Lead guitarist Martin Weaver later fronted Dark, whose 1972 album is one of rock’s most valuable rarities, but initially he flecked Sabbath style proto-metal with the fading strains of psychedelia in Wicked Lady.
Weaver’s Northampton pub rockers never entered a studio, and their reputation might appear inflated by cultish obscurity. But the rough and ready rehearsal room recordings finally released here, and on the companion Axeman Cometh CD, see sixties sunshine fade into seventies darkness on claustrophobically extended workouts, and Wicked Lady stand revealed as a great lost group.
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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John Robins, Comedian
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Stuart, Chortle
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com