\"One Little Independent Records is proud to announce a vinyl compilation from Cult Edinburgh punk upstarts 'The Prats'. Limited to 1,000 units and pressed on green vinyl, this is the first time that 'The Prats' has been available on LP.\" https://theprats.bandcamp.com/album/prats-way-up-high
The Prats are:
Paul McLaughlin – guitar and vocals
Dave Maguire – drums
Greg Maguire – guitar & vocals
Jeff Maguire – bass guitar
Tom Robinson – bass guitar
Elspeth Mcleod – guitar
00:00 01. Disco Pope
02:41 02. Nothing
03:52 03. TV Set
05:07 04. Nobody Noticed
09:03 05. Die Todten Reyten Schnell
14:35 06. Jesus Had A PA
18:50 07. General Davis
22:09 08. The Alliance
25:15 09. Inverness
27:06 10. Bored
28:23 11. Two Views On Life (Demo)
31:59 12. Walking Dead (Demo)
35:32 13. Prats 2 (Peel Session 1979)
36:33 14. Nothing (Peel Session 1979)
37:44 15. Jesus Had A PA (Peel Session 1979)
38:58 16. You Nobody (Peel Session 1979)
40:44 17. Prats I (Peel Session 1979)
41:54 18. Poxy Pop Groups (Peel Session 1979)
43:12 19. Strange Interlude (Peel Session 1979)
44:35 20. A Day In The Life Of Me (Peel Session 1979)
\"Featuring reissued material from 1977-1981, the album features three singles released by Rough Trade and Da Da Records plus demos and a previously unreleased 1979 John Peel session.
Although not a household name amongst the plethora of late 70’s punk bands of the era, The Prats instead have gone on to gain infamy, particularly in their hometown, due to a vocal fanbase and champions such as the legendary John Peel who enthusiastically proclaimed their session to be one of his favourites and offered to bankroll their first single himself with the fee from a DJ set.
Just 12-14 years old when they started out, it was their raw ambition and youthful energy that set them apart, and with an air of playful innocence their sound perfectly encapsulated the movements' ability to transcend the pretentious and reach people of all backgrounds.
They initially sent a demo tape to Edinburgh's legendary indie label Fast Product (early home of The Human League) which led to the band's debut on the ‘Fast EP Earcom 1’ compilation, which featured a number of upcoming bands. In 1980 they released the now seminal ‘1990’s Pop EP’ via Rough Trade and they released their single ‘Disco Pope’ to critical acclaim. In 2003 the track was featured again by Rough Trade for their compilation CD ‘Post Punk Volume 1’.
In 2004 they went on to receive something of a late resurgence when their single ‘General Davis’ was used in the opening credits and publicity for Hollywood blockbuster The Manchurian Candidate starring Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep which saw them attend the premiere as well as a reigniting interest in their back catalogue.
They’re currently the subjects of the documentary ‘Poxy Pop Groups – The Story of The Prats’ by independent filmmaker Angus McPake which is due out later in the year and documents their largely untold but fascinating career.
Tragically in July of this year bassist Jeff Maguire passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer and the band has chosen to dedicate ‘Prats Way Up High’ to his memory.\"
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