Saturday, February 07, 2009

The Hunting Party - Velvet Garden 7"


Mysterious band on Times' Movement Records label. Times of Venus In Furs released his first recordings on Movement. This is the only thing I know of that wasn't by Venus In Furs although Times plays keyboards on this one.
Great gloomy postpunk sound on this 7" by The Hunting Party. Tracks are quite long and this 7" plays at 33RPM. Probably would sound better on the 12" format.

For those interested in the reissues of Venus In Furs, click HERE.

Velvet Garden 7" (Movement Records-Movement 007-1985)
1. Velvet Garden
2. Our Way Of Life
3. When Magic Was In Reach

The Hunting Party

9 comments:

anthony said...

Excellent music! Thanks for posting such a great rare record, your site is fantastic.
Anthony from Australia

Felippe Gomes Martins said...

Your site is just perfect, until then unknown bands posting ...

I am from Brazil!

Anonymous said...

Fantastic, love these songs. The not-so-good quality makes it sound very charming and like 1981, imho the best year in music. Reminds me of "Bouquet Of Steel" or "Your Secret's Safe With Us" bands. Thank you for this!!

Anonymous said...

the hunting party were from brighton, uk, early to mid-80's...an old friend of mine did the painting for the cover, pretty sure this was their only release.

rICHARD said...

I was the drummer and still see the singer/guitarist mark yelland. we got a lot better after this release and were recording an album when we split. Happy memories.

Anonymous said...

I'd appreciate a reup! Thanks!

Curious Guy said...

New link. Enjoy!

Unknown said...

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Curious Guy said...

You need to click on "direct download link". Should work.