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In the early 1980s, English band '''The Insane Picnic''' (styled as '''the insane picnic''') were one of the pioneering [[D.I.Y. cassette bands]], composed of members [[Peter Ashby (musician)|Peter Ashby]], [[Barry Douglas Lamb]] and Owen Turley.<ref>''[[Melody Maker]]'', 25 September 1982, p. 14</ref> They recorded several releases for the English independent record label [[Falling A Records]].<ref>''[[Record Collector]]'', October 2011, no 393, p. 54</ref> As well as regularly appearing in many fanzines, they were also often featured in the mainstream [[music]] papers with favourable reviews in ''[[Melody Maker]]'', ''Sounds'' and ''[[NME]]'', also featuring on several occasions in the [[Sounds Obscurist chart]] and [[Psychedelic music|Psychedelic]] chart and were favourites of [[pirate radio]] stations Liverpool City Radio and Andromeda.<ref>{{cite news |last1=John |first1=Pulao |title=balleck.com |url=https://balleck.com/ |access-date=12 October 2023}}</ref>

==Discography==
* ''Four Days in April'' — 1981, cassette-only EP ([[Falling A]], catalogue number EBS3)
* ''Four Days in April'' — 2004, CD reissue (Falling A, catalogue number EBSCD1)
* "Romance" / "Politician's Promise" — 1983, cassette-only single (Falling A, catalogue number EBS5) <ref>''[[Record Collector, January 2017]]'', https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/home-taping-thrilling-music</ref>
* ''Magistrates and Saints'' — 1986, 12" vinyl EP (Falling A/Waterfall, catalogue number waterfall 2) <ref>''[[Maximum Rock n Roll magazine#50, July 1987]]'', https://maximumrocknroll.com/review/mrr-50/magistrates-and-saints-12/</ref>
* ''This is the Winter Darkness'' — 2004, CD album (Falling A, catalogue number FASA1; recorded in 1985 and originally intended for vinyl release, it remained unreleased until the 2004 CD issue)

==See also==
* [[Cassette culture]]

==References==
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[[Category:English indie pop groups]]