48 Chairs

The Profile

48 Chairs is presented in the available material as a largely mysterious Manchester project; the only credited member on the reviewed record is John Scott, who is said to have previously played with Gerry and the Holograms and later served as guitarist, mandolinist and backing vocalist for Van Morrison. The group's best-documented release is the 1983 album 70% Paranoid (Relentless Records).

70% Paranoid was released in 1983 on Relentless Records. The album is described as a 36-minute, DIY, genre-defying post-punk/art-punk record featuring synth drums, sax, accordion and varied stylistic detours (no-wave, disco pastiche, tribal rhythms). The record is noted as rare and underrated in available reviews.

48 Chairs is presented in the available review as a mysterious Manchester-based post-punk/art-punk project whose only credited member is John Scott. The 1983 album 70% Paranoid (Relentless Records) is described as DIY, genre-defying and highly underrated. The review praises the album's variety—punk, no-wave, disco pastiche, tribal rhythms—and calls it "One of Manchester's best-kept secrets."