Burnt Offerings [LP]

Effigy - Burnt Offerings [LP]

The early '80s in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, was hardly the place where music dreams came true. It had an amazing venue called Friars which was on the touring circuit, but very few local bands. There was the Vice Creems fronted by Kris Needs and there was the notorious yet terrible Sore Willies. Effigy came from the ashes of the Sore Willies and formed in 1983. Effigy came fully formed and instantly became popular in the local area, where they put on a weekly night at the Uptown Coffee Bar. The band hardly left Aylesbury though, and when they did it was to play in nearby High Wycombe and Bicester. They played bigger gigs with everyone from Alien Sex Fiend, Billy Bragg, UK Decay, The Scars and Spizz. The band recorded one five track demo in October 1983 and it is simply unbelievable that it has never been re-released, but then again the bands legacy seems to have banished without a trace, with literally no mentions anywhere. Making their demo one of the hardest ones from 1983 to track down, or even hear, since it is not even uploaded on YouTube. Effigy's sound is so instant. It's driving, tight female fronted post punk with hooks, style, and had it been released at the time would have made them a household name. Think a straight ahead version of Siouxsie And The Banshees, early X(more...)

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