Funboy Five: an introduction


	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.

	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).
	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.
	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'. 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.




	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




	CONTACT

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