Funboy Five: an introduction

Their first single changing hands for astronomical sums more than thirty-five years after its release
Appearing on two cult vinyl compilations and a major label boxed set, and in 2015 on a fully re-mastered vinyl abum retrospective
Steady stream of entirely new releases since 2014

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behind the legend

The Singles so far...

Released on the Cool-Cat-Daddy-O label in January 1980, the single 'Life After Death'/'Compulsive Eater' became the Funboy Five's only vinyl release during their initial 18-month existence, although the group also recorded a four-song radio session for the John Peel Show and its members appeared on records and cassette releases in other projects.

In the decade following its release, 'Life After Death'/'Compulsive Eater', complete with its "awful" handwritten stapled sleeve, available in blue, green, pink or yellow, became increasingly prized by collectors.

To mark the approximately thirty-fourth anniversary of their debut single, the Funboy Five recorded new material and released a new vinyl single, 'Save The World', in a limited edition of 500, during August 2014.

Like all the following singles and EPs, 'Life After Death' and 'Save The World' are also available as Bandcamp downloads:

The Albums so far...

In January 2019, the Funboy Five released The Greatest Album Of All Time, with ten songs included a total re-working of the 2014 single 'Save The World'.

In early 2015, the back catalogue of the Funboy Five (and Milkshake Melon) was re-mastered and assembled as a vinyl album, Landmarks, Ruins and Memories, the first release on the Italian label Ave Phoenix.

	In 2006, the Funboy Five were honoured by appearing on Messthetics #101: D.I.Y. 77-81 London, a CD compilation complete with colour sleeve and detailed notes.
	In 2009 came the remarkable discovery that even entertainment industry octopus Universal wanted in: 'Life After Death' was included - under strict terms dictated by the band - on a 4-CD boxed set issued by that label to celebrate the work and influence of the radio DJ, John Peel.
	During the 1990s, the group started gaining a wider audience when 'Life After Death' appeared on two cult vinyl compilations: Killed By Death (#007) and ...
	... Teenage Treats (Vol 10).
	For a limited time, the group also made available their own CD, Very Hush! Hush!, with 40 minutes of music including both sides of the single, an early demo version of 'Life After Death' and an alternative take of 'Compulsive Eater'.