Disco 2000 - Pulp. That came from one of my favourite albums of all time. Different Class which I could listen to from start to finish over and over - well maybe a couple of times.
Dirty Pictures- Radio Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PoHSW0h3CQ
Reminded by a joke on here by Nick81.
Quote: Chappers @ 7th August 2014, 5:10 PM BSTDirty Pictures- Radio Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PoHSW0h3CQ
Reminded by a joke on here by Nick81.
Don't know these guys.
Can we have a Bad Haircut/Hairstyle warning next time, please. 
Does the singer even know what conditioner is?
"Beast of Barnsley" is a good title though.
They seem like a traditional rock, or Glam band that jumped on the punk/new wave bandwagon. Also a bit like Half Man Half Biscuit without their genius irony/wit.
Are those pink trousers on the bassist?
I think I need to lie down.
I think the Radio Stars' singer was the frontman in the wonderful John's Children.
Quote: JohnnyD @ 7th August 2014, 8:50 PM BSTI think the Radio Stars' singer was the frontman in the wonderful John's Children.
Interesting!
Wiki says:
Radio Stars were formed by ex-John's Children vocalist Andy Ellison, Sparks exile Martin Gordon[2] (bass, songwriter), and Ian MacLeod (guitar) in 1977, following the end of their underachieving glam supergroup, Jet, the previous year.
So I wasn't far wrong about their punk credentials.
Having an ELO blitz. First album with Roy Wood which was initially his baby merging classical music with rock.
"On the third day" and "a new World Record" before they went a bit too - um - well not so interesting.
Quote: George Kaplan @ 7th August 2014, 9:05 PM BSTInteresting!
Wiki says:
So I wasn't far wrong about their punk credentials.
Yes - John's Children featured a young Marc Bolan.
Radio Stars had an album called Songs for Swinging lovers showing a young couple on the gallows.
They started in the mid-70s and were on Chiswick Records, the other independent one alongside Stiff.
Sham 69 - borstal breakout
101ers, Joe Strummer's pre-Clash band were on Chiswick. Used to have a copy of their single, "Keys to your heart", till I gave it to a charity shop, along with most of my punk/new wave singles.
I was reading the other day...
Before Mick Jones started the Clash, he was nearly in a band with Chrissie Hynde
Called Schoolgirls Underwear
Lol!
Quote: George Kaplan @ 7th August 2014, 9:13 PM BST101ers, Joe Strummer's pre-Clash band were on Chiswick. Used to have a copy of their single, "Keys to your heart", till I gave it to a charity shop, along with most of my punk/new wave singles.
So were the Count Bishops (later the Bishops) an R'n'B band in the true sense.
As mentioned before I used to buy records purely by what label they were on not having heard them but trusting the tastes of the company. Never got the101ers but I had a few Chiswicks plus Step Forward = Chelsea and the Cortinas. I think the Fall were on Step Forward too.
Are Chelsea any good?
Been meaning to check em out
What memories...
http://www.allmusic.com/album/i-wanna-punk-rock-step-forward-singles-box-set-mw0000584811
Well I thought so. 2 great singles - both A & B sides. Look at the list above.
Right to work sounds pretty good
Gene October was a great singer. Wasn't he in Generation X or was Billy Idol in Chelsea before they made any records.
I think Billy Idol was in Chelsea early on
Listening to "Piper at the gates of dawn" - Astronomie dominie.