Final Twelve Days

Five CD box set covering legendary Punk band The Boys' period with Safari Records between 1979-81. Disc 1 is the band's third studio album To Hell With The Boys which reached #4 in the Independent Chart in early 1980 and features the Indie Chart hit singles 'Kamikaze' (#9) and 'Terminal Love' (#32). The second disc is 1981's Boys Only album which features the singles 'You'd Better Move On' and 'Weekend'. Disc 3 is a 22 track Rarities round-up containing eight previously unreleased studio demos alongside non LP B-sides and rare mixes. The fourth disc is the X rated Christmas Album issued under the name The Yobs, which now has three added bonus tracks. Long out of print on vinyl or CD and currently an expensive collector's item. The final disc is an In Concert recording for the BBC in 1980.

As the “Swinging Sixties” limped wearily into its final twelve months, an ambitious (but still flat broke) South Midlands rock group called Silence was preparing for one last tilt at breaking into the London gig scene. The group at this time consisted of organist Terence Verden Allen, drummer Terence Dale Griffin (Buffin), guitarist Michael Geoffrey Ralphs, bassist Peter Overend Watts and vocalist Stan Tippins. Early in May 1969 Watts spied a likely ad in Melody Maker — “Tough Aggressive bass player required for Island Records group.”