[Music] Never Mind the Bollocks

[loz]

Really loved The Adverts

Still remember Tim Smith doing a solo acoustic set at The Evening Star not all that many years ago. He wanted to play his new stuff. Us gentlemen of a certain age were only interested in tapping our collective foot to his old stuff. Turned into an astoundingly good Adverts Unplugged session

The worst sentence uttered by a lead singer of your old favorite band..."we are going to play a few tracks off our forthcoming album"...time to get another drink

 

[schmunk]

Really loved The Adverts

So did John Lydon, the bourgeois hypocrite...

 

[Pavilionaire]

A unique band, a unique album, timeless.

 

[BN9 BHA]

I bought the album on vinyl when I was 14, this wasn’t when it was released though.
I’m sure my copy had a pink front cover rather than yellow, not sure if this was an import or it was reissued with a different cover.

 

[osgood]

No. Lots of rumours, though. I remember the young lad in The Depressions (Eric?) cycling round the venues one night because he'd heard (etc etc)

No, that wouldve been 'Ammer Frank (Smith) !

 

[osgood]

Indeed. It didn't happen. Summer of 77....I probably went to 4 or 5 gigs a week at the Buccaneer, Vault, Poly, Alhambra, Black Rock or Top Rank. If there was anything on anywhere I'd know about it. Saw the Jam at the Embassy, though (discussed several times in here previously)

https://www.punkbrighton.co.uk/vaultn.html

What about the New Regent ??

 

[Garage_Doors]

Did they ever play a gig in Brighton in their first incarnation?

No never played Brighton. either with Glen or John (aka Sid)

 

[Garage_Doors]

Bought it the day it came out from the record shop just round the corner from McLaren's shop.

Big fan of The Professionals, too.

Went up to London a few years back for a double header with the Professionals & the Rich Kids.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I'd go as far as to say,it's my 5th favourite album of all time

Had the picture disc version too that I never played

Same here, with a pink cut-out sleeve?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

What about the New Regent ??

Blighted by the night of the Banshees shambles....20 minute drum solo when the PA went tits up

 

[osgood]

Blighted by the night of the Banshees shambles....20 minute drum solo when the PA went tits up

Kudos to you there , missed that one

was rest of it any good ?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Kudos to you there , missed that one

was rest of it any good ?

It was a mess, really. Susan got very irritable. Such a shame as the original line up with Kenny and John was the best, for me. I think they completed about 3 songs, but each had crackles and vo.... tha. ..t out

The support band, XTC, had no such problems and were rather entertaining!

 

[osgood]

It was a mess, really. Susan got very irritable. Such a shame as the original line up with Kenny and John was the best, for me. I think they completed about 3 songs, but each had crackles and vo.... tha. ..t out

The support band, XTC, had no such problems and were rather entertaining!

Saw them (the banshees) later on at the centre , good gig , the New Regent was tiny wasnt it ? ,I can remember that it it was mainly used as a bar for "the ladies" , and a big cartwheel on the wall and seeing wreckless eric larry wallis x ray spex and the Fall there ,...
Memories...from the corners of my mind ...

 

[Return of the Rev]

Blighted by the night of the Banshees shambles....20 minute drum solo when the PA went tits up

Recall someone pulling the plugs out while the banshees were warming up at the new regent, not sure if we stayed for the gig, misty memories