A House (Band)

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 Geoff Rushton on his White Stains label in 1981. Geoff 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 Geoff Rushton/John Balance musical history on tape. Throughout the performance Geoff 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 Geoff's departure. (GG)

Geoff Rushton -- tapes (to summer 1981)
Euan Craik -- bass, voice
John Shield -- guitar
Matthew Baldwin -- drums
(also, in the final line-up, Alistair Murray -- guitar) 

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 Geoff and he will have had the tape. A House's recordings with Geoff, other than the track that appeared on The Men With The Deadly Dreams, finally saw the light of day with VOD Records's 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 Geoff's mail art, cassette art-work, letters, and the full run of Stabmental (2024). The release also includes the five CA tracks that Geoff wrote the words for and a sixth track on which he performed on violin. (GG, 28/09/26)