Buzzcocks Pete Shelley - RIP

Stoned Rose said:
I was there and thought that was a really nice touch. The crowd fucking loved it.

Both bands were absolutely mustard last night. Top night.
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I’ve always come out of a James gig thinking money well spent. Never felt short changed.

I tend to like the Some Friendly Charlatans stuff so some of their set wasn’t for me and I thought the sound was a bit off but they nailed the Buzzcocks song.
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
I’ve always come out of a James gig thinking money well spent. Never felt short changed.

I tend to like the Some Friendly Charlatans stuff so some of their set wasn’t for me and I thought the sound was a bit off but they nailed the Buzzcocks song.
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I’m a huge fan of the Charlatans first 3 lps but not so much since then. Fucking love that early sound to death.
 
shackattack said:
Refused to play live on the tube tv programme as tranmere were playing that night even when channel 4 offered to fly them by helicopter.
Saw them live at a festival and someone shouted out for one of their songs. Nigel blackwell stopped playing, said " yeah thats one of ours" and carried on playing.
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Used to play footie with them every Friday afternoon in Birkenhead Park, back in about 88/89. Nice lads. Nigel Blackwell’s a frickin’ genius IMO.

“Halfway up the Wrekin, with an empty flask of tea,
a fog descends and takes away my vis-i-bility,
yet in this Helen Keller state I’d still quite like to know,
Why is Rod Hull alive and getting paid as well!”
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Ha! Scouse humour band.... Their brilliant 80's album "Back in the DHSS" (dept of social security)
YouTube "all I want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away kit" and The Trumpton Riots (Trumpton was a children's TV shows where the characters were made of wood)
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I had that album and it is a great album. I say had as i had it in my record collection one day, then I didn't all of a sudden. I may have took it to a party and left it or got in nicked or something.
 
Barcon said:
I remember seeing them at Belle Vue before they had an album out when I was 14. They were handing out badges. Nobody had a clue what they meant at the time.

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We used to go to their offices (new hormones) near Piccadilly station somewhere and pester them for badges. posters etc.

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The Buzzcocks were the first band I saw live. From memory it was at the Apollo and they were supported by Joy Division, probably around 1978/79. The Buzzcocks, Joy Division and Magazine (Howard Devoto) really put Manchester music on the map. I remember when I had a stall at Afflecks Palace in 1980 and Pete came in and I mithered him for badges. He didn't have any spare so gave me a couple that he was wearing. Nice guy. Wish I kept the badges.
 
OffertonBlue said:
The Buzzcocks were the first band I saw live. From memory it was at the Apollo and they were supported by Joy Division, probably around 1978/79. The Buzzcocks, Joy Division and Magazine (Howard Devoto) really put Manchester music on the map. I remember when I had a stall at Afflecks Palace in 1980 and Pete came in and I mithered him for badges. He didn't have any spare so gave me a couple that he was wearing. Nice guy. Wish I kept the badges.
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I managed to see them last year for the first time since 1979. ; )
 
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