Human Cabbages

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Human Cabbages

Melodramatic Popular Song / Post punk / Swing

Johnny Fags n Booze - Guitar

Rosa Roberts - vocals (sister of King keyboarder Mick)

Gordana Ranic (Original Singer)

From Alternative Sounds

Steve Teers - Keyboards + trombone. Stan Horton - Bass. Steve Williams - Drums

From Human Cabbages My Space

Bio

After gigging around Coventry for a couple of years from 1979, giving support slots to a nascent Napalm

Death and providing Stan Campbell with his first gig (before he went on to sing 'Free Nelson Mandela' for Special AKA), the Human Cabbages appeared on the 'Boys and Girls Come Out To Play' compilation 7" and made an EP, 'The Witch'. John Peel played the records once or twice but the odd distraction got in the way in the shape of careers, families and general relocation to disparate quarters meaning that rehearsals became kind of less frequent and the Human Cabbages just never got around to arranging another gig. .. Then, in 2005, out of the blue an email came from avid US collector, Chuck Warner in Massachusetts asking if he could put 'The Witch' on his 'Messthetics 103' Midlands DIY compilation CD. So now you can buy the Human Cabbages at Tescos (well, online at least). The track's been played on US college radio stations as well as Stuart Maconie's Freakzone (BBC6) so it was high time for another gig. .. There had been a spontaneous reunion at Steve Teers' wedding in 2006 when it was noticed that there would be 5 Human Cabbages in the same room. But the singer of 'The Witch', Rosa Roberts, had long since disappeared, until that is, an article in the Coventry Telegraph led to Rosa calling Steve and arranging lunch. Now, with a rehearsal planned and a gig booked for 2nd August, the Human Cabbages are back on the road (well, down Steve's local) for a charity fundraiser (for childhood leukaemia research) .. ...and you can see songs from the gig in the 'videos' section. The night raised £1500 for charity as well as a few eyebrows at Johnny's wig and Stan's naked torso. Plans to play a 'hometown tour' of the band's current hometowns of Newcastle, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Coventry and London are a twinkle in the collective Cabbage-eyes. (Above - Rosa Roberts)

Members

Voice - Rosa Roberts (previously Gordana Ranic then Corinne Gabel), Bass - Stan Horton, Guitar - Johnny Fagznbooze, Keyboards/trombone - Steve Teers, Drums - Steve W

Singles

The Witch

Songs on their My Space

The Witch / Evangeline / Air Raid Shelter / One More Fool / Lemon Tea

(Live My Space Videos Lemon Song / The Witch / Windows Broken / Air Raid Shelter / Evangeline)

Get a Grip (a ska based track) - (Featured on The Boys and Girls Come out to Play EP)

"In 1980, they were one of 6 bands to feature on the Boys and Girls

Come Out To Play EP with The Clique, Profile, Famous Five, First Offence. The Human Cabbages track was (in Pete Chamber's opinion) the strongest of the 6 - the ska based Get a Grip - featured powerful vocals from Caron Joyce - later of Armalite." Pete Chambers

Sources - Rex Brough - Alternative Sounds / Pete Chambers - Godiva Rocks - My Space

From Steve Teers via YouTube

This track, One More Fool, was the opener for the first gig in 27 years, at the Drayton Court, West Ealing, London, on 2nd August 2008. The night raised £1500 for a childhood leukaemia research charity as well as a few eyebrows at Johnny's wig and Stan's naked torso. After gigging around Coventry for a couple of years from 1979, giving support slots to a nascent Napalm Death and providing Stan Campbell with his first gig (before he went on to sing 'Free Nelson Mandela' for Special AKA), the Human Cabbages appeared on the 'Boys and Girls Come Out To Play' compilation 7" and made an EP, 'The Witch'. John Peel played the records once or twice but the odd distraction got in the way in the shape of careers, families and general relocation to disparate quarters meaning that rehearsals became kind of less frequent and the Human Cabbages just never got around to arranging another gig. Then, in 2005, out of the blue an email came from avid US collector, Chuck Warner in Massachusetts asking if he could put 'The Witch' on his 'Messthetics 103' Midlands DIY compilation CD. So now you can buy the Human Cabbages at Tescos (well, online at least). The track's been played on US college radio stations as well as Stuart Maconie's Freakzone (BBC6) so it was high time for another gig. There had been a spontaneous reunion at Steve Teers' wedding in 2006 when it was noticed that there would be 5 Human Cabbages in the same room. But the singer of 'The Witch', Rosa Roberts, had long since disappeared, until that is, an article in the Coventry Telegraph led to Rosa calling Steve and arranging lunch... Plans to play a 'hometown tour' of the band's current hometowns of Newcastle, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Coventry and London are a twinkle in the collective Cabbage-eyes. Voice: Rosa Roberts Bass: Stan Horton Guitar: Johnny Fagznbooze Keys/trombone: Steve Teers Drums: Steve Williams