Red Smed

and the
Hot Trot Smash the System
Boogie Band

The HOT TROT SMASH THE SYSTEM BOOGIE BAND is an anarcho-syndicalist collective of left wing extremists founded in 1917. After fighting Fascism in World War two, they went on to install Soviet style regimes across
Eastern Europe and became the main focus of support for National Liberation movements in the Third world from the 1950,s until the collapse of Communism in 1989 , when they re-formed as a prog-rock glam outfit. Unfortunately the Capitalist asset stripping of the 1990s left them with only a banjo, and 370 back issues of the socialist worker- and gigs dried up . With the election of New Tony in 1997 the central committee of the 5th International instructed the band members to regroup their revolutionary cadre unit-hidden deep within the Capitalist system and undermine the New Globalisation.

The band were hidden so deep within the system (lecturers, Computer salesmen, District Councillors, veterinary nurses, school children) that it took 3 years to even find each other. Now living in a sexually licentious
pot smoking punk commune in Bridgwater, Somerset they have finally had a rehearsal hence the following motion.

Minutes of Hot Trot Smash the system boogie band Planning "&" Development
control committee 1.11.2001 (Chair R. Smed)
"This meeting confirms the need
to unite the International proletariat of the world (amendment MB;-(add).."..in alliance with various sympathetic non-working class groupings-such as teachers,..") in a broad United Front (amendment KF ;- (add) "..not Tuesdays and Sundays") ." "This meeting further stresses the strategy employed will be as outlined in the white paper summarised below"

a) Bring out an album
b) Get some gigs
c) Have some rehearsals

The motion was put and tied 1-7 with Chairman (Comrade R. Smed) having the casting vote on favour.
ACTION;- In pursuance of the above VENUES OF A ROCK N ROLL NATURE are now requested to furnish us with an adequate supply of gigs in furtherance of the Glorious March to Victory.

To buy " Parretgrad UK,"
offer a gig or arrange a secretive meeting to exchange the goods

Contact;-
The Secret Hideout
c/o Councillor Brian Smedley
Brian Smedley "Red Smed"
7c West Quay
Bridgwater
TA6 3HL
01278 429002

E mail:-smedlo@globalnet.co.uk

" Parretgrad UK"

The new CD album from the Bridgwater based Hot Trot Smash the System Boogie Band, Parretgrad UK, (left) is now available on the Sheep Worrying label for £5. See Above, or belowfor that matter

Original songs include:

Leon Trotsky Don't You Marry A Communist (Don't Be So Bloody) Miserable Multifreight Bonny Van Driver Global Township Bridgwater Party at Brian's Going Shopping Rock n Roll is Pretty Exciting Flags (With The Middles Ripped Out) Plus covers of Red Army marching songs Katiusha and The Partisan Song

Red Smed: lead vocals, guitar, accordion, keyboards
Captain Balderelli: Mandolin
Matt -Midnight Mango- Bartlett: Bass
Jo Cox: Flute,Vocals
Elaine di Campo-Vocals
Tess Clarke- Violin, Vocals
Nervo-Drums
Cathy Smedley-Vocals

Made up Press Comments:

"John Barry Meets the Red Army with Jake Thackray on vocals"
Stogumber Clarion "&" Over Stowey Peoples Gazette"

"Red Smed makes Bernard Manning sound like a daft Northern twat"
Izvestia (Classified ads)

"George Formby was a hero of the proletariat in Soviet Russia but there's absolutely no reason to use this as an inspiration for an entire album"
Vladivostock Mercury

"The Partisan Song was last heard being sung by people who smashed Fascism
in Europe. Red Smed does an instrumental version in the style of The Shadows" Thwock!Biff!Twat!
(the official Leeds Utd supporters fanzine)

"Red Smed writes songs like nobody else. Unfortunately he's now recorded them"
Postmark Rockall

Click here to hear Red Smed speak out on globalisation

RED SMED AND THE HOT TROT SMASH THE SYSTEM BOOGIE BAND have produced a new album PARRETGRAD UK which will be on sale for £5 with funds going to support the protests against Globalisation.

For further information contact
smedlo@globalnet.co.uk

Or phone 01278 429002

Click Here for the Bridgwater-Czech/Slovak link