Zounds - 2 Demo's (1979 & 1980)

Carrying on with the Zounds post I did the other day here is a couple of demo's by the band. One was recorded in 1979 and the other is from 1980. Zounds are an English anarchist band formed in 1977 and were formed around the nucleus of Steve Lake from Reading, Berkshire. The band began performing gigs in 1977/78 with a line-up of Steve Lake (Vocals/Bass), Steve Burch (Guitar) and Jimmy Lacey (Drums) adding Nick Godwin (guitar) at their second gig. Soon Burch left the group and was replaced by Lawrence Wood. After this the band slowly became more politicized due to troubles with police and unfolding events of the cold war, and became more involved with free festivals, alongside The Mob who they developed a close association with.

The name of the band is derived from the old English minced oath coined by William Shakespeare: "zounds", which is a contraction of "God's wounds", referring to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ, formerly used as a mildly blasphemous oath.

I originally got these two demos from the excellent Kill Your Pet Puppy site so a big thanks to them. There's loads of good stuff there so you should check it out.

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1979 Demo tracklisting (160kbps)...
01) War (Version 1)
02) Wolves
03) Daddy
04) I Just Wanna Be Loved
05) War (Version 2)

1980 Demo tracklisting (128kbps)...
01) Angels
02) Ugly Vomit
03) Wolves
04) Can't Cheat Karma
05) Holland Park -> Bats
06) Forgery
07) Hands To Time
08) I Made It Happen

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Zounds - Live In Holland 1981

This is a live show by Zounds which was recorded in Leiden, Holland in 1981. Zounds are an English anarchist band formed in 1977 & were formed around the nucleus of Steve Lake from Reading, Berkshire & evolved from a number of jamming sessions with other musicians & friends in Oxford, taking in influences from the Velvet Underground to the Sex Pistols. The band began performing gigs in 1977/78 with a line-up of Steve Lake (Vocals/Bass), Steve Burch (Guitar) & Jimmy Lacey (Drums) adding Nick Godwin (guitar) at their second gig - adopting the name 'Zounds', chosen from a dictionary by Burch. Soon Burch left the group & was replaced by Lawrence Wood. After this the band slowly became more politicized due to troubles with police & unfolding events of the cold war, & became more involved with free festivals, alongside The Mob who they developed a close association with.

The name of the band is derived from the old English minced oath coined by William Shakespeare: "zounds", which is a contraction of "God's wounds", referring to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ, formerly used as a mildly blasphemous oath.

(I can't remember where I originally got this from but thanks whoever you are :)

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Here's the tracklisting (192kbps)...
01) War
02) Dirty Squatters
03) New Band
04) Not Me
05) Can't Cheat Karma
06) Demystification
07) Dancing
08) Fear
09) Wolves
10) Great White Hunter
11) Target/Subvert
12) This Land

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