Epileptics / Flux Of Pink Indians 1979 / 1980

The debut 7" single by Bishop's Stortford punk band The Epileptics alongside the original cassette tape from ex-Epileptics, the newly named Flux Of Pink Indians.
Sid, the drummer from Rubella Ballet was the new addition to Flux Of Pink Indians and was responsible for bringing a tribal sound to the band.
Some further information may be found on the KYPP link below.
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The Epileptics flyers that accompanies the audio is from the collection of Bradley Hall.
The first four photographs are Neil Puncher's took in 1978. 1st outside Triad for the punk all dayer. 2nd upstairs at the Railway Hotel, Sods Neurotics and Gangsters. 3rd and 4th The Epileptics at the Triad punk all dayer.
Black and white photograph of punk and punk girl from the collection of Michael Mitchel. Michael Mitchel is the punk.
The black and white photograph of Flux Of Pink Indians performing at Stevenage Bowes Lyon House with Sid the new drummer is from Tinsel's collection.

[@anarchopx5379]

There was a need for bands like this in the late 70s and onward. The whole scene opened a lot of people’s eyes including mine. Today, especially in Britain, something similar should be happening. Suffice to say the government are lying to us over everything but generally people are either too lazy or too ignorant about what they’re doing. To me the whole anarcho punk scene was more a lifestyle. And in the shitty little town I lived in, not so far from Bishop's Stortford, a lot of us utilised the knowledge we’d acquired from Crass, Flux etc. i used to go to Bowes Lyon occasionally but spent most of my time in London, better than the aforementioned shithole. Through the medium of the Internet, I’d like to thank Flux for one of my all time favourite gigs and I’d like to thank Crass for another great gig. There are too many to mention but Zounds, the Mob, DIRT and Rubella Ballet were always a good night out. Just read that back, comes across as bullshit, take it or leave. I’m not fussed.

[@ianelliott2529]

So glad I heard this early on in the US. I was AND AM an SF punk but something about this scene could make me feel the urgency, the,love, the dedication of our UK compatriots . Will never grow old for me. I remember even my mom loved tube disasters and would rock out whenever she heard me cranking it.

[@stephenbradley6285]

This is so gratifying at this time!

[@kevinwhitaker119]

Flux of pink indians.1 of the best ANARCHIST PuNK bands .they were awesome live...😎🏴🏴 A.N.O.K. and peace.no war but class war 🏴🏴 tube disaster..I love tube disaster"s

[@wingmover]

Brilliant PUNK band, Strive to survive, a CLASSIC.................

[@toto3777]

Thanks for the upload! Great stuff An especially phenomenal rendition of "Is There Anybody There?" at 20:35

[@steverushton8193]

Excellent upload thanks

[@supinemouse9172]

my first big gig was seeing epileptics at triad when i was 13...scary + brilliant...oh theres Dean in a photo...yeh severals was a great song..... Kevs guitar on societys rejects pure psychosis mate.

[@patthewoodboy]

Dean lives in Japan has a Japanese wife and teaches English

[@supinemouse9172]

@@patthewoodboy thanks Jon, i knew he went 2 japan good to hear he did well..never knew many names but faces in the photos are known, friendly happy people, some good kid memories from back then walkin to hlawe to bunk the train to triad meetin the older punx...we may have met as your name is familearrr wheres spellcheck when ya need it....i still see Pete+Judy about..all the best Mr

[@chicago_rocker23]

Sid shines so hard on these tracks!!

[@patthewoodboy]

Sid was and still is a damn fine drunner :-)

[@sheldoninsane]

This is great.One of my all time fav bands.Thanks for posting.

[@dragonjaune6250]

EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@robertwesex6490]

PUNK IS, WAS, & ALWAYS WILL BE!

[@grahammcrae4690]

GOT the test pressing to these both 1970's and Neu Smell a gift off JIMI MAGUIRE of THE SYSTEM who i drummed for 2012 to 2014

[@anarchopx5379]

Yep, I remember the System, good band.

[@sharpie3093]

Awesome

[@nervechews6781]

Sick upload man. Hanx!

[@DavidPerez-xo7nh]

Damn..Wish I had this..Alot of quid for it, I'd say..

[@marcdoyle6297]

😊❤

[@flof6442]

🖤❤️

[@Essexgeezer]

So glad I still have my copy of this E.P.,I really liked Urban Decay as well.

[@tomquirin4231]

is that a cd or band ?, thanks > tom !

[@Essexgeezer]

@@tomquirin4231 Sorry,Urban Decay were a band from Harlow in Essex.There is a cd available of their old recordings simply called ‘Urban Decay’.I saw them a few times.

[@tomquirin4231]

@@Essexgeezer ok, cool, where u from , where did you see em ?, would love to talk to any of them but i am not on social media here , can only email here , ill check em out , oldschool snotty punk is great , talk soon bro > tom !

[@Essexgeezer]

@@tomquirin4231 I’m from Essex,England.I used to get a bus to Bishops Stortford to see these bands at the Triad leisure centre when I was 16 in 1979.

[@tomquirin4231]

@@Essexgeezer very cool, i am 51 and love all oldschool streetpunk , snotty punk, etc , i have cds + cdr's over here and am willing to trade cdr's and talk to band member's thru email here , its gettin tougher though , no social media here so i am limited , if you know of any real good punk comps. , let me know , thanks > tom !

[@neilpuncher63]

First 4 pics I took... 1978 outside Triad for the punk all dayer, 2nd upstairs at the Railway Hotel, Sods Neurotics and Gangsters, then 2 of the Epileptics at the all dayer, 1978...Not sure where these pics came from...

[@mickeypenguin]

Hiya Neil great photographs. All the photographs are from the collections of Michael Mitchell who you might we know from those days. Michael is credited in my description for the post. I will add your name to tgat description shortly!

[@stephenbradley6285]

Here’s to all my teenage colleagues, without which all the bullshit that went on ,I’d never have woken up.All power to ya!

[@modularsynthspostpunk9354]

❤️💣

[@robertwesex6490]

PUNK + BOOZE = FUN, MATE!

[@patthewoodboy]

we put too much flanging on the "earhole" recording Andys guitar sounds weak

[@neilpuncher63]

Was my guitar Jon, i loved it and wanted to use it on Neu Smell "Background" but Penny said something like it was "hippyish"... So it wasn't used.

[@Essexgeezer]

@@neilpuncher63 Penny ‘there’s no authority but yourself’ Rimbaud 😂😂

[@neilpuncher63]

@@Essexgeezer 😂😂😂😂😂exactly

[@Essexgeezer]

@@neilpuncher63 I have heard similar from Colsk and Kev.

[@patthewoodboy]

@@Essexgeezer Penny did a digital remix of "Feeding" , Pete came round to mine with a copy and asked my opinion , I said it sounded weak and lacked musicality , Pete went back to Penny with our observations , he released it any way .

[@stevewilson9479]

Just brilliance...but CRASS were their mentors..!!

[@Essexgeezer]

Definitely an influence,but the Epileptics were magnificent in their own right too.