This particular Blue Angel was first of two which appeared in the late 1970s. It issued three records, all of which were by The Idiots, with or without Tone Deaf. A flexi-disc, 'Why Does Politics Turn Men Into Toads', by Tone Deaf & The Idiots seems to have been the first on the scene despite its catalogue number, BLI-2; it is reported to have been issued in April 1978. A proper single by The Idiots, 'Operation Julie' came out the following month and was numbered BLI-1; its subject matter was an anti-drugs 'bust' by the police, which had taken place in the previous year. 1979 saw the release of an album, 'Catastrophe Rock' (BLISS-1). All were recorded in the Blue Angel studios, in York. The label itself, which was yellow with blue printing, was of a plain design: it had the words 'BLUE ANGEL' at the top, in two lines.
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