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4VT

by Hamsters

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4VT 03:12
His eyes were green , when he saw blue gene , he had to join the game He knew Tommy Steele, was not for real, went to London and changed his name He couldn't sing, but he sure could swing, and wasn't afraid to shock He dressed in black , like a Cadillac, and his playboys could really rock Vince was wild and Vince was strange Swinging a motorcycle chain Son of god from another planet Rebel in a leather jacket Sound check kill, change of bill, Olympia has a star Rip up the stage , see him rage , and move to electric guitar Howl and crawl , bounce off walls , and dance like a tiger on ice Here and now, pop art slam pow , as sharp as a knife He lost his noise, and his poise, rambled under the lights Got big too quick, it made him sick, a strange compelling sight The riots stopped , he was dropped , dressed in robes he preached He still wired, a failed messiah, became a legend on the streets Vince was wild and Vince was strange Made love with his ego , was deranged Sweet hands were crushed, fading glory Then David Bowie told his story Vince Taylor became Ziggy Stardust And the Playboys the Spiders from Mars Vince Taylor became Ziggy Stardust And took it all too far

about

The Hamsters formed in 1980 as a reaction against the raincoat clad pseuds, whose dreadful negative tuneless drones were being given space in all the live music venues around the city. A young latter day punk rock crowd embraced them for their unquestionable ' don't care what you think ' attitude, while being puzzled by the primitive but ambitious sound collages the band created. The art-rock crowd of City Life reading chin strokers derided them as yobs , rude and very crude.

They didn't fit in , they stood apart,

Rather than this being a weakness it became the Hamsters strength , they had no one to pander to and so did what they pleased , what came natural ,

Their reputation spread , wildly differing opinions of their merits were heard , but they were on people's lips. They gained a deserved but highly exaggerated reputation for being trouble magnets and drew bans from many venues , but as doors were being slammed in their faces other doors opened , high profile gigs with the likes of Joy Division , The Fall and Orange Juice were played , guest spots around the country on the ' Weird Tales tour' with The Mob , Androids of Mu, Astronauts and Zounds spread the word nationwide.

Recordings were made , and over the years have been made available both in the UK and USA ( see the German Shepherd compilation Bloody Hell! ) but a mere 20 months after forming the Hamsters split.

There was never a Hamsters single ,

Until now

Reformed in November 2014 to play live it was decided to play some new material , a week before the first gig at the Crescent, Salford as part of the German Shepherd live weekend , 4VT was written and opened the set that momentous evening,

Now it's been taken into Simon ' Ding' Archers 6 db studio in Salford , belted out with gusto and without further ado is presented to you ,

Here is the first ever Hamsters single , ! ! !

credits

released April 10, 2015

Hamsters are

Damien Hughes , drums and guitar
Nigel Blinston , guitar and whistle
Jon Rowlinson , bass and vocals
Ian Moss , vocals
Stephen Middlehurst & Bob Williams - Spirit and inspiration

Sleeve designed by Todd Rempling and Ion-Morph

Recorded , engineered , mixed by Ding
Mastered by Christophe
at 6 dB Studios in Sunny Salford

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Hamsters Manchester, UK

Described by John Peel as too dangerous for radio Manchesters legendary Hamsters embody the true spirit of punk

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