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Screeming Custard! were an English indie pop band from Bromley, Kent, formed in 1988. After many live shows and the release of a handful of singles and flexi-discs, they split up in 1991.

History
The band comprised Abbie Ede (vocals), Paul Smith and Pat Bristow (guitars, aka Lime Jellyhead and J P Bananas), Rob (aka Action Jackson, bass guitar), and Paul Flynn (aka Aunty Flo, drums). Smith recruited the rest of the band members via an advert in Melody Maker. Their first live show was in March 1988.

They were championed in their early days by John Peel, who interviewed them on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire in March 1989. They toured Spain in 1989 and performed on Spanish television, and released the "Tracy" single in 1990, described by Melody Maker as "a glorious swathe of descending bass and shuddering guitar", and by Music Week as "delightful". Their track "Subbuteo" sampled John Barnes' rap from "World in Motion" and Luciano Pavarotti, and was due to be released on a flexi-disc via football fanzine Waaah! but New Order refused permission. In November 1990 they released the Lurve EP, which was followed by a short UK tour and a support slot with Carter USM.

They played their final gig in March 1991.

In 1991 their track "Raft" was released on a split flexi-disc (with Dead Famous People) by Bring on Bull Records, which was sold with the Waaah! fanzine.

Flynn went on to join The Pushkins. Smith joined Silver Sun in 1995.

Musical style
The band's music was described by Melody Maker as "brilliant, buzzing guitar pop", with singer Abbie Eade's vocals compared to those of Clare Grogan and described as sounding like a "brooding child" and a "furious, high-pitched squeak". They were also described as "trash pop" and compared to earlier bands such as Altered Images and Tallulah Gosh. Their songs generally dealt with relationships.

Discography

 * "Tracy" / "Nakid David" / "Devoted Fan" (1990), Paul's Mum's Front Room
 * Lurve EP (1990), Paul's Mum's Front Room - "Love Stuff" / "Ashtray" / "Wear That" / "If You Dropped Dead"
 * "Raft" (1991), Bring on Bull - split flexi-disc with Dead Famous People
 * "Ashtray" (1991) - Big Muff flexi split with Th' Faith Healers, Who Moved the Ground, and The Love Buttons