PERFECT ZEBRAS - Mixing With Wildlife (1982) / Zebra (1983)

"POST-PUNK FUNK GEM"

Country:

U.K

Genre:

Electronic,Rock

Style:

Synth-Pop,New wave

Members:

Paul Robertson - Guitars,Synth

Terry Stephens - Saxes,B/Vox

Alan Jarry - Vocals,Percussion

Dennis Smith - Bass

MIXING WITH WILDLIFE (1982)

Credits:

Jeff Seopardi (ex-Boys Don't Cry,ex-Sad Café,see: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=264307713) - Drums

Pete Phipps (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Phipps_(drummer)) - Drums

Ganiyu Bello (ex- LIGHT OF THE WORLD,Incognito) - Percussion

Gilly Sullivan - Soprano Vocal (track 03)

Produced by Barry Andrews

Engineered by Simon Sullivan

Notes:

Recorded at Focus Studios 1981-1982

the keyboard they used on both albums to record were Emu emulator, Roland Jupiter 8 and a Linn Lm1 ,also a simmonds Sds V was used

Tracklist:

01 Touching My Heart Again (4:18)

02 Blonde Boys In Blue Denim (5:01)

03 I Don't Dream Anymore (6:16)

04 Love's An Illusion (3:34)

05 In For The Kill (4:20)

06 Running With Zebras (4:59)

07 Another Love Story (3:43)

08 Man Or Machine (4:00)

09 Stand By For Shangri-La (3:30)

10 Terrorists (6;17)

Bonus:

11 Touching My Heart Again (Razormaid)

Link to download:

http://rapidshare.com/files/143339150/Perfect_Zebras-Mixing_With_Wildlife_192_kbs.rar.html

"Perfect Zebras made two albums. They were just another haughty "synth-pop" band amongst many many others. Nobody wants to remember them. However Paul Robertson, like Mark Hollis, was a prodigious and exceptionnaly gifted songwriter...I'm claiming a compulsory rehabilitation !!!" (http://popncherries.skynetblogs.be/post/4297673/perfect-zebras)

vinyl rip

Much funkier than the second album (" like A Certain Ratio" as one of my friends said), just a few examples: the fantastic Tom Tom Clubesque song "Man Or Machine" and "Running With Zebras": as an ancient african tribe hits the rhythms, or another pearl "I Don't Dream Anymore": tight rhythms with amazing soprano aria, and "Another Love Story" where the guys playing Fun Boy Three-like music in a faster way! Wonderful music!!They are at their brilliant peak from the beginning till the end!! (saltyka)

More review:

http://www.schallgrenzen.de/perfect-zebra-lost-and-found/

ZEBRA (1983)

Credits:

Shrink - Vocals,Noises (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=121199350)

Mickie Burkey - Drums,Programs

Peter Ross - Percussion

Produced by Barry Andrews (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=107452967) for Focus records

Engineered by Joe Gillingham

Recorded At Focus Studios 1983, London S.E.1 Label:Polydor International GmbH

Tracklist:

01 Fascination (p.roberton)
02 Wah-Ho Bangoola (p.robertson,t.stephens)
03 What Dance Is This ? (a.jarry,t.stephens,d.smith)
04 Submission (p.robertson)
05 Let1s Talk About Mystery (p.robertson)
06 Shallow (p.robertson,m.burkey)
07 What You Gonna Do (p.robertson)
08 Weekend (p.robertson)
09 Close To My Side (p.robertson)

Link to download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/144107144/perfect_zebras-_zebra_1983.rar.html

ripped from vinyl
A forgotten band with an absolute unique synth-pop sound. They are much better than lot of other bands from this era. And they are very fresh still now as they sound!! I think,this is a collection of hidden pearls...

If you want their albums in a better (remastered) quality,you can buy here in mp3 format:

http://store.vmlmusic.com

ALBUMS:

Mixing With Wildlife (1982)

Zebra (1983)

PAUL ROBERTSON

"has made albums with such bands as "The Viewers", "The Perfect Zebras", "Comsat Angles" (1984), and "The Opposition"(1984) (The band met Paul during the taping of an 'In Concert' show and were knocked out by his individual style,see:

http://www.redsunrecords.com/product_info.php?cPath=34&products_id=587), plus appearances on tv and radio." (http://www.songcontest.nl/SongText/Default.asp?ID=5050)

DENNIS SMITH

ex-Adverstising (1977-1979) (http://punkmodpop.free.fr/advertising_pic.htm), ex-Secret Affairs (1979-1982) (http://www.secretaffair.info/Welcome.htm), later went on to play bass with Nik Kershaw.

More info & biography:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=116903147

!!! PERFECT ZEBRAS FANS !!!!

I've got a message from Bob Edwards:

"I have just added a new page to my live80 site, 8 unreleased studio tracks from the perfect zebras recorded in 1984 for a 3rd album which never got released. if your interested you can check them out"

http://live80.webs.com/perfectzebras.htm