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== Looking For Collaborations and Split Releases ==
 
  
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We're still active under many different names and looking to release our music on our own and other peoples labels.
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== THE HAPPINESS PATROL IS DEAD - LONG LIVE SEND IN THEE IDIOTS ==
  
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Get in touch at this email address:<br>
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As of '''03:07pm (GMT) October 4th 2016''' the Happiness Patrol Project is dead. We just killed it. [[Send In Thee Idiots]] is the new project.
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Send In thee Idiots is now dead. Long Live [[Pavlov's Dog's Dinner]].
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
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Spreading the good news of Jehovah's Kingdom through the medium of Noise ''Music'', Plunderphonics, Drones and Power Electronics since 2012. We currently reside in the High Peak area of Derbyshire, England.
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Spreading the good news of Jehovah's Kingdom through the medium of Noise ''Music'', Plunderphonics, Drones and Power Electronics since 2012 the Happiness Patrol resided in the High Peak area of Derbyshire, England.
  
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Collaborations, both local and international are welcome.
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The project is now terminated.
  
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Will play some gigs someday possibly.
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== Websites, Free Downloads and Crud ==
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Remember:
 
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[[File:Read_the_Bible_daily.jpg]]
 
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...because their are plenty of sick, twisted, evil, blood thirsty and misogynistic bits to hold your interest.
 
  
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== Websites, Free Downloads and Crud ==
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As of October 4th 2016 all the below are declared inactive pending clean up.
  
 
Here's our [http://happynesspatrol.blogspot.co.uk/ blog]<br>
 
Here's our [http://happynesspatrol.blogspot.co.uk/ blog]<br>
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Here's our [http://www.discogs.com/label/661304-The-Happiness-Patrol Discogs (label)]<br>
 
Here's our [http://www.discogs.com/label/661304-The-Happiness-Patrol Discogs (label)]<br>
 
Here's our [http://www.discogs.com/artist/2826486-Happiness-Patrol-The Discogs (band)]<br>
 
Here's our [http://www.discogs.com/artist/2826486-Happiness-Patrol-The Discogs (band)]<br>
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Here's our [http://sendintheidiots.tumblr.com/ (mostly inactive) Tumblr]<br>
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Here's our [http://sendintheidiots.tumblr.com/ Tumblr]<br>
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Here's the [https://archive.org/details/@bloody_spoons Bloody Spoons Netlabel Archive.org]
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Here's the [https://archive.org/details/@bloody_spoons Bloody Spoons Netlabel on Archive.org]
  
 
== Contact ==
 
== Contact ==
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Email address in image...<br>
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Email address in image (still valid but will be updated soon)...<br>
 
[[File:Dogcollar13.png]]
 
[[File:Dogcollar13.png]]
  
 
== Discography (all self released unless otherwise stated) ==
 
== Discography (all self released unless otherwise stated) ==
  
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[[File:Minions150.png]] [[File:Spastic-150.jpg]] [[File:Our_Kingdom_Ministry_150.jpg]] [[File:Boring150.jpg]] [[File:Jesus_Was_a_Cuck_150.jpg]]<br><br>
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Our self-released CD-Rs and Cassettes are available from us in person, for trade, purchase from Disogs or as copies found drop lifted in random locations.
 
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'''Coming Soon'''<br>
 
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[[File:Some_Times_You_Arm_Yourself_150.jpg]]<br>
 
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2016 THP 06 CDR/DL - [[Send In The Idiots]] "Sometimes You Arm Yourself" (CD-R, 10 copies or free download)<br>
 
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'''2016'''<br>
 
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[[File:Minions150.png]] [[File:Spastic-150.jpg]] [[File:Our_Kingdom_Ministry_150.jpg]] [[File:Boring150.jpg]] [[File:Jesus_Was_a_Cuck_150.jpg]]<br>
 
 
2016 THP 05 DL - [[District Convention Dogshit Overseer]] "Jesus Was a Cuck" (Free Download from [[Bloody Spoons Netlabel]])<br>
 
2016 THP 05 DL - [[District Convention Dogshit Overseer]] "Jesus Was a Cuck" (Free Download from [[Bloody Spoons Netlabel]])<br>
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22 THP DL - [[Duck Halt]], Send In The Idiots and the Happiness Patrol "Protest Songs Are Boring" (Free Download from [[Bloody Spoons Netlabel]])<br>
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22 THP DL - [[Duck Halt]], [[Send In The Idiots]] and the Happiness Patrol "Protest Songs Are Boring" (Free Download from [[Bloody Spoons Netlabel]])<br>
 
21 THP DL - various artists [[Our Kingdom Ministry (A Happiness Patrol Sampler)]] (Free Download from [[Bloody Spoons Netlabel]])<br>
 
21 THP DL - various artists [[Our Kingdom Ministry (A Happiness Patrol Sampler)]] (Free Download from [[Bloody Spoons Netlabel]])<br>
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20 THP 3CDR - The Happiness Patrol "Curing Mental Spasticity (Expanded)" (3" CD-R, 5 copies)<br>
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20 THP 3CDR - The Happiness Patrol "Curing Mental Spasticity (Expanded)" (3" CD-R, 5 copies [[deleted]])<br>
 
19 THP DL - Send In The Idiots "Everyone You See Will Be Righteous" (Free Download from [https://archive.org/details/SendInTheIdiotsEveryoneYouSeeWillBeRighteous03ToiletPaperCoupons Archive.org] or [https://thehappinesspatrol.bandcamp.com/album/everyone-you-see-will-be-righteous Bandcamp])<br>
 
19 THP DL - Send In The Idiots "Everyone You See Will Be Righteous" (Free Download from [https://archive.org/details/SendInTheIdiotsEveryoneYouSeeWillBeRighteous03ToiletPaperCoupons Archive.org] or [https://thehappinesspatrol.bandcamp.com/album/everyone-you-see-will-be-righteous Bandcamp])<br>
  
 
'''2015'''<br>
 
'''2015'''<br>
 
[[File:Terry150.png]] [[File:Sparlock150b.png]] [[File:London150.gif]] [[File:Steven_Lett_is_my_homeboy_150.jpg]] [[File:1-150.jpg]] [[File:Ah150.jpg]] [[File:After150.jpg]] [[File:Life150.jpg]]<br>
 
[[File:Terry150.png]] [[File:Sparlock150b.png]] [[File:London150.gif]] [[File:Steven_Lett_is_my_homeboy_150.jpg]] [[File:1-150.jpg]] [[File:Ah150.jpg]] [[File:After150.jpg]] [[File:Life150.jpg]]<br>
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18 THP DL - [[China Pig Pro]] / [[Send In The Idiots]] "Life Unfolds Where Ever You Are" (Free Download from [https://archive.org/details/LifeUnfoldsWhereverYouAre Archive.org] or [https://thehappinesspatrol.bandcamp.com/album/life-unfolds-where-you-are Bandcamp]])<br>
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18 THP DL - [[China Pig Pro]] / Send In The Idiots "Life Unfolds Where Ever You Are" (Free Download from [https://archive.org/details/LifeUnfoldsWhereverYouAre Archive.org] or [https://thehappinesspatrol.bandcamp.com/album/life-unfolds-where-you-are Bandcamp]])<br>
 
17 THP DL - The Happiness Patrol "...after Hymnen (Expanded)" (Free Download from [https://archive.org/details/AfterHymnen Archive.org])<br>
 
17 THP DL - The Happiness Patrol "...after Hymnen (Expanded)" (Free Download from [https://archive.org/details/AfterHymnen Archive.org])<br>
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16 THP 3CDR - The Happiness Patrol "...after Hymnen" (3" CD-R, 4 copies [[deleted]])<br>
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16 THP 3CDR - The Happiness Patrol "...after Hymnen" (3" CD-R, 4 copies '''[[deleted]]''')<br>
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15 THP 3CDR - [[Send In The Idiots]] "#1" (3" CD-R, 5 copies - New tracks available for free download from [https://soundcloud.com/thehappinesspatrol/send-in-the-idiots-riches-beyond-human-imagination Soundcloud (1)] and [https://soundcloud.com/thehappinesspatrol/fuck-a-bear-with-birdshit-all-over-its-swede Soundcloud (2)])<br>
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15 THP 3CDR - [[Send In The Idiots]] "#1" (3" CD-R, 5 copies [[deleted]] - New tracks available for free download from [https://soundcloud.com/thehappinesspatrol/send-in-the-idiots-riches-beyond-human-imagination Soundcloud (1)] and [https://soundcloud.com/thehappinesspatrol/fuck-a-bear-with-birdshit-all-over-its-swede Soundcloud (2)])<br>
 
14 THP DLE - District Convention Dogshit Overseer "1: The Still Shite, Pointless and Ignorable Expanded Edition" (Free Download from [https://thehappinesspatrol.bandcamp.com/album/1-the-still-shit-and-ignorable-expanded-edition Bandcamp])<br>
 
14 THP DLE - District Convention Dogshit Overseer "1: The Still Shite, Pointless and Ignorable Expanded Edition" (Free Download from [https://thehappinesspatrol.bandcamp.com/album/1-the-still-shit-and-ignorable-expanded-edition Bandcamp])<br>
 
13 THP DL - Send In The Idiots "A Fine Collection of London Hats" (Free Download from [https://thehappinesspatrol.bandcamp.com/album/a-fine-collection-of-london-hats Bandcamp] or [https://archive.org/details/SendInTheIdiotsAFineCollectionOfLondonHats Archive.org])<br>
 
13 THP DL - Send In The Idiots "A Fine Collection of London Hats" (Free Download from [https://thehappinesspatrol.bandcamp.com/album/a-fine-collection-of-london-hats Bandcamp] or [https://archive.org/details/SendInTheIdiotsAFineCollectionOfLondonHats Archive.org])<br>
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'''2012'''<br>
 
'''2012'''<br>
 
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03 THP DL - [[Kenny Loggins At Live Aid]] "2 Blind Improvisations for Five String Electric Guitar" (Free Download from [https://soundcloud.com/thehappinesspatrol Soundcloud] or [https://archive.org/details/BlindImprovisationFor2GuitarsVersion1Reverse Archive.org])<br>
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03 THP DL - [[Kenny Loggins At Live Aid]] "2 Blind Improvisations for Five String Electric Guitar" (Free Download from [https://soundcloud.com/thehappinesspatrol Soundcloud])<br>
 
02 THP DL - various artists "In Tongues" (features a track by [[The Happiness Patrol Grooving With A Pict]] - [http://waxenwings.bandcamp.com/album/in-tongues free download], Waxen Wings [http://waxenwings.bandcamp.com/], UK)<br>
 
02 THP DL - various artists "In Tongues" (features a track by [[The Happiness Patrol Grooving With A Pict]] - [http://waxenwings.bandcamp.com/album/in-tongues free download], Waxen Wings [http://waxenwings.bandcamp.com/], UK)<br>
 
01 THP MC / CDR2 / DL - various artists "Connection Cassette Vol.6" (features a track by The Happiness Patrol - Cassette, 2x CD-R or [http://halmcgee.bandcamp.com/album/connection-cassette-compilation-6 $1 download], Hal Tapes [http://www.haltapes.com], USA)
 
01 THP MC / CDR2 / DL - various artists "Connection Cassette Vol.6" (features a track by The Happiness Patrol - Cassette, 2x CD-R or [http://halmcgee.bandcamp.com/album/connection-cassette-compilation-6 $1 download], Hal Tapes [http://www.haltapes.com], USA)
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Korg Monotron Duo Analogue Synthesizer<br>
 
Korg Monotron Duo Analogue Synthesizer<br>
 
5 String Electric Guitar<br>
 
5 String Electric Guitar<br>
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Yamaha Synthesiser<br>
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Yamaha Children's Synthesiser<br>
 
Distortion FX Pedal<br>
 
Distortion FX Pedal<br>
 
PC running Cool Edit Pro
 
PC running Cool Edit Pro
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== Our Manifesto, a Work In Progress ==
 
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Ill-conceived bullshit plagiarised from another project.<br><br>
 
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'''01 - No Copyrights.'''<br>
 
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To put a value (monetary or material) on something is to commodify it.<br>
 
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To commodify a thing is to deny it as art.<br>
 
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We deny any inherent value in our work, hence our work is art.<br>
 
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As our work is of no value there is little point in claiming ownership.<br>
 
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Hence we dedicate our work to the public domain free of both license and warranty.<br><br>
 
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'''02 - Low-art For Art's Sake.'''<br>
 
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Marshall McLuhan told us that "Art is anything you can get away with."<br>
 
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We make no claim of originality or talent, simply the urge to create.<br>
 
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We embrace the outsider, the naive, the primitive.<br>
 
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Skill and technique are relative, taste doubly so.<br><br>
 
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'''03 - Consistency is Over-Rated.'''<br>
 
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We make no claims of consistency either in our musical stylings or our thoughts and philosophies.<br>
 
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Our history is incomplete, inconsistent and perhaps contradictory. This is deliberate.<br><br>
 
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'''04 - Musical Transparency'''<br>
 
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Every track available for free download forever ASAP via our [https://soundcloud.com/thehappinesspatrol Soundcloud] upon completion.<br>
 
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This pledge does not apply to the "found sound" interludes found on our CD-R and cassette releases nor our spur of the moment [[District Convention Dog Shit Overseer]] releases (see point #3)<br><br>
 
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'''05 - Never Send Us Money'''<br>
 
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'''06 - Remember...'''
 
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[[File:Steven_Lett_is_my_homeboy.jpg]]
 
  
 
== Field Recordings ==
 
== Field Recordings ==
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[[The Beatles (Derbyshire)]]<br>
 
 
[[China Pig]]<br>
 
[[China Pig]]<br>
 
[[China Pig Pro]]<br>
 
[[China Pig Pro]]<br>
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The Happiness Patrol<br>
 
The Happiness Patrol<br>
 
[[The Happiness Patrol Grooving With A Pict]]<br>
 
[[The Happiness Patrol Grooving With A Pict]]<br>
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[[Hitler And The Christ Punchers]]<br>
 
 
[[Kenny Loggins At Live Aid]]<br>
 
[[Kenny Loggins At Live Aid]]<br>
 
[[The Lost Betjemans]]<br>
 
[[The Lost Betjemans]]<br>
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Latest revision as of 17:17, 11 March 2019

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THE HAPPINESS PATROL IS DEAD - LONG LIVE SEND IN THEE IDIOTS

As of 03:07pm (GMT) October 4th 2016 the Happiness Patrol Project is dead. We just killed it. Send In Thee Idiots is the new project.

Send In thee Idiots is now dead. Long Live Pavlov's Dog's Dinner.

Biography

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Spreading the good news of Jehovah's Kingdom through the medium of Noise Music, Plunderphonics, Drones and Power Electronics since 2012 the Happiness Patrol resided in the High Peak area of Derbyshire, England.

The project is now terminated.

Websites, Free Downloads and Crud

As of October 4th 2016 all the below are declared inactive pending clean up.

Here's our blog
Here's our Bandcamp
Here's our Archive.org
Here's our Soundcloud
Here's our Discogs (label)
Here's our Discogs (band)
Here's our Tumblr
Here's the Bloody Spoons Netlabel on Archive.org

Contact

Email address in image (still valid but will be updated soon)...
Dogcollar13.png

Discography (all self released unless otherwise stated)

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2016 THP 05 DL - District Convention Dogshit Overseer "Jesus Was a Cuck" (Free Download from Bloody Spoons Netlabel)
22 THP DL - Duck Halt, Send In The Idiots and the Happiness Patrol "Protest Songs Are Boring" (Free Download from Bloody Spoons Netlabel)
21 THP DL - various artists Our Kingdom Ministry (A Happiness Patrol Sampler) (Free Download from Bloody Spoons Netlabel)
20 THP 3CDR - The Happiness Patrol "Curing Mental Spasticity (Expanded)" (3" CD-R, 5 copies deleted)
19 THP DL - Send In The Idiots "Everyone You See Will Be Righteous" (Free Download from Archive.org or Bandcamp)

2015
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18 THP DL - China Pig Pro / Send In The Idiots "Life Unfolds Where Ever You Are" (Free Download from Archive.org or Bandcamp])
17 THP DL - The Happiness Patrol "...after Hymnen (Expanded)" (Free Download from Archive.org)
16 THP 3CDR - The Happiness Patrol "...after Hymnen" (3" CD-R, 4 copies deleted)
15 THP 3CDR - Send In The Idiots "#1" (3" CD-R, 5 copies deleted - New tracks available for free download from Soundcloud (1) and Soundcloud (2))
14 THP DLE - District Convention Dogshit Overseer "1: The Still Shite, Pointless and Ignorable Expanded Edition" (Free Download from Bandcamp)
13 THP DL - Send In The Idiots "A Fine Collection of London Hats" (Free Download from Bandcamp or Archive.org)
12 THP DL - Send In The Idiots "RaQet" (Free Download from Bandcamp or Archive.org)
11 THP DL - Send In The Idiots "At the BBC" (Free Download from Bandcamp or Archive'org)

2014
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10 THP DL - District Convention Dogshit Overseer "1" (Free Download from Archive.org)
09 THP DL - China Pig "Shut Up Grammatic Oil!" (Free Download from Bandcamp or Archive.org)
08 THP DL - China Pig "Let Them Eat Pork (Free Download from Bandcamp or Archive.org)
07 THP DL - The Happiness Patrol "Curing Mental Spasticity" (Free download from Bamdcamp or Archive.org)
06 THP DL - Send In The Idiots "Mmm Naked Librarian" (Free Download from Bandcamp or Archive.org)

2013
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05 THP MDC / DL - The Happiness Patrol "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Jesus But Were Afraid To Ask" (Micro cassette, 1 copy or download, Hal Tapes Museum of Microcassette Art [1], USA)
04 THP MC / DL - various artists "1.0 Outside" c/w The Happiness Patrol "Messing With Bob's O.C.D." (Cassette or Free Download from Bandcamp or Archive.org)

2012
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03 THP DL - Kenny Loggins At Live Aid "2 Blind Improvisations for Five String Electric Guitar" (Free Download from Soundcloud)
02 THP DL - various artists "In Tongues" (features a track by The Happiness Patrol Grooving With A Pict - free download, Waxen Wings [2], UK)
01 THP MC / CDR2 / DL - various artists "Connection Cassette Vol.6" (features a track by The Happiness Patrol - Cassette, 2x CD-R or $1 download, Hal Tapes [3], USA)

Gear (photos and further details to come)

4 Track Recorder
Dictaphone
Gristleism (Buddha Machine)
Korg Monotron Duo Analogue Synthesizer
5 String Electric Guitar
Yamaha Children's Synthesiser
Distortion FX Pedal
PC running Cool Edit Pro

Field Recordings

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Walking Through Macclesfield Town Centre 12:34pm 27th March 2012
Heaton Chapel Station To Fopp Manchester Via Manchester Piccadilly Station 1616 thru 1638 10th March 2012
Noises, Chatter and Some Guy Humming Strangely To Himself 1201pm through 1208pm on the Bredbury to Marple Train 22nd January 2012
Sounds Recorded at Romiley Board Mill on the Afternoon of July 29th 2011

All the Happiest Bands Are On Patrol

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China Pig
China Pig Pro
District Convention Dogshit Overseer
Duck Halt
The Happiness Patrol
The Happiness Patrol Grooving With A Pict
Kenny Loggins At Live Aid
The Lost Betjemans
Send In The Idiots

Friends And Collaborators

John Magill
nxfxtxex
Rejekted Kauses
Augus Traeger
Vziel Project

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