Spöön Fazer's journey began in a barn in Devon, on a farm just outside Totnes at the age of 16, as co founder and drummer of art punk band 'The Whippets from Nowhere'. It was 1976, the beginning of Punk in the UK. The Whippets played many gigs in Totnes and Plymouth and had large local following.
With a lot of Record Company interest the Whippets were encouraged to move to London, where we squatted in Brixton, in South London.. We briefly changed our name to the 39 Steppes and were helped by several people including Jimmy Cauty, Charlie Gillet & Gordon Nelki of Oval Records, Richard Reynolds of Rondor Music and many others. We pla
With a lot of Record Company interest the Whippets were encouraged to move to London, where we squatted in Brixton, in South London.. We briefly changed our name to the 39 Steppes and were helped by several people including Jimmy Cauty, Charlie Gillet & Gordon Nelki of Oval Records, Richard Reynolds of Rondor Music and many others. We played many gigs including Dingwall's, The Rock Garden and the Time Out Election Night Party. The Whippets split up in the Fall of 1979.
In 2018 a Limited Edition Vinyl LP of recordings by the Whippets from 1978 and 1979, was released by Record Collector magazine, having been re-discovered by Ian Shirley.
The LP features 18 tracks recorded in Devon and London, including 3 tracks recorded at Radio Luxembourg studios in London in the presence of Simon Napier-Bell.
The Whippe
In 2018 a Limited Edition Vinyl LP of recordings by the Whippets from 1978 and 1979, was released by Record Collector magazine, having been re-discovered by Ian Shirley.
The LP features 18 tracks recorded in Devon and London, including 3 tracks recorded at Radio Luxembourg studios in London in the presence of Simon Napier-Bell.
The Whippets from Nowhere from left to right, were:
Spöön Fazer, Cressida Bowyer, Tom Langton -Lockton, Martin Cottis, Ben Cull.
Spöön Fazer's first solo gig was at Totnes Civic Hall on 21st December 1979. Spöön was just 20 years old. He performed with his Symmonds Drums and took the room by storm
Released in 2022, Set Fazer to Stun is the stunning companion to Alternative Regression Therapy featuring more released and unreleased material from the Spöön Fazer's archive, including 'T.R.E.X', a tribute to Marc Bolan, Gog Maygog featuring the late Francis Monkman and Flying Bodies taken from the 1982 Sunset EP
Released in 2020, this unique collection of digitally remastered released and unreleased tracks is a retrospective journey into the innovative and avant-garde world of Spöön Fazer, including the classic post punk electronic sythpop anthem 'Do Different Dances' from 1980 and thaunting 'Back to the Beginning' from 1982
Recorded & Released 1980
Project Records, London
Distributed through Rough Trade
Side 1
1. Do Different Dances
2. Beat Dance Drumming
Side 2
Music 4 Travelling
(Motorway Amber Line)
VINYL
Recorded 1980 - 1982
Illuminated Records, London
Released 1982
Side 1
1. Sünset
2. Bälläd öf Insectmän
Side 2
3. Flying Bödies
4. Fly ön the Wäll
VINYL
Recorded 1982
Anna Logue Records, Germany
Released 2008
Side 1
1.Rising Sun
2. Kyoto
Side 2
3. Festival
4. Back to the Beginning
VINYL
'Back to the Beginning'
Recorded 1982
Track 4 - Disc 2
(Original Version)
Cherry Red Records
4 CD Box Set
Released 2016
'Do Different Dances'
Recorded 1980
Track 4 - Disc 4
Cherry Red Records
5 CD Box Set
Released 2017
'Back to the Beginning'
(Original Version)
Recorded 1982
Disc 1 Side 1 Track 4
Cherry Red Records
3 Vinyl Box Set
Released 2019
'Rising Sun'
Recorded 1982
Track 2 CD 2
Anna Logue Records, GermanyReleased 2 CD Box Set
Released 2010
'Bälläd of Insectmän'
Recorded 1980
Track 1
German Bootleg
CD
Released 1982
'Fly on the Wall'
Recorded 1981
Track 4 Side 2
Nothing Shaking Records
VINYL
Released 1981
'Do Different Dances'
Recorded 1980
Track 6
German Bootleg
CD
Released 1982
CONCRETE ACADEMY
Classic Devonian Art Punk
Recorded 1978/79
Record Collector Magazine
VINYL
Released 2018
- Very Rare -
1976 -1979
Spöön Fazer co-founded
and was drummer of
The Whippets from Nowhere.
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