The Blimp 1979-81, by The Blimp

The Blimp 1979-81

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1.	Man With A Luminous Head 01:36	info	buy track
2.	Aborted Species 02:50		buy track
3.	17,000 Nylon Strands 03:39	info	buy track
4.	The Human Sheep (parts 1&2) 06:07		buy track
5.	Love Song / Health Song 02:16	info	buy track
6.	Aborted Species (alt. version) 02:48	info	buy track
7.	Incubus 04:27	info	buy track
8.	Emergence of Youth 06:26	info	buy track
9.	Manners' Bass-line 03:16	info	buy track
10.	A Passing Stranger 03:30	info	buy track
11.	Human Sheep (alternate version) 05:14		buy track

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The Blimp were: (left to right in main photo..)

Magnus Doyle - drums
Nick Taylor - guitar, vocals
Simon Barfield - bass

demo and live recordings from this post-punk Sheffield trio who were active 1979-82 before members moved on to other bands which included Pulp, The Midnight Choir, Quite Unnerving, Death Trash, Dog Canute, Sixteen Hooves, Fish & Breadcake and the reunion line-up of Artery.

bass by Pete Mansell on Manners' Bass-line

thanks to Paul Balfour, for recording one of the demos on Tascam cassette multi-track.

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released December 22, 2014

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A series of archive recordings from around 1980 onwards: sheffield bands, demos, concerts and rarities..

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