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Joe Crow is a post-punk musician from Birmingham, England. He was a member of legendary Brum band The Prefects, and hung on long enough after the name-change to appear on a couple of early Nightingales singles. In 1981 Joe began his solo career and recorded a 2-song demo “Compulsion” and “Absent Friends”. Joe sent copies of the finished recordings to Cherry Red, who thanks to Lawrence of Felt, ended up releasing the single in 1982. An edited version of the single would later appear on the compilation “Pillows & Prayers” that collected songs which originated as 45s or EPs. Martin Gore of Depeche Mode subsequently covered “Compulsion” on his ‘Counterfeit’ EP in 1989 forever solidifying its status in the cannon of UK melancholic synth pop.

Wrongtom:An edit made especially for a recent gig supporting Sun Ra Arkestra which I decided was too nice to keep to myself. Nothing complicated to see here, i mainly edited out about 10 minutes worth of frenetic solos which were great but I wanted to focus on the song, and Amina Myers amazing vocals.
Strictly 100 downloads, so miss it and miss out.
The original version features on Lester Bowie's "The 5th Power" LP and is well worth seeking out. This has been done with the utmost respect for all the artists involved and the people who worked hard to bring such marginalized music to a world audience. I hope this helps spread the word just a little more.

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