I first found out about Sperm Wails when Gerard Cosloy gave them a hefty push in an issue of Conflict; not long afterwards I stumbled upon this 7" at a record store in Waterbury, and snagged it right up. I don't remember what Gerard's line was about these guys anymore, but this was still two or three years before every other band started sounding just like this, so it was a lot easier to be impressed. If I were to describe Sperm Wails now (which I sorta have to), I'd probably say they sounded a lot like Head of David but with a sense of humor, or Pain Teens if they tried a set of all Brainbombs covers and then gave up.
Part of the appeal of this 7" is the oddly great packaging, since it includes a 24-page fanzine about the British "Carry On" movies, which apparently were a bunch of low-budget comedies back in the '60s. Oh, and the a-side is a locked groove, can't have too much of that ever.
Sperm Wails -
"The Golden Age of The Carry On"
"The Golden Age of The C.A.S.U.A.L."
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If I'd owned this in '87, I would've played the sh*t out of it!
Yeah, this is pretty good. They might've listened to a little Killing Joke, too.
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S-S Records has some sort of Sperm Wails re-issue due in 2011, so be on the lookout for that.
Yep Lady Chatterley is out on SS and we've resurrected ourselves as Blowhole.Just released our first single -Experiment#1-be happy to mail you a copy if you're interested.Sperm Wails weren't Killing Joke fans,but cool you liked it!
Sperm Wails were totally great --
I did end up buying the re-issue 7" on S.S. a few months back, nice that some other people are going to finally get to hear those songs.
I'l keep an eye out for Blowhole - I wouldn't make you send me a single all the way from overseas, that probably costs a bit...
Thanks!
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