(c’87-’91) Philip Hutchinson (?) and Peter Hussey (?).

Originating in Church Crookham / Fleet, the duo started out as Christ & Satan. In March ’89 they released a double cassette EP, taking the A-side with underground label mates Ehrlich Bullet on the B-side, titled “Dark Side of the Sausage / Music is Dead Let it Rot” [MMATT 28/29]. Later that year, on 13 October, they released “Please Don’t Touch My Yoghurt” [MMATT 32] helped by Nick Galvin (?), Giles Hobbs (?) and Peter Harris (?).

Inlay for reissue of Christ!’s “Please Don’t Touch My Yogurt” [MMATT 32] cassette LP in 1992. Picture courtesy of Mick Magic

The band performed three times at The Fox & Hounds, Fleet in ’89, ’90, and ’91. Their underground label became Music & Elsewhere and they released a further four LPs together: “Landscape Gardening with Ian & Myra” (M&E 128), “Ian Curtis in a Spacesuit” (M&E 129), “Mmm… Liquorice!” (M&E 194) and “Christ & Satan Fill Vol-Au-Vent Cases with Raspberry Jelly and David Bowie” (M&E 420).

On 24 August ’91 Christ! provided support to Inner X at a Sunday lunchtime gig at The George, Ash Vale; the two formative members doing an acoustic set. In addition, there was a reissue of “Please Don’t Touch My Yoghurt” in July ’92 [M&E 042]

Hutchinson went on to perform in Winterfall and also released “Falling Off My Skateboard into a Pile of Baseball Caps and John Reginald Halliday Christie” (M&E 130) under the name of The Calculus Affair. 

Gallery:

24 August 1991: Christ! provided support to Inner X at The George, Ash Vale. Source: Philip Hutchinson
Christ! at The Fox & Hounds, Fleet. Picture courtesy of Philip Hutchinson
Adrian Creek reviews Christ!’s EP, “Dark Side of the Sausage”. Picture courtesy of Mick Magic
Inlay for Christ!’s “Please Don’t Touch My Yogurt” [MMATT 32] cassette LP from 1989. Picture courtesy of Mick Magic