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Maximum Joy
12+ albums
post-punknew wavefunkbristolPost punk
about
Bristol, England's Maximum Joy was formed in 1979 by Janine Rainforth and Tony Wrafter founder members and joined by John Waddington, Charlie Llewellin and Dan Catsis. Blending punk, funk,soul, reggae and jazz they melded their own unique post-punk sound. Maximum Joy signed to the Rough Trade distributed Y Records and their first single, 'Stretch' (with b'side "Silent Street") came out in 1981. In the U.S. the record was distributed by the legendary 99 Records and became and underground NYC club classic. They released a further 2 singles in quick succession - In the Air & White and Green Place. Their LP, 'Station MXJY' was released in 1982 and was produced in part by Adrian Sherwood. Maximum Joy’s last single was a haunting version of "Why Can’t We Live Together", & "Man of Tribes' b-side - it was produced by (and featured backing vocals of) Dennis Bovell, it is a song as relevant today as it was when it was first recorded by Timmy Thomas on 1972. The band split up in 1983. However the interest in their music and the band's back catalogue has not waned - there have been many reissues & they have always been a DJ's favourite - at their inception John Peel was a big fan. And in 2015 Simple Things approached Janine, the lead singer and an original founder of the band to ask them to play - the time was right - she reformed the band along with 2 other founder members - Charlie Llewewllin and Tony Wrafter - and recruited 2 new players also to finalise the line up. Since then Ra
top songs
albums
Unlimited (1979-1983)
Stretch
Stretch (12" Version)
Station MXJY
Station M.X.J.Y.
Silent Street / Silent Dub
Disco Not Disco Digital Edition
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Sherwood At The Controls: Volume 1 1979 - 1984
Stretch (12 " Version)
Stretch (7" Version)
Station M.X.J.Y. (re-mastered & released on Beatink)
Building Bridges / Building Dub