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    10inch Vinyl pressing in full colour sleeve featuring photography by Grebo Gray, includes inner sleeve with lyrics.

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The Sacred Band of Thebes (ancient Greek: Ἱερὸς Λόχος τῶν Θηβῶν, Hieròs Lókhos tôn Thebôn) was a troop of picked soldiers, consisting of 150 male couples which formed the elite force of the Theban army in the 4th century BC. It was organised by the Theban commander Gorgidas in 378 BC and played a crucial role in the Battle of Leuctra. It was annihilated by Philip II of Macedon in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC.

This song has nothing to do with them. It was just something that stuck in Louis' mind when he was studying the Sexual Dissidence module of his English Lit degree (which happens to be the time he decided to try his hand at writing blues in D).

lyrics

When the angels killed the heat in me
They told me I'd been blind but they could make me see.

Lord only knows,
Lord only knows where we go.

So I took their hands
And I dragged them down
One by one I watched them drown.

Lord only knows,
Lord only knows where we go.

Now my conscience lies by my side,
We got on well
But I'm glad it died.

Lord only knows,
Lord only knows

But does he know
What I know about him now?

Now I'm going away to some foreign land,
I'm going to join the Theban Sacred Band.
Lord only knows I don't want to fight,
He also know darkness is my light
But now
Does he know what I know?

When those angels killed the heat in me
I said won't you kindly let me be?

credits

from Memoir Noir, released March 12, 2012
Louis Barabbas (writer) - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Matthew Cleghorn - Lead Guitars
Fran Lydiatt - Electric Piano, Organ
Tom Cleghorn - Drums, Vocals
Biff Roxby - Cello, Vocals
Dan Watkins - Bass

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Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam Six Manchester

Between 2006-2016 the Bedlams relentlessly peddled their peculiar brand of Dirt-Swing, capturing the imaginations of every species of listenership, winning support from the likes of Supergrass, The Mighty Boosh, Har Mar Superstar, UB40, Mark Steel, The Hell’s Angels and BBC Radio, inspiring stage invasions, dancing in the aisles and a confused mixture of exhaustion and bonhomie wherever they went ... more

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