Blood Sausage

Blood Sausage were an indie rock band from Brighton, England, containing members of Huggy Bear.
The band featured vocalist Dale Shaw, who was described as "a self-confessed 'ugly' boy who read soulful beat poetry over whichever noise patterns happened to be passing at the time". Shaw declared himself to be "the total antithesis of a rock star". The rest of the band was made up of members of Huggy Bear (Jo Johnson - bass guitar, drums, and Niki Eliot - drums, vocals) and Cee Bee Beaumont (Owen Thomas - guitar, percussion, A.J.W. Bourton - guitar, bass, flute, keyboards). 
The band's debut EP, Touching You in Ways That Don't Feel Comfortable, released on the Wiiija label, was named 'Single of the Week' by the NME in 1993, and this was followed by the album Happy Little Bullshit Boy in July that year. The band's next release was the Denis Lavant EP, released by K Records in November 1993. They shared a split single with Wiiija labelmates Cornershop in 1994, both bands recording Elvis Presley cover versions - "(You're The) Devil In Disguise" being the Blood Sausage contribution.
Shaw also contributed vocals to "Tera Mera Pyar" on Cornershop's 1993 album Hold on It Hurts, and took on the role of MC on Make-Up's 1996 album Destination: Love – Live! at Cold Rice. Thomas went on to play with Graham Coxon.
==Links to Peel==
Peel was enthusiastic about Huggy Bear's music and via them, he got into Blood Sausage's material, where their music was played on his radio programmes between 1993 and 1994. 
In 1993, Peel selected the group's 'What Law Am I Breaking Now? song as one of his tunes on the Peel Out In The States (Program 05) show.
==Shows Played==
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*20 February 1993: 'What Law Am I Breaking Now? (7"-Touching You In Ways That Don't Feel Comfortable)' (Wiiija)
*26 February 1993: 'What Law Am I Breaking Now' (EP 'Touching You In Ways That Don't Feel Comfortable') Wiija
*08 March 1993 (Ö3): 'What Law Am I Breaking Now? (7"-Touching You In Ways That Don't Feel Comfotable)' (Wiiija) (JP: 'The law of diminishing returns, possibly?')
*14 March 1993 (BFBS): What Law Am I Breaking Now? (7" - Touching You In Ways That Don't Feel Comfortable) Wiiija 
*09 July 1993: ‘Footdown (10 inch – Happy Little Bullshit Boy)’ (Wiiijja Records)
*10 July 1993: Slacker Shanty (10" LP - Happy Little Bullshit Boy) Wiiija
*17 July 1993 (BFBS): Footdown (album - Happy Little Bullshit Boy) Wiiija 
*24 July 1993: ‘Footdown (10 inch – Happy Little Bullshit Boy)’ (Wiiija Records)
*26 July 1993 (BBC World Service): Dipper (10" - Happy Little Bullshit Boy) Wiiija
*31 July 1993: ‘Static (10 inch LP – Happy Little Bullshit Boy)’ (Wiiija)
*06 August 1993: 'Dipper (10"-Happy Little Bullshit Boy)' (Wiiija)
;1994
*27 May 1994: ‘Devil In Disguise (7 inch – Split with Cornershop )’ Clawfist
*18 June 1994 (BFBS): (You're The) Devil In Disguise (split 7" with Cornershop - Seetar Man / (You're The) Devil In Disguise) Clawfist 
== See Also ==
* Gigography 1993
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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