PUNCTURE - Mucky Pup / You Can't Rock and Roll 7"
Brilliant reissue on General Speech Records.
"Julian Isaacs aka Auntie Pus, made a bet with his childhood friend Chris
Millar (Rat Scabies of The Damned) that one of them would have a top
ten record within 3 years. He of course lost that bet in less than a
year as The Damned took the world by storm. Isaacs carried on with his
own brand of punk and Syd Barrett inspired songs, playing with the best
of the first wave of UK punk bands, and becoming frequent tour partners
of bands like The Damned and The Ruts. In 1978 he finally recorded a
single, featuring Rat Scabies on drums, which was eventually released
with some help from the Ruts management, and did make it, not just into
the top 10 in Sounds, but "Single of the Week", and top 10 in Record
Mirror when the Damned were pulling the reigns that week. Since then,
the single has become a staple of conversations covering under the radar
70s UK DIY punk and "messthetics" type singles. This 7" is a deluxe
edition with an unreleased track, artwork faithful to the original, with
an accompanying insert that includes an in depth interview which should
be fascinating to any fan of 70s UK punk, or fans of the Damned, plus
photos, and more."