The Mummies - (You Must Fight To Live) On The Planet Of The Apes - Sympathy For The Record Industry 7". SFTRI 196.

Upwards and onwards with Mad Mummies March. Probably the easiest of all The Mummies' singles to find. There's a something-I-can't-quite-put-my-finger-on anachronism about the title track. The subject matter is, in a way, too obvious, too easy, for a band as awkward as The Mummies to bother with. I can't quite work out why, but it does sit uneasily with the bulk of their oeuvre. Other tracks are more in keeping. Whitecaps pt.I/pt.II is an instrumental split over the two sides of the record and I'm Down is a Beatles cover. Yes, a Beatles cover. Which is pretty, er... fab, to be fair. It's a song from when the Merseysiders were a savage young boy band. Enjoy.

The Mummies - (You Must Fight To Live) On The Planet Of The Apes - Sympathy For The Record Industry 7". SFTRI 196.

Beatles garage mummies punk Sympathy For The Record Industry The Mummies

The Rezillos - Can't Stand My Baby. Sensible Records 7". FAB1.

First release from Scotland's estimable Rezillos. Independently released in '77 then reissued with major label backing a couple of years later. I have no idea which version this is, nor do I care as it sounds super duper nevertheless. There is a picture sleeve, but I don't have it. I also think this Wings bag looks better on it. Macca would be so proud. Kisses on the bottom. Dick. A-side is a different version of Can't Stand My Baby from that on Can't Stand The Rezillos. AA-side is a Beatles cover, which must have gone down really well with the No Elvis, No Beatles, No Rolling Stones miseries. Enjoy.


The Rezillos - Can't Stand My Baby. Sensible Records 7". FAB1.

1977 Beatles fun punk rezillos