Laughing Clowns

Laughing Clowns, sometimes written as The Laughing Clowns, were a post-punk band formed in Sydney, Australia, in 1979 by Ed Kuepper, former guitarist of The Saints. In five years, the band released three LPs, three EPs, and various singles and compilations. Laughing Clowns' sound is free jazz, bluegrass and krautrock influenced. The band formed to accommodate Ed Kuepper's growing interest in expanding brass-driven elements he had brought to The Saints' third album, Prehistoric Sounds, and by adopting flattened fifth notes in a rock and roll setting while using a modern jazz styled band line-up.
Along with The Birthday Party, The Go-Betweens, The Moodists and The Triffids, the Laughing Clowns also spent extended periods in Europe during the early 1980s, and gained an international cult status. All four aforementioned groups have cited Laughing Clowns as an influence at some point in their respective careers.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel was enthusiastic about the Saints and when Ed Kuepper left that band to form the Laughing Clowns and released records, he was more into their new sounds. The DJ had the group do a session for his show in November 1982, but after the band split in the mid-80's, he rarely revisited the band's music.
==Sessions==
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Session tracks, 'Every Dog Has It's Day' and 'Nothing That Harms' is available on Laughter Around The Table LP, 1983 (Red Flame ‎– RF 23)
1. Recorded: 1982-11-29. First Broadcast: 08 December 1982. Repeated: 19 January 1983
*Them From Mad Flies Man Flies / Nothing That Harms / The Year Of The Bloated Goat / Every Dog Has Its Day
==Other Shows Played==
;1981
*10 February 1981: unknown 
*19 February 1981 (BFBS): Crying Dance (7" - Sometimes, The Fire Dance ....) Prince Melon 
*04 March 1981: Crying Dance (7" - Sometimes, The Fire Dance ....) Prince Melon
*08 March 1981 (BFBS): The Fire Might Fall (7" EP - Sometimes, The Fire Dance ....) Prince Melon 
;1982
*31 August 1982: Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
;1983
*04 January 1983: Crying Dance (LP - Everything That Flies) Rough Trade 
*14 June 1983: unknown
;1985
*Peel January 1985: Eternally Yours (12") Hot 
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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