{"id":18960,"date":"1981-12-01T14:54:00","date_gmt":"1981-12-01T01:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/?p=18960"},"modified":"2025-06-28T15:14:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T03:14:55","slug":"neoteric-tribesmen-neoteric-tribesmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/bands\/1981\/12\/neoteric-tribesmen-neoteric-tribesmen","title":{"rendered":"Neoteric Tribesmen: Neoteric Tribesmen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Neoteric Tribesmen recorded twice at Sausage (and the hourly rate, to our dismay, had gone up to $12.50). The first session resulted in Castaways<\/em>, Everything<\/em>, Machine that Do<\/em>, and March of the Flagellants<\/em>. Richard, who had already been in contact with Robert Smith, sent him a copy of this demo and received a letter of appreciation in return. The last (and most Cure-like) track was Robert\u2019s favourite. This was a precursor to meeting The Cure (through a party at David Maclennan\u2019s flat) and the jam session in the basement practice room.
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A second session at Sausage produced Dead Companions<\/em>, The Pawn<\/em>, Folk Tale of the Sun Man<\/em>, Days of Grace<\/em>, and Three Tribesmen<\/em>. This, together with the previous session, was released on cassette in late 1981 (for the Christmas market!). All copies sold within about a fortnight (I think there was 100). The cassette was packaged in a brown paper bag (purchased in bulk from a dairy) with a potato-cut print of the band\u2019s logo on it. Inside was an A5-size photocopied comic, with each band member contributing a double-sided A4 sheet.<\/p>\nJames Gilberd<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Released<\/strong><\/td>1981, December<\/td><\/tr>
Label<\/strong><\/td>self-released<\/td><\/tr>
Formats<\/strong><\/td>tape<\/td><\/tr>
Recorded<\/strong><\/td>Sausage Studio, 1981<\/td><\/tr>
Engineer<\/strong><\/td>Robbie Duncan<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tracklist<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Castaways<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Everything<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Machines That Do<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. March Of The Flagellants<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Dead Companions<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. The Pawn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Folk Tale of the Sun Man<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Days of Grace<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Three Tribesmen<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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