• Appearing on two cult vinyl compilations and a prized CD restrospective

  • Their only single changing hands for astronomical sums more than twenty-five years after its release

  • The true story can now be told

    		 
         
         
         
     

    the funboy five

    behind the legend

    		 
         
         
         
      Released on the Cool-Cat-Daddy-O label in January 1980, the single 'Life After Death'/'Compulsive Eater' became the Funboy Five's only vinyl release during their 18-month existence, although the group also recorded a four-song radio session for the John Peel Show and its members appeared on records and cassette releases in other projects.

    In the decade following its release, 'Life After Death'/'Compulsive Eater', complete with its "awful" handwritten stapled sleeve, available in blue, green, pink or yellow, became increasingly prized by collectors.

    the funboy five single in a yellow sleeve

         
     

    During the 1990s, the group posthumously gained a wider audience when 'Life After Death' appeared on two cult vinyl compilations: Killed By Death (#007) and Teenage Treats (Vol 10).

    cover of killed by death #007

    cover of teenage treats vol 10
     

    In 2006, the Funboy Five were honoured by appearing on Messthetics #101: D.I.Y. 77-81 London, a CD compilation complete with colour sleeve and detailed notes.

    messthetics #101 sleeve

    		  
     

    It seemed only right for the group to produce their own CD, Very Hush! Hush!, with 40 minutes of music including both sides of the single, an early demo version of 'Life After Death' and an alternative take of 'Compulsive Eater'.

    cover of the funboy five CD, Very Hush! Hush!

    In 2009, came the remarkable discovery that even mega-hugeoid everything-owning Universal were fans of the Funboy Five when 'Life After Death' was included - under strict terms dictated by the band - on a 4-CD boxed set issued by that label to celebrate the work and influence of the radio DJ, John Peel.

    Kats Karavan: The History of John Peel on the radio

         
         
           
     
     

    Formation

    		  
     

    Early Recordings

    		  
     

    The John Peel session

    		  
     

    The Single

    		  
     

    The Label

    		  
     

    Last Days

    		  
     

    Before and After

    		  
     

    CDs and stuff for sale
     

    Funboy Five at Last FM

    		    
     
       
         
         
     

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