1976
Another of the early single releases on Stiff Records came with this “double B-side” from pub rock veteran Sean Tyler and The Tyla Gang. (more…)
Motörhead were never a punk band. But in terms of velocity and volume, attitude and aggression, they had a lot more to do with punk than many of the chancers who rebranded themselves to cash in on a trend. (more…)
The eighth single to be released by Stiff, Silver Shirt was a far cry from the punk rock with which the label is associated. (more…)
Roogalator were more funk than punk, but they were one of the first bands to release a single on the fledgling Stiff Records in the summer of 1976. (more…)
The Pink Fairies were the oldest and hairiest band on Stiff Records – and released the second single on the indie punk label. (more…)
Richard Hell & The Voidoids – (I Can Live With You In) Another World
15th January 2022 · 1970s, 1976, Music, PunkRichard Hell’s debut single is one of the first examples of New York punk. It also defines the sound of what would later become known as post-punk… even though, strictly speaking, it’s more pre-punk. (more…)
Television produced one of the foundation stones of punk with their debut single Little Johnny Jewel, released in 1976. (more…)
All together now: “Rrrrright…. nowwww… Hahahaaaa!”
One night in late November 1976 I was at the Marquee Club watching a short fat Frenchman called Little Bob who played amphetamine-fuelled RnB when Malcolm McLaren walked in with a bag under his arm.
No one would pretend Nick Lowe was a punk – he had almost a decade in music behind him by 1976. But he plays a key role in punk pre-history.
Here’s another of those not-quite-punk-but-nearly records that came out in the musical hinterland between pub rock and punk in 1976.
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