Calvin Party
– Lies, Lies & Government
It was when hearing
JD Meatyard perform this song at one of Jeff Grainger's Dandelion nights in
Oldham this year that I had the idea for this compilation.. One of the finest politically inspired songs
of any age from a band that emerged from the ashes of the much-loved Levellers
5 to cement their place among the giants of the Peel show. As
Calvin Party, the band recorded four sessions, the final one in August 2004,
just weeks before John Peel's death.
'Lies, Lies & Government' appeared in 1996 and gave the band a
festive fifty entry for the first time: here, we feature it in all its full
two-part glory.
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