Have caught up with a couple of friends from school days this evening, and yet again the subject of Carter USM came up.

Only saw them once -at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party in 1991 when they decked Philip Schofield, and was proud to say I was there (seeing them do it, as opposed to being at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party).

Is this nostalgia?

Yeah, probably, but this is still a fantastic tune, no matter how you look at it…and I still love tunes by the likes of Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, the Wonderstuff and Pop Will Eat Itself. In fact, when it comes to nineties revivalism, give me these guys over Reef or Ocean Colour Scene any day! And Carter did actually get a fair bit of mainstream coverage for a time, what with appearances in Smash Hits and on Top Of the Pops.

Carter USM -‘Sheriff Fatman.’ mp3

See the video here

…and for those who would like to see Philip Schofield getting lamped: