Various Artists ‎– "The Potent Human E. P." (L´Aventure ‎– CNS001) 1980

More amateurish naiveté from The manchester Musicians Collective, in the form of the superb "Potent Human EP".
The obvious highlight is the Bathroom Renovations languid anthem,"Apathetic Hell". Is there an undiscovered treasure trove full of unreleased Bathroom renovations recordings? If so, I,at least, neeeed it!
The Spurtsz treat us to a jolly bontempi organ led singalong proto indie number that is utterly charming.
The Liggers serve up some northern white reggae,underpinned by the kind of cheap amateur organists rhythm box we all love.(check out their John Peel Session HERE!)
Then the mighty Manchester Mekon (as opposed to the Leeds Mekon(s) I suppose) supply a tune with lyrics like "I love to play with boys,Little Boys"?Which in the 21st century would cause the band to be lynched by an angry mob from the underclass,no doubt to deflect their own impure practices. You know the fuckers,the ones who beat up a Paediatrician because they didn't know the difference between him and a paedophile (true story)! Their lives could have been saved by the fact that a female sings this potentially charming and innocent tune.
The Bathroom Renovations.

Tracklist

A1	– The Spurtz	"I Won't Libby"
A2	– Bathroom Renovations	"Apathetic Hell"
B1	– The Liggers	"Deathwish"
B2	– The Manchester Mekon	"Little Boys"

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Various Artists ‎– "Unzipping The Abstract (Bands Of The Manchester Musicians Collective)" (MMC Records MMC1) 1980

As Promised here is the second compilation, from the Manchester Musicians Collective,and this does include The Marvelously Monikered, Bathroom Renovations; featuring Armitage Shanks and someone called Bidet?
More of the same wonderfully amateur and ambitionless outsider punk.What more can I say to recommend this collection of sub-genius.
Its almost as good as its companion comp, 'A Manchester Collection'.

As the slogan on the back of the sleeve says, 'File under: Only a bit bleak and arty'.
I'll just say it again: The Bathroom Renovations.
That's the kind of band we should all want to be in? Isn't it?

Track Listing:

1. The Bathroom Renovations - Intensely Henna’d
2. Cajun Cutie - Black Man’s Hat
3. Dislocation Dance - You Can’t Beat History
4. The Enigma - Play With Fire
5. Gods Gift - Creeps In
6. The Hoax - World War III
7. If Only - If Only
8. The Liggers - Pretty Girl
9. The Manchester Mekon - Must Have More Wheels
10. Outter Edge - Old Wives Tales
11. Performance - Natural Equilibrium
12. The Spurtz - Boyfriends Or Your Money Back
13. The Still - 9.5
14. Undercovermen - Of No Fixed Abode
15. Vibrant Thigh - Walking Away.

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