Here's something from a Blog relating to the DS.
http://lowdownkids.blogspot.com/2009/06/disco-students-spokesman-for-redhead.html

Not completely accurate - but interesting, none the less. SC no longer a 'professional redhead' by the way.

Two new songs are now on the MySpace site: www.myspace.com/2006discostudents
They are 'I Met My Girlfriend At A Friars Gig' and 'Platform Boots'.

'I Remain Your Obedient Servant' is the title of the latest Disco Students release.There'll be 12 songs -and I'm aiming for an October/November release.

I've been preparing for a new bout of writing and recording - I can only work in cycles. A tend to have a few months painting- as The Timid Proud One - then doing stuff under the Bugger's Muddle banner, then carrying on with my new book project ( The Life and Times of Dudley Chambers). I've just had a few months concentrating on my allotment - just to clear the mind. But now I'm back to music - 'Hooray' scream tens of thousands of Teeny-Boppers. A new song "When Girls Sleep" is up on the DS MySpace site. I'm singing in a kind of anti-singing style - yes, more so than normal.
More to come.

Look at this. A dish from my vegetable allotment. yum.

Disco Student stuff comes up quite often on eBay - I've seen all the records on there, as well as the "Aylesbury Goes Flaccid" LP. But this is the first time I've seen a DS badge. I haven't seen one of these for years - and at £2.90 I may well snap it up.

I've been very busy with various projects - including some new paintings, creating an organic vegetable garden ( which is now producing fine crops for all the disco students) and working on a new music thing which may be called either "me,me,me" or "yeah!vaccine" .
Anyway, it has come to my attention that the DS have been included on a compilation put together by one of the contributors to the Fall forum.
Unsurprisingly, the song "Mark E.Smith's Dead" has been included. Actually, this song is now named "Song for Mark E.Smith" but they didn't know that.

Written some new stuff for a side project called 'Bugger's Muddle' - the stuff is on myspace, easy to find. Seem to be suffering from some weird kind of agrophobia at the moment. It will pass and I will again take my place in busy society.

You know when you have a song buzzing around your head all day? Today I couldn't shake off "The Girl Who Waves At Trains" by The Lilac Time (Stephen Duffy). I hadn't played it for years. On hearing it again, I searched for young Duffy on the internet. He seems to have turned into an earnest anti-war recycling chap, with a nice pretentious streak running through him. He , apparently spent last Sunday morning reading 'Ulysses'( I can't even spell it, let alone read the fucker) and Alan Ginsberg poems.

Something that has always confused me ...
How come BBC always produce the best TV programmes?
You see, as ITV is financed by advertising revenue - presumably something akin to a bottomless pit, one would imagine ITV would have the wit, wisdom and cash to woo the best in British TV talent. Not so.
Many folk complain about the BBC, not me.
I would go on, but I'm tired, so I must retire.

I met Alan Bennett today - he visited my business. We had a thoroughly entertaining conversation ( at least I thought it so). Subjects discussed : Maggie Smith/Morrissey /Jimmy Clitheroe. What a nice man,

I've been at it for 30 years. On Friday 9th December 1977, The Haircuts first took to the stage - and within minutes there was a full blown riot. The outcome is recorded on the 'Aylesbury Goes Flaccid' album. The riot meant that a number of us had to appear as witnesses at Reading Crown Court - a member of the audience had been hit over the head by a microphone stand and was rushed to hospital. We were all teenagers - and in retropsect it must have been a horrendously frightening thing to be a part of, but the boldness of youth held us all in good stead.
Do YOU remember Longwick?

The Disco Students has always been a rather asexual project. But, this photograph has caused some consternation and not a little fuss at DS HQ. The BBC could double the audience for their news programmes at a stroke.

I Should Have Known Better ( Part 55 ).
I went to see the Sex Pistols last night. It has always rankled that I missed seeing them when they played just up the road in High Wycombe - twice - in their early days. True, I was a callow youth, but I really should have been there. I was able to resist the Filthy Lucre tour in 1996, and the Queen's Golden Jubilee gig in 2002, however I was strangly drawn to attending the latest reunion.
Ouch, I loathed it. Johnny made all his moves, the manic eye swivelling and spiteful rhetoric. But Steve Jones and Glen Matlock did all in their powers to make it sound like a Foreigner concert. Lots and lots of heavy U.S. rock riffs and posturing.
Not pleasant.

Had a bit of a break from music - i've been working on my Timid Proud One project :

There is a new song on that site - "Culling Seals (I Cull Seals)".
I've had an email asking me if it's possible to get the original Disco Students back for a gig - however, I can't really see that happening.
I'm just about ready to record a new song "My Teenage Fiancee" -when completed, it'll be on the DS myspace site.



Here's a little something from the Timid Proud One.

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.

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.

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.

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



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

Aylesbury Goes Flaccid! - the compilation LP that pre Disco Students group The Haircuts were featured on is being released on CD next month. Fancy that.
Here's the pre release information:

Back in 1978, as Punk was hitting its commercial peak, budding young entrepreneur Chris France was promoting local bands & gigs in the AYLESBURY area. These bands all wanted record deals, and one day Chris worked out that if 14 groups all agreed to buy 30 albums containing their track and 13 others, it would more than pay for itself (by all accounts he had to turn down Marillion, as they wouldn’t guarantee their 30 units!). The portents looked promising: the album was favourably reviewed in Sounds and they were promised a review in NME. But when they went up to the NME offices with a couple of thugs hired from the Ugly Model Agency, and confronted Tony Parsons, they freaked, failed to see the funny side, and the LP was subsequently blackballed! (clearly, the Spirit of Punk was too much for the fearless NME!!). Anyway, journo Kris Needs was the singer in the Vice Creems; The Man Ezeke went on to present a Reggae show on Radio 1; Pete Trewavas (later bassist with Marillion) played with Redwood; one of The Anal Surgeons became a GP, Wild Willy Barrett went on to team up with John Otway; Robins’ guitarist Robin Boult joined Mud; post-Punk writer/poet/Disco Student Simon Cheetham had been in The Haircuts; and Chris France went on to form Music Of Life Records. Aylesbury Rocks!!!

www.sanctuaryrecords.co.uk