The Past Seven Days were from Sheffield, England.
They signed with 4AD & released this single.
I know these tracks are both available on 1997 4AD rerelease
of Various Artists - Natures Mortes-Still Lives, a compilation of early
4AD bands that was originally released in Japan in 1981. I just thought that
some folks might like to have the original so here it is. I liked a lot of
older 4AD bands (Xmal Deutschland, The Wolfgang Press, & more). This is
some early post-punk, kinda dark but not really goth, maybe more like noir.
There are plenty of synthesizers, but it is not synth driven, there is plenty
of scratchy guitar, sparse rhythms, & early 80s era moody vocals.
I believe this is the bands only release. After this 7”,
they left left 4AD to sign with
DinDisc (home of OMD &
Martha & The Muffins, among others). They seem never to have had any output
on that label, unfortunately.
The Past Seven Days – Raindance b/w So Many Others 7”, 4AD –
AD102, 1981.
Side A – Raindance
Side B – So Many Others
Enjoy,
NØ