Vapid Dolly - The Queen of Pseudo Psychos (1997)

The first and only release by Vapid Dolly. Japan-only CD released February 1, 1997 on Dohb Discs. Vapid Dolly was some sort of spinoff band of Daisy Chainsaw that formed in London around 1995. This was released a year before the formation of Queenadreena. KatieJane Garside and Belinda Leith have nothing to do with these recordings. Japanese singer Hanayo took place as the vocalist. Tracklist 0:00 Alien Times Are Here 2:18 The Queen of Pseudo Psychos 4:51 Forever the Fool 7:07 Cooler Than Thou 9:54 Darling I Love You Audio source : 16-bit FLAC The lineup for this record, per the liner notes, was: Hanayo (花代) - Singer Crispin Gray - Guitarist and Backing Vocal Vincent Johnson - Drummer and Weird Sounds Richard Adams - Bassist and Backing Vocal Hanayo has performed with many musical acts including Merzbow, Violent Onsen Geisha, Terre Thaemlitz, and (allegedly) The Red Krayola. “What they [Vapid Dolly] are doing is innocent, violent, anarchic, cute, and psychedelic, just like their personalities. In other words, it is exactly the Hanayo version of Daisy Chainsaw. [...] I was captivated by their mystique.“ (machine translated, edited) Kensho Onuki (大貫憲章), The Queen of Pseudo Psychos liner notes, December 16, 1996. View high-res images of the sleeve/disc/inserts here: