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The Battle Of Bosworth Terrace

Spies

The Battle Of Bosworth Terrace

Siltbreeze
LP $16.00

04/01/2014 655030116414 

SB 164 

MP3 $9.90

04/01/2014 655030116414 

 

FLAC $11.99

04/01/2014 655030116414 

 

The Spies bear the unique distinction of one of New Zealand’s true missing pieces in the Underground puzzle. With no audio documentation ever seeing the light of day in their time (1978-79, Wellington), the band really did exist in a you-had-to-be-there bubble. Historically (as in, now) known as hatching both George Henderson (later of The Puddle) and Christopher Plummer (who also thumped heads in Shoes This High), The Spies possessed a lithe but keen awareness of both the Canterbury and DIY movements that were taking place back in Old Blighty. 

The Battle of Bosworth Terrance imagines a bridge connecting Kevin Ayers and The Desperate Bicycles—a much-needed safe passage over a mysterious chasm you never knew was there. The fact that these recordings exist at all is nothing short of miraculous serendipity; the story is beautifully retold by Mr. Henderson in the liner notes. If you’re thinking forgery, theft, drugs and distinctive footwear (Alpaca boots perhaps?), congrats, the sniffer is working just fine. Besides the heretofore unknown music, also included are photographs, lyrics and text. It’s only taken 30+ years, but the larcenous abandon that was The Spies is finally willing and able to be heard, read about and seen for the first time. 

Pressed in a one-time edition of 500 copies, The Battle of Bosworth Terrace includes a digital download card.

Tracklist

  1. #1 Egyptian Bird Song By The Spies

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  3. #2 Collided and Collected By The Spies

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  5. #3 Wait Don't Wait By The Spies

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  7. #4 Teenage Lightning By The Spies

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  9. #5 Lose Dat Beat By The Spies

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  11. #6 Star By The Spies

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  13. #7 No Mercy For A Cop By The Spies

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  15. #8 Nausea By The Spies

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  17. #9 Lonely Lost Island By The Spies

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  19. #10 All Full Of Crap By The Spies

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  21. #11 The King Of China's Daughter By The Spies

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  23. #12 Vintage Moth By The Spies

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  25. #13 Keeper of the Flame By The Spies

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  27. #14 Skating By The Spies

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  29. #15 A Half is Twice as Strong By The Spies

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  31. #16 Father Of Thousands By The Spies

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  33. #17 Electro! By The Spies

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  35. #18 Surfin! By The Spies

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  37. #19 Laughing By The Spies

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  39. #20 Keeper of the Flame (electric) By The Spies

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  41. #21 The Star and Us By The Spies

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