In very good condition, plain paper sleeve. A scarce single – details below.

B Side: 15 Minutes.

Information from Bristol Archive Records website:

Uncle Po was formed from the ashes of Bristol band Wispa in August 1976 with the joining of Gavin King on vocals to the line up of Rob Williams (guitar), Lyndon Parry (bass), Andy Wills (Sax and flute), Helen Spike Bevington (violins and keyboards) and Arrun Amun (drums). Drumming duties were soon taken over by Steve Basher Barnnett and later, Jimmer (Hill).

 The band became very excited about the  new energy in music which they were listening to – they ditched all their material, locked themselves away in the cellar rehearsal room (next to the dub room) in the Dockland Settlement for a few months,had a hair cut, and emerged as Uncle Po (NOT named after the famous Berlin club but after something far more nefarious and personal to the band).

During the band’s existence form 1976 to 1978 they played almost 200 gigs all over the UK including many in London.Bristol venues played included Chutes, the Dockland Settlement, Bristol Poly and University.

Hungry for recognition they entered a Radio 1 Battle of the Bands competition (hosted by Alan Freeman!) and won – originally the prize was to record an album but this was dropped to a single (as the originator of the competition left Radio 1 ). The single “Use My Friends” (the Beeb rejected the original title “Screw mY Friends”) c/w “15 Minutes” was finally realeased on the Beeb label in March 1978 (now rare as hen’s teeth).