Smell
The CheeseCassette released March 1997
This unsavoury dirge caught The Beard at the height of their PC baiting phase. It was recorded in a single 3 hour slot at the equally excreable Anzak Studios, where the ponytailed guy who owned it would simply turn all the reverb up to maximum, then sod off until it was time to collect the money. So we tried remastering this at home, aided by a guy who thought that the reverb should be matched in ferocity by the bass settings. Hence the mess. Anyway, it sold to fools at early Beard shows, and the whole affair was aptly wrapped up when Sofa gave the master tape to a member of The Jesus Army in exchange for a cassette single of the J.A. house band.
The sleeve is of course a plagiarism of the L7 album sleeve 'Smell The Magic'. They didn't seem to mind. Some of these songs were never recorded again. Good. Some of course later saw their reworked way onto I Don't Like Going Out and Go! Stop! Back For Good is of course our interpretation of the Take That classic. The SoreRing Quartet provided en masse backing vocals.
Track listing: No Escape From The Anal Beard, Cleft, Bird On The Blob, Pervy Vicar, Paedophile, Sheepshagger, Fanzine Nerd, Nipple, Drink Some Lager, Bent, Cheesy Mattress, Back For Good, Busting Through The Anal Beard, The Hinton Song (hidden track)
Lineup: Hempy Nempy Wetness - Drums, Nerdy Div (aka Heave Spillage) - Guitar, Loverod (aka Grebn) - Vocals, The Sorering Quartet (comprising Rich Prince Of Darkness, Derek Bemble, The Pompei Faggot and Master Beardsman) - Backing Vocals
Interesting Fact: Grebn vomited during an aborted take of Sheepshagger because it was so hot in Anzak.
Memorable quote: "The cover is excellent and the lyrics are great and funny, but the music is rubbish. And I thought I was a shit drummer" - SEAN FORBES, WAT TYLER