Delving further into the roots of punk, I discover The Hollywood Brats, whose 1973 song Sick Of You is arguably the earliest example of the genre

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Not a single song, but a handful of them – from the four-track EP that made a little bit of punk history. Released in late 1975, Speedball was the first record put out by Chiswick Records, the UK’s first real indie label.

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Has anyone heard of these progsters from the Channel Isles? I haven’t. I saw their name while looking at a list of bands who played The Marquee in that transformative year of 1976. (more…)

In the early Seventies my brief flirtation with Welsh rock bands seems to have extended to a third, Budgie. (more…)

Here’s a band I once loved that I had completely forgotten about, though I still have this album in my vinyl collection.

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RIP Julz Sale, the singer in proto-feminist post-punk band Delta 5 – a vital part of the soundtrack of my youth.

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The first gig I ever saw was by a Welsh rock group called Man, in May 1974.

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I’ve never really bought into the idea of the “guilty pleasure” so I feel no shame about liking and posting this song.

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