Thatcher on Acid

Thatcher on Acid were an English anarcho-punk band.[1] They formed in Somerset during 1983.[2] Their name is a satirical reference to former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher.[3] Ben Corrigan, Bob Butler and Andy Tuck also played in Schwartzeneggar with ex-Crass member, Steve Ignorant.[4] The band opened the anarcho-punk band Conflict's "Gathering of the 5000" show at Brixton Academy,[2] an event which resulted in many arrests and achieved a degree of infamy.[5]

Thatcher on Acid
OriginEngland
GenresAnarcho-punk
Years active1983–1998
LabelsAll the Madmen, Agit-Prop

Bassist Bob Butler died in 2022.[6]

Members
  • Ben Corrigan – guitar/vocals
  • Mat – bass/vocals
  • Martin – drums (1983–1987)
  • Andy Tuck – drums (1987 onwards)
  • Bob Butler – bass (died 2022)

Discography

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Singles & EPs
  • Moondance (1986 – 12" – All the Madmen)
  • Flannel 905 (1990 – 7" – Rugger Bugger Discs)
  • Thatcher On Acid Meets Steerpike – The Illusion Of Being Together (1990 – 12" – Meantime Records)
  • Can We Laugh Now? / No Fucking War (1992 – Split EP with 7 Year Bitch – Clawfist Records)
  • Yo Yo Man (1992 – 7" – K Records)
  • "Frank" Jr. (1992 – 7" – Subcorridor Records)
  • Chagrin (1992 – 7" – Desperate Attempt Records)

LPs

Compilations & live albums
  • Thatcher On Acid (1988 – also known as Garlic – Rugger Bugger Records)
  • Curdled/The Moondance (1997 – reissued of first LP plus first 12" – Broken Rekids Record)
  • Pressing: 84-91 (1995 – Desperate Attempt Records)

References
  1. Myers, Ben. Green Day: American Idiots & the New Punk Explosion. The Disinformation Company. p. ?. 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. Glasper, Ian (2007). The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980 to 1984. Cherry Red Books. p. 221-222,
  3. Green, Alex. The Stone Roses. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 31. 2006.
  4. Bains, Jon. "Alice Donut: Food, Sex and Cruelty" Archived 27 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Convulsion Magazine. Issue 4. p. 34. 24 October 1995. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  5. "Conflict, London 1987". Transcription of statement on Conflict/Mortarhate merchandise leaflet distributed at gigs in the late 80s and early 90s.
  6. "Verstorben" [Deceased]. Ox-Fanzine (in German). Solingen: Ox Verlag. June 2022. p. 5.
  7. "Thatcher On Acid". Discogs. www.discogs.com.


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