Hysteria Ward – All The Madmen Records – 1987 / The Fall – Chaos Tapes – 1982 / John The Postman – Bent Records – 1979 / Getting The Fear – Demo – 1984 / Something Stirs – Adventures In Reality Recordings – 1984 / Rudimentary Peni – Welwyn Garden City Ludwick Hall – May 1982

Hysteria Ward flexi-disc For a full history of Hysteria Ward there is no better place to start than this special Kill Your Pet Puppy post HERE which is well worth reading through. Side 1 Side 2 This performance by The Fall was recorded on the 11th December 1980 and was the first in a two […]

Hysteria Ward – All The Madmen Records – 1986 – Private recordings – 1981 / 1982

REPOSTED FROM NOVEMBER 2007 DUE TO SOME RARE CASSETTE TAPES BEING LENT TO ME RECENTLY BY LOUISE AS WELL AS AN INFORMAL ‘INTERVIEW’ UNDERTAKEN. Brett, Lou and Tony D Puppy Mansions 1981 – photo – Tony D collection Louise Harris once of the Kill Your Pet Puppy collective, veteran of Campbell Buildings, St Monicas and […]

The Apostles & Demolition Company – B.B.P – 1987 / Chron Gen – Gargoyle & Step Forward Records – 1981 / Mark Stewart & The Maffia – Amsterdam Paradiso – 1986 / Lack Of Knowledge – Southern Studios Rough Mixes – 1984 / Blyth Power – All The Madmen Records – 1985 & 1986 / Various Artists – Top Ranking Records – 1977

The Apostles Side Demolition Company Side ‘Cartography’ The first side of this cassette tape features The Apostles. To be more specific, for this release many of the songs were written, performed with various instruments and recorded on a four track recorder by Dave Fanning. So in effect it is pretty much Dave Fannings ‘solo’ project. […]

Anarka And Poppy – The lost All The Madmen recordings – 1984 / This Bitter Lesson – 96 Tapes – 1982 / Crass – The final interview Dial House – 1984 / Blyth Power – Meanwhile Gardens – 1986 / Buld – 96 Tapes – 1986 / Louise – Chiswick Demo – 1989 / Blyth Power – Streetlevel Demo – 1984 / A Touch Of Hysteria – 96 Tapes – 1983

Anarka And Poppy – The lost All The Madmen recordings – 1984 In January 2015, Louise from the band Hysteria Ward contacted me to ask if I was interested in a load of stuff in a box. A mysterious question to which I answered “Yes I was”. On visiting I found that the box contained […]

In Remembrance of Alistair Livingston also known as Al Puppy

Our friend and fellow ‘Puppy’, Alistair Livingston passed on after a short illness on the 3rd November 2018. I am in shock. In the 1980’s, AL was a leading light in the Puppy Collective, Black Sheep Housing Co-op and All The Madmen Records. From 2007 through his Green Galloway blog, Alistair battled to bring attention […]

Clair Obscur – All The Madmen Records – 1986 / Yule – The Cycle Of The Year – Xristos Mass

  In January 2015, Louise from the band Hysteria Ward contacted me to ask if I was interested in a load of stuff in a box. A mysterious question to which I answered; “Yes I was”. On visiting I found that the box contained several 1/4 inch master reels of various recordings (by various bands) […]

The Mob – Meanwhile Gardens – June 1983 / ONU Sound Disco Plates – 1982 – 1983 / The Abyssinians – The Congos – 1977 – 1978 / Louise – Andy Martin – Josef Porta – Tim Hutton – 1981 / First Of May – 1988 / MENEJECT – 1980

A KYPP catch up on recent You Tube posts that have been published recently. The Mob – Meanwhile Gardens – June 1983 – 1 The Mob – Meanwhile Gardens – June 1983 -2 Uploaded tonight is an absolutely electrifying performance from The Mob, recorded at Meanwhile Gardens near Westbourne Park in the summer of 1983. […]

Newtown Neurotics – No Wonder records – 1979 – 1982 / Blyth Power – Rehearsal – 1987 / Rosemarys Baby – T.O.P.Y World Network Records – 1985 / The Epileptics 1979 – 1980 / Lee Perry – Lion Of Judea Records – 1978 / Leather Nun – Industrial Records – 1979

A KYPP catch up on recent You Tube posts that have been published recently. Hypocrite You Said No When The Oil Runs Out Oh No Kick Out The Tories Mindless Violence Newtown Neurotics were based around Harlow, home of Stortbeat Records (released the debut 7″ single by Bishop Stortford band The Licks), Urban Decay, The […]

Tony D interviewed for Noisey (Vice) / Doomed To Extinction / Maximum Rock And Roll

Tony D (Mick Mercer collection) 1/ I’m an intern at Noisey France (Vice magazine musical platform) and I wanted to write an article about Kill Your Pet Puppy. At first because I’ve been following you for ages and discovered loads of punk and gothy bands, and also because I truly believe KYPP delivers the best […]