Reluctant Stereotypes demo (1979)

This demo features Martyn Bates on vocals. Three of these four song were not later recorded by the Paul King version of the band.


1 Daily Excess
2 Happy as Sandboys
3 The Rev
4 The Lull

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Reluctant Stereotypes [Complete]

Their only album The Label was released in 1980. The version here is the one I downloaded from Melthebells Rare Shit!

1 Factory Wit
2 Side With Him
3 Back to the Greek
4 Plans for Today
5 Sunday's Tears
6 Reluctant
7 Lofaska
8 Reverend Green
9 Visual Romance
10 Confused Action
11 M.O.D.
12 The Label

They had 5 singles. Two of them (one & two) were submitted by Rikard. One (The Lull) was submitted by Anonymous. The other two are mine.

The Lull 7"
1 The Lull
2 The Rounds
3 Fetch Mr. Clifford the Political Boys are On Us

Nightmares 7"
A - Nightmares
B - Factory Wit

She Has Changed Not You 7"
A - She Has Changed Not You
Ben Shirtman

Plans For Today 7"
A - Plans for Today
B - Subway

Confused Action 7"
A - Confused Action
B - School Life


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"Factory Wit"
"Nightmares"

Reluctant Stereotypes - Confused Action 7" (1980)

...submitted by Rikard

The A-side is on the album but the B-side is only on the single even though it's as good if not better than some of the songs that were on the album.

A - Confused Action
B - School Life


"School Life"



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Reluctant Stereotypes - She Has Changed (Not You) 7"

...submitted by Rikard

A - She Has Changed (Not You)
B - Ben Shirtman

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Reluctant Stereotypes - The Label

I have been looking for this album for quite some time and it was just posted on a blog called Mel the Bells Rare Shit. New wave/ska/dub/punk-reggae from 1980.
Do yourself a favor - get it HERE and remember to leave a comment on that site.