And I know I’m biased, but Ambition by Subway Sect is an all time classic. I was there when Micky Foote (Clash soundman) played the keyboard over it and added the plinky effects, without Subway Sect knowing. Vic thought it was me, until recently for some reason. Some people call it one of the first indy singles, probably because it was on Rough Trade.
Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones Where's Bill Grundy Now? - TV Personalities Spiral Scratch - Buzzcocks White Riot - The Clash Teenage Kicks - The Undertones In The City - The Jam I belong to the Blank Generation - Richard Hell Live at the Marquee - Eddie and the Hot Rods
Loads more I sold ages ago
Noooooooooo.
Kept a great selection though.
No, I sold those ones too.
Didn't have a record player so don't miss them but @UEAaddick isn't impressed.
Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones Where's Bill Grundy Now? - TV Personalities Spiral Scratch - Buzzcocks White Riot - The Clash Teenage Kicks - The Undertones In The City - The Jam I belong to the Blank Generation - Richard Hell Live at the Marquee - Eddie and the Hot Rods
Loads more I sold ages ago
Noooooooooo.
Kept a great selection though.
No, I sold those ones too.
Didn't have a record player so don't miss them but @UEAaddick isn't impressed.
Boomtown Rats = Rat Trap The Tubes = White Punks On Dope The Skids = Masquerade The Knack = My Sharona The Undertones = Mars Bars Sham 69 = Angels With Dirty Faces The Dickies = Banana Splits Johnny Moped = Hard Lovin Man XTC = Making Plans For Nigel ( Punk ? New Wave ? ) Wire = I Am The Fly Devo = Mongoloid Magazine = Shot By Both Sides Wreckless Eric = Veronica The Ruts = Staring At The Rude Boys Eddie And The Hotrods = 96 Tears Tenpole Tudor = Wunderbar
Holiday in Cambodia, Too Drunk to Fuck, Nazi Punks Fuck Off - Dead Kennedy's
Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols
Pretty much everything The Damned and Ramones released.
Kick out the Jams - MC5
Loose and Search And Destroy- The Stooges
If anyone has Amazon Prime I would highly recommend the film based on the opening of CBGBs. Called CBGBs. Alan Rickman plays Hilly Krystal. It's a great watch and has some great lookalikes playing the band's.
First punk single: New Rose - The Damned White Riot - The Clash How Much Longer? - ATV Young Savage - Ultravox! Orgasm Addict - The Buzzcocks God Save the Queen - The Sex Pistols White Punks on Dope - The Tubes Science Friction EP - XTC Ready, Steady, Go - Generation X Warm Leatherette - The Normal I am the fly - Wire Brown Shoes - The Rings Oh Bondage! Up yours! - X-Ray Spex Gary Gilmore's Eyes- The Adverts
A lot of these were to be found on the jukebox in 'Harry's Bar', The Bricklayers Arms on Trafalgar Rd.
I fell in love with a teenage plumber from Harlesden NW10 by Splodgenessabounds Puppet Life by Punishment of Luxury Another Girl Another Planet by The Only Ones Several by Clash and Sex Pistols already mentioned
First punk single: New Rose - The Damned White Riot - The Clash How Much Longer? - ATV Young Savage - Ultravox! Orgasm Addict - The Buzzcocks God Save the Queen - The Sex Pistols White Punks on Dope - The Tubes Science Friction EP - XTC Ready, Steady, Go - Generation X Warm Leatherette - The Normal I am the fly - Wire Brown Shoes - The Rings Oh Bondage! Up yours! - X-Ray Spex Gary Gilmore's Eyes- The Adverts
A lot of these were to be found on the jukebox in 'Harry's Bar', The Bricklayers Arms on Trafalgar Rd.
Got most of those. Harry’s Bar - blast from the past. Friend of mine used to get his weed there.
Hmm, what is punk? I always say I'm too young for it but here goes
Clash - White Man or London Calling Damned - Generals Ruts - Babylon's Burning Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love Slits - Typical Girl Husker Du - Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely TV Personalities - How I Learned to Love the Bomb Jam - Eton Rifles Siouxsie and the Banshees - Spellbound Wire - Dot Dash Undertones - Teenage Kicks Fall - Totally Wired DOA - General Strike Leatherface - Not Superstitious
First punk single: New Rose - The Damned White Riot - The Clash How Much Longer? - ATV Young Savage - Ultravox! Orgasm Addict - The Buzzcocks God Save the Queen - The Sex Pistols White Punks on Dope - The Tubes Science Friction EP - XTC Ready, Steady, Go - Generation X Warm Leatherette - The Normal I am the fly - Wire Brown Shoes - The Rings Oh Bondage! Up yours! - X-Ray Spex Gary Gilmore's Eyes- The Adverts
A lot of these were to be found on the jukebox in 'Harry's Bar', The Bricklayers Arms on Trafalgar Rd.
The pub next to Friars, Aylesbury had a wicked juke box around ‘77 to ‘79, too. Anyone else venture out that way in those days? I saw The Clash, SLF, Siouxsie, The Cure, Undertones, Ruts and more.
Mence ...GLC Slaughter and the dogs .....where have all the boot boys gone. X Ray specs....oh bondage up yours identiy Banshees ...love in a void...helter skelter Penetration....don't dictate Adverts ...Gary Gilmores eyes Ramones..beat on the brat. Pistols...all on NMTB Cash ...white riot album Dammed..new rose
Remember walking into the Bricklayers Arms in Greenwich when I was seventeen. It was full of punks, Clash City Rockers was blasting out of the punk-only jukebox and it changed my life. Apart from that one, always thought Rockaway Beach was the perfect pop song. Oh bondage up yours is a classic. Bumped into x-ray spex once in a Chinese restaurant in Lee Green. Also remember calling a load of blokes ‘plastics’ at Charing Cross station. Next time I saw them was a couple hours later. They were the Undertones, supporting the Rezillos at the Lyceum. So teenage kicks is my fourth.
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And I know I’m biased, but Ambition by Subway Sect is an all time classic. I was there when Micky Foote (Clash soundman) played the keyboard over it and added the plinky effects, without Subway Sect knowing. Vic thought it was me, until recently for some reason. Some people call it one of the first indy singles, probably because it was on Rough Trade.
Didn't have a record player so don't miss them but @UEAaddick isn't impressed.
The Tubes = White Punks On Dope
The Skids = Masquerade
The Knack = My Sharona
The Undertones = Mars Bars
Sham 69 = Angels With Dirty Faces
The Dickies = Banana Splits
Johnny Moped = Hard Lovin Man
XTC = Making Plans For Nigel ( Punk ? New Wave ? )
Wire = I Am The Fly
Devo = Mongoloid
Magazine = Shot By Both Sides
Wreckless Eric = Veronica
The Ruts = Staring At The Rude Boys
Eddie And The Hotrods = 96 Tears
Tenpole Tudor = Wunderbar
New Rose - The Damned
Shame about the singer.
White Riot - The Clash
How Much Longer? - ATV
Young Savage - Ultravox!
Orgasm Addict - The Buzzcocks
God Save the Queen - The Sex Pistols
White Punks on Dope - The Tubes
Science Friction EP - XTC
Ready, Steady, Go - Generation X
Warm Leatherette - The Normal
I am the fly - Wire
Brown Shoes - The Rings
Oh Bondage! Up yours! - X-Ray Spex
Gary Gilmore's Eyes- The Adverts
A lot of these were to be found on the jukebox in 'Harry's Bar', The Bricklayers Arms on Trafalgar Rd.
Puppet Life by Punishment of Luxury
Another Girl Another Planet by The Only Ones
Several by Clash and Sex Pistols already mentioned
Clash - White Man or London Calling
Damned - Generals
Ruts - Babylon's Burning
Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love
Slits - Typical Girl
Husker Du - Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
TV Personalities - How I Learned to Love the Bomb
Jam - Eton Rifles
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Spellbound
Wire - Dot Dash
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Fall - Totally Wired
DOA - General Strike
Leatherface - Not Superstitious
Clash - Complete Control
Stranglers - Curfew
Sex Pistols - Did you no wrong
Television - Marquee Moon
then more Pub Rock than Punk;
Doctor Feelgood - All Through the City
Eddie and the Hot Rods - Beginning of the End
Squeeze - Cool for Cats
and onto indie;
Joy Division - Transmission
Lucky enough to start Sixth Form in 1976. Perfect timing. All still on my playlist.
Slaughter and the dogs .....where have all the boot boys gone.
X Ray specs....oh bondage up yours identiy
Banshees ...love in a void...helter skelter
Penetration....don't dictate
Adverts ...Gary Gilmores eyes
Ramones..beat on the brat.
Pistols...all on NMTB
Cash ...white riot album
Dammed..new rose