Does The Fish Have Chips – Early and Late Works 1986-1989

•    STUMP were definitely one-of-a-kind, a peculiar and highly innovative mix of Talking Heads, Captain Beefheart, 70s art rock and 80s post-punk.





•    The Anglo-Irish quartet emerged in 1986 with an EP on Ron Johnson, Mud On A Colon, and the track ‘Buffalo’, which also appeared on the NME’s C86 cassette.





•    After a debut album Quirk Out on their own label, they signed in 1987 to Ensign and enjoyed some success with the single ‘Charleston Heston’ and album A Fierce Pancake.





•    Named after one of the many bizarre lyrics from ‘Buffalo’, Does The Fish Have Chips offers Stump’s entire pre-Ensign output, including two rare compilation appearances and their iconic Peel session (issued at the time as a 12” on Strange Fruit).





•    Also included are a handful of later recordings from 1988/89, after their time with Ensign, including two contributions to an Edward Barton tribute album by respective pairs of the band.





•    Members of Stump have been closely involved with this long-overdue and worthwhile collection.





TRACK LIST





1.    ORGASM WAY


2.    ICE THE LEVANT


3.    GRAB HANDS


4.    50-0-55


5.    TUPPERWARE STRIPPER


6.    OUR FATHERS


7.    KITCHEN TABLE


8.    BUFFALO


9.    EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE


10.    BIT PART ACTOR


11.    BIG END


12.    DOWN ON THE KITCHEN TABLE


(John Peel Session)


13.    ORGASM WAY (John Peel Session)


14.    GRAB HANDS (John Peel Session)


15.    BUFFALO (John Peel Session)


16.    LIVING IT DOWN


17.    THE QUEEN AND THE POPE


18.    SEVEN SISTERS


19.    THE LIPSTICK MAKER


20.    MAGGIE


21.    LOVE IS TOO SMALL A WORD


22.    KING OF A FLAT COUNTRY - Robert McKahey & Kev Hopper


23.    KNOB GOB - Mick Lynch & Chris Salmon





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