Vipertime & Moron Butler - Vipertime & Moron Butler daptone from New York City 1974

from New York City 1974 is a surprise set

reactions at the time ranged from Ozzy Osbourne’s exclamation that “They’re f**king mad

Dave Gregory’s arrival on guitar (replacing organist Barry Andrews who left following the release of Go2) marked a shift in style with the group now configured as a twin guitar/bass/drums line-up

both musically and lyrically

and June Tabor

Vipertime & Moron Butler - Vipertime & Moron Butler daptone from New York City 1974"It transported me back to 1979. Me as a 17 year old post punk kid at Futurama Festival in Leeds watching PiL, Killing Joke, The Fall and Cabaret Volatire." Lubomir Jovenovic Leeds Jazz Festival Curator. Born out of a chaotic Saturday night in Hastings. A raucous double bill between Leeds Jazz troupe and Kent post punks resulting in feedback, mosh pits and a breakneck rendition of The Stooges TV Eye. A plan was hatched right there to record an album