Crispy Ambulance

Real Name:
Alan Hempsall, Robert Davenport, Keith Darbyshire, Gary Madeley
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Formed 1977 in Manchester by Alan Hempsall and Robert Davenport.
Started as a two-man outfit but adding Keith Darbyshire and Gary Madeley to the line-up in 1978.

During their first five years they recorded sessions for local and national radio and released several records on Aural Assault, Factory and Factory Benelux. They toured the UK and Europe, both as headline act and as support to Joy Division and Killing Joke and Section 25.

Crispy Ambulance broke apart in 1982, with the members pursuing other projects.

In 1999, the band reformed for a "one-off" gig in Manchester to promote the re-release of two earlier album titles on the LTM record label. But since then they have brought out several new albums and are still active as of today.
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Releases:
From The Cradle To The Grave (7")   Aural Assault Music 1980
Live On A Hot August Night (12")   Factory Benelux 1981
Unsightly & Serene (10")   Factory 1981
The Plateau Phase (Album) (2 versions)   Factory Benelux ... 1982
The Red And Yellow Of The Yacht Club (Cass, Album, Comp)   LTM Publishing (Les Temps Modernes) 1983
Sexus (12")   Factory Benelux 1984
Fin (Album) (2 versions)   LTM Publishing (Les Temps Modernes) 1985
Comprising: The Plateau Phase, Live On A Hot August Night, Sexus (CD, Comp)   Factory Benelux 1990
Accessory After The Fact (CD, Album)   LTM Publishing (Les Temps Modernes) 2000
Frozen Blood (CD, Comp)   LTM Publishing (Les Temps Modernes) 2000
Piccadilly Radio 1980 (CDr, Single, Ltd)   LTM Publishing (Les Temps Modernes) 2001
Scissorgun (CD, Album)   LTM Publishing (Les Temps Modernes), Darla Records 2002
The Powder Blind Dream (CD, Album)   LTM Publishing (Les Temps Modernes), Darla Records 2004
Production:
Rough Trade Shops - Post Punk 01 (2xCD, Comp) Deaf Mute Records Ltd. 2003
Appears On:
TV Wipeout (VHS, PAL, 110) IKON FCL 'Advertisement' Doublevision 1984
Crépuscule Collection 3 - The Rough With The Smooth (LP) Concorde Square Les Disques Du Crépuscule 1986
Black Music (2xCD, Comp, Ltd) Step Up! (Remix) LTM Publishing (Les Temps Modernes) 2003
Tracks Appear On:
The Factory Complication (Comp) (2 versions) The Presence Factory Benelux 1981
A Factory Video (3 versions) The Presence Factory ... 1982
Heures Sans Soleil (LP) Rain Without Clouds LTM Publishing (Les Temps Modernes) 1985
Crépuscule Collection 3 - The Rough With The Smooth (LP) Concorde Square Les Disques Du Crépuscule 1986
Dreams Never End - The Beginning (Cass, Ltd) Deaf Spirit's Night 1994
The Night Watch (CD) Concorde Square, Bardo... LTM Publishing (Les Temps Modernes) 2001
Black Music (2xCD, Comp, Ltd) Step Up! (Remix), Step... LTM Publishing (Les Temps Modernes) 2003
Little Darla Has A Treat For You V.20 Summer 2003 (CD, Album, Comp, Smplr) Step Up (Graham Massey... Darla Records 2003
Rough Trade Shops - Post Punk 01 (2xCD, Comp) Deaf Mute Records Ltd. 2003
Little Darla Has A Treat For You - Indian Summer 2004 - V.22 (CD, Comp) Open, Gates Of Fire Darla Records 2004
Umbrellas In The Sun - A Crepuscule / Factory Benelux DVD 1979-1987 (DVD, Comp, NTSC) The Presence LTM Publishing (Les Temps Modernes) 2005
North By North West - Departure 1976 Arrival 1984 (3xCD, Ltd, Comp) Deaf Korova 2006
A Factory Night (Once Again) (DVD-V, NTSC, Reg) Quarter Caste, Evil Ey... LTM Publishing (Les Temps Modernes) 2008
Auteur Labels: Factory Benelux 1980-1985 (CD, Comp) The Presence LTM Publishing (Les Temps Modernes) 2008
The Factory Box Set (4xCDr, Promo, Comp) Deaf Warner Music UK Ltd., Rhino Records (2) 2008
Factory Records - Communications 1978-92 (4xCD, Comp) Deaf Warner Music UK Ltd. 2009
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