No-one said it was going to be easy. This is the ongoing story of The Disco Students - from Aylesbury 1978 to today, now. www.myspace.com/2006discostudents

Monday, August 27, 2007


Much activity at present. A couple of new songs are on the DS MySpace site - "Daddy, Don't Drink So Much " and "(I Never Noticed You Until Your Wore That) Fantastic Bra". There is a new downloadable album - "Would You Still Love Me If I Was Sectioned?" - that contains 10 tracks - available from Indiestore. There'll be another available very soon.

Saturday, August 25, 2007


Received a copy of "Aylesbury Goes Flaccid" today - the compilation album released in 1978. My contribution was "Do You Remember L-L-Longwick?" by The Haircuts. At the time, The Haircuts were looked upon as snotty upstarts - we could hardly play our instruments and only just out of school-yet we represented the true spirit of punk. The majority of the groups on the album were crusty pub rockers who had been churning out Lyrnrd Skynrd covers since the mid 70's. The album is being promoted as a snapshot of the Aylesbury punk scene - but in reality only The Haircuts were a bona fida punk group. The other groups on the record had only just thrown away their cheese cloth shirts and burnt their loon pants - some hadn't even got round to that yet. Most had been going for years and simply changed their names to fly under the punk flag of convenience. I think The Haircuts track stands out as fresh and honest - it doesn't sound too bad at all considering it's nearly 30 years old. The sleevenotes are good too. However, the heavy smell of patchouli oil, the thud of cowboy boots and the rustle of denim from most of the groups does give the album a real pub rock feel. If you're looking for the sound of Aylesbury punk,play The Haircuts and the Vice Creems, who just about get away with it ,then give the rest a miss. It's really a case of buyer beware.

Tuesday, August 21, 2007


The DS are preparing to go into the studio to record the recent material.

Here's a review from Brainwashed.com


The Disco Students, "I Beg to Differ"
Written by Matthew Amundsen
Monday, 20 August 2007
This double-disc retrospective compiles this Aylesbury group's vinyl releases dating from 1978 onwards and includes recent material as well. Since there have been so many reissues and collections from this time period hitting the shelves over the last few years, I wasn't sure what to expect from yet another one by a band I hadn't heard of. I Beg to Differ turned out to be quite a pleasant surprise because it positively overflows with catchy material.


Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

While their beginnings are rooted are in the discordance and angularity of late '70s punk, the band never loses sight of melody. Their songwriting becomes more and more pop-oriented in a brief amount of time and culminates in some fantastic songs that could have been hits overseas with a little more luck and exposure. Their early songs are mainly concerned with rhythmic elements, but tracks like "Lake Superior" and "Sugarside" show their songwriting evolving to more fully encompass the rest of the instruments, including the voice. The second disc begins with the masterful "Love Will Blow Up In Your Face" and is followed by a string of great songs like "Letters of the Alphabet," "Tina Weymouth's Smile," and "She Loves Me Like a Brother." They also have a good sense of humor, as evidenced by the track "Mark, What's the Score?," in which they sample Mark E. Smith reading football scores, and the sarcastic "King of the Manchester Baggy Scene." Also included is a song by the band's pre-Disco Students incarnation The Haircuts entitled "Do You Remember L-L-Longwick?" It is clear evidence of their ability to create memorable pop songs early on. They have resumed activity in recent years, so hopefully more people will take advantage of the chance to experience this underrated group.

Saturday, August 18, 2007

The Disco Students have entered the wonderful world of downloads. Material, new and old , can be found at : www.indiestore.com/discostudents

Buy our tracks from indiestore.com

Finishing touches are being put to a new song "Daddy, Don't Drink So Much".