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Drey Grade - Cassettes

1984 : Drey Grade - Obscures Cake/Abstract Sponge + (Black Nest Tapes BN08)

1984 : Drey Grade - Without Hate (Black Nest Tapes BN04)

1983 : Drey Grade - Drop the Mask and Smile (Black Nest Tapes BN02)

1982 : Drey Grade - Thearlyears (Cassette) compilation of ideas from early early pick 'n' mix box of tapes

Collected sounds from various locations and instruments and bounced from one portable tape recorder to another (an early attempt to layer sounds!).

Thearly Years, Omitting 2 and 3, The Dreyness in My Heart, Through the Handsets, North Pole (original), Extrovert +, A Stark Realisation, Hole, The Cricket Characters, Lord Grade, Prowl Attack (Parts 1 and 2), Dusk, Extrovert -, One, Two, Three, Ramona, Brave City Men, Rave on City Man, I want to take you to Wales, Charity, 10 out of 10, Always Fog in Bonn, Identity, I've bin there, Lonely Walk Again, The Train Syndrome, Drill, Fred Trueman, 1.30, Lonely Strut, Love in the Vineyard, Calypso Baby Attacked by Mice, Repose Later, North Pole (unoriginal), Fear of Progress, Meshed Light, Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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Drey Grade - Live gigs

2009

The New Inn - Littlehampton - Sunday September 27.

Occulture Festival, The Courtyard Theatre, Bowling Green Walk, 40 Pitfield Street, Hoxton, London.
May 23.

2007

The New Inn - Littlehampton - Sunday October 28.

1985

New Park Community Centre - Chichester - May 25
Zootopia - Bognor - May 18
Littlehampton School - Littlehampton - April 25
Zootopia - Bognor - April 20
Zootopia - Bognor - March 30
Carioca - Worthing - March 27
New Park Community Centre - Chichester - March 2
Zootopia - Bognor - January 5

1984

Carioca - Worthing - Aprl

1983

Escape Club - Brighton November 5 - with Strawberry Switchblade
Rustington Village Hall (Front bit) - October 27
Zap Club at The Richmond- Brighton - June
Rustington Village Hall (Back bit) - March
East Preston Cricket Club - January

1982

Flinstone Centre - Littlehampton - August
Pershore Horticultural College - Worcestershire - June

Drey Grade MP3 CD's

Drey Grade - early studio cassette tracks converted to MP3 CD

(everything except 'Thearlyears', 'Beirut', 'Final Leisure 1999 mix', 'TV mini-series' and 'Official Guide to Canterbury')

Abstract Sponge 1-4, An Empty Shell, Banks and Dogs, Cities and Villages, Continuum, Corruption,Cracked upon the heart, Dreams of Escaping, Drop the Mask, Final Leisure, Hammer, Leisure, MkUltra, Obscures Cake 1-2, Obscures Cake 3-5, Reality Censor, Scarred for Life, Seven Times, Sexual Prowess, Six, South Pole, Spark a Change, They Worship a Killer, The Curfew Clampdown, Without Hate, Zootopia 1, Zootopia 2.

Drey Grade - live tracks converted to MP3 CD

Abstract Sponge 1-4(Zootopia Jan 1985), Beirut(bedroom tape), Compassion(Chichester New park Community Centre 1985), Hammer(Carioca, Worthing, now a Co-op), Hammer(Chichester New park Community Centre 1985 March), Hammer(Chichester New park Community Centre 1985 May), Matter - 6 cheap jokes(Rustington Village Hall Oct 27 1983), Mr. Jameson(Chichester New park Community Centre 1985), Obscures Cake 1-2(Zootopia Jan 1985), Obscures Cake 3-5(Zootopia Jan 1985), South Pole(Rustington Village Hall Oct 27 1983), TOT - Mind Aches(Rustington Village Hall Oct 27 1983), Victor Jara(Escape Club, Brighton, supporting Strawberry Switchblade Nov 5 1983), Victor Jara(Rustington Village Hall Oct 27 1983), Without Hate(Chichester New park Community Centre 1985).

The Daniel Grade

The Daniel Grade - Cassettes

1992 : Drey Grade/The Daniel Grade - Unnatural History Repeats Itself (compilation with Drey Grade)(BN14)

1992 : The Daniel Grade - Severance EP (BN13)

1989 : The Daniel Grade - Pure (BN12)

1989 : The Daniel Grade - The Last April ('live' at Thieves, Worthing, April 24 1989) (BN11)

'Including' was the original name for Obscures Cake/Abstract Sponge + by the way!

1987-1989 : The Daniel Grade - A Place to L.I.V.E Vol. 3 (BN09)

Cracked (Smugglers Rustington), Primitive (*), New York head, Hangin' on the telephone (Thieves Worthing), I was talking then (*), Hydra, Stateline, Jumpin' Jack flash (Thieves Worthing), Stoney ground 1(The Stonecatcher) (*), Frozen years, Reward, Echo beach, Target (*), Get back, We all live in Pensylvainia (Smugglers, Rustington), Incentive, Burn, Stoney ground 2(The Stonecatcher) (*), Unforgettable (*), Work patrol, Scatter the flower, Ernie, Old as thunder (Thieves Worthing), Don't go breaking my heart (Thieves Worthing), It's all too much (Dance Industry Littlehampton), See (The trilogy song -A place to L.I.V.E) - rest at ease.(*).
* = Basement studios - South Terrace, Littlehampton.

1986 : The Daniel Grade - Handouts (BN11) (completed July 1986)

1985-1986 : The Daniel Grade - A Place to L.I.V.E Vol. 2 (BN09)

One Meal a Day (*), Hydra (Worthing Carioca - March 20th 1985), Hammer (Worthing Carioca - March 20th 1985), Four (*), Chain (*), Michael Smith (*), Track (*), Before you stretch (*), Five (*), White snow (*), One night (*), Job like this (*), Quiet Egypt (Windmill Littlehampton - Dec 12th 1985), Stateline (Windmill Littlehampton - Dec 12th 1985), Outro (Windmill, L'ton - Dec 12th 1985).
* = Basement studios - South Terrace, Littlehampton.

1985 : The Daniel Grade - A Place to L.I.V.E Vol. 1 (BN09)

Obscures Cake 1-5, Abstract Sponge 1-4 (Zootopia January 5th 1985), Mr. Jameson (Chichester New Park - March 2nd 1985), Compassion (Chichester New Park - March 2nd 1985), Without Hate (Chichester New Park - March 2nd 1985), Hammer (Chichester New Park - March 2nd 1985), Stateline (Littlehampton School - April 25th 1985), White Flag Blues (L'ton Windmill Theatre - Aug 11 1985), New York Head (L'ton Windmill Theatre - Aug 11 1985), Cry in shame (L'ton Windmill Theatre - Aug 11 1985), Untitled (L'ton Windmill Theatre - Aug 11 1985), Incentive (L'ton Windmill Theatre - Aug 11 1985), Hammer (Chichester New Park - May 25th 1985)

The Daniel Grade - Live gigs - what can be gathered anyway from crumpled up found lists

1985

Zootopia - Bognor - January 5
New Park Community Centre - Chichester - March 2
Carioca - Worthing - March 27
Zootopia - Bognor - March 30
Zootopia - Bognor - April 20
Littlehampton School - Littlehampton - April 25
Zootopia - Bognor - May 18
New Park Community Centre - Chichester - May 25
Windmill 'Live Aid' - Littlehampton - August 11
Windmill - Littlehampton - December 22

1986

Arundel football club - ?

1987

Burgess Hill school - Burgess Hill - June 6
Norfolf - Worthing - July 23
Bills' house - Littlehampton - August 20
Chichester festival - August 29
Littlehampton School - Littlehampton - April 25
Smugglers - Rustington - September 20
Norfolf - Worthing - October 3
Richmond - Brighton - October 9
Smugglers - Rustington - October 25
Norfolf - Worthing - November 6
Three crowns - Angmering - November 20
Smugglers - Rustington - November 29
Smugglers - Rustington - December 20
Dance Industry - Littlehampton - December 27

1988

Roundstone - East Preston - March 3
Rustington village hall 'Wishing Well' concert - April 3
Roundstone - East Preston - April 14
Three crowns - Angmering - May 14
Thieves - Worthing - May 18
The Cabin - Elmer - May 25
Roundstone - East Preston - May 26
The Cabin - Elmer - June 25
Thieves - Worthing - July 5
White Hart - Littlehampton - July 9
The Fox - Patching - July 16
The Crown - Bognor - August 15
Thieves - Worthing - August 16
True Blue - Wick - September 28
Thieves - Worthing - October 10
True Blue - Wick - October 18
Thieves - Worthing - October 25
Assembly Halls - Worthing - October 28
The Crypt - ? - November 2
Thieves - Worthing - November 8
True Blue - Wick - November 16
Thieves - Worthing - November 22
True Blue - Wick - November 30
Thieves - Worthing - December 6
Thieves - Worthing - December 20
Dance Industry - Littlehampton - December 27

1989

Windmill - Littlehampton - February 25
Thieves - Worthing - February 27
Assembly Halls - Worthing - April 7
Thieves - Worthing - April 24 (The Last April)
Melons - Brighton - September 24
Rock Gardens - Covent garden - London - December 3
Windmill - Littlehampton - December 21

1989

Windmill - Littlehampton - February 25
Thieves - Worthing - February 27
Assembly Halls - Worthing - April 7
Thieves - Worthing - April 24 (The Last April)
Melons - Brighton - September 24
Rock Gardens - Covent garden - London - December 3
Windmill - Littlehampton - December 21

1990

Richmond - Brighton - January 15 - with 'The Walking Seeds'
Zap Club - Brighton - with 'The Railway Children'
Zap Club - Brighton - with 'Intastella'
Coach and Horses - Chichester - September 20
Lady Owen - London - October 1
George Robey - London - November 20
Zap Club - Brighton - December 11 - with 'The New Fast Automatic Daffodils'
Fresh Club - London - December 17
Dance Industry - Littlehampton - December 30

1991/1992

Coach and Horses - Chichester - January 30
George Robey - London - February 4
The Basement - Brighton - February 25 - with 'Boo Radleys'
Coach and Horses - Chichester - September 20
Lady Owen - London - October 1
George Robey - London - November 20
Zap Club - Brighton - December 11 - with 'The New Fast Automatic Daffodils'
The Basement - Brighton - May 7- with 'Dr. Phibes'
Zap Club - Brighton - with 'The Cranberries'
The Basement - Brighton - with 'The Wendys'
Zap Club - Brighton - August 23 1992 - with 'The New Fast Automatic Daffodils'
Nutley Arms Nutley
Hustlers - Worthing.

The Daniel Grade MP3 CD's

The Daniel Grade - tracks converted to MP3 CD - 1990-1992

Crush (from Pest EP 12"), Crush (demo version), Crush (live), Deep (from 'Severance' demo), Deep (live), Lobs Wood (live), Melt (from Pest EP 12"), Melt (demo version), Melt (live), Pure (live), Severance (from 'Severance' demo tape EP), Suntrap (from Pest EP 12"), Suntrap (live), Too much make up (from 'Severance' demo tape EP), Urge (live), Win (from 'Severance' demo tape)

'live' tracks Zap Club, Brighton, UK.

The Daniel Grade - other studio tracks converted to MP3 CD - 1985-1989

Black and white (from 'pure'), Burn (from 'granny's studio demo), Cry in shame (from 'handouts'), Grock (from 'pure'), Hydra (from 'peppermint' sessions), Incentive (from 'handouts'), Lobs Wood Intro (from 'pure'), Lobs Wood (from 'pure'), New York head (from 'granny's studio demo), New York head (from 'handouts'), Old as thunder (from 'peppermint' sessions), Pure (from 'pure'), Scatter the flower (from 'granny's demo), Scatter the flower (from 'pure' demo), Slide (from 'pure' demo), Slide (from 'peppermint' sessions), South Pole (from 'pure'), Stateline (from 'handouts'), The Cornwall song - (from 'peppermint' sessions), The girl is dead (from 'pure'), White flag blues (from 'handouts'), Wonderful falling life - (from 'pure')

The Daniel Grade - 'live' tracks converted to MP3 CD - 1985-1989

April aftermath - th, Before you stretch - b, Burn - sm, Chain - b, Cracked - sm, Cry in shame - wm, Cry in shame - sm, Don't go - th, Echo beach - th, Five - b, Four - b, Frozen years - m, Get back - th, Hangin' on - th, Hydra - ?, Hydra - sm, Incentive - sm, Incentive - th, It's all too much - di, I was talking then- b, Job like this - b, Jumpin' - th, Last song break - th, Michael Smith - b, Mr. Jameson - sm, New York head - wm, New York head - sm, Old as thunder - th, One meal a day - b, One night - b, Outro - wm, Primitive - b, Quiet Egypt - wm, Reward - sm, Reward - th, See (the trilogy song) - b, South Pole - sm, Stateline - wm, Stateline - ls, Stateline - sm, Stateline - th, Stonecatcher - b, The last April - th, Track - b , Two poles - sm, We all live in Pensylvania- th, White flag blues - wm, White flag blues - sm, White snow - b, Work patrol - th>

b = Basement - South Terrace, Littlehampton, UK,
th = Thieves Kitchen, Worthing, UK
sm = Smugglers Roost, Rustington, UK
wm = Windmil Theatre, Littlehampton, UK
di = Dance Industry, Littlehampton, UK
ls = Littlehampton School, LA, UK
m = Melons, Brighton

Black Nest Tapes - the full catalogue from 1982-1992.

BN 001	Various Artists	Gor sa har	Oct 1982	C 60 Cassette
BN 002	Drey Grade	Drop the mask and smile	Oct 1983	C 45 Cassette
BN 003	Voodoo	The skies grow darker	1983	C 45 Cassette
BN 004	Drey Grade	Without Hate	Feb 1984	C 45 Cassette
BN 005	Various Artists	Nation of Wimps	Wimped	Out
BN 006	Voodoo	Born, Bred, Dead	1984	C 45 Cassette
BN 007	Suum Cique	No Day Week	1984	C 45 Cassette
BN 008	Drey Grade	Obscures Cake/Abstract Sponge +	Dec 1984	C 60 Cassette
BN 009	Daniel Grade	A Place to L.I.V.E Volumes 1, 2, and 3	1985,1985,and 1987-90	3 C 90 Cassettes
BN 010	Daniel Grade	Handouts	July 1986	C 45 Cassette
BN 011	The Daniel Grade	The Last April	April 1989	C 45 Cassette
BN 012	The Daniel Grade	Pure	Nov 1989	C 60 Cassette
BN 013	The Daniel Grade	Severance EP	1992	C 30 Cassette
BN 014	Drey Grade/The Daniel Grade	Unnatural History Repeats Itself	1992	C 45 Cassette