GLAXO BABIES - Nine Months To the Disco

LP Heartbeat Records 1980
CD reissue Birdsong 2007 with bonus track
Japanese-only CD release



"The most impressive, but also the most overlooked of all the bands that lurched around the mutant extremes that trail through Gang of Four, the Mekons, and, ultimately, the Pop Group, the Glaxo Babies' debut album was actually cut following the collapse of the original band - both vocalist/songwriter Rob Chapman and drummer Geoff Alsopp had departed, with saxophonist Tony Wrafter explaining the reason for the rift: 'Rob was into songs and we weren't'. Too true!"
(Dave Thompson, All-Music Guide)

"After making its debut with four Wire-y / Pere Ubuesque jagged pop songs on the 12-inch This Is Your Life, Bristol's Glaxo Babies went through some personnel changes and veered off in a Residential direction. The resulting album uses all manner of noises to intrigue, confound, aggravate and entertain. Except for three song-like tracks that actually resemble rock music, Nine Minutes to the Disco consists mainly of formless sonic experiments, piling up seemingly unrelated sounds into an electronic jungle full of disjointed voices. Somehow, there's a pleasing quality to these random adventures into low-budget ambient insanity. "
(Ira Robbins, Trouser Press)

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