Patrik Fitzgerald, "Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart"

KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are at 162 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, East London in 1977 for Patrik Fitzgerald's "Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart", first released on a 7" EP on Small Wonder...

"I'm not sure the term was used at the time, but Patrik Fitzgerald pioneered a style that could be called Folk (or Acoustic) Punk, and I assume that he was an influence on Billy Bragg and those that followed. My old partner in crime, the poet Jock Scot, and myself would often run into Patrik at Bow Road tube station where we would give him a boisterous salute, which he appeared to find extremely intimidating. We were full of good intentions, but were known for going 'over the top'." - KV