Name: Shits Alive!
Brand: The Snivelling Shits

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DAMGOOD568LP

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Colour

Brown

Colour details

Random Colour Vinyl.

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-04-15

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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UPC / Barcode

5020422056817

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / brown

Artist

The Snivelling Shits

Genre GB

Punk / Hardcore

Label GB

Damaged Goods

Damaged Goods is a record label from the UK that was formed in 1988 by Ian Damaged. With over three decades of experience, this label has established itself as a prominent player in the music industry. Specializing in various genres including punk, garage rock, and indie pop, Damaged Goods has consistently delivered high-quality releases from both established and emerging artists. Their commitment to supporting independent music and their impressive catalog make them a go-to destination for music lovers and collectors alike.

Since its inception, Damaged Goods has been dedicated to promoting talented musicians and helping them reach wider audiences. The label's diverse roster includes iconic bands such as Thee Headcoats, Holly Golightly, and Johnny Moped. By providing a platform for unique voices within alternative music scenes, Damaged Goods continues to contribute to the evolution of these genres.

With an extensive discography spanning multiple formats including vinyl records, CDs, and digital downloads, Damaged Goods offers something for every type of music enthusiast. Whether you're searching for rare punk gems or exploring new sounds within the indie scene, this label's carefully curated releases are sure to satisfy your musical cravings.

A limited-edition colour vinyl LP put together by original founding member Pete Makowski and us at Damaged Goods to celebrate the reunion gigs by The Snivelling Shits in late 2018 and 2019.

The original Snivelling Shits album I Can’t Come was released on Damaged Goods back in 1989 with original frontman Giovanni Dadamo supplying the tapes and helping with the artwork.

We started to get to know the other two original Shits, Pete Makowski and Dave Fudger in the 2010’s and Pete was very keen to “get the old band back together” as they say…so they commandeered Tom Crossley on vocals, he was in Giovanni’s second band, Famous Monsters after the original Shits imploded so he was a perfect replacement, another good friend of Pete’s was James Sherry (of Done Lying Down / Toast / Desperate Measures) who took over the drums, and firstly Richard Leeds from Du Bellows and later Moyni from Tom’s current band The Phobics on bass duties. 

After a few rehearsals they did a low-key warm up gig billed as Arthur Comix, then their first proper gig at the Damaged Goods 30th anniversary gigs at The Lexington on the 15th December 2018 supporting Johnny Moped, swiftly followed by another gig at The Pelton Arms in Greenwich on the 16th February 2019. Both gigs were recorded by Lee McFadden and sounded great, so Pete suggested making a live album up to “celebrate” the events.

The Shits went onto play a gloriously unhinged and chaotic set in front of a huge crowd at the Opera House at the Rebellion Punk Festival in Blackpool in August 2019. That was the last gig as soon after the pandemic hit and very sadly and tragically, Pete Makowski died in late 2021.

We’re really proud to have this coming out, albeit a lot later than planned due to the vinyl shortages. It’s a fitting tribute to Pete (who oversaw the artwork and tapes) and the band’s amazing comeback gigs. It also includes two demos from the original line-up that appeared as a very limited 7" for sale at the Rebellion Festival show in 2019, which sold out and is already a sought-after collector’s item!

Pete would only let us release it if it was on brown vinyl. However due to vinyl shortages, brown vinyl was very scarce so it endeup on a rainbow of colours, so that’s what it is! When the shits hit the fans, one could say.

Dedicated to Pete Makowski 1956-2021 and very much missed by us all. R.I.P.

Shits Alive!

Music GB

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