Maximum Joy – Stretch – 12″

Forty years ago, on July 8th and 9th in 1981, a group formed by the splintering of some of Bristol’s essential post punk bands, entered the hallowed studio at Berry Street in London to record their debut single. What would emerge was not only an exuberant post funk classic on the A-side, but also a wildly influential dub workout on the flipside, whose reverberations can still be heard today. Both songs have proven essential in very different ways.

Celebrating this occasion, 1972 Records will lovingly reissue this landmark 12” from Maximum Joy, with “Stretch (12” Version)” backed with “Silent Street – Silent Dub”, available on September 24, 2021.

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