MO-DETTES The Story So Far LP DERAM 1980 UK orig+insert+sticker SLITS-RAINCOATS
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MO-DETTES
A post-punk band whose music blended stripped-down rock & roll with the lean rhythms of dub, the Mo-Dettes were formed in London in 1979 by American-born guitarist Kate Korris (she also used the spellings Kate Korus and Kate Corris), who previously had performed briefly with the Slits and the Raincoats very early in each band's history. Korris teamed up with bassist Jane Crockford, ex-Bank of Dresden, to form the Mo-Dettes, and they rounded out the lineup with Swiss singer Ramona Carlier (whose heavily accented vocals became one of the band's aural trademarks) and drummer June Miles-Kingston (whose brother Bob Kingston was also a figure on the British rock scene as guitarist with Tenpole Tudor). In 1979, the Mo-Dettes made their recorded debut
"THE STORY SO FAR"
Produced by Roger Lomas
1980 LP DERAM RECORDS SML 1120
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + INSERT + STICKER + COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
[Some releases contained an A4 sized sticker (see image) and lyric sheet.]
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LABEL: DERAM - LIGHT YELLOW LABEL w/ARTWORK on SIDE A - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine, rear & insert) SML 1120
Catalog on labels: (Side B only) SML 1120 (PZAL 16822 / PZAL 16823)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): PZAL16822?E M A//1 1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): PZAL16823 ?E M B//1 1 1 2
On labels: (Side B only) Produced by Roger Lomas DERAM(boxed)
Side One.......
Side Two........
®1980 The Decca Record Co. Ltd.
All rights of the manufacturer.........prohibited. Made in England.
The Decca Record Co. Ltd.
On back cover: Thanks to...........
Recorded at Horizon Studios
All songs by Mo-Dettes
Printed in Englad by Robert Stace
tracklisting
Side A: FANDANGO - SATISFY - DARK PARK CREEPING
KRAY TWINS - PAINT IT BLACK - WHITE MOUSE DISCO
Side B: BEDTIME STORIES - MASOCHISTIC OPPOSITE - FOOLISH GIRL
NORMAN (HE'S NO REBEL) - THE SPARROW - MI'LORD
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RECORD NEAR MINT but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Mo Dettes' founder Kate Korus was a one-time member of the Raincoats and the Slits, so it makes sense that the Mo Dettes' sound falls in between those two groups. Korus' Swiss-accented vocals establish a (tenuous) connection with Kleenex, the remaining third of the era's all-female post-punk trinity. The Mo Dettes' angular post-punk doesn't teeter on the verge of chaos like the early Raincoats, though; it is tempered with a melodic flair that anticipates the C-86 style of bands such as Cath Carroll's Miaow, while not indulging the Slits reggae fusion, though the spirit of dub might have informed Jane Crockford's nimble bass playing and June Miles-Kingston's busy drumming style. The Story So Far, the group's only album, contains a remake of their debut single, "White Mouse," retitled "White Mouse Disco"; covers of the Rolling Stones ("Paint It Black") and Edith Piaf ("Milord"), and mildly divergent cuts such as the jazzy "Kray Twins."...(AllMusic)
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