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Release Date: 23 August 2024
Label: Color Tapes (code 7)
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 778578999919
Description
The Good Missionaries emerged, phoenix-like, from the ashes ofAlternative TV (ATV). They released one live album "Fire FromHeaven," before ATV founder Mark Perry left. Ex-ATV guitarist/vocalist Dave George and bassist Keith Rodway continued the band, withseveral line-up changes during those days. The Good Missionaries toured and gigged with such bands asThe Fall,The Pop Group,Crass,Scritti Politti, Delta Five, Poison Girls, Nik Turner's Inner City Unit and The Transmitters. Which in retrospect makes sense, astheir post-punk/dub/experimental inclinations dovetail perfectly with the music those more storied bands (more successful bands) weremaking at the time. The Good Missionaries released several singles on their own Unnormality label, before splitting in 1982.
The majority of the tracks on "Pylons" were recorded at Street Level Studios byGrant Showbiz, late 1979 to early 1981. They feature the second and thirdincarnations of the Good Missionaries, with Mark Perry playing drums on four ofthe tracks, alongside an appearance by ex-ATV bassist Dennis Burns.
"Pylons" should have been released in 1981 -- it would no doubt have featured on many lists of post-punk classic albums had that beenthe case. Now, nearly 40 years later, it is seeing the light of day for the first time. Influenced by the likes ofPIL, The Pop Group, JamesChance & The Contortionsas well asGang of Four, it bridges the gap between the end of punk and the start of an experimentalnew wave era.
Import edition limited to 125x copies that come with a poster insert which includes archive band photos and sleeve notes by the Good Missionaries' KeithRodway.
Soundcloud links to three sample tracks:
https://soundcloud.com/colortapes/good-missionaries-call-to-arms-edit
https://soundcloud.com/colortapes/good-missionaries-outlook-edit
https://soundcloud.com/colortapes/good-missionaries-protect-and-survive-edit
Tracklisting
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Modern Art
Modern Art
The Good Missionaries
Mystery Plane
