Element Of Crime - '''The Things You Do For Love,,,

Ink-stamped with label in custom stickered heavy duty card sleeve. This handmade 7" is 9 minutes of amazing lo-fi jangly throbbing garage rawk from some of England's riot bois and grrls. According to a Huggy Bear fansite: Chris from Huggy Bear sang, Jo and Dale from blood Sausage traded bass duties, Andy from Linus played guitar, Daryl from Sister George played the drums, and Layla from Skinned Teen did some backup vocals. Supposed to be first in a series of Huggy Bear offshoot 7" singles. No others came out afterward.

"Chris wrote the lyrics crouched down in the tube station waiting for Bratmobile to come. The studio was Toe Rag, which is the same place a lot of Billy Childish/Holly Go Lightly stuff was recorded, really rad old equipment and atmosphere too. It was a drunken party style recording, songs all written on the spur of the moment." - Layla (Skinned Teen)

1 - Hero Erin
2 - ((Jaws All ism))
3 - Delinqunt Squint
4 - Verte Break

etching: collaboration . . frequencies. simon - the exchange. subliminal . . mod tendancies

(1993)

http://www.mediafire.com/?cwe7r16izaudodf

HUGGY BEAR - SHIMMIES IN SUPER 8

This was a double 7" compilation released on Duophonic in 1993 in a limited edition of 1200.  Also on the comp were Stereolab, Colm & Darlin.  This release is really rare and I wouldn't want to battle Stereolab fans on an auction site for it.  These tracks are bedroom quality experiments in poetry, noise, and song.  The answering machine sample mentions the Hickey Underworld, something I remember Nation Of Ulyssess referencing in their radical surreal manifestos.  I got these from a fan years ago who made a rare Huggy Bear CDR.  I don't have the tracks from the other bands.

1 - Trafalger Square
2 - Godziller
3 - More Music From Bells
4 - Snow White/Rose Red

http://www.mediafire.com/?ums6hgda163yyj3

HUGGY BEAR - FEBRUARY 14

This is a one-sided 33rpm 7" self released in 1993.  It was given away at a show on Valentine's Day 1993.  The version of February 14 is different from the one on the split with Bikini Kill.  The version of  Into The Mission was taken from the We Bitched demo tape. These are very lo-fi but still a rare and interesting treat.

1 - February 14
2 - Into The Mission

http://www.mediafire.com/?bu65ylknrh0bm2m

HUGGY BEAR - RUBBING THE IMPOSSIBLE TO BURST

The debut 7" from Huggy Bear released by Wiija in 1992. This was mainly sold at shows and the Rough Trade store.   This material wasn't re-released on the 10" of early singles or anything else.

1 - Katholic Kunt

2 - High Street Jupitor Super*Cone

3 - Snail Messenger Lost

4 - Single Bullets

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