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The Siddeleys ‎– What Went Wrong This Time? 7"Vinyl Very Extremely Rare 80s Indie Pop EX. Condition is "Used".

Sleeve and Vinyl are both in excellent condition!

This is a very rare first pressing of the classic Indie Pop single by The Siddeleys.

John Peel quote...
"the woman who's in charge of the band has a terrific way with words in almost the manner of . There are lines in here which make me laugh out loud"....
BIOG:

The Siddeleys were a -based band, active during the late 1980s. Although they were relatively short-lived, they were influential.

The band formed in 1986, comprising female singer Johnny Johnson, Andrew Brown (bass), Allan Kingdom (guitar), and Phil Goodman (drums). Andy Wake signed the band to his label on the strength of one of their three demo tapes, releasing their first single, "What Went Wrong This Time?" in 1987, described by The Legend in as "A gentle teasing lament with cool female vocals and a lilting backing which trickles around the back of the nervous system with deceptive charm". Goodman left in 1987, to be replaced by former and drummer Dean Leggett, who was himself replaced by David Clynch. They moved to Sombrero Records for the follow-up, the -produced Sunshine Thuggery EP (1988), which caught the ear of who invited the band to record a session for his programme. Peel commented "the woman who's in charge of the band has a terrific way with words in almost the manner of . There are lines in here which make me laugh out loud".

After a second Peel session, they had planned to release "You Get What You Deserve" as a third single, but this fell through when Sombrero ran out of money. The band remained popular with fans of indie pop, and a collection of all of their recordings, Slum Clearance was released in 2001. "What Went Wrong This Time?" was included on the CD86 album, a collection of definitive indie pop compiled by .