Browse by Artist: SPERM WAILS

Artist:	SPERM WAILS
Title:	Lady Chatterley
Label:	S.S. RECORDS
Format:	7"
Price:	$6.50
Catalog #:	SS 051EP

"The band is the Sperm Wails. While prominent in England's 'Camden Noise-core Scene' and having toured with the legendary My Bloody Valentine, the Wail's 'sister band,' the SW didn't get much of a listen outside of Merry 'Ol. Their three records (Boy Hairdresser 12", Carry-On 7", and Grim/Stroke flexi disc) were self-released and never got the run they deserved. And as far as I know, they never made their way off of Monkey Island. If you would have asked the S.S. Records brain trust about the Sperm Wails, you would have gotten a blank stare. That is until the Lady Chatterley surfaced. Propulsive punk rock with post-punk chops and one hell of an edge, 'Lady C.' showed a band that could have held their own to any of the era's heavyweights (Big Black, UT, Sonic Youth, etc.). S.S. figured 'Gotta have record.' Problem was finding it. 'Lady C.' had been released but in short run as a freebie with some obscure fanzine. The song was crammed on the record with three tunes by others and that was not right! Former members of the band were tracked down and begged for the right to release 'Lady Chatterley' in proper form, as the A-side of a 7". After much searching some Wails dug up an unreleased gem called 'Mr. Wonderful,' a twisted piece of Fall-pop. And that we called the B-side."

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