The Pseudo Hippies were a British pop punk band which formed in 1991. Kris Beltrami (Vocals/Guitar), Tom Worden (Guitar/BV), Danny Morrison (Drums), Adam French (Bass). The group released a 4 song 7" and a split 7" with the Dipsomaniacs on Germany's Nasty Vinyl. Shortly after the split 7", they changed their name to Wact. Wact released a split 7" with emo rockers Couch Potatoes and then split in Oct 1995.
The search...
Hit the rewind button back to 1994. A friend at the time gave me a cassette that his ex-girlfriend got from her ex-boyfriend. All that was written on the tape was 'Good Shit'. I discovered many 'new' bands on this tape (lots of Fat and Lookout! bands). There was one song that managed to go unidentified for 10+ years. It was a simple 3 chord pop punk song. The sound quality on the tape was pretty muddy, so I figured the song was called 'My Little Girl'. At least that's what I thought they were saying.
The evidence:
I bought records from bands on Lookout thinking/hoping "This is it!". No luck. I even called Lookout in the summer of 1996 and talked to 2 or 3 people, explaining my 'dilemma' and then playing the song over the phone. No one knew who the song was by. I gave up searching but never forgot about it.
I made a few posts over a couple years about it on the 'Pop Punk Bored'. Dave from The Parasites informed me that the song was called 'Bubble Gum' and it was by a band from the U.K. called the Pseudo Hippies (Thanks, Dave!). The next day, I found a copy of the ep on ebay. A couple months later I found the Pseudo Hippies/Dipsomaniacs split on ebay, too. Turns out the seller was a member of Fun Bug/Identity and sent me the 7", along with some notes, flyers, and a live PH/Fun Bug live dvd (Thanks, Jason!).
Note : If anyone knows the titles of the 'unknown' songs, has the final PH demo or any material from Wact, please hook me up! Enjoy!
Pseudo Hippies - "Collection"
1. The Na Na Song
2. Bubble Gum
3. Why D'you Leave?
4. Hey You
5. Girl At The Deli Counter
6. Dumped Again
7. Why D'you Leave?
8. The Na Na Song
9. (Unknown Title)
10. (Unknown Title)
11. (Unknown Title)
12. Wasted (Black Flag)
13. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (The Ramones)
14. I Turned Into A Martian (The Misfits)
15. Hey You!
(1-4) from 'S/T' ep - 1992 Nasty Vinyl Records
(5-6) from split with the Dipsomaniacs - 1993 Nasty Vinyl Records
(7-15) live 1992
Download link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?dwzn3qwdzjt
