Pigs On Purpose, by The Nightingales

Pigs On Purpose

by The Nightingales

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Gavin Hellyer Just a cracker of a record, and taking on extra significance as the mighty Nightingales debut LP. Filled with loads of extras such as demos and singles from the period as well. Has aged beautifully, of course, and is out to compliment the King Rocker film. Favorite track: The Hedonists Sigh.

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1.	Blood For Dirt 03:00	buy track
2.	Start From Scratch 02:24	buy track
3.	One Mistake 02:41	buy track
4.	Well Done Underdog 01:50	buy track
5.	The Crunch 04:52	buy track
6.	The Hedonists Sigh 02:25	buy track
7.	It Lives Again 03:01	buy track
8.	Make Good 02:25	buy track
9.	Don't Blink 04:05	buy track
10.	Joking Apart 02:20	buy track
11.	Yeah, It's OK 05:14	buy track
12.	Use Your Loaf 02:08	buy track
13.	Blisters 04:35	buy track
14.	Bristol Leads To Dachau (demo) 03:00	buy track
15.	Hark My Love (demo) 03:25	buy track
16.	Nowhere To Return (demo) 02:54	buy track
17.	Blisters (demo) 03:15	buy track
18.	Idiot Strength 03:11	buy track
19.	Seconds 02:49	buy track
20.	The Crunch (demo) 04:59	buy track
21.	The Hedonists Sigh (demo) 02:54	buy track
22.	Inside Out 03:02	buy track
23.	Under The Lash 02:17	buy track
24.	Paraffin Brain 03:04	buy track
25.	Elvis, The Last Ten Days 02:52	buy track
26.	BONUS My Brilliant Career (live) 02:57	buy track
27.	BONUS Which Hi-Fi (live) 04:07	buy track
28.	BONUS Use Your Loaf (live) 02:15	buy track
29.	BONUS Paraffin Brain (live) 03:28	buy track

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The first vinyl pressing since 1983 on double blue vinyl with new liner notes.

Ripe for rediscovery the sought-after and much acclaimed debut album from seminal Birmingham post punk revolutionaries The Nightingales. This newly expanded ‘Pigs On Purpose’ is remastered by Stuart Moxham with the addition of early demos and non-album singles from this period.
The reissue coincides with new ‘King Rocker’ documentary celebrating the life of lead singer Robert Lloyd – a film by Michael Cumming (Brass Eye, Toast Of London), comedian Stewart Lee and James Nicholls (Fire Films, Fire Records).

An early punk classic, The Nightingales' debut was a strange transmission released as the musical landscape was changing. They were the last important band with roots in the first blossoming of punk and became a major influence upon the explosion of mid-80s indie labels and associated bands.

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released April 16, 2021

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The Nightingales Birmingham, UK

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Dec 08

Black Box

Belfast, UK
Dec 09

Bello Bar

Dublin, Ireland
Jan 05

Butlin's - Bognor Regis

Bognor Regis, UK
May 05

The Craufurd Arms

Milton Keynes, UK
May 09

Le Pub

Newport, UK

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