CARPETTES, THE - Fight Amongst Yourselves LP
Radiation Reissue. Limited Edition: Green Vinyl.
Neo-Mod act the Carpettes began as a Stones-influenced school band,
formed in the small northeast Norman town of Houghton-le-Spring in the
mid-l97Os, the trio of frontman Neil Thompson, bassist George Maddison,
and drummer Kevin Heard shifting to punk before signing to Small Wonder
as a Mod revival act. By the time they joined the Beggar’s Banquet
roster in 1978, Heard was replaced by Tim Wilder (with Simon Smith of
the Merton Parkas briefly in the fold). Sophomore album Fight Amongst
Yourselves is arguably their best, the appealing material ranging from
the socially-relevant power-pop of the title track and the pop-punk of
‘The Reason I’m Lonely’ to the reggae cadences of ‘The Last Lone
Ranger’.