A House

The local group with which Cultural Amnesia felt the most affinity, A House were active 1980--83. They released one track, A Voice from the Radio, which appeared on Men with the Deadly Dreams, compiled and released by Geff Rushton on his White Stains label in 1981. Geff Rushton was a member for a short time early on. Ben and I saw them live with him (quite probably his one appearance) and if it is not lost Ben has this very early piece of Geff Rushton/John Balance musical history on tape. Throughout the performance Geff stood with his back to the audience playing odd noises through a Walkman. Cultural Amnesia and A House did a couple of concerts together after Geff's departure. GG

Geff Rushton -- tapes
Euan Craik -- bass, voice
John Shield -- guitar
Matthew Baldwin -- drums 

I don't think I have the tape that Gerard mentions. However, I do have a four track recording of a later incarnation comprising of John Shield, Matthew Baldwin and Alistair Murray. They may have changed their name at this point - I can't remember. One day I'll try and digitise the material and upload a song or two here. BN

I think I mis-remembered. The concert was recorded on a stereo cassette player/recorder organised by Geff and he will have had the tape. A House's recordings with Geff, other than the track that appeared on The Men With The Deadly Dreams, finally saw the light of day VOD Records' penultimate release:  John Balance - The Art, Music & Writings of Geoffrey Rushton Alias John Balance (The Years 1976-1986), an 8xLP box set with a 250-page book of Geff's mail art, cassette art work, letters, and the full run of Stabmental (2024). The release also includes the five CA tracks that Geff wrote the words for and a track on which he performed on the violin with us. GG, 28/09/26