The Drones – Valer Records – 1977

Just Want To Be Myself Bone Idol Second 7″ single from this Manchester band, first release on Valer Records though, text below courtesy of allmusic.com. The Drones were a British punk band from Manchester, comprised of guitarist Gus “Gangrene” Callendar, bassist Steve “Whisper” Cundall, vocalist/guitarist M.J. Drone (Mike Howells), and drummer Peter “Perfect” Howells. They […]

Rico – Fab Records – 1967

Silent Night Jingle Bells Not Rico’s best moment by far, but still a nice slice of christmas spirit 1967 reggae style. Text from geocities.com. Rico attended the Alpha Boys Cottage School in Kingston where he learned to play trombone. His tutor was another pupil of that school, two years older than Rico, the now legendary Don […]

Mission Of Burma – Ace Of Hearts Records – 1980

Academy Fight Song Max Ernst Punchy debut 7″ single by the godfathers of ‘Grunge’ Mission Of Burma, bands like Dinosaur Jnr, Volcano Suns and Buffalo Tom would follow in the demise of this band in 1983. Text below, a christmas gift to KYPP from allmusic.com. Of all the punk-inspired bands that came out of Boston in […]

The Apostles – Big Banana Products – 1987

The End / The Beginning / The Agenda / Tomorrows Children / A Folk Song / Number 23 / Eric’s Detachables / Strange Fruit / A Sniper And A Scarecrow / The Survivors  Lyrics written by Jon Barraclough in memory of Sgt Heresy and Scarecrow who just barely ‘existed’ at the Derby Lodge, St Monicas Hospital and […]

Joe Strummer 21/08/52 – 22/12/02

Bankrobber / Rockers Galore Tribute to Joe Strummer who passed on way way too early, six years ago on this day. Presenting his finest moment (in my opinion) on record and the orbituary from The Times newspaper.  Joe Strummer, rock singer and lyricist, was born in Ankara, Turkey, on August 21, 1952. He died of a suspected heart […]

Happy Winter Solstice 2008 – Inner City Unit – Riddle Records – 1980

At the Winter Solstice, we celebrate Children’s Day to honour our children and to bring warmth, light and cheerfulness into the dark time of the year. Holidays such as this have their origin as “holy days”. They are the way human beings mark the sacred times in the yearly cycle of life. In the northern […]

English Subtitles – 10 Seconds Too Late / Glass Records – 1981

Tannoy Cars On Fire A decent 7″ single by English Subtitles, a West London band sounding a little like North London’s Lack Of Knowledge., which is no bad thing… The text below is from downwithtractors.blogspot.com English Subtitles released one single on Small Wonder Records “Time Tunnel”, then this single, a flexidisc which came out on […]

The Shapes – Sofa Records – 1979

Wots For Lunch Mum? / College Girls I Saw Batman (In The Laundrette) / Chatterboks Debut 7″ single from The Shapes, slight Rezillos vibe on these tracks. The detailed biography below courtesy of hyped2death.com. Like many of their contemporaries, The Shapes were amongst the first wave of bands that formed in the wake of the […]