VERSATILE NEWTS - NEWTRITION / BLIMP 7" ORIG DIY KBD PUNK FELT NM/NM
  £   90
  $   119

 


£ 90 Sold For
Jun 13, 2015 Sold Date
Jun 2, 2015 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Hi, You are bidding on Shanghai Records #2, The Versatile Newts Newtrition / Blimp 45.

This rare record is NEAR MINT and so is the picture sleeve. Seriously, a beautiful copy.

 

The story goes...

Nick Gilbert and Lawrence [never a last name] were chums from age 11. When Iggy Pop played the Hippodrome with David Bowie on keyboards (in March of '77) Nick and Lawrence fell in love with the opening band, the Vibrators. They started hanging out with Gary Jones [Cult Figures], Roger Taylor and Jeff Thomas [Duran Duran], and became confirmed fans of the Prefects. Lawrence bought a guitar and recorded his own single onto a cassette, which he released in September '79 under the name of "Felt" (past tense of "feel") [Shanghai #1]. Next, Lawrence and Nick decided to make a record together, and with two drums and three chords, the Versatile Newts debuted in early 1980 with 'Newtrition' b/w 'Blimp'. Presently Maurice Deebank joined on [more competent] guitar, and they began playing together as Felt. In the meantime, however, Nick had mailed the 'Newts single to his heroes the Fall - who adored it, and invited the Versatile Newts to open for them in Manchester. Nick nervously advised Mark E. Smith of the name change (fortunately Felt and the Fall had a certain euphony) and the first-ever Felt gig was pronounced a success. (Sadly, Felt never performed the Newts songs)

P&P EUROPE £9.00 INTERNATIONAL SIGNED.

PLEASE NOTE I WILL NOT POST TO SOUTH AMERICA.


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