# Party Day > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Party_Day > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Party_Day.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_Day > Source revision: 1355941226 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Party Day** were an English [rock](/source/Rock_music) band formed in 1981[1] in [Wombwell](/source/Wombwell) near [Barnsley](/source/Barnsley), [South Yorkshire](/source/South_Yorkshire), England. Originally, a four-piece consisting of guitarists Martin Steele, Greg Firth, bassist Carl Firth and drummer Mick Baker.[2] They were known for being "hard knuckleduster goth with post-punk overtones".[3] ## History The band were formerly called 'Further Experiments' (1979–81)[2] but refocused as Party Day. They released their first single, "Row the Boat Ashore" c/w "Poison" on their own label, Party Day Records in 1983,[2] and it was well reviewed - "their simpering and delightful sound is a thing of beauty".[4] Their second single, "The Spider", was described as "Excellent punk junk howl"[5] and was played on [John Peel](/source/John_Peel)'s [BBC Radio 1](/source/BBC_Radio_1).[6] Their debut album ‘Glasshouse’ (1985) has received acclaim in Andrew Darlington's blog post: "their most stunning statement to date... what they do, they do searingly well".[7] Party Day's music was melancholic at heart with a drop of venomous punk,[3] and as with their second album, *Simplicity* (1986)'s track "Glorious Days" was called "the attractive, though slightly over-wrought black sheep." [8] Party Day released *Rabbit Pie* on the compilation LP *Giraffe in Flames* on Aaz Records[2] to acclaim: "Highlight though is Party Day's effort, a meaty guitar-based number, Rabbit Pie. The threesome is coming on by leaps and bounds, and Giraffe in Flames is worth buying just for them."[9] They had a strong following in [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire) and were credited as being part of both the local scenes of [Sheffield](/source/Sheffield) ( [Leadmill )](/source/Leadmill)[10] and [Leeds](/source/Leeds). "No strangers to the local circuit, Party Day have gigged consistently for almost a year".[11] After the release of the *Glasshouse* LP[2] there was a change in personnel, with Martin leaving due to ill-health.[2] Other members joined, but by 1988, they had broken up after abandoning their unfinished third album.[2] [Sounds](/source/Sounds_(magazine)) said "They roar along, driven by a good old-fashioned pumping drum-kit, and every so often one of those elusive moving chord-sequences falls into place, leaving you completely startled"[12]. The [NME](/source/NME) writes "They hold their guitars like loaded AK-47s. They throb".[13] Since their demise, there has been quite an interest in the band. They were included within [Mick Mercer](/source/Mick_Mercer)'s book [Gothic Rock: All you ever wanted to know but were too afraid to ask](/source/Mick_Mercer), published by [Pegasus](/source/Pegasus_Publishing) 1991 (UK) ISBN 1-873892-01-2 and Cleopatra Records 1993 (USA). Their song "Atoms" has been included on some later Gothic compilations, most notably with Germany's Strobelight Records - Volume 3 (2006).[14] In 2015, their songs could be found being aired at Gothic clubs within Europe and beyond, on Livestreams.[15][16] Recently, they aired on World Goth Day 2020 with DJ [Benny Blanco](/source/Benny_Blanco)'s Livestream[17] and with [Dark Wave](/source/Dark_Wave) Radio.[18] 2021 sees the 40th Anniversary of the Band's beginnings. Sorted! becomes the band's latest release, a comprehensive collection of all their recordings plus demos, and is released by Optic Nerve Recordings.[19] ## Discography ### Singles - "Row The Boat Ashore" c/w "Poison" (1983, Party Day Records) - "Spider" c/w "Flies" (1984, Party Day Records) ### EPs - *Glasshouse EP*(1985, Rouska Records) ### Albums - *Glasshouse* (1985, Party Day Records) - *Simplicity* (1986, Party Day Records) - *Sorted!* (2021, Optic Nerve Recordings) ### Compilations - "Party Day" on *Real Time 5* (1983, Unlikely Records [cassette]) - "Rabbit Pie" on *Giraffe in Flames* (1984, AAZ Records [12" vinyl]) - "Rabbit Pie" on *Band-It No. 14* (1984, [cassette magazine]) - "Athena" on *Four Your Ears Only* (1984, [Play it Again Sam](/source/PIAS_Recordings) [12" vinyl]) - "Opium Gathering" on *Raw Red Heat* (1984, Flame Tapes [cassette]) - "Spider" on *Raging Sun* (1985, Rouska Records [12" vinyl]) - "Borderline" on *Bites and Stabs* (1985, Torment Records [12" vinyl]) - "Let Us Shine" on *Torn in Two* (1986, Torment Records) - "Let us Shine" on *Zarah Leander's Greatest Hits* (1987, Rouska Records [CD]) - "Atoms" on *Strobelights Vol.3* (2006, Strobelight Records [CD]) - "Atoms" on *Return of the [Batcave](/source/Batcave_(club))* - Vol. 1 (2008, internet only [CD]) ## References 1. drury, steve. ["SDT"](http://www.party-day.co.uk/pdstory.html). *Party Day*. sdtfoto / party day. Retrieved 5 March 2021. 1. ["Party Day Indie Goth Music"](http://www.party-day.co.uk/). *Party-day.co.uk* 1. ["Invisible Guy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200922073000/https://repartiseraren.se/2012/09/14/invisible-guy-recommends-80s-gothic-rock-1983-1984-part-iii-2/). *repartiseraren.se*. Archived from [the original](http://repartiseraren.se/2012/09/14/invisible-guy-recommends-80s-gothic-rock-1983-1984-part-iii-2/) on 22 September 2020. 1. Zigzag Magazine, singles review, July 1983 1. Tibet, Sounds, 19 May 1984 1. ["The Perfumed Garden: John Peel - 2nd July 1984"](http://theperfumedgarden.blogspot.com/2014/12/john-peel-2nd-july-1984.html). *Theperfumedgarden.blogspot.com*. 16 December 2014. 1. Darlington, Andy (19 March 2020). ["Eight Miles Higher"](https://andrewdarlington.blogspot.com/2020/03/band-interview-party-day.html). *Party Day Interview*. Retrieved 16 March 2021. 1. Mick Mercer, Melody Maker, album reviews, 12 July 1986 1. Martin Lilleker, The Star (Sheffield), album review, 11 February 1984 1. Sheffield, Polytech. ["04/12/1983 gig"](https://sheffieldmusicarchive.co.uk/venues/polytechnic/). *Sheffield Music Archive*. Retrieved 2 April 2021. 1. NEM. Leeds Other Paper, 27 January 1984 1. Mr Spencer, Sounds, 19 May 1984 1. Susan Williams (aka [Seething Wells](/source/Seething_Wells)), NME, 3 March 1984 1. Strobelight, Records. ["Germany's"](http://www.strobelight-records.com/SR-WP/compilations/strobelights-vol-3-cd/). *Strobelight Records*. Strobelight. Retrieved 18 February 2021. 1. ["DJ Martin Oldgoth, The Last Cry 30th Anniversary, July 2015 (Brighton)"](http://www.party-day.co.uk/martin_oldgoth_last_cry_2015.pdf). *Party-day.co.uk* 1. DJ Dragnet, League Of Extraordinary Dj’s Setlist, Nov 2016 (Amsterdam) 1. Benny, Blanco (23 May 2020). ["DJ"](https://blancodisco.com/2020/05/22/dj-mix-friday-throwdown-benny-blanco-world-goth-day-may-22-2020/). *Blancodisco*. bennyblanco. Retrieved 18 February 2021. 1. Dark Wave, Radio.net (15 December 2018). ["Dark Wave Radio"](https://darkwaveradio.net/gothic-rock/). *darkwaveradio.net*. Retrieved 2 April 2021. 1. ["Optic Nerve Recordings"](https://opticnerverecordings.com/collections/party-day). *Party Day - Sorted!*. Optic Nerve Recordings. Retrieved 16 March 2021. ## External links - [Party Day - official website](http://www.party-day.co.uk/) - [Party Day Facebook Page](https://www.facebook.com/pg/party.day.uk/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Party Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_Day) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_Day?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.