoia
A2	Petticoats –	Dreams
A3	Petticoats    –	Life - No
A4	Sole Sister –	Waterfall
A5	Sole Sister –	Learner Driver
B1	Sub Verse –	Still Friends
B2	Sub Verse –	Science Of Fear
B3	Sub Verse –	Chance Romance
B4	Sole Sister –	It's Not What You Are But How

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The Petticoats - "Peel Session 15/10/1980"

dUE TO THE OVERWHELMING POPULARITY OF THE pETTICOATS SINGLE POST, FROM THE OLD BLOG YEARS AGO. i BRING Y'ALL THE NEAR-LEGENDARY LOST pETTICOATS jOHN PEEL SESSION FROM OCTOBER 1980!
Now I realise that the caps lock was on, I will remove it, and marvel at the three tracks that were broadcast twice,and then lost forever in the vast vaults of the magnificent BBC archives. The sound quality is not hi-fi standard, but that was never the objective of Stef petticoats' solo band anyway.
She plays all the instruments, which is probably why she only managed three tracks in a day at Maida Vale Studios.
And to further enlighten you all to the mechanisations of Stef's brain, there now follows an interview with said lady, that she gave to No Class.co.uk in 2008:

What's your favourite punk rock song?
There are so many! I cannot decide. I think Patti Smith's Free Money was the first who blew my mind. Then The Sex Pistols, Ramones, Fall, Au Pairs, ATV, etc.

Can you tell me about any interest from major record labels?
Nothing received.

What did your family think of your records?
They were happy for me but at the same time worried over my financial future. Rightly so!

Is the world ready for a Petticoats revival?
Some people tell me yes, but I don't believe in a revival. I am surprised though, about the amount of fans I have, especially in the USA.

Who do you listen to, musically?
A wide variety of music, old punk stuff - I love my old John Peel tapes, old soul, Amy Winehouse, indie stuff like Times New Viking, The Gossip, newer Women's music like Le Tigre, etc., swing.

Are any of your old records still available?
The Petticoats single is. I am currently selling them to various record shops and individual people. A few Scaling Triangles are also around.

Will you gig again?
I sing in a soul choir and have gigs with them. I hope to do the occasional gig with my last band 69 Lies.

Do you remember the Androids of Mu? Are you still in touch with anyone from the band?
I do remember them. Their singer Corrina had the idea of the Making Waves compilation. I have lost contact with them.

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Track Listing:

1 Paranoia
2 Dreams
3 Life/No

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The Petticoats - "The Petticoats" (Bla Bla Bla Records 01`) 1980

A DIY classic recorded at the mecca of 'weird noise', Street Level. Its doesn't say if Grant Showbiz or Kif Kif were at the controls, but its sounds like they were for these three B-sides of sublime year zero pop. German bird,Stef Petticoat plays all the instruments, Mike Oldfield style, and manages to sound uncannily like a proudly untutored group of strangers. The ease in which she totally de-prog's the Who's rock opera classic, 'I'm Free', is beyond admiration; in which you can actually believe that she is Free, as in free from the manacles of rock cliché. ( I never really believed Daltrey when he screeched the same words in Tommy). Also looking at the photo's, she seems to be a bit of a Nutjob, which I like, if genuine.So often they turn out to be University Lecturers or something even more Terrible.( Did you know Genesis P.Orridge was some kind of University Lecturer in History, before TG!...shocking huh?)

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