Effigy - Burnt Offerings (LP, MiniAlbum)

Label: Sealed

In the early 1980s, the small town of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire was not known for producing many bands, but EFFIGY emerged in 1983 from the ashes of SORE WILLIES and quickly gained local popularity.Their energetic female-fronted post-punk sound mixed dark atmospheres, strong hooks, and a pop edge, drawing comparisons to bands like Siouxsie and the Banshees and Xmal Deutschland.Although they mostly played around Aylesbury, High Wycombe, and Bicester, they shared stages with notable acts such as Billy Bragg and Alien Sex Fiend.Their only 5-track demo from 1983 became an extremely rare cult recording, never officially reissued and barely documented, despite its unique themes inspired by paganism, witchcraft, and classic horror films.