The Cravats

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A neo-dadaist group from Redditch, UK, formed in March 1977. Guitarist / vocalist Martin Seys left the band early and drummer Ethos Yapp left after the recording of first single 'Gordon'. From there on, the 'classic' line up of The Shend, Robin Raymond Dallaway, Svor Naan and Dave Bennett managed to release six more singles and two full albums (most of them on Small Wonder; some appeared in the indie charts Top 30), interspersed with some dada happenings. Between July 1979 and November 1982, they were also asked to make four sessions for the legendary John Peel radio show.
In a true dada manner they gave birth to the “DadaCravat Laboratories” (D.c.L), which enabled them to form many aliases, where their music appears more danceable. The classic line-up changes only on their final 12” release in 1985 (minus Naan & Bennett but including Disney Time on drums).
A reformed version of The Cravats including original members The Shend (vocals) and Svor Naan (saxophone), with Rampton Garstang (drums) has been performing since August 2009 and, since 2013 has included Viscount Biscuits (guitar) and Joe 91 (bass guitar). This line up have released two LPs of new work to date.

Original line-up:
The Shend (bass, vocals)
Rob Dallaway [aka Rev Arthur Asquith Asquith] (guitar, vocals)
Richard London [aka Yehudi Storageheater, aka Svor Naan, aka Baird Smart, aka F-Reg, aka Asquith Asquith Asquith] (saxophone, clarinet)
Dave Bennett [aka 31] (drums, vocals)

Sites:

thecravats.co.uk, MySpace, Bandcamp, Wikipedia

Aliases:

D.c.L, DCL Locomotive, The Babymen, The Very Things

Members:

Chris Harz, ~~Dave Bennett (2)~~, ~~Ethos Yapp~~, Joe Davin, Malcolm Rees, ~~Martin Seys~~, Paul Simmons (2), Richard London (2), Richard Yehudi, ~~Robin Holland (3)~~, ~~Robin Raymond Dallaway~~, Svor Naan

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Albums
	CRAVAT 1		The Cravats	In Toytown (Album)	Small Wonder Records	CRAVAT 1	UK	1980	Sell This Version
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	Christ it's 8, CHRIST ITS 8		The Cravats	The Colossal Tunes Out (Album)	Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi	Christ it's 8, CHRIST ITS 8	UK	1983	Sell This Version
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	OVER 157LP		The Cravats	Dustbin Of Sound (Album)	Overground Records	OVER 157LP	UK	2017	Sell This Version
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	OVER 172CD		The Cravats	Hoorahland (Album)	Overground Records	OVER 172CD	UK & Europe	2020	Sell This Version
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	none		The Cravats	The Complete John Peel Sessions ‎(17xFile, FLAC)	Not On Label (The Cravats Self-released)	none	UK	2022
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Singles & EPs
	CH 004		The Cravats	Gordon / Situations Vacant (Single)	Not On Label (The Cravats Self-released)	CH 004	UK	1978	Sell This Version
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	small fifteen		The Cravats	The End. Spring 1979. (Single)	Small Wonder Records	small fifteen	UK	1979	Sell This Version
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	small twenty-four		The Cravats	Precinct / Who's In Here With Me?	Small Wonder Records	small twenty-four	UK	1980	Sell This Version
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	small twenty-six		The Cravats	Off The Beach ‎(7", Single)	Small Wonder Records	small twenty-six	UK	1981	Sell This Version
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	small twenty-five		The Cravats	You're Driving Me / I Am The Dreg ‎(7")	Small Wonder Records	small twenty-five	UK	1981	Sell This Version
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	221984/4		The Cravats	Rub Me Out	Crass Records	221984/4	UK	1982	Sell This Version
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	none		Cravats* / A Flux In 3D	Cravats* / A Flux In 3D - Fireman / Divide ‎(Flexi, 7")	Vinyl (11)	none	Netherlands	1982	Sell This Version
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	GLASS 021		The Cravats	Terminus ‎(7", Single)	Glass Records (2)	GLASS 021	UK	1982	Sell This Version
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	none		The Cravats DCL*	The Land Of The Giants (EP)	Reflex Records (9)	none	UK	1985	Sell This Version
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	CTRUE4		The Cravats With Paul Hartnoll	The Cravats With Paul Hartnoll - Seance (Single)	Caroline True Records	CTRUE4	UK	2006	Sell This Version
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	OVER150		The Cravats	Jingo Bells ‎(7", Single, Ltd, Num)	Overground Records	OVER150	UK	2016	Sell This Version
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	OVER 153		The Cravats	Blurred ‎(7", Single, Ltd, Num)	Overground Records	OVER 153	UK	2016	Sell This Version
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	OVER 170		The Cravats	Shy ‎(7", Single, Ltd)	Overground Records	OVER 170	UK	2019	Sell This Version
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Compilations
	OVER 112VP CD		The Cravats	The Land Of The Giants (The Best Of Jazz-Punk Colossals) (Comp)	Overground Records	OVER 112VP CD	UK	2006	Sell This Version
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	none		The Cravats	Conducted Experiments In Sound Volume One 1978 - 1983 (Unreleased Audio Data) ‎(17xFile, FLAC, Comp)	Not On Label (The Cravats Self-released)	none	UK	2020
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	none		The Cravats	Conducted Experiments In Sound Volume Three 1978 - 1983 (Unreleased Audio Data) ‎(16xFile, FLAC, Comp)	Not On Label (The Cravats Self-released)	none	UK	2020
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	none		The Cravats	Conducted Experiments In Sound Volume Two 1978 - 1983 (Unreleased Audio Data) ‎(12xFile, FLAC, Comp)	Not On Label (The Cravats Self-released)	none	UK	2020
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Miscellaneous
	none		The Cravats	TDoS Manifesto No. 1 ‎(File, FLAC)	Not On Label (The Cravats Self-released)	none	UK	2017
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	none		The Cravats	Every Track From Dustbin Of Sound At Once ‎(File, FLAC)	Not On Label (The Cravats Self-released)	none	UK	2018
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	none		The Cravats	John Peel Mentioning The Cravats On His Show 79 Times Over The Years ‎(File, FLAC)	Not On Label (The Cravats Self-released)	none	UK	2018