Zulu Compilation (1984)

Zulu Records were formed in 1981, mainly as an outlet for releases by Pink Industry (former Pink Military). The label was run by Jayne Casey and Ambrose Reynolds, and concentrated on the alternative, experimental part of Liverpool’s musical output.

Zulu Compilation (1984)

A1 Urban Jazz Ritual - Car Crazy
A2 Frankie - Love Has Got A Gun
A3 The Project - Leaves In The Wind
A4 Bart - Situation
A5 Levi Tafari - Liverpool Experience
A6 Ambrose Reynolds - Lee Harvey Oswald (Pt. 2)
A7 Shiny Two Shiny - Moment To Moment
B1 Benjamin Zephaniah - The Boat Is Sinking
B2 Pink Industry - Stand Alone
B3 Mark Davies Markham - It All Sounds The Same To Me
B4 Forget The Whimpering Child And Become The Warrior -Left You Lying
B5 Philip Renshaw - Lake Victoria
B6 Wrecked Career - Screaming Drowning
B7 S.T.F.O.T.P.A. - The Kremlin In Flame

Urban Jazz Ritual: Avantgarde percussion-based group formed by Kif Cole (who also played for Royal Family & the Poor and Delado)

Frankie, of course, Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

The Project: The Project was actually the temporary musical project of Mike Keane after Royal Family & the Poor and Legend Agency, to which also contributed Ambrose Reynolds (tapes, bass, percussions). From this moment on the future releases by the Royal Family and the Poor were also known as the Project – Phase 1, 2, 3, etc.

Bart: Psychedelic three-piece band with African and Indian influences.

Levi Tafari: Jamaican born singer and poet, who later set up various projects with Eugene Lange and Jennifer John, such as Oduduwa, Griot Workshop, Black & Blue, and also with Delado, the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Urban Strawberry Lunch. In 1986 he joined the Ministry of Love.

Ambrose Reynolds: At the time of the compilation with Pink Industry.

Shiny Two Shiny: Flo Sullivan and Robin Surtees (ex This is This, A Formal Sigh) (see the relevant post, coming soon).

Benjamin Zephania: Rap and dub poet, not Liverpool resident, though.

Pink Industry: Jayne, Ambrose and Tadzio.

Mark Davies Markham: One of the young Liverpool ‘rock poets’ in the tradition of famous predecessors Liverpool Scene, he was the singer of Orders from Above (with Carl Moogson).

Forget The Whimpering Child and Become The Warrior (a.k.a. Now Is The Time To Forget The Whimpering Child - Become The Warrior): The Liverpool band with the longest name is an electronic pop act consisting of Geoff Kelly (bass, vocals, former Afraid of Mice), occasionally joined by Steve Brown (drums, keyboards, former Jass Babies). The band opened up for Echo & The Bunnymen in the early 80's (1984)

Philip Renshaw: Singer-songwriter in the Peter Hammill tradition.

Wrecked Career: Avantgarde trio fronted by Jeff Turner (sax, percussion, violin, guitar, clarinet), who also played with the Royal Family and the Poor.

S.T.F.O.T.P.A. Local poetry-avantgarde artist


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(Thnak to Klaus Schwartze)