When Mick Mercer, one of the most respected music journalists with some 30 years in the trenches, cites The Dancing Did as his favourite English band of all time, you know we’re talking about something a little special. Yet their epic output, has always been a little too subversive and clever for the mainstream and therefore has never before been available on CD.Cherry Red’s re-release puts this travesty to rights, restoring their captivating sole long-player “And Did Those Feet” in full. As if that wasn’t enough, the package comes complete with bonus material from their time with Stiff and Kamera Records, including all their a-sides, plus never before heard soundboard live recordings.

The package also includes Mick’s detailed liner notes, written in co-operation with the band, plus exclusive photographs and memorabilia. The Dancing Did’s amalgam of the rural Gothic, replete with folk jigs and Hank Marvin-esque guitar, as well as Tim Harrison’s unfailingly intricate and humorous lyrics, mark them out as one of the great undiscovered treasures of the early 80s post-punk milieu.

Wolves Of Worcestershire / The Rhythm Section Sticks Together / On The Roofs / Squashed Things / The Headmaster And The Fly / Ballad Of A Dying Sigh / Charnel Boy / Badger Boys / The Dancing Did / Within The Green Green Avon O bonus tracks- Dancing Did (Single Version) / Squashed Things On The Road (Fruit & Veg B-Side) / The Lost Platoon (7-Inch Single) / The Human Chicken (7-Inch Single B-Side) / The Green Man And The March Of The Bungalows (7-Inch Single A-Side) / A Fruit Picking Fantasy (7-Inch Single B-Side) / The World’s Gonna End In Cheltenham (B-Side Of Badger Boys) / Wolves Of Worcestershire* / Badger Boys* / Charnel Boy* / Green Man* / Lost Platoon* – * Live At Cheltenham College

I recorded the live tracks * Live At Cheltenham College

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