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By 1981 two further singles, ‘Unexpected Guest’ and ‘Sexual’, were 'unleashed', "both effervescent waltzes of dark intent, the former actually achieving the band’s highest Indie chart placing of No. 4, and paving the way for UK Decay’s splendid debut album, ‘For Madmen Only’, released by Fresh in December of that year."

The band had taken a year in recording, but had to delay recording to tour the US with the 'Dead Kennedys' and to do several gigs in Europe. There were further frustrations with finding a perminent bassplayer.

 

"After Segovia left, Lorraine ‘Lol’ Turvey from The Statics stood in for some UK dates and a European tour in late 1980, but after the US shows, the band invited Creetin (AKA Jason!) back to the UK for their first headlining tour with The Dark and Play Dead supporting. Following that stint he returned home and Eddie ‘Dutch’ Branch (AKA ‘Twiggy’) from Northampton joined on bass, just in time to play on the album."
In early 82,Fresh Records collapsed soon after the album’s release,"and the band were caught up in the ensuing management buy-out by what would become Jungle Records. With the help of John Loder and Southern Studios though, they managed to buy up the rights to their back catalogue and set up their own UK Decay Records. John Loder also introduced them to Penny Rimbaud from Crass, which resulted in the ‘Rising From The Dead’ 12” coming out on Crass’s Corpus Christi label in August 1982."

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