Password: tdats
Here's a fun selection of the later-seventies tracks I discovered while making last-week's Irish volume. This is decidedly punk flavoured, with a bit of hard rock, power pop and glam for good measure. The majority of tracks here are from Northern Ireland, where there was somewhat of a punk movement occurring at the time. A couple of labels to look up for these and other singles are Rip Off Records and Good Vibrations. Thanks to Clint at the tdats fb group for pointing-out the 2013 movie "Good Vibrations", about the label (link).
TRACKS
No Sweat - You Should Be So Lucky (1978)
singleand compilation "Belfast Rock"
Xdreamysts - Dance Away Lover (1978)
single
Rudi - No.1 (1978)
single
Moral Support - Sin (1979)
single and album 'Zionic Bonds'
Reform - Salt Away (1974)
from album 'All For One'
Midnite Cruiser - Rich Bitch (1977)
single
Detonators - Cruisin' (1978)
from album 'Belfast Rock'
The Duggie Briggs Band - Punk-Rockin' Granny! (1977)
single
East Coast Angels - Punk Rockin' (1977)
single
Pretty Boy Floyd & the Gems - Rough, Tough, Pretty Too (1978)
single and compilation "Belfast Rock"
The Outcasts - Frustration (1979)
from album 'Self Conscious Over You'
The Bangcity Mice - Jane Of The 5th Year
single
Bernie Tormé - All Nite (1979)
from album 'Punk Or What (77-79)'
Cobra - Graveyard Boogie (1978)
single and compilation "Belfast Rock"
No Sweat from Belfast. Members: Clive Culbertson (vocals, bass, guitar), David Stuart (keyboards), Michael Katin (guitar), Ricky Bleakley (drums). The B-side to this single is also very good, in a style more akin to Thin Lizzy. In fact it sounds like Lizzy playing with Cheap Trick!
Xdreamysts from Derry. They made some cool singles in the later '70s, and an album in '81 with a more commercial Power Pop sound. Uel Walls (vocals, guitar), John Doherty (guitar), Roe Butcher (bass) and Brian Moffatt (drums).
Rudi from Belfast. Brian Young (guitar, vocals), Ronnie Matthews (guitar, vocals), Gordon Blair (bass guitar), Graham Marshall (drums) and Paul Martin (keyboards). Raw punk on the Good Vibrations label which released some good singles at the time.
Moral Support from Belfast. Headed by Andy McCarroll who was a Christian singer/song writer. What ever your opinion of the subject matter, Moral Support played pretty damn well!
Reform from Limerick. Appearing in the previous TDATS, here's another track from their sole album and one of the better ones. These guys are the closest I have found to an early Irish glam/proto punk band. If you know more drop me a line!
Midnite Cruiser from Portadown. Paul Maxwell (vocals), Crow (guitar), Peege (guitar), Rodney (guitar), Jimmy (bass) and Ger (drums). Another obscure Northern Irish band that made a single in the late '70s. Some good pop punk here.
Detonators from Belfast. Cruisin' is a great driving track that has a real US proto punk Stooges sound. These guys don't seem to have released anything officially, but they were included on a period compilation of Belfast Punk called "Belfast Rock" (1978). Recommended!
The Duggie Briggs Band from Portadown. Punk Rockin' Granny. I think that says it all. Duggie Briggs Band also released a worthy EP in '78 called 'The Duggie Briggs Flashes on It Again'. My rip of this single was very tinny so I have boosted the bass a bit.
East Coast Angels from Dublin. A very rare single here, apologies for the less than stella sound quality on this one, I have attempted to make it sound a bit less murky by boosting the midrange a bit. Although this is called Punk Rockin' it's more of a bonehead cruncher. Good stuff.
Pretty Boy Floyd & the Gems from Belfast. Another band I discovered on the 'Belfast Rock' album. According to various sources they were originally a show band called Candy and were still playing as such at the same time as Pretty Boy Floyd, so some people never accepted them as punk.
The Outcasts from Belfast. These guys recorded two Peel sessions and were successful enough to make three albums.
Dublin's Bernie Tormé was also on the last TDATS, here's another track from the '70s rarity album of his, "Punk Or What". You can buy it directly from Bernie at his Bandcamp and he is still making music now.
Cobra from Belfast. The final band that were on the 'Belfast Rock' album, Graveyard Boogie is the b-side to the 'Looking for a Lady' single. Both sides of it are great, not so much punk really, they could even be described as one of Northern Ireland's first entries in the NWOBHM.
Cheers from the Punk-Rockin' Granny!
single
Bernie Tormé - All Nite (1979)
from album 'Punk Or What (77-79)'
Cobra - Graveyard Boogie (1978)
single and compilation "Belfast Rock"
The Outcasts from Belfast. These guys recorded two Peel sessions and were successful enough to make three albums.
Cheers from the Punk-Rockin' Granny!
TDATS social links
Share Via:
No comments:
Post a Comment