#andy stratton

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3/9/24.

Sealed Records has been on a winning streak as of late. Their reissues of Dolly Mixture and Andy Stratton have been covered here, and recent releases of the Groucho Marxist label and now Twelve Cubic Feet are truly outstanding.

"Straight Out The Fridge" is a reissue of an early 1980s 10" from this London based group whose members were in many other bands including Solid Space. Really, Twelve Cubic Feet sound like a punkier Marine Girls with some of the swag of early Orange Juice. And the vocals really remind me of the great Vomit Launch and Life Without Buildings.

Finally, some of these songs have an early Flying Nun feel - think Look Blue Go Purple and/or Dead Famous People.

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5/7/23.

Sealed Records (London) has been reissuing rare/weird/punk music since 2019. We posted about (and I bought) the excellent Dolly Mixture collection released a few months ago.

Now, releasing in July, we have a 7" from Andy Stratton (UK). Andy was a 16 year old when he recorded these songs in 1980. The drummer was from The Mob, and Andy had never played a gig on his own. Yet here he is sounding mature and appropriately punk - he sounds influenced by the Buzzcock's and The Mob. He has a bit of Wreckless Eric in him, and the tone of his guitar sounds a bit like Andy Summers.

Really, check out the Sealed Records catalogue. There's a lot to dig into - most of it comes with authentic British snarl.