Kirk Brandon
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irishdave
November 15, 2007 at 1:25 pmThis is by far one of the best websites I have come across in ages! Too many great tunes to leave individual comments, but 5 flagons of appreciation to KYPP for the great “lost” music here – some I had only ever heard of, now I can actually hear them! Thanks!
admin
November 15, 2007 at 10:23 pmThe Pack were awesome.
irishdave
November 15, 2007 at 10:44 pmyeah – I had 2 singles by them, but one night after a party, they decided they wanted to live somewhere else and I never saw them again
admin
November 15, 2007 at 11:32 pmWhatever happened to that lad Kirk Brandon?
irishdave
November 16, 2007 at 8:44 amdidn’t he get all shirty in the 90’s and try to sue Boy George over something in his (B.G.) book? And there was the Dead Men Walking with Capt. Sensible
Luggy
November 17, 2007 at 5:16 pmGreat band, saw them loads around’79. Lovely people as well although Kirk was a bit of a cold fish.
I remember buying this at Rough Trade the week it came out. Bumped into Kirk outside the shop who insisted on signing it! Prefer the 1st single but Number 12 was my favourite live song.
Chris
November 19, 2007 at 12:26 amyesss! brilliant record. The “Number 12” riff bearing an ‘uncanny’ similarity to a certain Apostles track đŸ˜‰ i remember Peel playing ‘king of kings’ and spending the following Saturday hunting around every record shop in Edinburgh for a copy. I’ve also got a great live tape that their drummer (Donut of PIL fame?) sent me around then. Will hunt it out and get it to Pengy. Cx
Penguin • Post Author •
November 19, 2007 at 12:53 amPlus chuck me anything else you have of interest Chris mate…Was Jim Walker from PIL called Donut then? Could be worse, could be called Penguin for the rest of his natual life!
Val
November 19, 2007 at 10:48 pmKirk played a solo gig at the Railway, Winchester last year – two minute walk away from home and I still didn’t bother going… sorry!
André Faria
November 24, 2007 at 1:20 pmGreat stuff!!!! One of the best Pack/TOH/SOD singles…
Torsten
January 6, 2008 at 12:21 amhas anybody got the legendary live tape of the pack?
searching for ages..
help please
elstick@hotmail.com
richpassivity
January 6, 2008 at 1:25 pmTHE PACK were great. Never saw them live unfortunately – closest I got was seeing THE STRAPS supporting THE DAMNED in Southampton in 1980 at the age of 14!
THE PACK singles have been compiled on CD with the THEATRE OF HATE ones by Cherry Red http://www.cherryred.co.uk/anagram/artists/theatreofhate.htm
Penguin • Post Author •
January 7, 2008 at 12:24 amThe Straps single is somewhere on this site if anyone out there is interested – use Search function.
richpassivity
January 7, 2008 at 5:37 pmThere was a STRAPS discography CD on Captain Oi! but think it is deleted now.
ray ss
August 17, 2010 at 2:49 pmi read about 10 years ago that nicky garret was gonna release something on new red archives featuring the pack, dont know what though, maybe just a 7” or a discog. anyway i checked the site regularly for a few yearsbut never saw more mention of it, maybe i missed it or maybe i read something wrong, i have been commenting a bit so beleive it or not i dont spend much time on the internet in any capacity so i kinda lost touch of what new red archives is up to.
Jock Strap
December 2, 2010 at 12:43 amIt is with much regret that I am anouncing the sad death of Simon Werner who played In the Pack as guitarist, and also my band the Straps. RIP old friend.
Nick Hydra
May 24, 2023 at 1:15 pm“Hear the bells here/ They ring out to declare/ All churches’ chains are broke/ All earthly kings, we’ve downed your yokes/ Your people defy you, maybe you’re a joke”
FUCKNG HELL! Just astoundingly brilliant from start to finish.