Thursday, August 4, 2011

Snuff: Caught in Session (1989-1994)


Here's chance to look at two different version of Snuff (more HERE). The first, and possibly best, incarnation of the band is heard on their sole Peel Session, which previews their amazing 1989 debut album (Snuff Said But...). It's a blinding min-set (six tracks!) that shows they could pull this lightning fast pop thing off in any setting. As well here we're introduced by what is perhaps the key Snuff trope, the brutal thrashing of ultra-lightweight pop. Maybe Peely thought they were covering Tommy James and The Shondells but if you've followed Duncan Redmonds' career long enough, you'd know he was giving a tip of the sticks to Tiffany. (As a bonus you get to hear a fun 1994 BBC session from the reformed Snuff, full of hooky n' zany hi-jinks!)




Peel Session - 30th Jan '89

Win Some, Lose Some
For Both Sides/I Think We're Alone Now
Another Girl
Now You Don't Remember Me/No-One Home

Evening Session - 21st Dec '94
Instrumental Jingle 1
Funny Faces
Instrumental Jingle 2
Vikings On The Tundra
Jo Whiley Steve Lamacq 1
B
Jo Whiley Steve Lamacq 2
Batten Down The Hatches
Short Jingle


So is the first incarnation of Snuff the best one? Let us know in the COMMENTS section (which is where you'll find the link for the Caught in Session CD.)

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8 comments:

  1. HEY
    ,
    THANKS
    FOR
    ALL
    THE
    INTERESTING
    COMMENTS
    ON
    SNUFF
    .
    THEY
    WERE
    MUCH
    APPRECIATED
    .
    DON'T
    BE
    AFRAID
    TO
    KEEP
    ADDING
    TO
    OUR
    COLLECTIVE
    KNOWLEDGE
    BY
    ADDING
    MORE
    THOUGHTS
    HERE.


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  2. Thanks jeffen for these, have always loved the real early Snuff stuff, here's one of my best tapes from that era
    http://ivomit4u.blogspot.com/search/label/Snuff

    I've loads more to post, well convert.
    Great blog by the way.IV4U!
    ps any chance of a link on your music blog bit, cheers ?

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  3. I find that a fairly easy question to answer. The first incarnation was the best. I enjoy the records after "Reach" but not in the way I adore everything up to that point.

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  4. Having been in kindergarten when Snuff first formed and not getting into punk until the late 90's, I'm more familiar with Snuff's Fat Wreck output than their early stuff. More recently I've picked up some older Snuff records, but I think I like Duncan's other band's, Guns n' Wankers, 'For Dancing and Listening' album best of all.

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  5. I love Snuff in all it's incarnations but the 'Reach' album was almost a complete disappointment, except for a couple tracks, after the awesome that was 'Flibbidydibbidydob' and the 'That's Fine' EPs.

    I think I heard the reborn Snuff on the 'Survival of the Fattest' comp first, in an attempt to get hip to the post-grunge bands of the 90's I'd ignored while I was deep into the '77-85 punk and '60's Soul.

    Needless to say, I was smitten by the organ and horns on 'Demmamussabebonk' and the killer covers on the singles.

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  6. Still keep a copy of Flibbidydibbidydob in the car to help keep sane on my daily commute. Love Snuff in any incarnation.

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  7. SM1
    Hope it went down well.

    IV4U
    Done (and thanks for the links!)

    convertido
    Yeah that distinction between 'appreciate' and 'adore'
    is the big one with the two incarnations for me as well.

    Adam
    You've got good ears becuase we're gonna rave about G n' W soon.

    Bio
    I've heard some good stuff from Snuff Mk II but the only one I really loved was that "Melons..." e.p with all the covers.

    str8edgegav
    I loved that record so much when it came out and I still do.

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