Open Eye Records
was a label founded by Mike Knowler aka Noddy Knowler, a Liverpool DJ starting at the age of 17 in 1969 mainly playing soul music, being an early exponent of house music in the UK. Between 1978 and 1985 also made his name as a recording engineer and record producer working with Pete Burns (Dead or Alive), Echo and the Bunnymen and OMD.
Big in Japan was a punk band that emerged from Liverpool, England in the late 1970s. They are better known for the later successes of their band members than for their own music. According to the Liverpool Echo, Big in Japan were "a supergroup with a difference -its members only became super after they left". The ID
was one of the bands Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys
played with before becoming OMD.
Modern Eon
formed in Liverpool, in 1981, they released an album and four singles before disbanding. Their biggest hit is "Euthenics". After their demise founder of the band Alix Plain was renamed Che for a 1983 album, Cliff Hewitt joined Virgin Dance and then collaborated with Apollo 440, Joe McKechnie joined The Passage and then Benny Profane and Tim Lever joined Dead Or Alive and then formed One World Productions along with Mike Percy.
Tontrix formed in 1978 featuring Hambi Haralambous on vocals (later Victims of Romance, Hambi and The Dance), Steve Lovell on guitar (later of Hollycaust, Hambi and The Dance, Blitz Brotherss, Julian Cope), Mike Score on bass (later A Flock of Seagulls), Bobby Carr on keyboards (ex Those Naughty Lumps, later Moderates, Surreal Estate), Chris Hughes on drums (later of Hambi and The Dance, Adam and The Ants), who replaced Ian Johnston. The band had only one official release in 1979, the 7" single called 'Shellshocked'
The Accelerators was a punk band active around 1977-1981, that only relesed one EP; The Moderates edited three EPs between 1980 and 1981, and Echo & The Bunnymen
were formed in Liverpool in 1978, the original lineup was Ian McCulloch (vocals), Will Sergeant (guitar), Les Pattinson (bass) and soon replacing a drum machine Pete De Freitas (drums). [SOURCE: DISCOGS]
Label:
Open Eye Records – OE LP 501
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country:
UK
Released:
1979
Style:
Alternative Rock, New Wave, Pop Rock, Post-Punk
Tracklist:
A1 – Big In Japan Match Of The Day
A2 – The ID Julia's Song
A3 – Jaqui & Jeanette 194 Radio City
A4 – Modern Eon Benched Down/70s Sixties
A5 – Activity Minimal Television Game
A6 – Dead Trout The Arab
B1 – Tontrix Screen Love
B2 – The Accelerators Radio Blues
B3 – Malchix Crisis
B4 – Fun I Heared You Call My Name
B5 – The Moderates I Don't Want To Go Bald
B6 – Echo & The Bunnymen Monkies
Credits:
Design [Sleeve Design] – Alex Plain
Mastered By – Aron Chakraverty
Producer, Engineer – Noddy Knowler
Sleeve Notes – John Peel
Notes:
All tracks recorded at Open Eye (4 track) Studio between May 1978 and May 1979.
Mastered at Master Room, London.
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