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unusual facts about Jeff Barrett


Meat Whiplash

"Meat Whiplash" was also the name of a mid-80s independent record store in Plymouth, Devon, run by Jeff Barrett, who later worked as a press officer for Creation Records and then founded Heavenly Records.



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Sun Carriage

Relocating to Camden and joined by fellow Plymouth exile Chris Leech on second guitar they recorded the "Sun Carriage/Determined" (written by Ron Price) demo 7" (very rare, only about ten were pressed) for the fledgling Head Records run by Jeff Barrett (later the founder of Heavenly).

They also enjoyed sharing the stage with labelmates Silverfish and Jeff Barrett's HEAD Records signings Loop and being acquainted with Gallon Drunk.