Ripe for rediscovery the sought-after and much acclaimed debut album from seminal Birmingham post punk revolutionaries The Nightingales. This newly expanded ‘Pigs On Purpose’ is remastered by Stuart Moxham with the addition of early demos and non-album singles from this period. The reissue coincides with new ‘King Rocker’ documentary celebrating the life of lead singer Robert Lloyd – a film by Michael Cumming (Brass Eye, Toast Of London), comedian Stewart Lee and James Nicholls (Fire Films, Fire Records). An early punk classic, The Nightingales' debut was a strange transmission released as the musical landscape was changing. They were the last important band with roots in the first blossoming of punk and became a major influence upon the explosion of mid-80s indie labels and associated bands.

British post-punk band The Nightingales, born out of the first-wave punk band The Prefects, released their first album Pigs On Purpose in 1982. Their debut album gives a view in to the real alternative scene of the early 1980s. This classic, often overlooked album has got the lot: the deadpan witty lyrics delivered by Robert Lloyd over the fizz of disjointed guitar tunes, strong repetitive bass lines, speedy drumming and relentless dirge desired to annoy punks who want to pogo. Superb tracks such as Blood For Dirt, The Crunch, Start From Scratch and Use Your Loaf have you listening in wonder and leave you wanting more.

By Sally