70's UK Punk/New Wave Listing =J
Tony Jacksun/ Jags/ Jam/ Brian James/ Jeep/ Jerks/ Jermz/ Jets/ Jets/ Jets/ Joe Public/ Jilted John/
Johnny & The Self Abusers/ John The Postman/ Jolt/ Josef K/ Joy Division/ Jukes/ Julie & Gordon/ Jumpers/ Just Frank/
Justin Case
TONY JACKSUN
STEP-1 Night Time Games/ Come
Again (Strike 1978) -pop new wave. 2 on TT6.
WIP-6501 Back Of My Hand/ Double
Vision (Island 1979)
Power pop. LP= 'Evening Standards' (ILPS-9603 1980).
JAM
BRIAN JAMES
BJ-1 Ain't That A Shame// Living In Sin/ I Can Make You Cry (BJ 6/79) -7" & 12"
ex.Damned, Tanz der Youth. Stewart Copeland (Police) on drums.
| Wild Rover/ Lark In The Dark
(Airport 1979) -re-issued on Cobra/EMI 1980. 1 on TT10/LDK29. Punk. incl. Max Splodge (later Splodgenessabounds). |
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URA-1 Get Your Woofing
Dog Off Me/ Hold My Hand (Underground 30/11/77) -rec.7-8/77 |
GIL-549 Cool/ Cruisin' (Again) (Lightning 25/11/78) -rec. 8/78
1st single)= v-Simon Snakke g-Paul Gilbert g-Mark Jackson b-Charles Acid d-Andy Caves
From Leeds. Punk. Debuted 4/77 as Simon Snakke and the Amputated Leg Band w/ org. d-Deadleg Dave.
'78, d-replaced by Barry Firth, Jackson left, added k-Veronica Newt, who then replaced by John Best. Then, d-replaced
by Kelvin Issue (later Delta 5). Best replaced by g-Pete Van Rental 8/78. Early '79, Issue replaced by Phil Parkin
(ex.Be Bop Deluxe), then Terry Smith (soon later Nipple Erectors), Martin, finally Keith Hurt.
3rd single= 'Come Back Bogart' (Laser LAS-25 1/80).
JERMZ
EFP-1 Powercut/ Me And My Baby (One Way 1978)
From York. Punk.
JETS
comp.)
9.T.V. Drink on 'Farewell To The Roxy'
Bodily, Smith, Sirens, Redgewell
Punk.
JETS
Tearaway (Decca 1979) -listed as power pop. same band as above?
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GV-1002 Original
Terminal: Block 4/ The Iceburn (Good Vibrations 1979) -rec. 9/78 From Luton. Punk. Later called as the Tee Vees, which see. |
JOE PUBLIC
HURT-3 Herman's Back// Travelling With Raymond/ Like It (Wavelength 1979)
comp.)
3.Hotel Rooms on '4 Alternatives'
v-Kevin Leadbetter g-Robb Marche b-Mike Smith (ex.Shapes) d-Shaun McLuskey
From Bristol. Power pop.
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TOSH-105 Going Steady/
Jilted John (Rabid 9/78) -re-issued on EMI. |
INT-577 True Love/ I Was A Pre-pubescent (EMI 1978) -2 on PP8.
INT-587 The Birthday Kiss/ Baz's Party (EMI 1978)
Men Of Oats And Creosote/ Rebecca (EMI
1979) -as Graham Fellows.
LP)
INS-3024 True Love Stories (EMI 11/78)
1.Baz's Party 2.I Know I'll Never 3.I Was A Pre-pubescent 4.Fancy Mice 5.Jilted John 6.The Birthday Kiss//
7.The Paperboy Song 8.True Love 9.In The Bus Shelter 10.Karen's Letter 11.Shirley 12.Goodbye Karen
From Manchester. Punk/ Pop new wave. = Graham Fellows. Also issued a single 'Some Boys/ I Tune Kevin's Strings'
(Razz/MCA CLEAN-1/MCA-673 1980) as Going Red, backed by the Freshies.
JOHNNY & THE SELF ABUSERS
NS-22 Saints And Sinners/ Dead Vandals (Chiswick 11/77)
comp.)
6.Saints And Sinners on 'Catch A Wave'
v-Jim Kerr g-Charles Burchill b-Donald Milarky k-Mike McNeil d-Brian McGee
Punk. Pre-Simple Minds.
JOHN THE POSTMAN
BIG-BENT-2 Puerile (Bent 1978) -12"
BIG-BENT-4 John The Postman's Psychedelic Rock'n' Roll 5 Skinners (Bent 1978) -12"
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2058-936 You're Cold/ All
I Can Do (Polydor 10/77) -b-side= diff. version. |
2059-008 What'cha Gonna Do About It/
Again And Again (Polydor 1978)
2059-039 I Can't Wait/ Route 66 (Polydor 6/78) -1 on PP8.
2229-215 Maybe Tonight/ I'm In Tears// See Saw/ Stop, Look (Polydor 1979)
LP)
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2383-504 The Jolt (Polydor 7/78) 1.Mr.Radio Man 2.Whatcha Gonna Do About It 3.I Can't Wait 4.Chains 5.No Excuses 6.Decoyed// 7.I'm Leaving 8.Everybody's The Same 9.In My Life 10.Hard Lines 11.(Can't You Tell) It's Over 12.All I Can Do |
comp.)
15.No Excuses on '20 Of Another Kind'
v, g-Robbie Collins v, b-Jim Doak d-Iain Shedden
From Glasgow. Mods. g-Kevin Key joined summer '78.
JOSEF K
ABS-1 Chance Meeting/ Romance (Absolute 11/79)
v, g-Paul Haig g-Malcolm Ross b-David Weddell d-Ronnie Torrance
Formed in Edinburgh '77 w/o Weddell. Alternative punk/ Alternative. Formerly TV Art. 1st LP= 'Sorry For Laughing'
(Postcard 81-1 1981) was never released. Officially releaesed 1st LP= 'The Only Fun In Town' (81-7 8/81).
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PSS-139 An Ideal For
Living 1.Warsaw 2.No Love Lost/ 3.Leaders Of Men
4.Failures (Of The Modern Man) (Enigma 6/78) -rec. 12/77. re-issued as 12" (Anonymous ANON-1 10/78). |
FAC-13 Transmission/ Novelty (Factory 25/10/79) -rec. 4/7/79. re-issued as 12" 12/80.
LP)
FACT-10 Unknown Pleasures (Factory 6/79)
1.She's Lost Control 2.Shadowplay 3.Wilderness 4.Interzone 5.I Remember Nothing// 6.Disorder 7.Day Of The Lords
8.Candidate 9.Insight 10.New Dawn Fades -rec. 4/79.
comp.)
3.At A Later Date (live) on 'Short Circuit Live At The Electric Circus' -rec. 11/77.
1.Digital 2.Glass on 'Factory Sampler' -rec. 11/10/78.
1.Auto-suggestion 2.From Safety To Where...? on 'Earcom 2' -rec. 4/79.
v-Ian Curtis g-Bernard Albrecht b-Peter Hook d-Stephen Morris
Formed in Manchester '77. Punk/ Alternative. Orig. called as Warsaw. Early demos were available on these bootlegs in '81:
EP= 'The Ideal Living Beginning' 1.Inside The Line 2.Gutz/ 3.At A Later Date 4.The Kill
(7"-Enigma PSS-138, 12"-Anonymous) -as Warsaw. rec. 18/7/77.
LP= 'Warsaw' (RZM)
1.All Of This For You 2.Leaders Of Men 3.They Walked In Line 4.Failures 5.Novelty 6.No Love Lost 7.Transmission
8.(Living In The) Ice Age 9.Interzone 10.Warsaw 11.Shadowplay -recorded for RCA (3-4/5/78).
JUKES
comp.)
2.I Do What I Do 11.Nobody But You on 'Southend Rock'
Track 2 is punk, but 4 is R&B style pub rock.
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POG-003 Gordon's Not A
Moron/ I'm So Happy To Know You (Pogo 11/78) |
POG-004 J-J-Julie (Yippee Yula)/ Gettin' It Tighter (Pogo 1979)
Comic punk. Answer song to 'Jilted John' by Jilted John.
JUMPERS
comp.)
4.Jimmy Jump 11.Baby C'mon on 'Belfast Rock'
Power pop.
JUST FRANK
ROK-3/4 You/ (Just Don't Try by SPLIT SCREENS) (ROK 1979)
comp.)
10.You on 'Odd Bods Mods & Sods'
Power pop.
JUSTIN CASE
ROK-19/20 TV/ (One Out All Out by STRAIGHT UP) (ROK 1979)
comp.)
5.Statik Motion on 'Odd Bods Mods & Sods'
Weird punk.