Cargo Records

The Curse of The Higsons

Repackaged version of the vinyl releases which first appeared in 1984.
Chock-full of indie singles "Push out the boat", "Music to watch girls
by" and the long version of Two-Tone classic "Run me down". The
maxi-single has the electro version of "Music to watch BOYS by" and "I
don't want to live with monkeys" recorded live at London's Lyceum Ballroom.

The band was fronted by Switch - now known as Charlie Higson, star of
The Fast Show, and author of 5 novels to date - and was
multi-instrumentalist Terry Edwards' first band. John Peel was an early,
stalwart supporter of The Higsons, booking them for 5 sessions, the
first of which was the most repeated debut session ever on his programme
('til The Smiths came along...)

Track Listing

DISC ONE
Where have all the club-a-go-go's went went?
The junk keeps piling up
Ice age
Heat
Push out the boat
One world
Music to watch girls by
Gangway
Born blind
Annie & Billy
Run me down

DISC TWO
Music to watch boys by
Lying on the telephone
Clanking my bucket - live at The Lyceum
I don't want to live with monkeys - live at The Lyceum