HEAVY MENTAL
RECORDS

 Heavy Mental Records was a DIY label. It managed one single. It issued singles with No Cat Number. Distributed By Heavy Mental Records. Desperate Oates were a 3 piece band based in the wild fenlands of Lincolnshire. The band were formed in the early 1980's and featured Jake 'Lin Tremayne' Williams (alias John Singing Rock) on guitar and vocals, John Line on bass and vocals and Shaun Muffet on drums and vocals. A couple of demo tapes were released and one single. The single gained Desperate Oates some respect as it reached no: 50 in the then indie singles chart, as well as having a small review in Sounds magazine. Around the beginning of 1987 the band members went their own separate ways. Jake moved to Cornwall and formed Chain Lightning. Sadly about 3 years ago John Line the bass player passed away, and Jake and Shaun have not been in touch since the band separated