Errors and omissions for the book Survivors 45 Years of The Astronauts
With a topic of this scale it was inevitable that a few errors would find their way into the book. I take full responsibility for these, and apologise to those whose reputations may have been affected. It was also perhaps inevitable that new information would come to light after publication, brief details of which you will also find below. If you know of anything else that is wrong or missing, please let me know.
Page 227. Along with Upfront And Sideways, a second cassette was self-released around this time. Called Mad Old Song’s Gone, it compiled selected tracks from Peter Pan Hits The Suburbs, It’s All Done By Mirrors, the two Bugle Records EPs, and Getting Things Done by Restricted Hours from the Stevenage Rock Against Racism EP.
Page 263. Waiting For July To Come Around dates back to the early 1990s lineup of The Astronauts, and was not specifically written for this version of the band.
Page 401. ‘a whopping price of £12’ for the Lovers single is unfair to Paul Stapleton, who organised its recording and release out of love for the band and made no profit on sales. The singles were hand-pressed at a cost of £8 each, with the rest of the money spent on printing costs and postage.
Page 402. Paul Stapleton says Mark Astronaut knew in advance that the Lovers song would be attributed to The Astronauts. While Mark still refutes this, it should have been mentioned.
Page 426. Photo by Rob Hurst.
Discography additions
The Madding Crowd
Bristol Class War cassette 1991.
Poor quality live recordings of Shoulder, Waiting For July To Come Around, Scoop, Typically English Day, Silence, Constitution, Chances, Seagull Mania.
Mad Old Song’s Gone
DIY cassette 1992.
Compilation of previously released tracks from early singles and albums. Behave Yourself, Typically English Day, Protest Song, Getting Things Done, Survivors, Following Orders, Moderation Is Boring, Sod Us, Seagull Mania, We Were Talking, Books, Midsummer Lullaby, Young Man’s World, Back Soon, Gold At The Top.
