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Biba original artwork discovered

The original design for Biba’s Basement has been found… or rather one of the originals. There were, apparently, two identical prints made by Andrzej Klimowski (now Professor of Illustration and Senior Tutor at the Royal College Of Art, London) for the Bibas’s Basement single cover. (Click on the left image to see a larger version of the original.) This image was then altered to accommodate the different dimensions of...

John Howard covers The Old Man In His Raincoat

John Howard has posted his beautiful version of The Old Man In His Raincoat online. The track, written by Ian Button, is from John Howard’s E.P. ‘ Songs For Someone’ due for release on August 11th 2014. Click here to listen or use the player. John says “I met Ian at my SJQ gig in November 2013, when he played drums for me that evening. Afterwards Ian gave me a copy of his new album Papernut Cambridge –...

Nobody Knows Anything

Ian is currently putting the final touches to Alex Highton’s new “CD Nobody Knows Anything”. Alex sent this pic out on Instagram with the message “Mastering the new record at Gare Du Nord HQ with Ian Button. Sounds great!” July 12th also saw Ian on drums with Picturebox for the “Sect On The Beach” one off mini music festival in Whitstable. Reviewed in the Canterbury Times “standing in at...

Welcome to the new Thrashing Doves site

Thrashing Doves formed in 1986 in London. Their line-up consists of Ken Foreman (vocals/guitar) with Brian Foreman (keyboards), Ian Button (guitar) and Kevin Sargent (piano/percussion). This site contains all the archive material we can collectively gather and will keep you up to date with the band and their separate ongoing projects. Please sign up to the mailing list so we can let you know of special events planned in the...

Bedrock Vice to be re-issued

Exciting news! The first Thrashing Doves album, ‘Bedrock Vice’, is to be re-issued on Cherry Red Records in January. The CD will feature the original album plus bonus tracks including all the b-sides and unreleased material. There will be a sixteen page full colour booklet with expanded artwork and sleeve notes written by the band. Please follow this link for full info and pre-orders....