28. Attempted Moustache - Superman

1. Superman
2. No Way Out

The kids of today will find this difficult to comprehend, but there was, in the early 80s, a time before Half Man Half Biscuit. I mean, they literally didn't exist. It was mostly darkness. They would later explode into existence, like the universe itself, forming from the remnants of other short-lived New Wave bands based in Birkenhead (here my analogy falls down). Attempted Moustache (along with Venom, Split Gut and North of Watford) were one of these bands. This single, their only one, was released in 1980. Simon Blackwell (Biscuits guitarist 1984-94) and Paul Wright (drummer 1984-93) were both members of this excellently-named band, but with the lyrical genius of Blackwell's brother, Nigel, missing, this is a pretty ordinary release. However, it is an interesting piece of history, if you're me or very like me.

1980, Skeleton Records

27. Swell Maps - Read About Seymour

1. Read About Seymour
2. Ripped & Torn
3. Black Velvet

Read About Seymour was the first single by Swell Maps, one of those influential yet widely ignored groups. I'd only ever heard of them through Television Personalities' Part-Time Punks, which mentions this single - three songs and five minutes later and I'm already in love with this band. Given that this single was recorded and released before Shot By Both Sides, you could say it was proto-post-punk, and Swell Maps went on to do some weirder, more avant-garde stuff. All three of their Peel sessions are on Youtube, here, here and here, as well as their entire second album, here. The brothers who formed Swell Maps (Epic Soundtracks and Nikki Sudden - not their real names) are both dead, but bassist Jowe Head continues to release solo material and joined Television Personalities for a while in the eighties. That's all I got, enjoy your 90 second art punk.

1977, Rather Records

Thanks to @HodgkinsonJohn for the suggestion