Punk and New Wave thread.

You'd have been in in Canada a couple of years or so if you left in 78 mate. They were on Crass records but unlike Crass they could play a bit. Their jangly guitar sounds remind me of early Smiths stuff and it wouldn't surprise me if Johnny Marr was inspired by punk. I know drummer Mike Joyce was having once been in Dukinfield's finest, The Hoax. I think @Mad Eyed Screamer will most probably know.

Also thinking about The Underground market evoked hazy memories of the punk/goth clothes place Habeas Corpus. I'd almost forgotten about there but a glint in my old grey matter has me there almost like yesterday. Bought quite a bit of punk gear from there.

Blimey, showing my age now, that was 38-40 years ago.

Yeah, I was gone by then. Shortly after I came here My mate sent me the 2nd Buzzcocks album and Give em enough rope came out.
Managed to see them both here in 78 or possibly 79.
 
Yeah, I was gone by then. Shortly after I came here My mate sent me the 2nd Buzzcocks album and Give em enough rope came out.
Managed to see them both here in 78 or possibly 79.
Never did see Buzzcocks or Clash. I know I know.

*Hangs head in shame: ( ... Saw most of the other Big bands though, Pistols apart being a bit too young.

Did you visit this place mate. You may have said in previous threads but I've forgotten if you have.
 
Never did see Buzzcocks or Clash. I know I know.

*Hangs head in shame: ( ... Saw most of the other Big bands though, Pistols apart being a bit too young.

Did you visit this place mate. You may have said in previous threads but I've forgotten if you have.
Sure did. Most of my singles are from there. Some from Robinsons and virgin and some from the bargain bin in the basement of, was it Marks and Sparks?
 
Sure did. Most of my singles are from there. Some from Robinsons and virgin and some from the bargain bin in the basement of, was it Marks and Sparks?
Same here, bought stuff from same places but not M&S. You sure it wasn't downstairs of Lewis's or Debenhams? I can't recall them being and I know Woolies didn't have a downstairs record section.
 
Same here, bought stuff from same places but not M&S. You sure it wasn't downstairs of Lewis's or Debenhams? I can't recall them being and I know Woolies didn't have a downstairs record section.
Across from Lewis's. I was thinking Debenhams but my memory is foggy. Not the one on the corner that had a fire (woolies)? Where was Marks?
 
Across from Lewis's. I was thinking Debenhams but my memory is foggy. Not the one on the corner that had a fire (woolies)? Where was Marks?
Debenhams was opposite to Lewis's, Woolies was on Oldham st facing Piccadilly gardens (if you remember)

I think M&S was on Cross st not far from Virgin records. My memory is getting foggy too though.
 
Debenhams was opposite to Lewis's, Woolies was on Oldham st facing Piccadilly gardens (if you remember)

I think M&S was on Cross st not far from Virgin records. My memory is getting foggy too though.
Debenhams then for sure. They had a load of crap records in a bin with the middle piece missing. We used to always find something worth having for peanuts. I am the fly by Wire is one that I remember and still have.
 
I’ve not really read this thread, but has the film CBGB been mentioned yet?

City fan Alan Rickman plays Hilly Crystal and the film portrays the birth of punk/indie.



CBGB_DVD.jpg


https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1786751/plotsummary



Also Mark Radcliffe did a good BBC documentary called Music For Misfits: The Story of Indie, a few years ago. This shows the rise of the genre in Britain, starting with the Punk movement.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Music+For+Misfits:+The+Story+of+Indie&view=detail&mid=DAF7A12662775498F4CFDAF7A12662775498F4CF&FORM=VIRE&PC=APPL

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Music+For+Misfits:+The+Story+of+Indie&view=detail&mid=A92FDDF8863CF02B28D1A92FDDF8863CF02B28D1&FORM=VIRE&PC=APPL

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Music+For+Misfits:+The+Story+of+Indie&view=detail&mid=DE028A59C49C19D481BBDE028A59C49C19D481BB&FORM=VIRE&PC=APPL
 
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Pretty good film (CBGB). Thanks to Hilly for giving the Dead Boys somewhere to shine.
 

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