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The Sea Cadets
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The portly post-punk band, not the Uniformed lads….

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https://theseacadets.bandcamp.com/music

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3/3

The Sea Cadets have a vinyl album from last year currently available at 10% off (Enter code SPINMAS at checkout)
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November 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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2/3 Stranger Still have their single 'Survivor' rereleased on 12'
annaloguerecords.bandcamp.com/.../solitude...
The front cover of Stranger Still's single 'Survivor' / 'Solitude' The sleeve is white with black text saying STRANGER STILL with a black and white photo in the middle, showing a house at night with eerie light coming out of the door and windows Stranger Still as they are now, five handsome lads standing in a row outside a pub. The man furthest on the right is holding a copy of the Stranger Still single.
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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1/3 This is a photo taken at a party in 1980 where most of Stranger Still and the Sea Cadets have clearly been drinking for a fortnight.
45 years later and both bands have records out !

(See thread for details and more photos....)
A blurry and dark photo from 1980 showing two rows of teenagers, the upper row - 6 people - are standing whilst carrying the Party host (Lucinda Reddyhoff). The lower row (5 people) are sitting on the floor. Most people are either wearing hats or a stupid alcohol induced grin
November 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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“…From Docking down to Heacham, shoes are obsolete. The people of West Norfolk have electric feet…”
A screenshot from the video for “Driving to Hunstanton” by the Sea Cadets. It shows a quiet road into Hunstanton from the point of view of a Biker with just one other motorbike and one car in sight. The words “From Docking down to Heacham, shoes are obsolete.” are written at the bottom of the screen (A line from Driving to Hunstanton) A screenshot from the video for “Driving to Hunstanton” by the Sea Cadets. It shows a sweet shop stall covered in Nougat, Rock, Honeycomb and other seaside treats. Written across the bottom of the screen are the words “The people of West Norfolk have electric feet…” (A line from Driving to Hunstanton)
September 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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(and we thought we were getting Lucy Beaumont….)
Bluesky screenshot. Photo of Lucy Porter and the text beneath reads The only people who came to my Fringe show were drunks and sea cadets - United Kingdom Fringe veteran Lucy Porter flashes back on how traumatising the Fringe experience can be
August 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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OK, I give up, where does the lead plug in?
A packet of Co-op Tomatoes on a kitchen worktop. The label describes them as “Vine ripened Midi tomatoes”
May 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Can he play keyboards? 😀
Screenshot from BBC Sport. Image of Kevin DeBruyne above the following text Where could De Bruyne end up after Man City exit? Kevin de Bruyne may have only four games remaining at Manchester City, so what is likely to be the next move for the Belgian playmaker?
May 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Has the UK already imposed massive tariffs on Springsteen albums ? 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳
A screenshot from Bruce Springsteen’s web store showing two items. Tracks 2, The Lost Albums 9LP Box Set - £295.99 Tracks 2, The Lost Albums 7CD Box Set £259.99
April 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Did anyone do any Market Research on the name ?
Photo shows a hairdressers in Essex called, ahem, JZM…. (Yes, I am juvenile….)
March 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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10 Years ago today, Subway Sect on a tiny stage upstairs at the sadly missed Railway Hotel in Southend on Sea.
The members of the band ‘Subway Sect’ on a tiny stage, Bass, Guitar and Drums visible. One member of the audience can be seen in front of the stage showing that the stage is only about knee/thigh high. Vic Godard on guitar. Photo taken at the now defunct Railway Hotel in Southend on Sea.
February 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Our favourite magazine mentions us this month 😀 We’re included in their list of “100 current favourite underground electronic artists on Bandcamp”. Very honoured. If you want to read what they say - buy the magazine.
Screenshot of a page from “Electronic Sound” magazine showing the headline of an article “Grassroots: Shoots and Leaves” and a subheading which says “101 of our current favourite underground electronic artists on Bandcamp, a list that we spent weeks trying to whittle down from a much bigger number”
January 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Intrigued by a new ‘Vinyl on demand’ service (Min order =1) I ordered a test pressing of our recent album. Have to say we are impressed
Front cover of the Sea Cadets Vinyl LP, the artwork is abstract and features the words “Sea Cadets” at the top and “Downham” near the bottom Back cover of the Sea Cadets Vinyl LP. The inner sleeve of the Sea Cadets LP, the artwork ( by Elizabeth Blatch) features a print of a blue bench. The vinyl of the Sea Cadets new Vinyl LP showing the label - based on the same bench graphic as the inner sleeve
January 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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#SpotifyWrapped

(And made us £0.00)
Spotify Unwrapped screenshot showing that Sea Cadets were heard in 20 countries in 2024 Spotify unwrapped screenshot showing that the countries listening to Sea Cadets most are 1. The UK 2. Germany 3. The USA 4. Spain.
December 4, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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Three or four years ago (😀 44) in our previous guide as the ‘Exploding Hamsters’ we played Norfolk’s Budokan, West Runton Pavilion.
The Exploding Hamsters onstage at West Renton Pavilion A 1980 flyer for West Renton Pavilion showing the Exploding Hamsters scheduled to play on Nov 29, the week before Generation X and a fortnight before Bad Manners. An advert in the Lynn News and Advertiser for West Renton gigs promoting the Exploding Hamsters gig on Nov 29
November 28, 2024 at 11:04 AM
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For those of you who would like a CD copy of our new album, 'Downham', we have had a very few copies pressed and can be purchased on Bandcamp for the ridiculous price of £5.

theseacadets.bandcamp.com/album/downham
The photo shows two copies of the Sea Cadets new album 'Downham' on CD. The copy on the left shows the front cover (a monochrome photo of a bench with the words 'Sea Cadets' in bold at the top and 'Downham' in bold at the bottom. The copy on the right shows the back cover of the CD which is another monochrome bench with the tracklisting of the album printed on it in bold.
November 21, 2024 at 1:37 PM
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Delighted to receive some CDs from @wallytbm.bsky.social today, a ‘The Sound’ compilation we were very happy to contribute a track to.

Get a copy from thebeautifulmusic.com

The video is here

youtu.be/oBbI5P66vBM?...
Sleeve of a CD. The title - which is printed at the top is “There must be a hole in your memory 2” The image is of Adrian Borland and is predominantly red Subtitled “A Tribute to The Sound & Adrian Borland Vol 2” Back cover of “There must be a hole in your memory Image of the CD. The title - which is printed on the left is “There must be a hole in your memory 2” The image is of Adrian Borland and is predominantly blue
November 8, 2024 at 1:08 PM
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We’re delighted to be part of a new BBC Introducing initiative to promote unsigned bands like ours. Click the link and listen to some new music and see whether you can find us !

bbc.co.uk/orbitmusic/1...
The band “Sea Cadets” logo appears in an advert for a new BBC Introducing initiative to promote unsigned bands called “Orbit”. BBC Introducing Suffolk and Norfolk
October 15, 2024 at 1:44 PM
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We appear to be a collectible band on Soundmap ! It seems to be like Pokemon Go but collecting songs. Try it here soundmap.gg/LordBlatch/2...
A screenshot of Soundmap that shows “Driving to Hunstanton” by the Sea Cadets has just been collected in-game A screenshot of Soundmap that shows “Jet Tractor” by the Sea Cadets has just been collected in-game
October 14, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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Now Spotify have taken our few quid of royalties away we’re having to find revenue sources where we can…
Photo of two very dapper ex servicemen outside a shop collecting for various charities A close up of their poster shows one of the charities they’re collecting for is “The Sea Cadets” 😂
September 14, 2024 at 10:13 AM
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Our new EP, Magnolia, is out today on all digital stores.
Here's a Spotify playlist
open.spotify.com/playlist/2kR...
The sleeve of the new Sea Cadets EP, Magnolia. It shows a black and white photo of a diner with a ?cadillac parked outside it under a street lamp. Across the image are the words MAGNOLIA EP (in white) and SEA CADETS (in yellow). The EP in question can be found as a Spotify playlist here https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2kRKmuRN9ePcMNVdHURwA0?si=ad70c89a2fd24b7f
September 6, 2024 at 7:47 AM
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Make that four hundred pounds. OMG.
A screenshot of a price list for Oasis gig tickets including a charge of £356.80 for an “In demand standing ticket” which is exactly the same as the £150 ticket but with a 100%+ premium.
September 1, 2024 at 11:59 AM
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Magnolia EP - Out September 6th on all good digital stores.
The sleeve of the new Sea Cadets music - Magnolia EP - it shows a dimly lit parked car next to what appears to be a diner or bar. The text below says Out September 6th on Spotify, Apple Music and all the others.
August 30, 2024 at 3:24 PM
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£216 for “premium standing” which gets you a wristband and “merchandise item”.

TWO HUNDRED POUNDS TO STAND.

TWO HUNDRED POUNDS !!!
Screenshot of a web page showing prices for the Oasis giga at Wembley - £216 for “premium standing” which gets you a wristband and “merchandise item” for the extra £100….
August 29, 2024 at 1:05 PM