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Another early gem from All The Madmen Records long distant past.

1980 was a productive year for records released on All The Madmen Records.

The 'Englands Glory / The Greatest Show' 7" single by The Review, carrying the catalogue number REV001

Hear The Review's 7" single here:    • The Review - All The Madmen Records - 1980  

The 'Crying Again / Youth' 7" single by The Mob, carrying the catalogue number MAD001.

The 'Witch Hunt / Shuffling Souls' 7" single, again by The Mob, carrying the catalogue number MAD002.

And this 7" single by Andy Stratton, carrying the catalogue number MAD003.

This single by Andy Stratton ‘I Don’t Know / Evil Minds’ 7″ was recorded at Spaceward Studios in Cambridge (the same studio where The Mob recorded 'Witch Hunt' and later on 'Let The Tribe Increase') and it was released in 1980.

Andy Stratton was a sixteen year old from Somerset who hung out with The Mob. The drummer on this single was Graham Fallows, who was still a member of The Mob at the time these two songs were recorded.

As far as I know, Andy never played out under his own name as a solo artist, but The Mob and Andy’s band, Null And Void toured England in a converted bus until it broke down in 1981 around Brougham Road, Hackney in London.

Andy and members of The Mob stayed on in London, embracing the squat scene as best they could considering the hardships of that lifestyle. Graham from The Mob did not stay on in London, so a search was on for a replacement drummer for The Mob.

Adie from Null And Void temporarily stepped in, as did Tim from Zounds, but finally Josef, also from Zounds, took a more permanent role in the band.

The Mob, Null And Void and Zounds all performed together many times in the UK and in Europe.

This single, released on All The Madmen records, is an excellent punk power pop affair, a similar sound and feel to the Pete Fender and The Four Formulas 7″ single called ‘Promises’ which was released on the Poison Girl’s record label Xntrix around the same time.

Interestingly, Pete Fender went on to record Andy Stratton’s band Null And Void at Xntrix Studio later on in 1982.

Hear the Null And Void demo here;    • Null And Void - demo cassette - 1982