Bostin' Steve Austin Splendifurous (2CD Edition)

Keenly awaited re-press of the debut long-player from the mighty We’ve Got A Fuzzbox And We’re Gonna Use It!!

2CD/AA-Sided “Splendiferous Edition” of the band’s seminal classic ‘Bostin’ Steve Austin’ originally made its CD debut on Cherry Red in 2013, some 27 years after its premiere on Vindaloo/WEA Records.

With a deluxe CD booklet featuring sleeve notes from the band’s drummer Tina, complete with original and expanded artwork, featuring: single sleeve art, lyrics and rare promotional materials.

Cited as a “Loud, gaudy and mildly controversial both visually and aurally, with a wilful raw amateurishness to their playing…” the band soon earned the respect of influential publications such as the NME and Melody Maker as well as recognition from DJ’s Janice Long and John Peel.

Hailing from Birmingham, England, the punk-pop, all-female quartet, also known simply as Fuzzbox first made their mark on the nation when their debut single ‘XX Sex’ / ‘Rules And Regulations’ stormed the UK indie charts reaching the coveted Indie #1 spot in 1986 for a staggering nine week stint.

Side A features the original 12-track studio album, digitally remastered from its original analogue master tapes, while Side AA offers a comprehensive insight into the formative Fuzzbox years compiling 22 of the band’s rarest and sought after recordings.

Bonus material includes the band’s debut EP ‘XX Sex’ / ‘Rules And Regulations’ \[UK #41\], a collaboration single with Vindaloo label mates, The Nightingales and Ted Chippington, ‘Rockin’ With Rita (Head To Toe)’ \[UK #56\], B-sides from their UK Top 40 breakthrough single ‘Love Is The Slug’ \[UK #31\] and 7’‘ follow-up ‘What’s The Point’ \[UK #51\], their fuzz-tastic rendition of Queen’s timeless classic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, the fan club rarity ‘Radio Fuzzbox’, together with single exclusive B-sides, 12-inch versions and the previously unreleased ‘XX Sex (Gully Mix)’ and ‘Light Of The Silvery Moon’.