• Congratulations! Jun 24 2008 Congratulations to Mr Steve Goodwin on tieing the knot with Gabrielle this weekend. It was a very moving, musical ceremony and party. We wish them all the best of peace and health for the future. X   The last CUD gig, pt 2 Jun 24 2008 There WAS a secret CUD reunion of sorts on the 7th of this month, for Steve Goodwin's 'Night of the Stag'. Steve and Felix's band, Mylexus, played at Hoxton's Foundry. Carl was invited to join them for a few covers, and William too for (unfortunately unrehearsed and tragic) versions of 'My Sweet Lord' and 'Between Clark and Hilldale'. OK, that's really it this time. Or is it?   Leggy MP3 Jun 24 2008 Leggy Mambo Gold Top Copy, Elvis Belt and a collection of rarities from the recent reissues are now available to download via itunes.   Live CD? DVD? May 21 2008 Yes, Leeds and London were recorded for posterity. Over the coming weeks, we'll be listening to and mixing the live recordings and editing footage from several cameras for a potential live CD or DVD. (So far - definitely worth releasing!)   The Final T-shirt! May 21 2008 Thank you to everyone who came to the final gig in Leeds, packing the place out, pushing and shoving, singing and crying. We had a fantastic, unforgettable time. Will it be the last-ever CUD gig? Who knows. You made it difficult to say goodbye forever. For those of you disappointed to find we'd sold out of the final gig commemorative shirt, we've reprinted a limited run. Orders have already been taken but there are a few left. All shirts now JUST £12! Click on this link to see the design and order.                             Single - what single? May 21 2008 Alas, the single was not delivered in time for the last gigs. The master mix should be with us soon so we can make it available online as a CD and download (for those who bought the CD-R in Leeds). Stay tuned!

• Brand New Single!

  Apr 27 2008

  To commerorate the final four dates, CUD are releasing a new CD single – a brand-new meaty recording of Punishment-Reward Relationship backed with four live recordings from Brighton Barfly: Now!, Only, Living in the Past and Strange Kind of Love.
  
  This strictly limited-edition release of 2,000 will be available at the London and Leeds shows. (Sorry, we couldn't get it ready in time for the others. If any are left after Leeds, they will be available for order online.)

• No More CUD!

  Apr 27 2008

  Arrive early for the Leeds Rios show. At the gig billed as the last-ever show, CUD are planning a mammoth double-length set with guest musicians galore. Several 'classics' unheard since the early nineties are being rehearsed with an 'interlude' likely to make grown men weep.

• The Scala it is!

  Apr 01 2008

  Finally we can announce that our penultimate show in London on Friday May 2nd is at the Kings Cross Scala. All tickets bought for the Garage are valid.
  
  First it was asbestos discovered during renovations that delayed the gig, then it took longer to fix than thought. Then we were told we had sold fewer tickets than expected and were due to play the teeny Camden Barfly.
  Then, when true, much better ticket figures were in it looked like we'd have to play twice on the same night in the Barfly. Now, sensibly, we're playing a decent central venue. Hope you can all make it!

• Handbags at dawn

  Apr 01 2008

  After frustrating delays, April 14th is the release date for the remastered, expanded Showbiz and Elvis Belt/Elvis Handbag double CD.
  
  Amongst extra tracks on Showbiz are a choice selection of single b-sides and several unreleased post-Showbiz songs never before released, including London Nearly Killed Me, a demo recorded by William with lyrics added by Carl after CUD split.
  
  For the first time, Elvis Belt contains the original single mixes of Slack Time and I've Had with Blondes, lost when the master tape was stolen.
  Elvis Handbag is packed with rare singles, Peel sessions and covers, plus, for the first time, the last two tracks recorded by the original line-up of CUD, Before Tomorrow and Judas Kiss, and (as hidden tracks) CUD's two Xmas flexi singles.
  Click on the titles for details of all extra tracks.
  
  Leggy Mambo – Gold Top Copy, with rare demos and alternative mixes, will follow a couple of weeks later. (We want to get this one just right!)
  
  

  It ends in Leeds

  Feb 18 2008

  Back where we started, (gulp!) 21 years ago, CUD are confirmed to play two gigs around the rescheduled London gig, including what is planned to be our last gig for this revival. (See you again in 10 years time!)
  Gigs are:
  Thursday 1st May Leicester Charlotte
  Friday 2nd May London Highbury Garage
  Saturday 3rd May Leeds Rios.
  Tickets are now on sale.

• Tour news/Reissues

  Feb 10 2008

  Those who bought tickets for the forthcoming London Highbury Garage date should have been informed that, since asbestos was discovered during the venue's renovation, it will not be open on time.
  The rescheduled date is now Friday 2nd May. Tickets are valid for the new date.
  CUD are planning two more final dates either side of this. The setting for what is planned as the final CUD gig (pending offers of milions of quids) should not be a surprise. News soon.
  
  Timed with the dates in March are the remastered reissues of Leggy Mambo, Showbiz and Elvis Belt through Cherry Red Records.
  All three will be jammed with extra tracks, many never released on CD ( including bootlegs) and some 'hidden tracks'.
  Elvis Belt is to be a double CD with a whole second volume, currently named Elvis Handbag, of rare tracks from the archives right up to 1995. The provisional release date for all three is March 10.
  

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