Scissor Fits "It Wasn't Nothing" LP

A career retrospective of Hounslow, UK’s own SCISSOR FITS. The LP compiles both of their 7” singles, their track from the “Snoopies” compilation LP plus additional never before released songs from the band’s archive. 300 copies on black vinyl with a nifty 2-sided insert featuring photos/ephemera/liner notes covering the band’s glorious run from 1978-1981. Cover art by Claire O'Brien. Mastered by Josh Stevenson at Otic Sound. Layout by Raoul Tinybear

Hounslow: a seemingly unassuming town with a storied history. Birthplace of MF DOOM. Final destination of the northbound 281 bus. And once upon a time, the stomping ground of beloved post-punks, Scissor Fits. Formed in 1978, with a stripped-down, spiky DIY sound as their sonic template, the band recorded their legendary debut EP ‘Taught? Tense? Angular? And Other British Rail Sandwiches’ before they'd even played a live gig. An instant classic featuring arch but relatable ditties such as 'I Don't Wanna Work For British Airways', 'I Wish I Hadn't Shaved My Pubic Hair Off' and 'Waiting For Your Love In The Shower' the EP garnered glowing press and the inevitable support of John Peel.
A second EP 'Soon After Dark' was released in 1979, which found the band adding a poppy, quasi-psychedelic twist to their now beefed-up sound, and a superb final recording from the same era could easily have made up a third EP. In the tradition of so many punky posses of their time however, the Fits called it quits after just two fabulous singles, burning brightly and briefly, and their legacy is now captured here on this career-spanning compilation. Featuring both the band's EPs, plus four sumptuous previously unreleased tracks, this is the definitive Scissor Fits article. Dive in.
(Ed Zed, Strange Flesh)