Perky Pat Records

A DIY label, apparently a one-off. An EP called Improving Silence, featuring 'Porcupine' and five other tracks, seems to have been Perky Pat's only release. It had a catalogue number of CS LP-145 / 146 (each side had its own discrete number), which was part of a series used by Cathedral Sound studios (q.v.) of Lancaster, UK; the label bears a distinct resemblance to Cathedral Sound. The EP is reported to have come out in 1977, though some of the tracks are from earlier in the decade, and the music on it has been described in the '45 Revolutions' book as 'DIY Folk Pop'. The people behind the release were M.J. Cooper and David Hockley, two ex-pupils of Edge Hill College, Ormskirk, and the tracks featured one or both of them in combination with various other musicians. An insert included with the record gives phone numbers in Southport and Skelmersdale, which presumably gives a rough idea of the area where Perky Pat came from.