Punk Rock Videos #13

Love in a Void (on Something Else)


make up to break up (not at the 100 Club by the way but filmed in 1977)


Metal Postcard





Sham 69 on London Weekend Television







John Peel talks about Punk and its influence

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The Fall

Well they weren't really Punk but they took their chances and played on many a stage with The Buzzcocks & The Banshees. They were John Peel's fav band alongside The White Stripes. Here's a few vids to remind us just how quirky they were and are.

Punk Rock Videos #11

Rich Kids



Penetration - Free Money

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Poor quality film but a great sight to see the Damned in action with their classic line up.

Punk Rock Videos #9

The Clash

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Back to some sensible music!



Kill & Gobbin' on Life


Ome of my fav Sham 69 singles


Belfast Legends The Outcasts (with Jake Burns)











X-Ray Spex (Janet Street-Porter interviews)

Punk Rock Videos #7

A Short History of Ca Plane Pour Moi


It's complete nonsense of course but very wonderful :)


It must have been good for Sonic Youth to cover it!!

and Vampire Weekend



Even the Red Hot Chili Peppers did it...naked!


And the most bizzare version by Tears, a Swiss group who won their version of X Factor or something like that!


And the English version (much better)

The Original



And The Damned of course :)



And Captain Sensible (again!) with The Briefs



And Elton Motello on German TV wearing a T-shirt he could never wear on the BBC

Punk Rock videos #6

The UK Subs

Its a fact that when the world finally happens to end Charlie Harper ( David Charles Perez ) and the latest incarnation of the UK Subs will be doing a gig somewhere and may it be so." Inspired by the Damned and Sex Pistols, they formed late in 1976 as the 'United Kingdom Subversives', soon shortening their name and playing all the London punk holes through '77. Two songs, including their minimalist classic 'I Live In A Car' appeared on the 'Farewell To The Roxy' album, and after a huge selling indie single in 1978 'C.I.D' they signed to Gem Records. Surprising everyone, they then became one of the most consistently and visibly successful punk bands, with seven consecutive UK Top 30 hits between 1979-81, establishing themselves throughout the world with a heavy touring schedule that continues today." ( from their web site) The early Subs produced a fine set of catchy, chuggy, punk songs. Quite successful too with at least three chart appearances on TOTP.

Singles to look out for: CID / Live In A Car / B1C ( 1978 City), Stranglehold / World War / Rockers (1979 Gem) , Tomorrows Girl / Scum Of The Earth / Telephone Numbers (1979 Gem).

Also the album Another Kind Of Blues (1979 Gem) that collects all these singles in albeit different versions. Selected cuts Crash Course / Lady Esquire and the infamous Does She Suck. After this one more good album Crash Course (1980 Gem). Selected cuts Emotional Blackmail and Organised Crime. 2 Tracks on Farewell to The Roxy album Telephone Numbers and I live In A Car. If you can check out the Gonads single Pure Punk For Row People with the track I Lost My Love To A UK Sub. What a tribute ! Great band live even now as they proceed towards their goal of releasing an album for each letter of the alphabet !













Of all the punk bands the Subs were the one band that I saw endless times between 1978 and 1981 I must have seen them at least 200 times!!

A classic Ruts single. They could have had so much more succes had Malcom not died of a drugs overdose.


Marc Bolan was a real champion of Punk and on his TV show 'Marc' he featured The Jam, The Damned (who he took out on tour with him), Eddie and the Hot Rods and of course the wonderful Generation X


Sound of the Suburbs still sounds great I think. It was a surprise hit for The Members and they had a couple of other hit singles but it was their albums that were excellent: At Chelsea Night Club and 1980 The Choice is Yours.


It is questionable if they were ever a punk band but they were classed in with it. This is their finest moment I think. Couldn't be bothered with all that Working for the Yankee Dollar nonsense that came later!


Eddie Tenpole Tudor is a legend!


Anti-Pasti were one of the more political bands that started to spring up in 78-79. Saw them with the UK Subs a few times and this track is clearly their best.


Hailing from Brighton Peter and the Test Tube Babies probably did more for the sales of Merrydown Cider than they ever did for themsleves. The Jinx was a cracking single as was 'Spirit of Keith Moon'.


A picture tribute to The Damned and what a great live band (must find some live vids)


Cock Sparrer would end up linked to the Oi movement and sadly to a lot of Right Wing Skinheads. This was their second single and is a pretty good cover of The Stones classic.


Henry Rollins singing with The Ruts. Possibly their best single and the last to feature Malcom.

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Yikes, I remember having this single. It's funny that I totally forgot that Mr Grossman was once a punk rocker!

Punk Rock Videos #4

Whereas the Clash stenciled it and sang about it the Fingers lived it. Or did they? Originally a Deep Purple covers band in Belfast called Highway Star. Their future changed when they hooked up with Gordon Ogilvie a journalist who instigated a more radical change. Changing their name in 1977 after a Vibrators song their sound became as raw and uncompromising as their environment and for that matter Jake Burns voice.

First two singles and first album as good as anyone's. Suspect Device / Wasted Life (1978 Rough Trade), Alternative Ulster / 78 Revolutions A Minute (1978 Rough Trade). Album Inflammable Material. Great all the way through. Picks : Johnny Was and Wasted Life.

The more uncharitable would say their best work was ripped off from others. Suspect Device sounds remarkably similar to Montrose's Space Station # 5 and I believe they were sued because of this. The riff from Alternative Ulster is supposedly from a Bob Marley tune and 78 Revolutions borrows from Irish compatriots Rudi's seminal single Big Time. Personally though, who cares? Just hearing the opening bars of Alternative Ulster or Suspect Device still sends shivers own my spine and that's what counts.

From Punk77.co.uk

1978 performance. Quality