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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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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John Robins, Comedian
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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World Without End, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Peter Fears, Twitter