You are correct, SmoK; The British Mental Health Association coerced the BBC into not giving this tune British air-time due to what was deemed \"poor taste\". It's evident that \"Spasticus\" is self-mocking and
the ban of this single in the U.K. made it a must-have over here.

Spasticus Autisticus by Ian Dury. This is definitely my fave. Dury tune. Enjoy !

http://www.zshare.net/audio/9919472b3abfc5/

Anyone remember a band called Mama Quilla out of Hamilton ? All-girl band with Lorraine Segato pre-Parachute Club that put out an EP which got a fair bit of 'NY airplay. I had a copy which I bought back in the day at Cheapie's in Brampton... title song = Mama Quilla with a song called KKK on the b-s...

Lightning Seeds..........Pure

http://www.zshare.net/audio/97955332559c95/

Enjoy !

Thanks, SMoK. and kev.
Interesting versions of all !

Anybody got:
Laid Back- Ride A White Horse
Screaming Blue Messiahs-I Wanna Be A Flintstone

These seems to be rather elusive even on cd
Thx !

Here is a real oddball....This was one of many oddball \"songs\" that Pete & Geets would play right before Stafford would read the news..probably to throw him off. Others included Wierd Al's \"Mr Frump and his Iron Lung Machine\" and the dude screaming into the drive-thru spe...

I stumbled across this link today. Tons of New Wave downloads and commentary. Enjoy !

http://infonistacrat.hometownproject.org

Thanks for the re-posting !
Right you are, SmoKaLot..... Lots of individuals also contribute to the postings on this site to keep the Sprit ALIVE !

Firstly, I want to thank all the people who post on this site and share their music and memories. Especially Smokalotapot who goes above and beyond to provide info and mp3's. While I'm still old-school (tons of old vinyl) I'm starting to get the hang of the digital age (LOL) and soon I will return t...

Thanks for the suggestion re: Skreemr. This is an amzing site with an incredible amount of mp3's.

I sure do remember 'The Eclectic Spirit'......This show was so typical of the cerebral type of programming that CFNY offered late at night. One segment of TES that I particularly remember was the one discussing Circadian rythyms in the human body. Fascinating stuff. The music that set the mood in ea...