Format: 7"
Label: Torch
Country: UK
Year: 1979
Price paid: $3
Purchased at: Needle Drop Records, Rochester NY
I bought this one blind on the fact that it's British, made in '79, and there's a track called 'The Government Knows About U.F.O.'s.' If I were pressed I'd give this disc an appraised value of $15-20, but that's kind of a guess; these early UK punk/proto New Wave singles are of course rare, but it comes down to demand too...
I love when they etch little notes into the inner groove. Stiff Records did this a lot. This single says- "Art + realism = shorts" and "The Gothic R&B"
There's actually a wiki page for the Scissor Fits, but it doesn't divulge too much information... other than they were a rather minor band (duh.) One of the members went on to be the A&R man for the seminal indie label Cherry Red.
Found 'The Government Knows About U.F.O.'s.' on Youtube. It's got that lovely garage sound, but punk tracks are supposed to be like thirty seconds long, not five minutes!
Scissor Fits - 'The Government Knows About UFO's'
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