Blood Sausage were an

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band from

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, England, containing members of

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History

The band featured vocalist Dale Shaw, who was described as "a self-confessed 'ugly' boy who read soulful beat poetry over whichever noise patterns happened to be passing at the time".True, Everett (2001) ''Live Through This: American Rock Music in the Nineties'', Virgin Books, , p. 72 Shaw declared himself to be "the total antithesis of a rock star". The rest of the band was made up of members of Huggy Bear (Jo Johnson - bass guitar, drums, and Niki Eliot - drums, vocals) and Cee Bee Beaumont (Owen Thomas - guitar, percussion, A.J.W. Bourton - guitar, bass, flute, keyboards).Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 797-8 The band's debut EP, ''Touching You in Ways That Don't Feel Comfortable'', released on the Wiiija label, was named 'Single of the Week' by the ''

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'' in 1993, and this was followed by the album ''Happy Little Bullshit Boy'' in July that year. The band's next release was the ''Denis Lavant'' EP, released by

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in November 1993. They shared a split single with Wiiija labelmates

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in 1994, both bands recording

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s - "(You're The) Devil In Disguise" being the Blood Sausage contribution. Shaw also contributed vocals to "Tera Mera Pyar" on Cornershop's 1993 album ''

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'', and took on the role of MC on

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's 1996 album '' Destination: Love – Live! at Cold Rice''. Thomas went on to play with

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Discography

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*''Touching You in Ways That Don't Feel Comfortable'' EP (1993), Wiiija *''Denis Lavant'' EP (1993), K *"(You're The) Devil In Disguise" (A-side: "Seetar Man" by Cornershop) 7" single (1994), Clawfist

Album

*''Happy Little Bullshit Boy'' LP (1993), Wiiija

Compilation

*''The Short and Painful Life of Blood Sausage'' 2LP (2016), Do Yourself In ingles, unreleased and live tracks

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blood Sausage British indie rock groups Riot grrrl bands Underground punk scene in the United Kingdom