Bogshed

Bogshed were an English indie band formed in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England in 1985, initially as The Amazing Roy North Penis Band, and comprising of Phil Hartley (vocals), Mike Bryson (bass), Mark McQuaid (guitar) and Tristan King (drums). The band's name came from a misheard line in a song, with Hartley explaining "I like the way that the mouth moves when you say Bog Shed". They were helped initially by The Membranes, leading to several performances in London, and the band's first release was the Let Them Eat Bogshed EP on John Robb's Vinyl Drip label in 1985. By the time of this release, the band had already played around 35 concerts and, according to Hartley, written between 80 and 100 songs.

The group released two albums and several singles before splitting in 1987. Hartley popped up late in 1988 with a solo Peel Session, but no releases were forthcoming. King went on to play with Jackdaw With Crowbar and later A Witness, while Mike Bryson, who was responsible for the sleeve artwork is now a cartoonist/illustrator. Phil Hartley tragically died on 11 October 2006 along with Tris King who passed way on 21 December 2008.

Links To Peel
Championed by John Peel, the band recorded 5 sessions for his radio show between 1985 and 1987, and gained regular airplay. The uncompromising mix of angular guitar-led tunes and Hartley's energetic vocals (his stated aim was to sing like Doris Day!) meant that Peel's listeners either loved Bogshed or found them unpalatable. After two LP's and a string of singles, Bogshed called it a day, the last single ("Stop Revolving") never making it out of the warehouse. Hartley later in 1988 did a solo Peel Session, but no releases were forthcoming.

Sessions
Two sessions recorded in 1986 are available on Tried And Tested Public Speaker (1986, 12", Shelfish Records)

1. Recorded: 1985-10-27. Broadcast: 04 November 1985 2. Recorded: 1986-02-25. Broadcast: 05 March 1986 3. Recorded: 1986-07-15. Broadcast: 28 July 1986 4. Recorded: 1987-04-14. Broadcast: 04 May 1987 5. Recorded: 1987-10-18. Broadcast: 26 October 1987 Phil Hartley
 * Packed Lunch To School / Oily Stack / Hell Bent On Death / Can't Be Beat
 * The Fastest Legs / Adventures Of Dog / Summer In My Lunchtime / Morning Sir/Little Car
 * Tried and Tested Public Speaker / Champion Love Shoes / Little Grafter / Gather In The Mushrooms
 * The Gourmet Is A Baby / Raise The Girl / I Said No To Lemon Mash / Loaf
 * Six To One And Likely / Into Me / From The Stubble To The Rubble / Duck Fight/US Bands/Wally Wallah (medley)

1. Recorded: 1988-11-13. Broadcast: 21 November 1988
 * Lord Smutty Lips / Inspector Of Crime / Prepare To Change Sandals / Purchase Nicely