The Entire Cosmos with Here & Now -"The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Entire Cosmos" (CND Benefit Cassette) 1980 + "Live at Acklam Hall 18/10/1980"

An Extremely rare, but pretty appalling quality, cassette that was found in a readers attic after hiding away for thirty years.Hence the poor quality, but important document from one of the Fuck Off records stable.
To make up for the underwater lo-fi of this cassette, we have managed to find a high quality live recording from Acklam Hall,London 18/10/1980;'a legend to those who saw them live',it says on the insert.
Sharing members with communal improv space rockers Here and Now,(who contribute two tracks to "The Hitch-Hikers guide...."),
The Entire Cosmos played a blend of skilfully played punky space rock, with a splash of hippie improv chucked in. Kind of a cross between ATV, Here and Now and Planet Gong.  

Track Listing:

Side 1:
1) Vampire Feast (3:30)
2) Looking For You (7:45)
3) Created Order (13:00)
4) Willy The Pimp (4:00)

Side 2:

1) Acid Arcadia (3:45)
2) Russian Roulette (2:31)
3) You Said You Loved Me (2:20)
4) Moving On (6:38)
5) Festival Of Light (8:25)
6) Juliette (2:37)
7) Oh I Cried (3:33)

Live at Acklam Hall 18/10/1980:

1) Intro

2) Forever

3) Vampire Feast 

4) Looking For You

5) The way you love makes me nervous

 

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Various Artists - "The Street Level EP" - (Fuck Off Records FEP 002) 1980

The Street Level EP released on Fuck Off Records in 1980. What we have here is the usual mixture of Here and Now/Street Level supergroups, and Bands that existed purely to get on a vinyl record then disappear. Such a noble lack of ambition that many in this world could learn from and adopt it as a sustainable way of extending the life of this planet. Especially impressed by "The Entire Cosmos", with 'Gary from Newcastle' on Guitar, which shows off the 'prog' roots of the Street Level scene. The Voltones unleash an early indie pop classic in "Poisoned", with a jaunty punk pop number From Vince Pie and the Crumbs to complete this DIY quartet of Street Level classics.  

Track Listing:

Pontin Stomp VINCE PIE AND THE CRUMBS
Blues Exterminator BLUE MIDNIGHT
Poisoned THE VOLTONES
Looking For You THE ENTIRE COSMOS

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