V.A. They Make No Say: A Polytechnic Youth Singles Compilation Colored Vinyl Edition

Released first week of July is a long anticipated collection of long sold out 45s on the tiny North London minimal synth imprint; Polytechnic Youth.

The label began it’s life in 2014 when an old friend went to Germany and bought a cutting lathe, enabling us to release hand cut 45s in micro editions of varying quantities. First fruits were an EP of DIY / experimental electronics from Volume Groop, dressed in a poster sleeve with obi (and now a £100 45!)

From there, a dizzying array of collectors’ dream releases flowed, clear 5” singles, 8” singles, 45s that played from the inside label out and releases that came with personalized ‘glow in the dark’ centre adapters, to name a few. All sought after now.

The LP features a selection of tracks from these releases, which, while allowing newcomers to the label a more affordable foot in the door, also gels and works well as a free flowing full length in it’s own right.

The label has a deep love for both the look and sound of key period '78 to '83 minimal synth, experimental and primitive, DIY electronic music. Often released as private press style vinyl or low key cassette only releases. If forced to throw names at you as reference points, think Fad Gadget, early Cabs, early Mute, John Bender, Neural Circus and Transparent Illusion etc- all key releases at PY HQ....

Previous releases have included the likes of Listening Center (Ghost Box and Deep Distance), Colin Potter (NWW), Justin Wright (Expo 70) and have been given assuring thumbs up from the likes of Tim Gane, Sonic Boom and Pye Corner Audio’s Martin Jenkins.
The LP concentrates on some of the debut 45s by lesser known artists however; these all reaching collectors’ prices online since release.

Second press on colored vinyl.