The Record Players

Indie / Punk / Psychedelia
Margate
1977 - early 80s
== Band Members ==
* Philip G. Martin - vocals, guitar
* Mark Addison - vocals, guitar, bass
* Martin Horne - bass
* Gordon Larner - drums
* Hugh Manistre (piano, organ) joined in 1981.
== Info ==
Formed "...as an alternative to what was at the time supposed to be the alternative", The Record Players managed to bridge the divide between Punk, Psychedelia and Folk in a very British way. They released two EPs and a single, as well as having tracks released on various compilations. The sleeve to their first EP was hand made from salvaged "tacky 1960's woodgrain wallpaper".
Phil Martin later took up the Hurdy-Gurdy and Bagpipes, and was regularly seen busking outside the Cathedral gates in Canterbury. He performed under his own name, and as Drohne, until his death in October 2014.
== Recordings ==
=== 1978 'Double C-Side' EP (Wreckord 001) ===
# M.O.R.
# Don't Go Backwards
# Wrong Song
# Ignore Us
Released in a hand-made sleeve "made out of tacky 1960's woodgrain wallpaper".
=== 1979 '67 Inches' EP (Wreckord 002) ===
# Don't Give An Inch
# Squirmin' In The Vermin
# 67
# Parasite City
=== 1979 Cassette-only EP ===
=== 1981 'Money Worries' 7" (WEK3003) ===
# Money Worries
# Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right