
City Limits, The - Morse-Code Messages 7"
Mean Bean Records The City Limits were formed in Leeds in the late 70s and were part of a vibrant power pop scene that also included Knife Edge, Shake Appeal and The Neat to name a few. They released their solitary 7” in November 1979 featuring their power pop classic “Morse Code Messages” along with “If I Had The Time” and “Just Can’t Say Goodbye” as part of a triple A side that was played multiple times on the John Peel show. Until 2016, when Queen Mum Records released “To Hull and Back” - an album including the single along with other previously unreleased material - the only way you could get your hands on a copy of this extremely rare record was to part with eye watering amounts of money on eBay. Now, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its original release on the Luggage Label, Meanbean and Queen Mum Records are teaming up to give you the opportunity to own this essential slice of power pop history, in virtually its original format. The tracks have been mastered directly from th