originally released in 1985

Formed in the heart of London’s DIY punk scene

Essential to my 16 year old self and any other blues scholars out there…oh yeah

Alan Sparhawk knows this well

With each piece

RITES OF SPRING - Six Song Demo 10" Neofolk originally released in 1985These six songs capture Rites Of Spring in their earliest stages with original bassist Mike Fellows and entered Don Zientara's Inner Ear Studios to document the handful of songs they had written before Fellows left. Once the band played out, the songs gained velocity and intensity, but many of the elements that defined their music frenzied energy, sharp melodies and introspective lyrics were already very much in place. The release has been remastered