John Watson was the creator of SPY and other well-loved mini-comics, and contributor to later issues of Fast Fiction magazine. He also drummed for an indie band, Hackney Five-O. Midnight Music was Nick Ralph’s label in the 1980s and 1990s, and home to This Mortal Coil, cindytalk, and Robyn Hitchcock. This flyer probably dates from around 1987.
The idea that you could prevent a suicide by rushing into the room with a copy of an LP is rather typical of Watson, who had an oddly pessimistic streak in his work, even though the drawings often promised zany comedy. Worth noticing: the goldfish bowl, the wallpaper, the bare floorboards, the mousehole; almost everything in the house seems to have gone, except the stereo. One speaker is about to topple over and spill a cup of tea, indicating the force with which the fellow on the right is entering the doorway. Why did he bring the police with him? In another dimension, John Watson could have been another Harry Hill, hopefully without going down the route of You’ve Been Framed voiceovers.