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01. Pel Mel - Love On A Funeral Pyre
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02. Pel Mel - Shipwrecked
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03. Pel Mel - Fool's House
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04. Pel Mel - Mr President
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05. Pel Mel - Late, Late Show
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06. Pel Mel - Calamity Jane
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ARTIST
PEL MEL
TITLE
Late, Late Show
FORMAT
12"
LABEL
EFFICIENT SPACE
CATALOG #
EFFICIENT 029EP
EFFICIENT 029EP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
2/9/2024
After a ten-year pursuit, Efficient Space finally presents
Late, Late Show
, the last recordings of influential Sydney-via-Newcastle band
pel mel
. Taped in the mid-80s, these charmingly unvarnished sessions pare the combo back to their core, producing blue-collar sophisti-pop to a danceable LinnDrum beat. From the funky disco-not-disco of "Mr President" to the effortless pop perfection of "Fool's House", the six tracks reveal a creatively open and well-oiled pel mel before they inevitably disbanded. Formed in early 1979 as a misfit sextet from steel and surf town Newcastle, pel mel were inspired by New York and UK's post-punk imports. Cutting their teeth speeding through originals and
Joy Division
,
Wire
and
The Buzzcocks
covers every Friday night to a regular turnout of dole bludgers, students and the under-age, the band would also cross-pollinate with electronic-leaning support act
The Limp
. In 1980, they decamped to Sydney to join the city's flourishing alternative music scene alongside the likes of
Laughing Clowns
,
Tactics
,
The Reels
,
Wild West
, and the
M Squared
crew, making an indelible mark with two albums and several singles as the only domestic signee of Factory's Australasian licensee GAP Records. Catchy and intelligently experimental without being noisy, their musicianship and enduring legacy continues to be lauded by peers. Undoubtedly some of their strongest output, this previously unreleased demo suite documents pel mel free from the pressures of a commercial outcome, naturally elevating them to a class alongside
Orange Juice
,
Antena
and
Young Marble Giants
.
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