New Town Neurotics

Formed within the English post-war ‘fresh town’ of Harlow, Essex, the Newtown Neurotics created a fine mixture of pop and punk rock and roll with a solid left-wing political slant. Created in the springtime of 1978, the group comprised Steve Drewett (vocals/guitars), Colin Dredd (bass/vocals) and Tiggy Barber (drums). ‘Hypocrite’ (1979) and ‘When The Essential oil Works Out’ (1980) made an appearance independently No Question label, and Barber was changed by Simon Lomond. The Neurotics became progressively mixed up in agit-pop and ranting poetry moments through the entire 80s, frequently playing at advantage concerts and celebrations with famous brands Attila The Stockbroker. The solid socialist rhetoric was obvious on the third single around the short-lived but amazing CNT label, ‘Kick Out The Tories’, in-may 1982, adopted in Dec by an assault on Britain’s ‘Licensing Hours’. When CNT folded, the Newtown Neurotics relocated to Razor Information for his or her debut recording. Beggars COULD BE Choosers was an entertaining however pertinent mixture of scathing observation and fresh influx power and was advertised on single by way of a cover edition from the Ramones’ ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’. In November 1984 the music group moved back again to their No Question label for ‘Suzie IS REALLY A Heartbreaker’ (once again hinting in a Ramones connection), prior to the Neurotics decreased the ‘Newtown’ using their name, putting your signature on to Jungle Information along the way. The very first fruits of the contract surfaced as Repercussions in 1985, showcasing an organization that had dropped non-e of its musical vigour or politics evangelism. ‘Living With Unemployment’ adopted in 1986 (by using ranting comedian Porky The Poet as well as the rumbustious Attila), preceding Kickstarting A Backfiring Country. The Neurotics resulted in occasionally through the past due 80s (with Is usually Your Washroom Mating Bolsheviks?) as the fresh 10 years was celebrated with 45 Revolutions EACH AND EVERY MINUTE, a singles compilation from the music group’s ‘twelve blazing rock and roll anthems’ from 1979-84. The music group had actually split up in Oct 1988 when bass participant Colin Dredd contracted pleurisy, heading to play some astonishing farewell displays in Harlow having a stand-in bass participant. Drewett and Mac pc went on to create the Unstoppable Defeat.