Kitchens of Distinction

Kitchens of Distinction (sometimes shortened colloquially to KOD) were a three-person alternative rock band formed in Tooting, South London, England, active from 1986 to 1996. Dan Goodwin (drums) met Julian Swales (guitar) at college in 1980, and Swales met Patrick Fitzgerald (vocals/bass guitar) at a party in 1985. The trio began rehearsing together that same year, taking their name from a company of the same name that specialised in home decor ... more

Kitchens of Distinction (sometimes shortened colloquially to KOD) were a three-person alternative rock band formed in Tooting, South London, England, active from 1986 to 1996. Dan Goodwin (drums) met Julian Swales (guitar) at college in 1980, and Swales met Patrick Fitzgerald (vocals/bass guitar) at a party in 1985. The trio began rehearsing together that same year, taking their name from a company of the same name that specialised in home decor and kitchen and plumbing fixtures, after Swales spotted one of their advertisements on the side of a bus while riding his bike. The Kitchens' first single, "The Last Gasp Death Shuffle" (which featured Swales on lead vocals and bass, as well as guitar, was recorded in just one day on an eight-track in a Kennington basement, and was released in December 1987 on the band's own Gold Rush Records. It was named a single of the week in the NME,, and led to the band signing with the UK indie label One Little Indian Records; it was around this time... less