19 February 2021

SEX DRUGS AND HIV – The Studio Sessions out now

In 1995 Mat Sargent (Sham 69, Chelsea and Splodgenessabounds) decided to ask a few fellow musicians to help him put an album together to give something back to the charities that had helped him on his journey in life. Fast forward 25 years, over 200 guest musicians, 40 original songs and the Sex Drugs and HIV was finally born! This 8 disk DVD includes out-takes, extras and bonus songs previously unreleased from the album.

Mat decided to put the project together after was diagnosed with HIV in 1989

“I was diagnosed HIV+ in 1989 and the beneficary charities for the project were my first port of call at the time. It was a scary time, I was just a teenager and was given between 3 – 5 years to live. It was 1995 when I had the mad idea to record the album with many of my musician friends and people i’d met on the road”

“I wanted to give something back to the charities that helped me through my journey in life. The Sex Drugs and HIV album was released in 2014, it took 16 years to finish all the recordings and I was happy with the mixes for all the songs. The first release was the special edition 3 disk version (2xCD + DVD), this did very well so it was repressed as the 2CD version The project has made thousands of pounds for the charities so i’m happy it continues to sell and make money for the charities”

Taking 16 years to complete Mat was helped along the way by contributions from friends he’d met along his lengthy and illustrious career, some who sadly are no longer with us. Here’s but a few who feature

Adam Ant
Afrika Bambaataa
Beki Bondage
Brian Robertson
Captain Sensible
Charlie Harper
Jerry Dammers
Jimmy Pursey
Lee Thompson
Mark E. Smith
Mickey Fitz
Nicko McBrain
Paul Grey
Pauline Black
Poly Styrene
Sonja Kristina
Tony Hadley
TV Smith
Wurzel (Motorhead)

EPISODES LIST:

Disc 1
1. Sex Drugs And HIV / Who’s Laughing Now
2. No Fun Here / Arcadiun
3. This Modern World / Road To Morocco
4. Hashish / Tortured Genius

Disc 2
5. Spinning In Circles / Be Gentel
6. Nightmares / Subway 6
7. Hours & Expenses
8. Living With Death All Around Me

Disc 3
9. Gone So Long / Heroin
10. Getting Better
11. Rich Girls
12. XTC / Secrets

Disc 4
13. Private Agenda
14. She Don’t Care / Cigarette In The Ashtray
15. Easy Target / Sly Fox
16. Live A Lie / Blow Up Muscles

Disc 5
17. God Help Me
18. Helping Hand / Greek Street
19. 667 The Neighbour Of The Beast
20. Wedding Day / Fight The Disease / Euro Disney

Disc 6
21. Kids Of Today / Pills
22. Pain – Mercy
23. You Take Me Higher
24. Too Far From Me Tonight

Disc 7
25. Get A Grip
26. Only Myself To Blame
27. Why
28. Rock n Roll Gypsies (live)

Disc 8
Sex Drugs and HIV – complete album + extras

Proceeds from the sale of the album will go to Cancer Research, Rape Crisis, Release and Terrence Higgins Trust.