70's UK Punk/New Wave Listing =E
Eater/ Echo & The Bunnymen/ Eddie & The Hot Rods/ Edge/ Jimmy Edwards/ Electrix/ Elizabeth/ Empty Vessels/ End/
English Subtitles/ Epileptics/ Escalators/ Essential Bop/ Essential Logic/ Europeans/ Everyone Else/ Excel/ Exile/ Exits/ Exits/
Expelaires/ Eyes/ Eyes At Risk
EATER
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
CAGE-004 The Pictures On My Wall/ I've Read It In Books (Zoo 3/79) -rec. 3/79
comp.)
Monkeys on 'Street To Street'
v, g-Ian McCulloch g-Will Sergent b-Les Pattinson
From Liverpool. Formed '78. Alternative. LP= 'Crocodile' (Korova CODE-1 7/80).
EDDIE & THE HOT RODS
ION-4 Macho Man/ I'm Cold
(Albion 11/78) FIRE-3 Downhill/ American Excess (Hurricane 1979) FIRE-6 Watching You/ Overtaking (Hurricane 1979) |
v, b-Glyn Havard g-Lou Edmonds (ex.Damned) v, k-Gavin Povey d-Jon Moss (ex. London, Damned)
Punk/Power pop. LP= 'Square 1' (FLAK-102 1980). They are Jane Aire's back band, the Belvederes.
ELX-001 Holland/ Oh So
Different From The Crowd/ Call A Spade A Spade/ Enemy Of The State (Electrix 1979) -Punk. 1 on LDK16. |
CR-139 God Save The Sex
Pistols/ Silver Story (Creole 1977) Another punk cash-in. No punk/new wave music. |
SRTS-79/CUS-261 Too Much Trouble/ Loomy (SRT 1979) -1 on LDK30. Punk/power pop.
I Can't Take Any More (no label 1979) -listed as new wave.
v-Warden Ginter g-Lou Librium g-Jewels Web b-Dil Deadman d-Paul Hookman
Unique punk. 2nd single= 'Tannoy/ Carson Fire' (Glass GLASS-007 1981).
EPILEPTICS
BEAT-8 1970's Have Been Made In Hong Kong// System Rejects/ Hitler's Still A Nazi/Warcrimes (Stortbeat 11/79)
v-Col Latter v, g-Kev Hunter b-Derek Birkett d-Rich Coveney
From Bishops Stortford, Essex. Punk. Later changed name to the Licks and re-issued the same EP. Re-issued the EP as the
Epileptics again (Spider Leg SDL-1 1981).
ESCALATORS
comp.)
5.Carscape on '499 2139'
v-Mark Gullick g-Steve Musham b-Tim Sales d-Mike Johnson
Pop new wave w/ reggae.
ESSENTIAL BOP
comp.)
5.Chronicle on 'Avon Calling'
v-Steve Bush g-Danny Cotterill b-Dave Robinson k-Simon Taylor d-Phil Howard
Formed in Bristol summer '78. Pop new wave. 1st EP= 'Eloquent Sounds' (Monopause MOAN-1001 1980).
VS-261 Wake Up/ Eagle Bird// Quality Crayon Wax O.K./ Bod's Message (Virgin 5/79) -7" & 12"
RT-029 Popcorn Boy (Waddle Ya Do)/ Flora Force (Rough Trade 1979)
LP)
ROUGH-5 Beat Rhythm News (Waddle Ya Play) (Rough Trade 10/79)
1.Quality Crayon Wax O.K. 2.The Order Form (I Want To Order A Pelican) 3.Shabby Abbott 4.World Friction
5.Wake Up 6.Albert Albert Albert 7.Alkaline Loaf In The Area 8.Collecting Dust 9.Popcorn Boy (Waddle Ya Do)
v, sax-Lora Logic (ex.X-Ray Spex) sax-David g-Phil Lip g-William Bennett (Later Come, Whitehouse)
b-Mark Turner d-Rich Tea
Punk. 1st single lineup= v, sax-Lora g-Stuart Action, b-Tim Wright (ex.Pere Ubu, later DNA) d-Rich Tee.
Lora also joined the Red Crayola.
PULSE-2 Europeans/ Voices (Heartbeat 11/78)
comp.)
2.On The Continent on 'Avon Calling'
v, g, syn-Jonathan Cole g-Jon Klein b-Stephan Street d-James Cole
Pop new wave.
School Days (Woodbine St. WS-001 1979) -on LDK12.
If It Rains EP: If It
Rains/ Rolling Home/ She's One Of The Boys/ Rock Show
(A.R.S.S. 1979) -private pressing. 1 on LDK8/26/ 4 on PP2. |
v, g-Richard Taylor v, g-Allan Walsh v, b-Tony Kelly d-Stephen Gawtry
From Rochdale. Power pop. One more single on Polydor.
BO-1 Don't Tax On Me EP: Jubilee 77/ Hooked On You// Fascist DJ/ Windmill (Boring 8/77) -rec. 6/77. 3 on TT3.
comp.)
14.Disaster Movie on 'Streets'
13.Fascist DJ on 'Nova-Vaga'
v, g-Graham Scott g-Stan Workman b-Robert Kirk d-Dougie Burns
From Glasgow. Formed 2/77. Punk.
EXITS
GIL-519 The Fashion Plague/ Cheam (Lightning 6/78)
v, b-Colin Swan g-Geno Buckmaster k-John Clarkson d-Gary Hurley
Formed in South London '75. Power pop. Swan and Buckmaster formed the Direct Hits, a mod band, 11/80.
EXITS
WOO-1 Yodelling EP:
Apathy/ Glandular Angela/ Going Places/ Fuck The Weekend/ I Love The Dole (Way Out 6/78) -1 on TT3/ 2 on TT5. Punk. |
CAGE-007 To See You/
Frequency (Zoo 1979) v-Gregory g-David Wolfenden b-David Harper k-Craig Adams d-Carl Harper |
Alternative. 2nd single= Sympathy (Don't Be Taken In)/ Kicks (Rockburgh ROCS-222 1980).
RAW-29 Once In A Lifetime/ Hello I Love You (Raw 1978)
v-Doug Kane g-Nick Porter g-John Stuart Mills b-Reg Marshall d-Steve Simmons
Punk.
EYES AT RISK
comp.)
4.Night Life 14.Sane Problems on 'New Wave From The Heart'
v-Ian Campbell g-Pagan Bo g-David Lee b-Paul Walters d-Chris Wright
Punk.