ONE LITTLE INDEPENDENT release the next two EPs in the Crass Records’ reissue schedule next month – The Cravats’ Rub Me Out, originally released in 1982, and Rubella Ballet’s Money Talks, featuring tracks first released on the Ubiquitous Records label in the mid-1980s.
The key difference with the Money Talks release is that the single was never released on Crass Records, because Rubella Ballet never reached an agreement to issue any vinyl on the label. It’s for that reason that their “re-release” is being badged “The One That Got Away”.
Both records will be issued on black vinyl by OLI, and in digital format through a variety of different online partner platforms, with a 6 September release date.
The Cravats – Rub Me Out
Absurdist, jazz-infused post-punks The Cravats originally released single ‘Rub Me Out’ with Crass Records in 1982. A favourite of John Peel’s, the Redditch band left a long legacy,reforming in 2009.
Penny tells us; “Fast, furious, fiery and often very funny, the Cravats were nothing like the average punk band, indeed, like Zappa before them, their sensibilities leant more towards progressive jazz mixed in with an ample helping of gallows humour; ‘make mine rare’. Dada also comes to mind as The Shend weaves his way through the complex vagaries of everyday existence. ‘Now you see me, now you don’t’. There’s no doubt about it, the Cravats are worth keeping your ears open, and your eyes out for, but mind the gaps!”
— One Little Independent
The Cravats. 2024. Rub Me Out. One Little Independent. Available from One Little Independent from 6 September 2024.
Rubella Ballet – Money Talks
Rubella Ballet are a gothic punk band formed in 1979 known for their unique ultraviolet shows, wearing home-made Day-Glo clothes created by vocalist Zillah Minx. Rubella Ballet’s first gig supporting Crass and Poison Girls led to their own headline and support tours with the likes of Death Cult, The Damned, Faith No More, The Mission, Doctor and the Medics, Flux Of Pink Indians, Sex Gang Children, Conflict, Alien Sex Fiend, and so many more.
— One Little Independent
Rubella Ballet. 2024. Money Talks. One Little Independent. Available from One Little Independent from 6 September 2024.
The Hippies Now Wear Black 
Loved The Cravats.