All 4 songs on this EP, recorded in Dordrecht in 1981 in one day, self-produced by the band, were written by Cheap'n'Nasty bass player/female lead vocalist Terry. Even so, all songs have their own individual character. The record is on the band's own label, Smashstick Plastics.
British rock weekly Sounds called it the second-best record of the week.
Dutch Amsterdam music magazine STIC, July 1981, wrote (translated):
CHEAP'N'NASTY, Leiden
(Terry, Herman, Maarten, Kees, Ria)
E.P, Covergirl, Unknown, I'm a photomodel, No more violence on TV, Smashstick Plastics records 001
Cheap'n'Nasty were recently the support band for the Mo-dettes; where they, according to Joke, our reporter, played a great punky show. Then, we got their EP for reviewing. Well, the 4 songs on this record are very original and well played. You really can hear that C'n'N are (have been?) punk fans. However, all kinds of excellent musical finds have been worked into the songs. Especially 'I am a photomodel' is first class. Without any reservations, worth buying. I feel like cheering.
The lyrics are about criticism of the fashion industry, about suicide, about tension between punks and tourists, and about media censorship by religious hypocrites.
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