Easy post what? Wish I could find pictures of The Pack or some flyers to put up…<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Pack:<\/p>\n
Kirk Brandon \u2013 Vocals\/Gtr
\nSimon Werner \u2013 Gtr
\nJon Werner \u2013 Bass
\nRab Fae Beith (& later, Jim Walker) \u2013 Drums<\/p>\n
Formed in Clapham in 1978, The Pack emerged from the anarchist squat scene of South London \u2013 a seething mass of angst & rage. The group consisted of Kirk Brandon, ex- pat Canadians, the Werner brothers, & Scottish drummer, Rab Fae Beith.They made their live debut at a show for The Camden Film Co-Op & duly proceeded to scare the living shit out of their audience & themselves with their dark take on Punk Rock. Many of the group\u2019s shows ended in mini riots \u2013 broken chairs & glass strewn across one trashed venue after another.The Pack\u2019s debut 45 on SS Records (SS Pak 1 – August 1979) was one of those visceral, abrasive cacophonies that gave the genre its name in the 1st place. \u201cHeathen\u201d was simply one of the greatest sides ever produced by a Punk group. Menacing & dangerous \u2013 it was absolutely guaranteed to clear the room of anyone over 30 if dropped on the decks in public. The sheer power of Brandon\u2019s seething vocal recalled the original sin of Johnny Rotten crossbred with something far more sinister.<\/p>\n
The choice of SS Records as their record label only added to the implied furore (unfortunately, The Stooges & Patti Smith\u2019s flirtations with Nazi chic were very influential amongst the impressionable young Punks of the UK & this sort of behaviour was de rigour for many hard line anarchists \u2013 more in an attempt to shock that any deep rooted racism, I might add). The 45\u2019s other side, \u201cBrave New Soldiers\u201d, was far more indicative of the direction Brandon would later take with Theatre Of Hate: brooding, threatening & laced with iconography.<\/p>\n
The single became an instant classic on the (by then) Punk Rock underground \u2013 cherished by the Old School as a celebration of honest 1st wave intent & championed by the 2nd wave as a gateway to the future \u2013 The Pack were soon a byword for authenticity & a no sell out mentality.<\/p>\n
The Pack\u2019s second 45, \u201cKing Of Kings\u201d\/\u201dNumber 12\u201d (RT 025 \u2013 1979), saw the group move to the nascent Rough Trade Records \u2013 already the doyens of the rapidly expanding independent scene. By this stage Rab Fae Beith had been replaced at the drum stool by Jim Walker (PIL). \u201cKing Of Kings\u201d was every bit the equal of \u201cHeathen\u201d \u2013 drenched in biblical imagery & featuring a red cross on the cover \u2013 this was a second slice of prime disgust \u2013 malevolent to the extreme – & fucking brilliant with it. \u201cNo 12\u201d was another up-tempo assault with acrobatic vocals & in your face bass – groundbreaking.<\/p>\n
The Pack were so incendiary they were never going to last long – & sure enough \u2013 in early 1980, almost as quick as it started, it was over. Brandon was soon working in a Booths\u2019 Gin factory for his sins \u2013 carefully plotting his future. The group\u2019s final gig took place at the 101 Club in Clapham. Ironically, the show was a total sell out by the time The Pack hit the stage \u2013 unfortunately, it was already way too late to turn back.<\/p>\n
The Pack released a handful of posthumous releases:<\/p>\n
\u201cKirk Brandon & The Pack Of Lies EP\u201d (SS 2N1 \u2013 1980)<\/p>\n
\u201cLong Live The Past EP\u201d (CYCLOPS 1 \u2013 1982)<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Pack Live 1979\u201d \u2013 Cassette Only \u2013 (DONUT 2 \u2013 1982).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Abattoir Thalidomide King Of Kings Saint Teresa King Of Kings Video here Tyburn Video here Nicked all this off the following:\u00a0Nic Bullen (Music)\u00a0\/ You Tube (Videos) \/ Tony D (Puppies at work, Elaine, Lugworm, Brett photo) \/ Some web site\u00a0(Info on The Pack) Easy post what? Wish I could find pictures of The Pack or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links-downloads"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/killyourpetpuppy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/killyourpetpuppy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/killyourpetpuppy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/killyourpetpuppy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/killyourpetpuppy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/killyourpetpuppy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/killyourpetpuppy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/killyourpetpuppy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/killyourpetpuppy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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