MUNDANE MUSIC
A small independent label from Holmfirth, West
Yorkshire. Mundane Music's only release from the '70s was an EP by Extrovert
Introvert, which offered the tracks 'Melancholy Tunes', 'Hillside Conversation', 'Here
And Gone' and 'One Armed Bandit'. It was
pressed by Orlake and had a catalogue number of
MM-001. Singer and multi-instrumentalist Tom Martin was one half of
the duo, and he appears to have been the force behind the label: as artist,
composer or producer he had a hand in its other three releases, all of
which date from the '80s. A post-Punk Various Artists LP, 'Owt Fer Nowt',
came out in 1981 as MML-002. It was followed by a couple of singles:
'The Other Way' b/w 'One Way Street' by The Nomads (MM-0003; 1983), and, after a gap, The Outsiders'
'The Northern Queen' b/w 'The Great Depression' (MM-0004; 1988). Thanks to Steve Hill
for the scan and to Klepsie of the
45Cat site for letting me know about the '80s releases.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.