Voice of the Puppets

VINYL FORMAT. "Hailing from Newcastle, Voice of the Puppets – Russell McDonald, Steve "Stesh" Millar, Chris Welton, and "Stapps" - began playing together in 1978 and one year later recorded these two tracks at Impulse Sound Studios, Wallsend. A self-produced and self-financed single surfaced in mid-1980, by which time Voice of the Puppets were reduced to a trio following Chris Welton's departure. The 250 copies pressed were all housed in a nice poster-sleeve featuring a cartoon history of the band drawn by Chris Welton. The two songs have their roots firmly in 1977 melodic punk and are worth a spin with their infectious mix of Buzzcockian guitars and TVPs-like vocals. The combo had already split by 1981 with all members quitting music altogether. Steve Millar would sadly commit suicide in 2002." - 45 Revolutions