IT'S BROWSING ROUND SECOND HAND RECORD SHOPS WEEK.....(3 of 4)

More trashy jingly-jangly pop-trash stuff from one of Scotland's many long-lost and mostly forgotten bands.

I can't help myself. I really do like Hey! Elastica, and up until about three weeks ago, I had three out of their four singles as well as their sole LP sitting in the cupboard full of vinyl. And now at long last, 26 and a half years after it was issued to a total indifference, I've finally got my hands on the missing bit of plastic:-

mp3 : Hey! Elastica - Party Games
mp3 : Hey! Elastica - Elastican Chant No2

Virgin Records seemingly paid this lot an absolute fortune when they signed them in 1982. They got absolutely no return on that investment. Now I know they're not everyone's favourite cup of tea, but let's be honest for a minute......an awful lot worse acts have enjoyed chart stardom.

Oh and here's the slightly extended version lifted from the LP In On The Off Beat.

mp3 : Hey! Elastica - Party Games

Happy Listening.