We are thrilled to confirm that Bristol Archive Records will release a limited edition Vinyl album from The Cortinas on June 21st 2010. 400 copies will be availabe from all retail distribution outlets however there will be 100 SPECIAL copies available from www.bristolarchiverecords.com Record Shop ONLY!!!

These will contain a very special black and white pullout featuring exclusive pictures from the band recording Fascist Dictator at Polydor Studios and playing live at Chutes in Bristol 1977 all taken by Stephen Swan.

The pull out will also include 3 amazing stories/ personal insights on the band from Tim Williams,Phil Harrison and Steve Bush.

TO PREORDER YOUR COPY YOU WILL NEED TO VISIT WWW.BRISTOLARCHIVERECORDS.COM RECORD SHOP AFTER THE MAY 1ST UPDATE:

ARTIST = THE CORTINAS
TITLE = “MK 1″
FORMAT = VINYL ALBUM 500 COPIES ONLY ( 100 SPECIAL ONES)
GENRE = 1977 PUNK ROCK
CAT NUMBER = ARC155V
LABEL = BRISTOL ARCHIVE RECORDS
RELEASE DATE = 21st JUNE 2010

THE CORTINAS

‘MK 1’

Released on 21st June 2010

LIMITED EDITION 500 COPIES VINYL ALBUM

14 STUNNING TRACKS 3 OF WHICH NEVER PREVIOUSLY RELEASED IN ANY FORMAT

Bristol’s first punk band, The Cortinas, formed in March 1976 when Jeremy Valentine (vocals), Nick Sheppard (guitar), Mike Fewins (guitar), Dexter Dalwood (bass) and Daniel Swan were still at school.“Jer put the band together, he definitely had a vision of what he wanted; he was very hip – Dexter and Mike went to the same school as him” remembers Nick. “He found me via Mark Stewart, who I went to school with, and I brought Dan in; we had played in a band together before. We used to practise at the back of Jer’s Dad’s shop”.

The Cortinas soon built up a big local following, and a break came when the band supported The Stranglers at the fabled Roxy Club in Covent Garden on 22 January 1977. Nick recalls how it came to be: “Hugh Cornwell was staying at a friend of his’ flat near the university, on holiday, and me and my girlfriend met him in the street. This would have been in the summer of 76. We started talking to him because we recognized him from seeing The Stranglers and hung out for the afternoon. I told him about the band. Later on, in January 77, he sent us a postcard asking us to play at the Roxy, so we rang up and said yes! I remember my mum telling me not to be too disappointed if people didn’t like us…”.Things then moved quickly for the band. Miles Copeland and Mark Perry’s Step Forward label released the classic singles ‘Fascist Dictator’ in June and ‘Defiant Pose’ in December, the band recorded a fine Peel session, and they appeared on the front cover of the April/May issue of Sniffin’ Glue. Heady stuff, but sadly, it was over all too soon.

The following year, after a poorly received album, the band were no more, but in 1977 they were unstoppable – simply one of the best first wave punk bands around.

This album contains all four tracks from those two great singles, plus ten rare early demo tracks, all newly remastered.

Track Listing:

Side One
Track 1 Defiant Pose
Track 2 Further Education
Track 3 Have It With You
Track 4 Ask Mr Waverley
Track 5 Independence
Track 6 Youth Club Dance
Track 7 Television Families

Side Two
Track 1 Justice
Track 2 Fascist Dictator
Track 3 Tribe Of The City
Track 4 I Trust Valarie Singleton
Track 5 Slow Down
Track 6 I Don’t Want To Compromise
Track 7 Television Families (Demo)

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