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It's a shame when bands call it a day but unfortunately VyVyan have called it a day after their tour in America. However we now have one final VyVyan track to enjoy thanks to Abuse Records. The Abuse Your Friends 3 compilation features an exclusive VyVyan track.

Their new album Teenage Wannabes was released in America on January 17th 2000 and it's a compilation of VyVyan's early singles plus one exclusive track All Made Up. The version of Teenage Wannabe is different on the same titled single. It`s available on CD and 10" pink vinyl. Get it on Mail Order now.

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Pure lo-fi punk pop - doesn`t even come close to the brilliance that is VyVyan. How I came across them was like all the best stories was totally by chance. It was the first day of the Reading festival when a nice person handed me a flyer for a band I had never heard of but sounded really cool. I turned up at the DrMartins stage on the Sunday not knowing what to expect and I was really taken back. I didn`t know any of the songs but it sounded really fresh and full of energy that you couldn`t help but love it. Even some not very nice comments from some people in the audience could not spoil a great afternoon (go back home and listen to your safe and boring OCS collection). After I finally got a contact address (thanks to PopGirl fanzine) I eagerly sent off for a copy of Teenage Wannabe from Sid Abuse at Abuse Records and got my hands on the Abuse Your Friends LP with the infamous hidden VyVyan track What You Want.

Discography

The Official VyVyan Web Site - The newer official site has now gone but the old official site is still open and has sound clips and lots of photos.
www.flemmingjetmar.com/Vyvyan.htm - photos from the Do Me A Favor video