TICK TICK 'My Swelling Heart' Unreleased EP 1980 - 5 Tracks - Rare UK Punk/Post Punk (Teesside)
1 My Swelling Heart 2 Examining My Fear 3 Fatigued With Indolence 4 Distancing 5 Fatigued With Dub.
This is the first release in Linear Obsessional's "RetroLinear" series- bringing attention to missed opportunities and lost leads from the past. This EP by the Teesside post punk band Tick Tick was recorded at Guardian Studios in County Durham in June 1980, "My Swelling Heart" was intended to be released as a follow up to the band's 12" EP "The Immortalisation of Tick Tick" by the expanded, more dynamic version of the band, but never got out of the can. Remastered from the original recordings "My Swelling Heart" reveals a band confidently pushing into new areas - including elements of funk, dub and world music, with startling philosophical lyrics and all underpinned by a beautifully recorded new rhythm section.
Tick Tick Vocals - Geoff Spence Guitar/Clarinet – Gary Widdowfield Guitar – Richard Sanderson Bass - Ste Weatherall Drums - Paul Fowler Backing Vocals – Tick Tick and Pete Farrell All songs composed by Tick Tick Words-1 & 2- Widdowfield 3- Spence 4- Sanderson Recorded at Guardian Studios, Pity Me, County Durham, June 1980 Produced by Tick Tick and Pete Farrell Engineered by Terry Gavaghan Remastered from original studio cassette by Richard Sanderson November 2013