V SPY V. SPY - Four Fresh Lemons VINYL
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Spy vs Spy, also known as v. Spy v. Spy, The Drug Grannies and The Spies, are an Australian ska/pub rock band from Sydney formed in 1981. They became known for tackling political issues through their music, including racism, homelessness and contemporary drug culture. They were named after a comic strip, "Spy vs. Spy" in the US Mad magazine.
The band's initial line-up was the trio of Craig Bloxom on bass guitar/lead vocals, Cliff Grigg on drums/percussion and Mike Weiley on lead guitar/vocals. Spy vs Spy's early music was ska-influenced indie rock, exemplified by their debut single "Do What You Say" on the independent Green label in April 1982. They released an EP Four Fresh Lemons in August. Their music became more straight forward hard rock for their pub audiences.The band broke up in early 1983 only to reform mid-year, by which time they were using the name v. Spy v. Spy to avoid legal problems with Mad magazine. They were eventually signed to Midnight Oil's label Powderworks and managed by Oils manager, Gary Morris. Midnight Oil's label, Powderworks, released the band's second EP, Meet Us Inside in October 1984, which was followed by the single "One of a Kind" in November 1984.Their first full-length album Harry's Reasons was released in March 1986 and produced by Leszek Karski. They switched labels to WEA and had their highest charting success in February 1987 with their single "Don't Tear It Down" on the Australian singles chart and the associated album A.O. Mod. TV. Vers. peaked at No. 12 on the Australian albums chart.
Spy vs Spy's follow-up album, Xenophobia was released in March 1988 peaked at No. 15 in Australia.It was produced by Karski and Guy Gray and released by WEA in 14 countries. Their 1989 album Trash the Planet peaked at No. 22 on the ARIA Charts. None of their subsequent releases reached the Australian Top 40.The band split and reformed a number of times but still developed a strong following in Brazil.
In February 1982 the band recorded "Do What You Say" at T.R.M. in Surry Hills, releasing it as their first single in April 1982 on Roger Greirson's independent Green label.This was followed by their first EP, Four Fresh Lemons in August 1982, the 1,000 pressings selling out in just five days. The New Zealand release of Six Fresh Lemons, combined Four Fresh Lemons with the A & B sides of their first single.These recordings were released under the name Spy vs Spy, but the band was forced to change its name to v. Spy v. Spy to avoid legal action from the publishers of Mad magazine, which included the comic strip "Spy vs. Spy". Their music became more straight forward hard rock for their pub audiences
The Vinyl has lots of scuff marks & scratches (see pics) due to its age and this is how we obtained this from a Ex Major Australian Label.The LP Cover is in good condition except for one side of the spline has its glue come unstuck (due to its age) and is loose..This has been meticously stored for many years & when we obtained this it played perfect. Unfortunately have dont have a Record Player now to test it so this will let this go cheap just in case ...but are 99% certain its plays fine..
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