The Jazz Butcher was the alias of British singer/songwriter Pat Fish (Patrick Huntrods). It also served as the name of the band, though adjuncts were frequently used to distinguish between Fish’s persona and band itself (The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy or JBC, The Jazz Butcher Group, The Jazz Butcher and his Sikkorskis from Hell, The Jazz Butcher Quartet and The Jazz Butcher Quintet.) The line-up of the band changed frequently throughout its history, with Pat Fish being the only constant. Notable members included band co-founder Max Eider (Peter Millson), David J.(Haskins), Owen P. Jones, Rolo McGinty, Alice Thompson, Paul Mulreany, Alex Green, Richard Formby, Kizzy O’Callaghan, Curtis E. Johnson and Peter Crouch. History Formation The band was formed in Oxford in 1982 by Pat Fish and Max Eider. Having met at university, Fish and Eider had previously been in bands the Institution, along with Rolo McGinty (later of The Woodentops), and The Sonic Tonix (Later The Tonix) with John Silver. Upon the breakup of The Tonix, Fish moved to Northampton, a place he described as "seething with creativity, backed by a supportive local press". He began writing songs, and the first advertised Jazz Butcher performance took place at Merton College in Oxford, 20 February 1982. Both the name, and the gig itself was "perceived as a one-off laugh". Shortly thereafter, Fish reconnected with Eider, only to find that Eider’s playing style had changed to a "rich, clean, country soul sound with just a touch of Wes Montgomery", which complemented the kinds of songs Fish had been writing at that time. Around this time, Fish began recording songs using an Amstrad 7090 audio cassette recorder. The purpose of the device was to dub the contents of one cassette to another, however, Fish discovered that the microphone channel remained open, so that he could add multiple parts with each pass. These primitive “multi-track” recordings were enough to interest David Barker who invited Fish to record an album for his newly founded Glass Records label. The Glass years (1982–1987) In August / September 1982, Fish and several friends and collaborators began recording the first Jazz Butcher album at Starforce Studio in Clapham. Co-produced by Fish and Barker (under the pseudonym Lionel Brando,) contributors included Eider, McGinty, Silver, Alice Thompson, Ian Sturgess, Louis Leroi and engineer Martin K. Daley. On November 1, 1982, Fish was approached to open for fellow Northampton band, Bauhaus. The whimsical