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    The first-ever vinyl release of this 2001 album by The Bitter Springs, now including a bonus track previously found only on a Spanish compilation album. Due to the length of the original compact disc, the album is now spread over two forty-minute slabs of 12" vinyl and meticulously remastered by Stuart Moxham.

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    Get all 3 The Bitter Springs releases available on Bandcamp and save 25%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Suburban Crimes Of Every Happiness, The Odd Shower, and Love Rat / Less Than Love. , and , .

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Muggers Take A Beating (Rivers / Ashkenazy / Baker)

Paul McGrath drums Daniel Ashkenazy bass Simon Rivers words, vocals, guitars Paul Baker organ Andy Gwatkin violins

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MUGGERS TAKE A BEATING
Muggers take a beating mothers dressed to please him now granddad put your teeth in and try and mate for life I’m hanging out the window I love to watch the grass grow but I have to stem the blood flow would you kill to put it right and the dreams you have it’s never turning out quite so bad and damn that latest fad you can do as you like and the magpies cackle like a seventies football rattle in the pine trees there babies scream where the hell is our slice vigilantes heated meeting you’ll need to bring receipts in the chance will be a fine thing now search for signs of life so the muggers take a beating the lovers scared and stayed in the nurse refused to treat him and now she’ll pay the price I don’t know these guys but I see nothing behind their eyes I refuse to spend my nights in side for the rest of my days you’re blowing like a rustling reed getting caught in the gap between your expectations high and what’s realised muggers take a beating you’ll need to bring receipts in standards fast receding give thanks to Ronan Keating the vigilantes heated meeting lovers scared and stayed in granddad put your teeth in and try and mate for life search for signs of life just try and mate for life.

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from Suburban Crimes Of Every Happiness, released September 15, 2020

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The Bitter Springs London, UK

Back when similarly literate combos were selling relative boatloads, The Bitter Springs were playing a more diverse and playful iteration of similar material to no particular acclaim.

But history's a funny thing, and after decades of self-releases and obscurity, The Bitter Springs are suddenly picking up steam, with a lauded new album, a full reissue series and a well-deserved new cadre of fans. ... more

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