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  • 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). It would be nice to include a pic of the Killed By Death cover but we've never seen it, and we're only assuming it's actually got a cover.

    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 34 minutes of music including an early demo version of 'Life After Death' and an alternative take of 'Compulsive Eater'.

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

         
         
           
     
     

    Formation

     
     

    Early Recordings

     
     

    The John Peel session

     
     

    The Single

     
     

    The Label

     
     

    Last Days

     
     

    Before and After

     
     

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