Cud
Elvis Belt/Elvis Handbag (expanded edition)

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Formed in Leeds in 1986, CUD went on to forge one of the more interesting and indefinable sounds of the late ‘80s / early ‘90s “indie” scene. Fusing a catchy pop sensibility with danceable grooves and intelligent and often humorous lyrics, they soon became firm independent favourites and began releasing records on Leeds based Reception Records in 1987, very quickly catching the ear of John Peel and becoming a regular fixture of his broadcasts.

Three quality singles into their career, the band secured a deal with Imaginary Records, where they continued a fine run of singles and eventually released their debut album. Capitalising on the band’s underground success, in June 1990 Imaginary followed this with this fantastic compilation of their early releases, topping several independent charts in the process and further establishing an already strong reputation. Some eighteen years later, “Elvis Belt” is updated and re-issued here by Cherry Red, together with a wealth of rarities and unreleased tracks from those formative years and beyond.

This release features the original album in its entirety, carefully remastered and now sitting comfortably alongside “Elvis Handbag”, an additional disc conceived by the band as a sister album to the original release and containing a number of further B-Sides, Peel Session recordings and cover versions (including the band’s legendary take on “Bohemian Rhapsody”, previously only available on the ultra-rare “Alvin Lives in Leeds” compilation).


ELVIS BELT
1.   SLACK TIME
2.   MAKE NO BONES
3.   TREAT ME BAD
4.   PUNISHMENT REWARD
5.   RELATIONSHIPS
6.   UNDER MY HAT
7.   LOLA
8.   URBAN SPACEMAN
9.   ART
10. YOU'RE THE BOSS
11. ONLY (A PRAWN IN WHITBY)
12. HEY! WIRE
13. I'VE HAD IT WITH BLONDES
ELVIS HANDBAG
14. MIND THE GAP (PEEL SESSION)
15. EVERYBODY WORKS SO HARD
     (PEEL SESSION)
16. BB COULDN’T C (PEEL SESSION)
17. BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
18. MANCHESTER
19. PURPLE LOVE BALLOON (ORIGINAL
      VERSION)
20. POSSESSION (ORIGINAL VERSION)
21. REMEMBER WHAT IT IS THAT YOU  
      LOVE
22. MARJORIE
23. DOWN DOWN
24. MAGIC (1994 UNRELEASED SINGLE
      VERSION)
25. SLIPAWAY (UNRELEASED SINGLE MIX)
26. BEFORE TOMORROW
27. JUDAS KISS