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  • Band of Georges: White Noise
    White Noise by George.
    From Volume V Side A of the Band of Georges.
    Music and lyrics by G. Davies.
    Composed circa 26th May 1985.
    Recorded August 1986.
    Mixed November 1986.
    Lifted from cassette May 2025.
    Copyright © 1985 Explicit Music.
    Copyright ℗ 2025 Wud Records.
    Fun Facts:
    This song was strictly for fun.
    It attempts to express the sense of bonkerness experienced following a few hot knives.
    Hot knives are a way to consume ganja.
    They were rather popular among the Wud posse at the time.
    George wanted to make the most horrible sounding riffs he could and came up with these.
    White Noise was performed by Wud.
    See also:
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/volume-v-side-a/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/band-of-georges-release-permission-granted/
    https://linktr.ee/wudrecords
    2 min
  • Band of Georges: Песня За (Piestnia Za) Part 1
    Песня За (Piestnia Za) Part 1 by George.
    From Volume V Side A of the Band of Georges.
    Music by G. Davies.
    Composed 16th April 1985.
    Recorded August 1986.
    Mixed November 1986.
    Lifted from cassette May 2025.
    Copyright © 1985 Explicit Music.
    Copyright ℗ 2025 Wud Records.
    Fun Facts:
    Песня За in Russian is pronounced Piestnia Za in English.
    It means something like "Song for..."
    This was the longest composition George created.
    It is in four separate parts and these have been separated in the EP version.
    Each part is shorter than its predecessor.
    The very first chord of Part 1 is a magical chord that suddenly came to George's fingers as he was composing the music for Indian Summer.
    The EDP Wasp makes an approximation of the synth sound desired, but is not very close.
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    Here is what George had to say regarding listening again to Песня За in May 2025:
    Ah, the epic. I still like parts one and four, but parts two and three… no. Part two is so intense, it’s a tough listen and one I can’t manage again without having to hide in a small cupboard. Too much soul. The lyrics and vocal performance are both way too close to the bone.
    I remember trying to play this with Ken at Matridge Festival and I just couldn’t do it and stopped. Not like me at all, but there we are. Later somebody said, “You must have felt like that for a long time,” and it was true.
    Part three is just… padding? There are a couple of nice riffs in there but it’s mostly just a lot of notes and noise. This whole thing would be far better if there were no vocals and the third part were to be edited drastically.
    That very first chord is the one that suddenly came to me in Indian Summer.
    I quite like the version of Песня За played by just Marc and me when we were in Wud. There are no vocals!
    The EDP Wasp is not really the right sound, perhaps the same city as the ballpark is in, but no closer. At least the thing plays the right part. Mostly!
    See also:
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/%d0%bf%d0%b5%d1%81%d0%bd%d1%8f-%d0%b7%d0%b0-piestnia-za/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/volume-v-side-a/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/band-of-georges-release-permission-granted/
    https://linktr.ee/wudrecords
    7 min
  • Band of Georges: Песня За (Piestnia Za) Part 2
    Песня За (Piestnia Za) Part 2 by George.
    From Volume V Side A of the Band of Georges.
    Music and lyrics by G. Davies.
    Composed 16th April 1985.
    Recorded August 1986.
    Mixed November 1986.
    Lifted from cassette May 2025.
    Copyright © 1985 Explicit Music.
    Copyright ℗ 2025 Wud Records.
    Fun Facts:
    Песня За in Russian is pronounced Piestnia Za in English.
    It means something like "Song for..."
    This was the longest composition George created.
    It is in four separate parts and these have been separated in an EP version.
    Each part is shorter than its predecessor.
    The first chord is a magical chord that suddenly came to George's fingers as he was composing the music for Indian Summer.
    The EDP Wasp makes an approximation of the synth sound desired, but is not very close.
    George finds the lyrics and vocal performance unlistenable due to being too emotionally honest and close to his 19-year-old's soul.
    He still likes Part 1 and Part 4 though.
    See also:
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/%d0%bf%d0%b5%d1%81%d0%bd%d1%8f-%d0%b7%d0%b0-piestnia-za/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/volume-v-side-a/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/band-of-georges-release-permission-granted/
    https://linktr.ee/wudrecords
    6 min
  • Band of Georges: Indian Summer
    Indian Summer by George (et. al.).
    From Volume IV Side B of the Band of Georges.
    Music by G. Davies/K. Staple/P. Kay.
    Lyrics by K. Staple.
    Composed circa 1st April 1985.
    Recorded August 1986.
    Mixed October 1986.
    Lifted from cassette April 2025.
    Copyright © 1985 Explicit Music.
    Copyright ℗ 2025 Wud Records.
    Fun Facts:
    Indian Summer grew out of the slidey guitar riff in the 'carry me away' section, which was Paul's contribution.
    The rest of the guitar came shortly afterwards.
    George had not written any lyrics, so he asked Ken to write some.
    These are the lyrics Ken wrote.
    Indian Summer was performed by Wud and has been for many years a favourite of those who know.
    It appears on Wud's Daylight Demo.
    George recently made a video of how to play this and we put it up at YouTube.
    Unfortunately, he actually played it slightly incorrectly!
    A new video rectifying the error may be forthcoming someday.
    See also:
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/volume-iv-side-b/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/band-of-georges-release-permission-granted/
    https://linktr.ee/wudrecords
    4 min
  • Band of Georges: Doing Fine
    Doing Fine by George.
    From Volume IV Side B of the Band of Georges.
    Music and lyrics by G. Davies.
    Composed circa 7th April 1985.
    Recorded August 1986.
    Mixed October 1986.
    Lifted from cassette April 2025.
    Copyright © 1985 Explicit Music.
    Copyright ℗ 2025 Wud Records.
    Fun Facts:
    Doing Fine is a song for a few of George's friends.
    These characters often seemed to be in unnecessary and trivial trouble with the police.
    In the 1980s under thatcher, the police were a lot more aggressive than in later years.
    They seemed to want to criminalise everybody who looked different.
    Anybody who did look different was likely to be stopped and searched most times they were out after dark.
    Naturally many young people found this rather frustrating.
    The Boss Dr Rhythm couldn't handle the odd bars of 6/8 and was turned off for those.
    See also:
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/volume-iv-side-b/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/band-of-georges-release-permission-granted/
    https://linktr.ee/wudrecords
    5 min
  • Band of Georges: Change
    Change by George.
    From Volume IV Side B of the Band of Georges.
    Music and lyrics by G. Davies.
    Composed 20th January 1985.
    Recorded August 1986.
    Mixed October 1986.
    Lifted from cassette April 2025.
    Copyright © 1985 Explicit Music.
    Copyright ℗ 2025 Wud Records.
    Fun Facts:
    Change is a progressive rock song that was originally composed on the guitar.
    There are 42 different chords on the guitar, apparently.
    Change was performed by Wud and was a crowd favourite.
    Ken would play a two-note solo at the beginning, then George took over the lead duty.
    There are many musical changes, as well as the lyrics describing the feeling of growing from child to adult.
    "A dram of cider" is an odd lyric that refers to the early Wud posse's enjoyment of drinking whisky as well as cider.
    The piano is a Challen 988 upright which lived in George's family's home and was bought new directly from the factory in about 1970.
    See also:
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/volume-iv-side-b/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/band-of-georges-release-permission-granted/
    https://linktr.ee/wudrecords
    10 min
  • Band of Georges: Dream
    Dream by George.
    From Volume IV Side A of the Band of Georges.
    Music and lyrics by G. Davies.
    Arrangement by K. Staple.
    Composed 11th July 1984.
    Recorded July 1986.
    Mixed October 1986.
    Lifted from cassette April 2025.
    Copyright © 1984 Explicit Music.
    Copyright ℗ 2025 Wud Records.
    Fun Facts:
    This is the full-length version of Dream, with its 10:30 guitar solo.
    It was composed on a canal boat on the Norfolk Broads shortly after the end of 'A' levels.
    To begin with it was only about four minutes long.
    During various jams that happened to be recorded, it grew and grew.
    Much of the guitar solo was fairly definitve in the end.
    Ken helped a lot with the arrangement, including the changes of tempo and feel.
    Dream was performed by The Subterraineans as well as by Wud.
    See also:
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/volume-iv-side-a/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/band-of-georges-release-permission-granted/
    https://linktr.ee/wudrecords
    18 min
  • Band of Georges: Why Don't You Go to Hell
    Why Don't You Go to Hell by George.
    From Volume IV Side A of the Band of Georges.
    Music and lyrics by G. Davies.
    Composed 13th June 1984.
    Recorded July 1986.
    Mixed October 1986.
    Lifted from cassette April 2025.
    Copyright © 1984 Explicit Music.
    Copyright ℗ 2025 Wud Records.
    Fun Facts:
    Why Don't You Go to Hell is an alternative rock song.
    It was never performed by any band.
    This was a therapy song that George wrote when he was feeling rather disgruntled with his girlfriend.
    The lead guitar is clean with a touch of reverb from the HH PA amp and Boss OC2 octaver.
    The arpeggio rhythm guitar is beautifully flanged by the EHX Electric Mistress.
    See also:
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/volume-iv-side-a/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/band-of-georges-release-permission-granted/
    https://linktr.ee/wudrecords
    6 min
  • Band of Georges: Planets
    Planets by George.
    From Volume IV Side B of the Band of Georges.
    Music and lyrics by G. Davies.
    Composed 17th November 1984, from 04:00ish to 05:45ish am.
    Recorded August 1986.
    Mixed October 1986.
    Lifted from cassette April 2025.
    Copyright © 1984 Explicit Music.
    Copyright ℗ 2025 Wud Records.
    Fun Facts:
    This version of Planets is very much the full-length version.
    The first 1:40 consists of interplanetary space sounds.
    One could argue that these are rather unnecessary sound effects to begin the song.
    Planets was composed in the small hours of the early morning at Flat D, 1 Grosvenor Place, also known as Wud HQ.
    The guitar is played on the Ice Maiden through the Electric Mistress on the 'red' setting.
    During the long sustained Em7 chord, the guitar sings a note that isn't actually there.
    This was a remarkable moment.
    It was possibly due to harmonic resonance with the springs for the tremolo hidden inside the body that hold the bridge in place.
    Planets was performed by Wud.
    See also:
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/volume-iv-side-b/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/band-of-georges-release-permission-granted/
    https://linktr.ee/wudrecords
    14 min
  • Band of Georges: The Pig, the Peg and the Egg
    The Pig, the Peg and the Egg by George (and friends).
    From Volume IV Side A of the Band of Georges.
    With the greatest love and respect to the amazing Ivor Cutler.
    Music and lyrics by G. Davies/G. Barbe/O. Smith.
    Composed 31st October 1984.
    Recorded July 1986.
    Mixed October 1986.
    Lifted from cassette April 2025.
    Copyright © 1984 Explicit Music.
    Copyright ℗ 2025 Wud Records.
    Fun Facts:
    The Pig, the Peg and the Egg was written for fun by George, Graham and Jack the Frag.
    It was composed in the evening at Flat D, 1 Grosvenor Place, also known as Wud HQ.
    It is very much based upon a song called Barabadabada by Ivor Cutler.
    During its creation, George's disgruntled girlfriend stamped into the room and yelled her displeasure at the trio of composers.
    Undaunted, they carried on to the end.
    There is nothing sensible or serious about this song, neither expressed nor implied.
    See also:
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/volume-iv-side-a/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/band-of-georges-release-permission-granted/
    https://linktr.ee/wudrecords
    2 min

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