ATTIC . . . a potted History
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Attic: Spring 79 - 81 Autumn - Attic's BEST OF CD... all the great early tracks on one CD plus bonus track.

* Has it all * Men are animals * The seed planted * Strange numbers base seven * this child is dead * Are animals men (dub) * The present is only slight * Whenever is it * She Cried * Don't touch me * The Axxe * The ability to speak * We're at war * yes I want to

 Attic 1979 - 1981
September 1981 - South Specific is in Berlin's Independent Top Ten . . . and also is heard in Greece . . . so we are told
June 1981 - Nigel Hullet, lead singer from the Nice Boys is interviewed on Radio Victory about South Specific. He talks about how the album was put together, six working bands having a few tracks each who also put up money to allow two local "school bands", Anna Blum & Toxicomane to record a track
for inclusion on the LP.

April 1981 - Brain Boosters Reveal Music From Portsmouth - South Specific (LAB01) Vinyl Album. Attic get together with other like-minded Portsmouth bands; Renaldo & the Loaf, the Nice Boys, Dance Attack, the Chimes and the Frames, to produce this album. Two “school age” bands; Toxicomane & Anna Blum were also paid for and included on the album.

 South Specific album being cut
February 1981 - Attic -Panda Music (BBM005)>     

* Men are animals Part 1/2    * Your Poison     * The Axe   
* The Ability to Speak     * Has it all
 panda
December 1980 - Atttic record a John Peel session recorded at the Langham, near Broadcasting House London to be first braodcast on radio one on 12th december 1980. Some included in Panda Music above.
*  The Axxe *  Ability to speak
*  Art 59-46 Foreign  *  Your Poison
January 1980 - Attic All Plans Exist (BB003) 7" vinyl E.P.

* She Cried    * Don't touch me   
* Present is only slight  * Whenever is it

May 1979 - Attic - Spring '79 (ATT1-BBM001) 7" vinyl single

* Yes I want to     * We're at war

March 1975 - Attic started out playing old Cockney Rebel & Stones numbers in singer, Rob Bartlett’s parent’s attic in Chesterfield Road, Copnor in Portsmouth. Their first gig was at a Bognor Grammar School Sixth Form Leaving Party at a few miles along the coast.

    Soon, Attic were playing across the south and were renowned for opening new live music venues around Portsmouth  like, the Cumberland Tavern, the Horseshoe, the Enterprise Bar, Portsea Rotary Club and the Bali Hi suit at the Mecca. Attic also initiated the summer Eastney Beach Venue (Played on old doors on the shingle beach with the help of a generator). These Beach Parties started at around ten at night and went on into the early hours. Unfortunately, when the Royal Marine Barracks was turned into housing the event had to stop. One short lived Venue the Grenada Hotel was to be famed for an ancient harmonica player coming on and jamming with local bands.

attic_picThe original line-up consisted of Robert Bartlett (vocals), Ian Paul (bass), Steve Sedgell (guitar), and Mark Bushnell  (drums Peter Coote (keyboards), various guitarists came and went including Martin Lihou, Simon Green, Nigel Green, Pete (bass) and the Heeb. Star Gigs included: Portsmouth Polytechnic, Canterbury University, Exeter University, as well as recording an early  Music Video at the Imperial College London.

Art – Attic had always been into using visuals as well as music with the likes of TV's and cardboard palm trees on  stage. The band saved up for a Super8 cine camera (this is pre-video folks!), which help extend the scope of the band's artistic outlook and with the help of borrowed editor and projector the band was more able to express itself.
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