UK 80s post-punks/goths Party Day release their complete works on a new CD compilation
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Formed in 1981 in Barnsley, Party Day, with their bass-led rhythms and sharp, powerful drums, gigged extensively and released their debut single ‘Row The Boat Ashore’ in 1983. Their brand of Post-Punk Indie Rock with Gothic overtones soon got the attention of DJ John Peel and sold out almost immediately. The follow-up single ‘Spider’ from 1984 again received extensive airplay from John Peel and received rave reviews from the national music press.
Their self-released debut album Glasshouse was released in 1985 to glowing reviews and has gained popularity over the years. Now very collectable, it exchanges hands for big money on the secondhand market. The Glasshouse EP followed later in ‘85 heralding a more commercial approach and widening appeal. Their second album Simplicity was released in 1986.
A remastered 31 track double-CD of all of their vinyl releases plus unreleased recordings, Sorted! includes their critically acclaimed and highly sought-after debut album Glasshouse from 1985 and the 1986 follow-up Simplicity, singles & EPs. The 20-page booklet is adorned with the artwork from the Glasshouse EP, which features in the Prints & Drawings collection at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Double-vinyl follows at the beginning of next year – includes the Glasshouse (purple vinyl) and Simplicity (gold vinyl) LPs, presented in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves and a download code for all 31 tracks on the double CD.
“Mouthy pellets of malevolence” NME “Excellent punk junk howl” Sounds
“Proving that they’ve grasped more than an inspirational nettle, the recurrent throb finds their trousers igniting during the quite punctilious rawk of the title track, the urgent prodding of ‘Career’, which reminded me uncomfortably of early Killing Joke and the attractive, though slightly over-wrought black sheep, ‘Glorious Days’, which could have brought a lump to Mario Lanza’s trousers.” Mick Mercer, Melody Maker
CD1 1.Rabbit Pie 2.Firehorse 3.Carousel 4.Athena 5.Party Day 6.Glasshouse 1982 7.Opium Gathering 8.Tin Sky 9. Row The Boat Ashore 10.Poison 11.The Spider 12.Flies 13.Boredom 14.Grace 15.Atoms
CD2 1.Borderline 2.Glasshouse 1985 3.My Heroine 4.Let Us Shine 5.Smile 6.Sovereign 7.She May Be Blind 8.Stay In My Heart 9.Laughter 10.Simplicity 11.The Other Side 12.Precious One 13.Career 14.A Passing Pain 15.Glorious Days 16.Surge
