Many of the Musicians of the collective are still writing recording and playing in bands Visit our My Space site to hear some of our music
http://www.myspace.com/themanchestermusicianscollective
Music from bands of the Collective has been released recently:
The Boutique label presents the first ever reissues by cult Manchester band Spherical Objects, active between 1978 and 1981, as well as Grow Up and The Noyes Brothers on the highly collectible Object Music label.
An Object Music anthology has also been released as part of the Auteur Labels series on LTM, which includes rare non-album singles by Spherical Objects as well as other Collective bands Steve Miro and the Eyes, Alternomen Unlimited, The Noyes Brothers, the Passage, The Manchester Mekon, IQ Zero and Grow Up.
AUTEUR LABELS: OBJECT MUSIC
SPHERICAL OBJECTS The Kill
SPHERICAL OBJECTS The Knot
STEVE MIRO & THE EYES Dreams Of Desire
STEVE MIRO & THE EYES Queen Of The Sea
GROW UP River
GROW UP Stay Awake
GROW UP 10 Minutes
ALTERNOMEN UNLIMITED Facade
WARRIORS Martial Time/Martial Law
STEVE MIRO Up And About
STEVE MIRO Smiling In Reverse
SPHERICAL OBJECTS Seventies Romance
SPHERICAL OBJECTS Sweet Tooth
CONTACT Fascinated By Time?
CONTACT Nite Time
THE PASSAGE Troops Out
THE PASSAGE My One Request
MANCHESTER MEKON The Cake Shop Device
IQ ZERO Insects
GROW UP Joanne
GROW UP Affirmation X 2 + Swept Away
GROW UP GGGDADGADADAD
STEVE SOLAMAR Forewarned
THE NOYES BROTHERS The Mutant
THE NOYES BROTHERS Decision Time
ALTERNOMEN UNLIMITED Connections (For Ever And Ever)
More infomation can be found at LTM recordings
www.ltmrecordings.com/sphericalobjectscat.html
MESSTHETICS
Additionally Messthetics in the US have also released some previously unreleased tracks of Collective Bands including some live versions at the Band on the Wall.
MESSTHETICS #106
from The Manchester Musicians Collective '78-82
1 MUD HUTTERS - Water Torture
2 GROW-UP - Night Rally
3 CONTACT - Someone Like You
4 DISLOCATION DANCE - It's So Difficult
5 ELTI-FITS - Their Grip
6 DIAGRAM BROTHERS -There is no Shower
7 GODS GIFT - Discipline
8 LIGGERS - Death wish
9 PASSAGE -16 Hours + Time Delay
10 SPHERICAL OBJECTS - The Face I Want to See
11 BEE VAMP - Valium Girls
12 ARMED FORCE - Popstar
13 MANCHESTER MEKON - No Forgetting
14 PASSAGE - Competition
15 MUD HUTTERS - No God
16 GODS GIFT - These Days
17 SPURTZ - Boyfriends or Your Money Back
18 DIAGRAM BROTHERS - My Dinner
19 DISLOCATION DANCE - You Can't Beat History
20 SLIGHT SECONDS - Lovers Lane
21 HAMSTERS - Clouds of Flies
Bonus Tracks ( additional MP3 tracks:)
MANCHESTER MEKON - Must Have More Wheels
PROPERTY OFŠ - Putting on the Style
THE ELITE - Your Computer
SPURTZ -Skin Army
BEE VAMP -Mean Machines
THE HAMSTERS -Televisionitis
SPHERICAL OBJECTS -Sweet Tooth live
Chuck Warner
Hyped to Death CDs/Messthetics
P.O. Box 351
Westminster, Massachusetts 01473
978-878-7078
http://hyped2death.com
To correspond with the release of the Collectives music we are putting together a History or “memory collage” of its members recollections.
If you were a member of the Manchester Musicians Collective please contribute by sending in your bands story or memories of the Collective.
manchester.musicians-collective@ntlworld.com