The Leepers – Paint A Day EP

Well, here it is…… The long-awaited next instalment in our popular Picture Disc series. It seems like the last one was ages ago but the turnaround times at pressing plants have been a nightmare but, we got there in the end!!

This is SEVENTEENTH release in the CLASSIC ’79 SERIES and TWENTY FIRST picture disc in total since we started doing these picture discs.

This was a important release for DETOUR to do as we felt that this band has been somewhat over looked over the years as they never got to release any records like their counterparts back in the day and only the real collectors amongst us knew about them. We actually told their story when we released a 13 track CD with them back in 2010.

Along with Speedball, the Leepers were one of the first Mod bands to form in Southend-On-Sea in Essex and to prove how early they were, Gary the singer appeared in the film QUADROPHENIA as an extra. This is a screen shot of him just before Sting rode in. Gary is the one in the middle with blonde hair and dark shades.

On this FOUR track EP, we have featured our favourite tracks that are taken off our CD album entitled “Back in the day”. if this band is new to you, check the album out too…

The following text is taken from their album release…

The Leepers were no different from all the other hopefuls all looking for stardom except they had the look, the attitude and two great song writers in their ranks in the way of Gary Simpson & Pete Helmer along with Paul Helmer playing bass and Sav on drums. One of Pete’s other brothers (John) had already found fame in the up-and-coming Brighton based band The Piranhas….  

With MOD sweeping the country back in 1979, the band had a shared interest in the 60s. The lifestyle, the music, the scooters AND above everything else THE CLOTHES!  

The band were courted by several record labels but sadly no deal followed. By late 1980, the Mod scene started changing. The smartly dressed Mods started wearing more elaborate clothes with frilly shirts and sequins. This new scene was Psychedelia… The band didn’t see it as selling out, just a natural progression to what had also happened in the sixties. They changed their name to Le Mat and brought in new member Mark Mifsud-Bonnici to add a new direction to the band by introducing violin & Keyboards. With this new line up, they signed to ‘Whaaam Records’ and released one single and one album…

<<< ONCE AGAIN, ONLY 300 COPIES PRESSED!!! >>>

FEATURES

PAINT A DAY

GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS

RONNIE’S HOUSE

ON MY HOME