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Norwich is not noted for it's contribution to pop culture but for a period in the early eighties this city can lay claim to having had a scene. Perhaps the most influential band from the scene were the Higsons fronted by Charlie Higson who went on to find fame as a comic writer actor on BBC series The Fast Show and featuring Terry Edwards on guitar and brass. They enjoyed a cult hit single with I Don't Want to Live with Monkeys on Chrysalis before moving to indie Upright Records for their debut album The Curse of the Higsons. When the live favourite Music to Watch Girls By was released as a single in early '83 it received rave reviews and five plays a day on Radio 1 for three weeks solid.The Higsons carried on pleasing crowds in Europe and the USA until they split in 1986. Tracklist 1.Clanking My Bucket 2.Gangway 3.The Junk Keep Piling Up 4.I Can Hear Voices 5.Annie And Billy 6.Music To Watch Girls By 7.Where Have All The Club A Go Gos Went Went 8.Gotta Let This Heat Out 9.1958 10.Keep The Fires Alight 11.Run Me Down 12.Ice Age 13.Touch Down 14.I Don't Want To Live With The Monkeys 15.Push Out The Boat 16.Put The Funk Back Into Punk
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