Big Flame - Why Popstars Can't Dance
7"EP released 1986

Why Popstars Can't Dance •Chanel Samba •Breath Of A Nation

"cos guilty feet have got no rhythm", it says in the run out groove.

Recorded in January 1986. Produced by John Brierley, who does a most amusing set of sleeve notes.


As scratchy as they ever got, locate the bass if you can :>

If you need a dubious recommendation for this particular disc, look no further than the Manic Street Preachers, who had this as one of their top 10 Desert Island Discs in Melody Maker in the early 90s. If only they'd made an effort to sound a bit more like this record.