Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Tones On Tail - There's Only One 12''

Tones on Tail was a British post-punk band formed in 1982, originally as a musical side project of Daniel Ash of Bauhaus. Their music was described by one critic as "doom-and-dance-pop. While still a member of Bauhaus, Ash formed Tones on Tail early in 1982, originally as a duo with art school friend, flatmate and Bauhaus roadie Glenn Campling. The band's name was a reference to the way calibration tones were recorded on the "tail" of reel-to-reel tape. Fuelled on a steady diet of hash and Big Macs, this musical offshoot became the psychedelic and light-hearted antithesis of Bauhaus' gloom and doom reputation. The pair issued their debut eponymous 12”EP on 4AD in March 1982, followed by the 12” single "There's Only One!” released by Beggars Banquet Records on 24 September.



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Tones On Tail; There’s Only One

A.     There’s Only One
B.     Now We Lustre (Beam Me Up Scotty, There's No Intelligent Life Down Here)

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