UJ3RK5 – UJ3RK5 [12''] (1980, Quintessence Records)

UJ3RK5 (pronounced "you jerk," -the five is silent) was a Vancouver-based band from the late 1970s. Their style was post punk/new wave, but was more art rock than synth pop. UJ3RK5's short-lived local success was influenced by the music industry's infatuation with Martha and the Muffins-styled male-female bands. The band included local artist celebrities Ian Wallace, Jeff Wall and Rodney Graham, as well as Kitty Byrne, Colin Griffiths, Danice McLeod, Frank Ramirez and CBC Radio host David Wisdom. Their eponymous debut album, portraying the pioneers of Vancouver's school of so-called 'photoconceptualism' or 'post-conceptual photography' in a rare moment of unison, sported an unlikely hit single titled "Eisenhower and the Hippies" -a song inspired by a work of American conceptual art proponent Dan Graham. The band was a rather short-lived affair, allowing the members to concentrate on their art careers instead. 

 

 

Label: Quintessence Records – QEP 1207 

Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, EP 

Country: Canada 

Released: 1980 

Style: New Wave, Synth Punk, Post-Punk, Art Punk, Zolo

 

Tracklist:

A1 The Anglican 

A2 The Locator 

B1 Eisenhower & The Hippies 

B2 Booty Dread 

 

Notes:

First pressing on Quintessence Records. 

Reissued in 1980 by Polydor Canada (PEP 301)

 

DOWNLOAD HERE