(idm) Qs about the Old Masters (808 State)

From Che
Sent Sun, Apr 5th 1998, 10:14

Been digging in the crates lately & listening to the old stuff lately & a
few Qs popped up.

If Newbuild is State002, Let Yourself Go is State003, & Quadrastate is
State004 (all Creed cat.#s), was there a State001?  There's no evidence of
it in the discographies I've found.

Has anyone ever heard (or better yet, gotten their hands on) any of the
following?:

The last 2 Biting Tongues 12"s - Evening State & Love Out

Manchester Hit Squad - Wax On The Melt 12"

Switzerland - Inflight EP


The dates on the Biting Tongues 12"s overlap w/ 808State, & I've heard that
they were mostly Graham Massey (the title Evening State is a massive clue),
and that Love Out was very Quadrastatish.  If someone has these, please let
me know.

M/cr Hit Squad had MCTunes on it, but how many tracks?  

How much like Ex:El is Switzerland?


Does anyone know when the Lounge Jays 12" came out?  It's not in the discog,
and the sleeve has no date.  Stylistically it sounds like Newbuild.  The
sleeve says:

            LOUNGE JAYS
     Sex Mechanic/Message-A-Rama

            PRODUCED BY
             808 STATE
    FEATURING A GUY CALLED GERALD
SIDE AA/A 12" 33 PRE-RELEASE EMS002T

       AN ANTI SMILEY CAMPAIGN
              MADE IN
         THE NORTH OF ENGLAND


Finally, what was the deal w/ Simpson & Price leaving?  I've never read
anything written about it, but based on AGCG's "Specific Hate", I'd say
there was some acrimony surrounding his departure...


Thanksabunch
Che