The 166 Ploughs A Lonely Furrow

by Cult Figures

supported by

krotix Snarky and enduring Uk band who have reformed and though I did not know of them in 1979...I wish I had. Good mix of sounds and some even reminds a tad of The Monochrome Set...but Cult Figures are clearly not in music or even lyrically mimicking them. Favorite track: Silent Majority.

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

£7 GBP or more
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Includes download card

Deluxe 12" 180 gram heavy weight vinyl. Sleeve designed by renowned Scottish illustrator Jonny Hannah heartagency.com/artists/jonny-hannah. Includes inner sleeve with lyric sheet and fab photo collage created by singer Gary Jones.

Includes unlimited streaming of The 166 Ploughs A Lonely Furrow via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 3 days

edition of 200

£15 GBP or more
Full Digital Discography

9

releases

Get all 9 Cult Figures releases available on Bandcamp and save 35%.

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of BETWEEN US AND HEAVEN, SOMETHING ABOUT YOU, DERITEND, CAMPING IN THE RAIN EP, LIGHTS OUT EP, SILVER BLADES EP, The 166 Ploughs A Lonely Furrow, JUST ANOTHER CHRISTMAS, and 1 more. , and , .

Purchasable with gift card

£27.63 GBP or more (35% OFF)

1.	Reactions Nil 02:17		buy track
2.	Silent Majority 01:43		buy track
3.	Submerged Cutlery 02:53	lyrics	buy track
SUBMERGED CUTLERY Throwing cups and saucers and spoons into a pond Don’t mess with the best ‘cos the best don’t mess with the rest That man tried it and look what happened to his tea things So beware stranger things could happen to you Throwing boys with brand new pumps into a pond We covered another with beans and custard from a can Regular scorn from the spanner boys in their baggies Because they know we have more fun than you Oh McNamara x 4 Throwing cups and saucers and spoons into a lake Putting up with jokes from the one who’s fond of the cake Having a fight backstage on Spizz at Barbarellas Introducing Spiney to his double in the band Oh McNamara x 4 Guitar solo Throwing cups and saucers and spoons into a pond
4.	Painting By Numbers 01:31		buy track
5.	Laura Kate Got Married 02:19		buy track
6.	The Small Room 02:50		buy track
7.	Battleship Grey 03:16		buy track
8.	Five Decades 04:41		buy track
9.	24 Hour TV 02:54		buy track
10.	Martin's Holiday 03:23		buy track
11.	Zip Nolan Highway Patrolman 02:54		buy track
12.	War On Fun 05:34		buy track

about

A DIY Punk concept album.

The concept: It's 1977, buy a guitar, form a band, play some gigs, write an album's worth of songs, fall out, split the band up. 35 years later make friends again, re-form the band, play some gigs, record an albums's worth of songs.

Result: long lost gems from the British DIY Punk era finally released.

The UK punk band Cult Figures were formed in 1977 in Birmingham. Their debut single “Zip Nolan” was released in 1979 on Rather Records – the label of their friends and fellow punk visionaries, Swell Maps. Paul Morley made the record “Single Of The Week” – describing it as “moronic minimalism”. The 1980 follow up “Cult Figures In Love EP” spawned the classic “I Remember”. Before the logical next step of recording the debut album, however – the band split. Now, in 2018 – the album has finally been recorded and released – and the band are back to perform it live!

credits

released September 21, 2018

Gary Jones: vocals, harmonica, percussion
Jon Hodgson: guitars, vocals, keyboards, percussion
Lee McFadden: bass, vocals, piano
Alan "Jock" Rodger: drums on 1,3,4,7,9,10,12
Stuart Hilton: drums on 2,5,6,8,11
Barney Russel: omnichord, percussion

All songs by Hodgson/Jones except War On Fun by Hodgson/Jones/Hughes

Recorded and engineered by Jon Hodgson
Mixed by John A rivers at Woodbine Street Studios, Leamington Spa, England

Sleeve design by Jonny Hannah

license

about

Cult Figures London, UK

Cult Figures released two classic singles on Swell Map's Rather Records in 1979 and 1980. Now they are back and coming to stage near you!

Tumblr

contact / help

Contact Cult Figures

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Cult Figures, you may also like:

Righteous Harmony Fist
by Blue Orchids

supported by 8 fans who also own “The 166 Ploughs A Lonely Furrow”
go to album
Mums' Revenge
by Vic Godard

supported by 8 fans who also own “The 166 Ploughs A Lonely Furrow”

fresh and exciting as usual maxfini
go to album
Moments Like These
by Subway Sect

supported by 7 fans who also own “The 166 Ploughs A Lonely Furrow”

Top shelf friendly fire Jim Pinckney
go to album
YELLOW
by Korean Boyfriend

Korean Boyfriend makes catchy, wonky, new wave-influenced art-rock with deadpan observations from their personal worlds. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 20, 2022
go to album
Aftertouch
by Absolutely Free

The songs on the latest from Absolutely Free feel as expansive as a cloudless sky, with ringing guitars and bright-eyed melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 25, 2021
go to album
Hijack!
by Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders

The sixth album by the Australian indie stalwarts pairs Ladder's velvety baritone with upbeat—yet faintly haunting—art pop arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 22, 2021
go to album
Die Leere
by Girls In Synthesis

supported by 6 fans who also own “The 166 Ploughs A Lonely Furrow”
go to album