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Sheffield Phonographic Corporation
Indie

"We had sketchpads and that was more than enough"

Sheffield, Midlands
United Kingdom

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   Sheffield Phonographic Corporation: General Info
Member Since9/9/2005
Band Websitetheespc.com
Band MembersThee Reverend - Spiritual leader; Tiffin The Tea Boy - A dogsbody; Missy Tassles - Artistic leader; The Baron - A shadowy financier.
InfluencesQueen Victoria & Prince Albert, HG Wells, Michael Faraday, Charles Dickens, Florence Nightingale, Sarah Records, Postcard Records, Russ Meyer, Godzilla , Dario Argento, Mario Bava, Laird Hamilton, Drew Barrymore, Joss Wheedon, John Peel, European military history (1880-1905), Music Hall, Adam Hart Davies, Simon Schama, The Cramps, The Jesus & Marychain, The Velvet Underground, Goldfrapp, Ivor Cutler, Orange Juice, Billy Childish
Sounds Like
A variety of bands are associated with our label. Some genres suggested include surf, garage, indiepop, electronica, art punk, others.
Record LabelThee Sheffield Phonographic Corporation
Type of LabelIndie




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The Bon Bon Club 7" Single - OUT TODAY  (view more)

Slow Down Tallahassee album out now!  (view more)

Slow Down Tallahassee FREE download-only single  (view more)

Thee SPC Release Horowitz "Virtual Box Set"  (view more)

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Smokers Die Younger 'Sketchpads' OUT NOW

ORDER YOUR COPY AT www.theespc.com

Smokers Die Younger return with their first release since the brilliant, critically acclaimed, debut album X Wants The Meat back in 2006.

In the interim Smokers Die Younger have been the subjects of some bizarre fashion world sponsorship in the form of Karl Lagerfeld! Not bad for the scruffiest band in South Yorkshire. Add to that a couple of line-up changes and it's no wonder we've had to wait for a new record. But it's been worth it. A-side Sketchpads is their love song to the humble 4-track tape recorder, wrapped up in skewed guitar noise and with that all-important pop sensibility. As the lyric says:

We had four tracks and that was more than enough.

The b-side is a bombastic reworking of SDY's;Yer Actual by Ross Orton (MIA, Fat Truckers, Jarvis Cocker) & Sophie Toes. Mosh yer beard off!

AVAILABLE FROM THE FOLLOWING SHOPS

UK
Rough Trade, London
Norman Records, Online
Jumbo Records, Leeds
Spillers Records, Cardiff
Piccadilly Records, Manchester
Jacks Records, Sheffield
Record Collector, Sheffield
Rounder Records, Brighton
Amulet Mail Order, Online

OVERSEAS
Vollwert Records, Germany
Championship Vinyl, Poland
Apple Crumble Records, Japan
File Under Records, Japan
Disk Union, Japan
IMPO, Taiwan

Watch the totally ACE video for Sketchpads

The Bon Bon Club 7" OUT NOW

The Bon Bon Club 7

Photo by Lucy Davies

Thee SPC release a limited edition 7" single on heavyweight grey vinyl by The Bon Bon Club on the 23th June.

The Bon Bon Club are Sushi Quatro (bass, vox), Thirsty Moore (drums,vox) and Chapatti Smith (perc, vox), although Sushi and Thirsty are better known under different names for their day job as the rhythm section of Sheffield glam-popsters The Long Blondes and Chapatti also plays in Slow Down Tallahassee.

Rather than slow the songs down on acoustic guitar to show the "great songwriting" like every Jo Wiley Live Lounge indie plodder, The Bon Bons strip 'em down and rip 'em up to the real essentials; the bass and drums. This is how you do it.

The covers are The Cure's "Lullaby", Pulp's "Love is Blind" and Death from Above 1979's "Romantic Rights".

ORDER YOUR COPY HERE

AVAILABLE FROM THE FOLLOWING SHOPS

UK
Rough Trade, London
Pure Groove, London
Norman Records, Online
Jumbo Records, Leeds
Spillers Records, Cardiff
Piccadilly Records, Manchester
Jacks Records, Sheffield
Record Collector, Sheffield
Amulet Mail Order, Online

OVERSEAS
Vollwert Records, Germany
Championship Vinyl, Poland
Apple Crumble Records, Japan
File Under Records, Japan
Disk Union, Japan
IMPO, Taiwan

Slow Down Tallahassee "The Beautiful Light"

OUT NOW

"ALBUM OF THE WEEK. EVERY TRACK IS EXCELLENT" - Huw Stephens, BBC Radio1

"I'LL BE PLAYING MORE FROM THIS GREAT ALBUM" - Gideon Coe, BBC 6Music

"My radio sweethearts from Sheffield finally release a full-length. I am ready to swoon." - Everett True

"The Beautiful Light has been stuck in my head since the very first time I heard it" - Skatterbrain

"A wonderful blast of Pop brilliance" - Unpopular

"Incredibly catchy and surprisingly meaty" - Norman Records

"Sod the thesauruses, this is just f**king great." - Sounds XP

WHERE YOU CAN BUY THIS CD
The CD is available from the following retailers:

UK
Rough Trade, London
Norman Records, Online
Jumbo Records, Leeds
Spillers Records, Cardiff
Piccadilly Records, Manchester
Jacks Records, Sheffield
Record Collector, Sheffield

GERMANY
Vollwert Records

POLAND
Championship Vinyl

SWEDEN
Fraction Discs

USA
Tonevendor

JAPAN
Apple Crumble Records
Fastcut Records
File Under Records
Disk Union

HONG KONG
White Noise Records

TAIWAN
IMPO

Buy direct from Thee SPC HERE - Available on CD & as a digital download

Watch the video for "Electric Sun" from the album


   Sheffield Phonographic Corporation's Friend Space (Top 12)
Sheffield Phonographic Corporation has 2201 friends.
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Sheffield Phonographic Corporation's Friends Comments
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Something Like Fire


Is Online


Jul 18 2008 4:50 AM

White Noise hangs like whispers......

Come and listen

SLF xx
Please Please You





Jul 17 2008 2:01 PM

Hello! More Please Please You fun in The Basement, yay!




Anyone else as excited as I? Tickets - www. picturehouses. co. uk or 0871 7042054
TRANSMITTENS





Jul 17 2008 9:50 AM

Yay!!! Thanks for listening!!!
PascalCat





Jul 17 2008 7:54 AM

THANKS A LOT!
Silkstone





Jul 17 2008 3:30 AM

New tracks after so long.Check us out.
The Despondents





Jul 15 2008 8:38 AM

New track, Talkin Bout Love up on our page now
Champion Kickboxer





Jul 15 2008 2:58 AM

Please excuse me, I'm in promotional mode. But then you may be interested in the following.

We're playing at the Grapes with one of our favourite bands, Gyppos, on July 18th. Details...

Friday 18th July @ the Grapes
CHAMPION KICKBOXER + GYPPOS
£3 in, doors 8pm.

Singing Knives Records





Jul 14 2008 3:38 PM

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Jul 13 2008 10:16 AM

Hey!! Just to let you know....

Monday 14th July @ THE CASBAH

The Magdelaine Cays (On stage 9:45)
Also, The Janksys, The Stoops and Henrys Carpet Skip!

Boothy
Little Glitches





Jul 11 2008 8:16 AM

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wonderful world of CACTAPUSS





Jul 9 2008 10:00 AM

hehehe ..... we can only offer our profuse apologies!
WagonWheelMedia





Jul 9 2008 5:41 AM

July's edition of The Wagon's Wheels offers an eclectic mix with a little something for fans of all things Indie, Acoustic & Alt-Country. It's another fine 3 act line up for which doors will open at 8pm and entry will be just £3.

Click here for the Facebook Event page



http://www. myspace. com/theoldwhoresofsanpedro

http://www. myspace. com/theelectrictaperecorder

http://www. myspace. com/warrengaskell

You can also hear a track from Warren Gaskell on our page.

Cheers!
SHEBANG Magazine





Jul 8 2008 1:02 PM

thanks for the friendship ♥.
issue #1 is now available from our online shop!


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Shebang x

www. shebang-mag. co. uk

Trev Lostmusic





Jul 8 2008 12:58 PM

The Dead Billy Club Presents:

Epideme
Palehorse
Scul Hazzards
Pocus Whiteface


DEAD BILLY

Click the flyer to buy advance tickets for just £4 (plus 50p booking fee)


Dead Billy
Striking Poses


Is Online


Jul 8 2008 9:42 AM

Catch Striking Poses live at Carpe Diem tomorrow night... hope to see you there!




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katsen





Jul 8 2008 8:51 AM

♡ a cure cover version, always a good thing! violent purring from katsen... xxx ♡
aramachy





Jul 8 2008 7:13 AM

Thanks for the add!(*゜ω゜)
Silkstone





Jul 8 2008 5:32 AM

Happy Birthday!
Little Glitches





Jul 8 2008 5:02 AM

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Half A Handshake





Jul 7 2008 7:35 AM

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c90





Jul 4 2008 2:38 PM

c90 soundclash: HEAT BECOME HONEY NY Tropical meets UK Bashment dj/rupture [dutty artz / soot] – dexterous urban dancefloor turntablist / polymath Jahdan Blakkamoore [dutty artz] – grime MC meets Rasta sufferation singjay from the streets of the city that never sleeps Hanuman [werk / punchdrunk / death$ucker] – bassline Balkan beats, klezmer confusion and heavyweight raggadancehall frenzy Sequoia Sound System [cold up norf] – huge boxes of heavy dread Sat 19th July, The Shakespeare, 9pm-1am £4 www. negrophonic. com www. myspace. com/jahdan1 www. myspace. com/duttyartz www. myspace. com/lordhanumanmusic www. myspace. com/sequoiasoundsystem www. c90. org
GYPPOS





Jul 4 2008 1:48 PM

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Jul 4 2008 10:28 AM

sounds like some pounds well spent!
LUNABELLA WHISPERS





Jul 4 2008 7:55 AM

HEYYY !!!
GOOD AFTERNOON SHEFFIELD!!!
GOOD MORNING MEXICOOO !!!

MyCuteGraphics.com - Cute Glitter Graphics

GREETINGS FROM MEXICOO !!!
XXX
WagonWheelMedia





Jul 1 2008 3:37 AM

July's Americana Night plays host to Austin based US singer/songwriter Bob Cheevers as he embarks on his annual mammouth UK tour. Now whilst the traveling American singer/songwriter armed with little more than an acoustic guitar and bag of CDs to sell are ten a penny, few have the credentials of Cheevers. A multi award winning songwriter, Bob also holds the notable honour of having been asked personally by Johnny Cash to support him on what proved to be Cash's final tour. Providing backing for Bob as well as playing some songs of his own will be his fellow countryman David MacNeill. Popular local songwriter Julian Jones opens the show with songs from his forthcoming new album. Doors will be 7.45pm for an early start, and entry will be £4.



http://www. myspace. com/bobcheeversmusic

http://www. myspace. com/davidmacneillmusic

http://www. myspace. com/julianasjones

http://www. facebook. com/event. php?eid=20612742622
Uneven Blonde - Modey Lemon then Blakfish/Tubelord





Jun 25 2008 5:46 PM

Hello,

CHanges in the dates of the Uneven Blonde shows next week with LADYFIINGERS, THE OLD ROMANTIC KILLER BAND & ROTARY TEN.

Sheffield is still Monday 30th June.

Leeds is now THURSDAY 3rd JULY.

Both shows are just a few quid in, hope to see you down at either/or...

xx

www. myspace. com/ladyfingersband

www. myspace. com/theoldromantickillerband

www. myspace. com/rotaryten
The Talk





Jun 24 2008 1:39 PM

Hi,

Hows it going?

Have a listen to our tracks when you get chance :)

cheers!
Reverend Holland





Jun 24 2008 9:58 AM

Are The Bon Bon Club the ones who did Lullaby?
Play People





Jun 23 2008 8:16 AM

Hello SPC
thanks for accepting us. we love you and we always will. can't say fairer than that, now, can you?
Clint x
WagonWheelMedia





Jun 23 2008 5:58 AM

WagonWheelMedia host our next gig at The Grapes this coming Thursday June 26th. On the bill we have a trio of local talent with The Sicknotes, Dave Sleney and Hamnett. Doors open at 8pm and entry is £3.



http://www. facebook. com/event. php?eid=18319625185

http://www. myspace. com/mattstamfordrichardson (The Sicknotes)

http://www. myspace. com/davesleney

http://www. myspace. com/nickhamnett
Blinks





Jun 22 2008 11:48 AM

Just dropping by to say Thank you for adding me.
xx
WagonWheelMedia





Jun 16 2008 6:08 AM

US singer/songwriter Rachel Harrington comes to The Grapes, Sheffield, this Wednesday. Rachel will once again be backed by 'Mandolin Man' Zak Borden. Support comes from The Listeners and the Dave Sleney opens the night.



http://www. myspace. com/rachelharrington

http://www. myspace. com/thelisteners

http://www. myspace. com/davesleney

http://www. facebook. com/event. php?eid=11934014865
Silent Film Project





Jun 14 2008 5:15 AM