Location: London
Active: 1981 – 1984
Taking their name from a Cramps song, Sunglasses After Dark incorporated plenty of that energy into their sound, with a healthy streak of both psychobilly and gothic. Members were Bailie Harkness, David “Mitch” Mitchell, Mark Steadman, Simon Cohen, a violinist and artist who contributes to albums from Alien Sex Fiend, Ritual and Demented Are Go (who he played violin for) and others. Their 1984 ‘Morbid Silence’ single was produced by Andi Sex Gang of Sex Gang Children. They were on both the ‘Blood On The Cats’ and its sequel, ‘Revenge Of The Killer Pussies’ compilations, a clear biopsy showing the cross-section of gothic and psychobilly at the infancy of the two genres. They released just one live recorded LP, also on Anagram Records, but following the album tour which was plagued by disasters they disbanded. A retrospective compilation was released in 2008 when Anagram began a series of gothic and post punk albums, like the ‘Last Exit’ compilation from Ausgang.
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/1283548-Sunglasses-After-Dark-2
Related: The Cramps, Alien Sex Fiend, Ritual, Sex Gang Children, Simon Cohen, Andi Sex Gang, Anagram Records, London, Blood On The Cats, Revenge Of The Killer Pussies
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