New Matics - New Matics tape (1992)

This is a band that I know absolutely nothing about besides Everett Morton from The Beat being involved. I don't know who else was in the band, whatever happened to them, or if they recorded anything else. They are in no way related to the New Zealand band The Newmatics or The NewMatics from Texas. 

 

This treasure was provided to us by out friend Stephen who has contributed a few other gems as well that I will be posting. This has been my favorite thing in the world for the last few days. An incredible find.

1 Safe & Sound

2  Can't Hear it Tonight

3 Doing Time

4 Easy Target

5 Money in Hell

 

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The Blue Beat - Say Boo! (1995)

1 Like a Virgin
2 Cat Came Back
3 Boys and Girls
4 Blues Beat Shoes
5 The Way She Wears Her Hat
6 Safety Guards
7 I Need You Dirty
8 Cool It Down
9 Hey Girl
10 In the Army
11 Secret Mission

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The Bank - Shape Up 7" (1981)

I know absolutely nothing about this band. I don't know where they were from or if they released anything else.

In the last couple of decades I have only ever seen this for sale twice.
It's not quite ska. It's female-fronted new wave with a ska aftertaste but I think most of us like this sort of thing, right?

A - Shape Up
B - Turn Around

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The Set - Nothing to Lose (1981)

The Set were from Birmingham and, outside of that, I know nothing else about them.
There was a 7" version of this record that didn't include the song Situation Desperation and it had a shorter version of Nothing to Lose. (The 7" version of Nothing to Lose is included in this download.)

The back cover doesn't give much information but my copy was signed by the band so I have a few names to go off of to find more info but they're first names: Phill, Mick, and a few I can't discern. They don't help much but I appreciate one band member's signature. Apparently he's called Baz

...as far as I know this is their only release.

A - Nothing to Lose
B1 - Situation Desperation
B2 - If I Had the Chance

"Nothing to Lose 7" version"

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