Dept-S : I Want
12" Vinyl Maxi-Single

Description: This is the original 1981 vinyl release. The vinyl record is in glossy clean excellent to near mint condition. Plays at 45RPM. The rather thin import cover is in very good condition with some ring wear, no seam splits. Please see pictures. All records cleaned with Ultrasonic vinyl cleaner. Check out our store listings for a wide variety of vinyl and CDs including many albums from the punk/new wave era in the early 80's. We ship worldwide in secure packaging. Any questions, please contact us.

Tracklist:

  Side One
1. I Want
  Side Two
2. Monte Carlo Or Bust

3. Put All The Crosses In The Right Boxes

Department S are a British post-punk/new wave band formed in 1980, who took their name from the 1960s TV series Department S. Department S evolved from a previous punk/ska combo, Guns for Hire, fronted by Vaughn Toulouse and also featuring former Madness drummer John Hasler. Mike Herbage joined them on guitar and wrote Guns for Hire's only single, "I'm Gonna Rough My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Up Tonight", released on the Korova record label. The group then became Department S with the addition of bassist Tony Lordan, drummer Stuart Mizon and keyboardist Eddie Roxy taking their name from the British spy-fi adventure television series Department S, produced by ITC Entertainment. They debuted at the Rock Garden in London in 1980. Demon Records released their debut single, "Is Vic There?", in December 1980. It was produced by former Mott the Hoople members Buffin and Overend Watts. The B-side, a cover version of T.Rex's "Solid Gold Easy Action", featured Thunderthighs on backing vocals. The band appeared on Top of the Pops. Department S defied easy categorisation, but recorded a session for John Peel on 3 December 1980. The tracks featured were "Is Vic There?", "Age Concern", "Ode to Cologne (Stench of War)" and "Clap Now". In early 1981, Roxy was replaced by Mark Taylor. The band's second single, "Going Left Right", was issued on 19 June 1981 on Stiff Records (after the label had rejected "Clap Now") and failed to chart as high, although it received positive reviews. Stiff also released "Is Vic There?" in the US. Department S began recording a debut album, Sub-Stance, in 1981 with Tickle producing, but the sessions were divisive and Lordan left, replaced partway through by Jimmy Hughes (formerly of the Banned, Cowboys International and Original Mirrors). A third single, "I Want", was released by Stiff in November 1981. Modest sales as well as differences of opinion with the label resulted in the band being dropped by Stiff, but not before £50,000 was reputedly spent on the unreleased album, which Stiff refused to part with. After a London concert on 18 March 1982, Herbage left, and the band split several months later. Toulouse later worked as a DJ under the name the Main T, and in 1983, as the Main T Possee, he released the single "Fickle Public Speaking". He recorded as part of the Style Council's 1984 miners' charity project the Council Collective, and released a solo single, "Cruisin' the Serpentine", in 1985. He died in 1991 from an AIDS-related illness, aged 32. The tracks from Sub-Stance were first officially released by Mau Mau Records in 1993 as the compilation album Vic There?. In 2007, a reunited Department S (guitarist Herbage, drummer Mizon and former keyboardist Roxy, now on vocals) recorded their first new single in 26 years, a cover version of Alvin Stardust's 1973 hit "My Coo-Ca-Choo", with guest musicians Mark Bedford of Madness on bass, Terry Edwards on brass and Michelle Brigandage on backing vocals. It was released on Sartorial Records. Several other new tracks were recorded at that time, including "Wonderful Day" and "God Squad Saviour"with John Keeble of Spandau Ballet guesting on drums. In 2010, the band made their live comeback at London's 100 Club, with more gigs including appearances at the Rebellion Festival and Sinners Day Festival in Belgium. The "God Squad Saviour" single was released in 2011, followed by the album Mr Nutley's Strange Delusionarium. The band played at the Hertals Rocks Festival in Belgium in 2011, and at the 2012 Festival Internacional de Benicàssim in Spain. Inl 2014, Pete Jones (formerly of Public Image Ltd, Cowboys International and Brian Brain) joined on bass guitar. Department S full-length album, When All Is Said and All Is Done, produced by Jones, was released by Westworld Recordings in 2016. In 2017, Alan Galaxy replaced Lutes on drums. As of 2022 Department S comprise Phil Thompson (lead vocals and guitar), Mike Lea (bass and backing vocals) and Simon Bowley (drums and backing vocals.) Their most recent single "Burn Down Tomorrow", the title track of the forthcoming studio album was released. )i) 

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