70's UK Punk/New Wave Listing =Di

Dials/ Diks/ Direct Hits/ Directions/ Directors/ Dirty Dog/ Disco Students/ Disco Zombies/ Disguise/ Distractions/

Distributors/ Disturbed/

DIALS

ACT-1 All I Hear/ Running (Scene 1979)

v-Matt Stokes g-Neil Howes b-Jamie Bolster d-Jeff Hemsley sax-Neil Clarke

Punk. Prod. by Tesco and Carrol (Members). There seems to have been another Dials on Wessex records '79.

DIKS

comp.)

2.Only You Can Choose 12.Out On The Game on 'New Wave From The Heart'

v-Paul Hutley g-John Clements g-Alan Wasley b-Alan Brown d-Roger Clark

Pop punk.

DIRECT HITS

comp.)

3.Soul Shoes 9.Back To The Sixties on 'Identity Parade'

Mods. -9 on PP8.

DIRECTIONS

TOR-004 Three Bands Tonite/ On The Train (Torch 1979) -both on Mod4/1 on LDK1. v, g-Tony Burke b-Martin Wilson k-John Burke d-Steve Martinez From Shepherds Bush, West London. Mods. Formed at the end of '78.

DIRECTORS

comp.)

6.What You've Got on 'Avon Calling'

Pop punk.

DIRTY DOG

GIL-511 Let Go Of My Hand/ Shouldn't Do It// Guitar In My Hand/ Gonna Quit (Lightning 1977) -Punk. 1 on LDK20.

DISCO STUDENTS

UH-HUH-1 South Africa House/ Kafkaesque (Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! 1979) -1 on TT9. 2 on BSUK2.

Punk. 2nd single= 'A Boy With A Penchant For Open Neck Shirts' EP (UH-HUH-2 1980).

DISCO ZOMBIES

WIZZ-01 The Invisible EP: Top Of The Pops/ Time Will Tell// Punk A Go Go/ Disco Zombies (Uptown 1979) -1 on TT10.

SGS-106 Drums Over London/ Heartbeats Love (South Circular 1979) -rec. 4/2/79. 1 on KBDDIY. poster sleeve outside/ inside.

v-David Henderson g-Mark Sutherland g-Andy Ross b-Geoff Dodimead d-Andy Fullerton

Punk. Broke up '80. 3rd single= 'Here Comes The Buts/ Mary Millington' (Dining Out TUX-2 1980).

DISGUISE

CHIS-107 Hey Baby/ Juvenile Delinquent (Chiswick 1978)

v, g-Peter Scott b-Jimmy McKenna d-Alan Geoffrey (6/77-)

From Hartlepool. Power pop/Punk. Formed late '76. Org. w/o drummer.

DISTRACTIONS

TJM-2 You're Not Going Out Dressed Like That 1.Doesn't Bother Me 2.Nothing/ 3.Maybe It's Love 4.Too Young

(TJM 1978) -12". rec. 9, 10/11/78.

FAC-12 Time Goes By So Slow/ Pillow Fight (Factory 1979)

WIP-6533 It Doesn't Bother Me/ One Way Love (Island 11/79)

v-Mike Finney g-Steve Perrin g-Adrian Wright b-Pipnicholllls d-Alec

From Manchester. Punk. LP= 'Nobody's Perfect' (Island 9/80).

DISTRIBUTORS

TAP-1/2 TV Me/ Wireless (Distributors 1979) -Alternative.

DISTURBED

PURL-3 I Don't Believe/ Betrayed (Parole 1979) v-Josi Munns g-Ian Willcock b-Steve Strand d-Trevor Warburton Punk.