Lurkers, The
The Final Vinyl

Listening notes

The Lurkers released The Final Vinyl on Clay Records in 1984, catalogued as PLATE 7. The record is a vinyl release categorised under punk and rock, and collects five tracks across its two sides.

Side A opens with "Let's Dance Now (No Time To Be Strangers)" and is followed by "Midnight Hour." Side B carries three tracks: "By The Heart," "Frankenstein Again," and "Shut Out The Light." No track durations are documented in the available data.

The Lurkers were a British punk band, and 1984 placed this release several years into the post-punk period that followed the initial wave the band had been part of. Clay Records was a UK independent label active during this era, and the catalog numbering under the PLATE prefix is consistent with other Clay releases of the period. Whether the title The Final Vinyl was intended as a statement about the band's trajectory at that time is not something the available facts can confirm, though the wording invites that reading.

For collectors, the format is standard vinyl. Beyond the label, catalog number, and year, the pressing details available here do not extend to information about matrix markings, country of pressing, or sleeve variations. Researchers and collectors seeking that level of detail would need to consult physical copies or more complete discographical sources.

This is a modest five-track release, and what the available record confirms is straightforward: a punk and rock record put out by an independent UK label in 1984, under a title that has a certain air of finality about it. The facts on hand support little more than that, and this entry reflects only what can be verified.