''From Y To Z and Never Again'' is an EP by the seminal

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Big in Japan. It includes four of their six recorded songs and is notable for being the first release on

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, the label created by band members

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and

David Balfe David Balfe (born 1958) is an English musician and record company executive, most notable for playing keyboards with the Teardrop Explodes, founding the Zoo and Food independent record labels, signing Blur and for being the subject of thei ...

. It was also one of the first releases that came from the late '70s-early '80s

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rock scene. The EP has been out of print since 1978, but the tracks are available on the Zoo Records compilation ''Zoo Uncaged''. The track listing presents part of the numerous line-up changes the band suffered during their two years of existence. The only remaining members of the band during the recording of the EP were (or seemed to be)

and

Ian Broudie Ian Zachary Broudie (born 4 August 1958) is an English musician and singer-songwriter from Liverpool. After emerging from the post-punk scene in Liverpool in the late 1970s as a member of Big in Japan, Broudie went on to produce albums (somet ...

Track listing

# "Nothing Special" – 3:37 # "Cindy and the Barbi Dolls" – 3:31 # "Suicide a Go Go" – 2:27 # "Taxi" – 4:27

Personnel

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: lead vocals (except 2) * Kev Ward: vocals (3) *

: guitar, lead vocals (2) *

: guitar *

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: bass guitar (3, 4) *

Dave Balfe David Balfe (born 1958) is an English musician and record company executive, most notable for playing keyboards with the Teardrop Explodes, founding the Zoo and Food independent record labels, signing Blur and for being the subject of their ...

: bass guitar (1, 2) * Phil Allen: drums (3) *

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: drums (1, 4)

References

1978 debut EPs Big in Japan (band) albums {{Punk-album-stub