A Rockabilly / Psychobilly / Rock 'n' Roll label, run by Rockin' Roy Williams. Nervous was named after American recording artist Nervous Norvus, who gained a cult following thanks to his 'Transfusion' and 'Ape Call' singles of the 1950s. It started out in 1978 as a publishing company and issued its first single, 'Rockabilly Guy' by The Polecats (NER-001) in the late Summer / early Autumn of 1979. The matrix number, EJSP-9272, indicates that the record was made through Ellie Jay (q.v.). The Polecats were to hit the Charts three times in 1981 with covers of David Bowie's 'John I'm Only Dancing' (POLE-1) and T. Rex's 'Jeepster' (POLE-3) and with a re-recorded version of 'Rockabilly Guy' (POLE-2), all for Mercury Records. The second Nervous single, 'Constipation Shake' by Legendary Lonnie (NER-002) did not appear until 1981. Nervous is still going today; it has a website here.
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