Line Up:The Shend (bass, vocals)
Rob Dallaway [aka Arthur] (guitar, vocals)
Richard Yehudi [aka Richard London, aka Baird Smart, aka F-Reg] (saxophone, clarinet)
Dave Bennett [aka 31] (drums, vocals)A neo-dadaist group from Redditch, UK, formed in 1977. Guitarist Martin Seys and drummer Ethos Yapp left the band early. From there on, as a 4-piece, they managed to release six singles and two full albums (most of them on Small Wonder; some appeared in the indie charts Top 30), interspersed with some dada happenings. Between July 1979 and November 1982, they were also asked to make four sessions for the legendary John Peel radio show. In a true dada manner they gave birth to the “DadaCravat Laboratories” (D.c.L), which enabled them to form many aliases, where their music appears more danceable. The classic line-up changes only on their final 12” release in 1985.Aliases:The Babymen D.c.L DCL Locomotive The Very ThingsDiscography:CLICK ON THE TITLES TO DOWNLOAD !!!
Gordon / Situations VacantLabel: Small Wonder Records
Catalog#: CH 004
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Released: 1978
The End. Spring 1979 EPLabel: Small Wonder Records
Catalog#: small fifteen
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Released: 1979
Precinct / Who's In Here With Me?Label: Small Wonder Records
Catalog#: Small Twenty-Four
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Released: Aug 1980
In ToytownLabel: Small Wonder Records
Catalog#: Cravat 1
Format: Vinyl, LP
Released: Oct 1980
Off The BeachLabel: Small Wonder Records
Catalog#: Small Twenty-Six
Format: Vinyl, 7", Single
Released: 1981
You're Driving Me / I Am The DregLabel: Small Wonder Records
Catalog#: Small Twenty-Five
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Released: Mar 1981
Cravats & A Flux In 3D - Split FlexiLabel: Vinyl Magazine
Catalog#: SHOL 3232
Format: Flexi-disc, 7"
Country: Netherlands
Released: Feb 1982
Rub Me OutLabel: Crass Records
Catalog#: 221984/04
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Released: Jul 1982
Terminus / Little Yellow FroggyLabel: Glass Records
Catalog#: GLASS 021
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Released: 1982
The Colossal Tunes OutLabel: Corpus Christi
Catalog#: Christ It's 8
Format: Vinyl, LP + Flexi-disc
Released: 1983
The Flexi Disc:
D. c. L - Laboratory Series No 1
D. c. L - Laboratory Series No 2A collection of songs from previous singles in various labels plus a few previously unreleased.
The track times written on the back cover are just another hoax of the band.
Included is a one-sided 7" flexi-disc that is credited to D.c.L, which is actually an alias of The Cravats. On the back cover it is stated that this LP is the first collaboration of the D.c.L (DadaCravat Laboratories) and Corpus Christi.
Run-off groove notation on LP:
~ Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay~ But That's Alright 'Cause We're Going Away
The Land Of The GiantsLabel: Reflex Records (U.K.)
Catalog#: 12 RE 10
Format: Vinyl, 12"
Released: 1985
SéanceLabel: Caroline True Records
Catalog#: CTRUE4
Format: Vinyl, 12", Single Sided
Released: Oct 2006
With Paul Hartnoll
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