The Damned - Live At The Hippo Club 22-02-96

What do you do when you arrive for a gig and you realise your lead singer hasn't turned up? Well if you happen to be in The Damned you carry on regardless. So here is one of England's finest performing without the missing Dave Vanian (The Captain is on vocals) for this 65 minute gig. 477mb in size.


This is important. Me and Winrar have fallen out so please use HJsplit to join the pieces back together. Its free and easy to use and you won't get any errors EVER. You can get it here http://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit/#win32


This is even more important. To the people that were interested in the Demob video post,go check out the comments and you'll see we have had a very special visitor.



The Damned


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Big Audio Dynamite - Live On "Meltdown" (UK TV Show)

Another one from the same Gareth VHS tape as the S.O.D. one. This is Big Audio Dynamite.....so fans of The Clash and particulary Mick Jones might have an interest in this one. Meltdown was another short lived TV show here in the UK in the late 80's and was usually on so late,most of us were asleep. Shame,because you all missed a bloody good set......until now that is.

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33 minutes and 319mb





Tracks



1) C'mon Every Beatbox
2) V Thirteen
3) Limbo The Law
4) Medicine Show
5) Sightsee MC
6) B A D



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Demob - Live Bristol 24-02-06

I get very influenced by fellow bloggers and once again Jeffen over at http://musicruinedmylife.blogspot.com/ has done it again with his cracking Demob post. So this one is for you Jeff.

Alas this is not a full gig. I think whoever filmed this came in half way through but its Demob so I'm grateful to have anything of them on film. I brought this on ebay for less than a price of a pint so I can't complain. Its only 26 minutes and its 255mb. As its not professionally shot its not exactly DVD quality and sound wise its like one of my vinyl rips! If that hasn't put you off then nothing will. Enjoy.


Demob


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Spear Of Destiny - On UK TV show "Bliss" (VHS Rip)

Someone once commented on this blog that it was good but had a little too much Kirk Brandon on it. Well sorry mate but heres a bit more for you. From the short lived UK TV show called "Bliss" ripped from Gareths old VHS tape (cheers again Gareth) recorded to DVD,ripped onto the computer and uploaded for your pleasure......because deep down,I know you'll like it. Shame about the 80's clothes though!


Half a dozen songs here including the greats "The Wheel" "Liberator" "Micky" and "Westworld"


23 minutes and 222mb. Join the downloaded files together with HJ-Split


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S.O.D.


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Punk On Top Of The Pops (VHS Rip) Part 9

This is the last part of this series (at last) Not a bad line-up to finish with.



Part 9 (re-upped)



Sham 69 - Hurry Up Harry (2nd appearance)
Buzzcocks - Harmony In My Head
The Undertones - Here Comes The Summer
Rich Kids - Rich Kids
The Stranglers - Nice N Sleazy
X-Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Day-Glo


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Punk On Top Of The Pops (VHS Rip) Part 10

Like most things on this blog this is a bit arse about face and due to the techinal problems mentioned on the last post,I am unable to up parts 8 and 9 at the moment. As part 10 only has 4 songs on it and is only 93mb I can upload it without the "dreaded" winrar. So this is an unwrapped errorless avi file.

Featuring the classic Gary Gilmore's Eyes from the Adverts and Eddie & The Hot Rods (Just the Rods for the this single) anthem Do Anything You Want To Do. And just for a good giggle,The Exploited's "Des Says"



Edit - Part 8 is has been re-upped without winrar via megaupload (see below)


Part 10 (re-upped)



The Skids - Working For The Yankee Dollar
The Rods - Do Anything You Want To Do
The Adverts - Gary Gilmore's Eyes
The Exploited - Dead Cities


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Punk On Top Of The Pops (VHS Rip) Part 8

The highlights on this segment has to be the one and only appearance on the show of The Vibrators and another look at the beautiful Faye Fife.


Theres more than one way to skin a cat but alas I have had to use megaupload due to winrar being so moody. So again this an avi file not wrapped up. It might take longer to download but at least there won't be any errors.


Part 8 (re-upped)


The Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy
The Vibrators - Automatic Lover
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden
Klark Kent - Don't Care
The Rezillos - Top Of The Pops
Boomtown Rats - She's So Modern


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September 11th 2001 is a day all of us will never forgot. I got a phone call just before 9am telling me to put the TV on and spent the rest of the day watching the horror unfold inbetween a whole load of other phonecalls and texts.

Watching that 2nd plane go into the WTC thanks to live TV pictures was unreal and watching both towers collape was....well there isn't a word for it. Its unimaginable what it must of been like to be on any of the four highjacked planes,to be trapped up in those towers with a choice of being burnt to death or jump or to be a fire-fighter entering one of the towers knowing they were probably going to their death. Or a helpless Policeman,medic,civilian on the ground or parent,friend,relative of someone in those towers or on one of the planes. The panic,the sheer terror,the horror.

Whatever the wrongs of America (I'm not going to go there today) none of those innocent people deserved that. So today my heart goes out to all the relatives and friends that lost loved ones on this day eight years ago.

One great thing came out of 9/11 though in my opinion and that was human spirit. The people of New York were magnificent in the face of adversity. Thats how it came across to me anyway.

Punk On Top Of The Pops (VHS Rip) Part 7

Part 7 featuring the first TOTP's appearance from the Cockney Rejects and more hilarious drumming from the Damned's Rat Scabies.


Part 7 (re-upped)


Cockney Rejects - The Greatest Cockney Rip Off
The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin
The Jam - Going Underground
The Damned - I Just Can't Be Happy Today
UK Subs - She's Not There
Blondie - Denis


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Punk On Top Of The Pops (VHS Rip) Part 6

A Blue Peter chufty badge for the most sarcastic "thank you" comment that makes me laugh :-)

Part 6 (re-upped)

Ten Pole Tudor - Wunderbar
Stiff Little Fingers - Listen
Generation X - Valley Of The Dolls
The Jam - Strange Town
The Skids - Masquerade (2nd appearance)
TRB - 2 4 6 8 Motorway

http://rapidshare.com/files/306868240/Punk_On_TOTP_s_-_06.avi

Thanks for all your comments on the previous post.


First off,the last post was not aimed at the people who regularly comment on here and I apoligise if it came across that way (thats you gonk,nuzz,topper and englishfog for starters)


Second off,thanks for your honesty and good wishes. Its always good to hear from some of the silent majority whatever the circumstances.


Third off,I really don't expect everyone to comment on every bloody post. Really I don't. I'm just feeling fragile at the moment thats all (see paragraph below)


Fourth off, to the anon prick who said "stop being a baby" If you had any idea how much physical pain I am in (which cannot be cured) how fucking depressed I am, how much medication I'm on, how much sleep I am not getting,how I'm currently nursing my dying very elderly neighbour because no-one else seems to give a shit and lastly but by no means leastly,how upset and shocked I am about hearing about yet another death of one of my friends - a great Rasta guy called Dane also a fellow Blue (a recovering addict for the last 6 years who relapsed and died after one hit of smack) then you would be pissed off too. If thats being a baby then yes,I'm a baby.


Now I know I mustn't project all my personal crap onto you lot but yes I am actually a human and if I'm being truthful then I guess I am feeling a little bit sorry for myself at the moment. I do try to maintain a sense of humour but when its on top then its on top. No its not very Punk at all but at least its honest.


Don't worry,you will definately get the rest of the files and normal service will be resumed later (probably today) And I repeat,no,you don't have to comment if you don't want to when you download them. I apoligise your sounding a bit harsh on the last post but I say what I feel at the time be it wrongly or rightly. Its part of who I am (a miserable old bastard!)


Dane was a very special person. He had a great sense of humour and would help anyone. He helped me out alot. Although we couldn't get tickets for the game at Bolton in May 2005 when Chelsea won the League for the first time in 50 years,I was glad I was in his company for that very emotional moment. I will really miss him and I'm truely gutted.


R.I.P. Dane (Keep that Blue flag flying high in the great gig in the sky)

These Punk On Top Of The Pops videos are not only the most downloaded on here to date but also the least appriecated. It takes approximately 2 and a half hours to rip and upload a segment of these. How long does a "thanks" take to write? I was online for a long time yesterday (until 5am this morning actually) and 100's of you have been downloading these files. Thanks to the few that have bothered to comment but to the rest of you especially the ones that can understand English,you really are a bunch of ungrateful women's undercarriages.

I'm not forcing anyone to comment,far from it,I never have on here but bollocks to it - at this moment in my life,I'm going through a pretty tough time of it and I can't be bothered either.

Just like 99.9% of you,I have no further comment to make at this time.

Punk On Top Of The Pops (VHS Rip) Part 5

Faye Fife can't help but a smile on any mans face,Pete Shelley not looking camera shy,The Stranglers looking hard,Billy posing as usual,the innocence of Poly and Weller being Weller. All packed into part 5 of Punk On TOTP's.



Part 5 (re-upped)



Rezillos - Destination Venus
Buzzcocks - Promises
The Stranglers - No More Heroes
Generation X - King Rocker
X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescence
The Jam - When Your'e Young


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Punk On Top Of The Pops (VHS Rip) Part 4

I must admit If it was me making this compilation,I wouldn't of stuck Tubeway Army in there.



Part 4 (re-upped)



The Jam - Eton Rifles
Sham 69 - Hersham Boys
Sex Pistols - Cmon Everybody
The Ruts - Babylon's Burning
Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric
Boomtown Rats - Mary Of The 4th Form


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Punk On Top Of The Pops (VHS Rip) Part 3

Todays predictable upload is part three of this excellent TOTP's series.



Part 3 (re-upped)



The Dickies - Banana Splits
TRB - Don't Take No For An Answer
Magazine - Shot By Both Sides
The Skids - Masquerade
The Damned - Love Song
Blondie - Sunday Girl


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Punk On Top Of The Pops (VHS Rip) Part 2

The second part of this epic series.


Part 2 (re-upped)


The Jam - David Watts
Buzzcocks - Love You More
The Stranglers - Duchess
Public Image Ltd - Public Image
Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap
Undertones - Teenage Kicks


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Punk On Top Of The Pops (VHS Rip) Part 1

A while ago on ebay I brought a home made DVD entitled Punk On Top Of The Pops. Its by no means a definitive collection and focus's mainly on the period of 1978/79 but its not totally exclusive to those years and the songs are in no kind of order. Whoever made this DVD obviously ripped it from VHS as the quaility isn't perfect but its good enough. Just about all of it was recorded from the much later broadcasted UK Gold programme (cheers for the correction Marky!)

Theres so much stuff on this so its going to be divided into 10 parts making it easier for you to download (and much easier for me to upload) There will be a daily part uploaded until its completed next week (hopefully!) I think theres 50+ songs altogether.

Top Of The Pops wasn't the best programme for Punk music in the UK by any means (that title went to the short lived "Revolver") but thats the point really. Top Of The Pops was stable and long lived and was broadcasted weekly. Many bands made the programme and many got on it more than once too as you'll see just by watching all this over the next week and a half.

So I hope you enjoy what you are about to recieve. Enjoy the hilarious miming from the likes of The Stranglers,The Damned,Sham's Jimmy Pursey and especially Sir Bob Geldorf with his Boomtown Rats. Theres plenty of The Jam to spread about,drool over Blondie once more or if you can't quite make the toilet in time,then theres always the Skids! Plus many many more to enjoy.



Part 1 (re-upped)



Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love
Sham 69 - Hurry Up Harry
The Jam - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
Sham 69 - Questions And Answers
The Skids - Charade
Blondie - Picture This


http://rapidshare.com/files/306441155/Punk_On_TOTP_s_-_01.avi

The Adverts - Live In Germany (1979)

This is a 15 minute snippet from the German movie "Brennende Langeweile" by Wolfang Büld (yes him again) I'd love to have a full version of this German film with English subtitles so if such a thing exists and you know where I can buy it or you have it,then please share it!

For now though and for those who may not have seen The Adverts in the film,heres one of the very best Punk bands of all time performing 5 tracks live. Worth downloading just to see Gaye Advert.

Vocalist TV Smith continues to write great songs and still performs live to this very day. Note the video cuts out just before the end of the last song (not my rip but someone on soulseek's...cheers whoever you were) Awesome stuff.

A small file at only 73mb.


Tracks


1) Gary Gilmore's Eyes
2) Love Songs
3) Televisions Over
4) I Surrender
5) Great British Mistake


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Women In Rock (Punk In England Extras) DVD Rip (1978)

At long last after a change of DVD rippers here is the 27 minute 22 second extra feature from the Punk In England docu entitled "Women In Rock" It features live material and interviews with The Slits,Siouxsie & The Banshees and Girlschool. Its good stuff if you haven't seen it.


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Ramones - Live In Rome Video (Italian TV 1980)

A 27 minute TV show from Italy featuring New York's finest. Well worth a watch and as far as I know,not on any of the many available on buy Ramones DVD's (well maybe the odd snippet but not all of this) 209mb in total.


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The Disrupters - Bomb Heaven 7'' (1983)

And here's single No 3 from the Disruptors. A great back picture sleeve to this one and very apt in the current climate. Again,this one is pretty crackly I'm afraid but its another good single. Lyric sheet included!

Tracks

1) Bomb Heaven
2) Die With Mother
3) Make A Baby

http://rapidshare.com/files/376572115/Bomb_Heaven_7__.rar

The Disrupters - Young Offender 7'' (1981)

This is what happens when your ex-Mrs owned a cat. When Ginger Tom "Charlie" fatally got run over,I must admit I shed no tears but I'm sure what was left of my record collection threw a huge party.

Anyway enough of the cat. This band hailed from Norwich and this was their first single. Fine D.I.Y. Punk from 1981 complete with many crackles. Great band who you may of seen at the Feeding Of The 5000 event in London in 2007 alongside the likes of Conflict,Flux Of Pink Indians and Zounds ect. Heres them performing this A side http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er87z6rAN9k



Tracks


1) Young Offender
2) UK Soldier
3) No Place For You


http://rapidshare.com/files/376572118/Young_Offender_7__.rar

Just found this old letter from ex Chelsea FC Chairman Ken Bates from February 1998. I wrote him a stinking letter complaining about the sacking of Ruud Gullit (We were 2nd in the League at the time...pretty unheard of back then) I was suprised to get a reply especially a signed one. It woundn't happen now for sure.

Note line 4 "From the letters recieved,support for the decision is slightly ahead of those against" Proof if ever it was needed that football chairmen are lying b******s. Ruud was apparently sacked for asking for 2 million a year in wages.

It all worked out well in the end. Luca Vialli took over as Manager and we won 5 trophys. And when Mr Abramovich took over at CFC a few years later,Mr Ken Bates walked away with a cool 17 million pounds in his pocket.

Skrewdriver - Back With A Bang 12'' (1982)

This was the "much awaited" comeback single from Skrewdriver back in 1982. This was brought for £1.75 in Virgin Records in Plymouth where the cover was proudly displayed on the wall. This was also the last "legal" Skrewdriver record available to buy in the shops here in the UK before they got banned for being a bunch of Nazi's. This single contains no Nazi lyrics btw.

So why am I blogging it? Theres a couple of reasons really.

Firstly,I actually think its a great record especially the re-vamped version of "I Don't Like You" which was originally on the All Skrewed Up album. Whether you like it or not,this band do have a place in Punk history so when they reformed albeit under the guise of a Skinhead band,then yes there was alot of interest. I'm probably not the only Punk lover to have this one hiding in my collection and I seriously doubt I'm the only one who will admit to liking it too.

Secondly and most importantly,as a warning to all the kids out there to NOT seek out any of the Nazi music they released after this one. This band spreaded geniune hatred. All their other stuff after this release is a no-no.

And finally to say,I'm glad lead vocalist Ian Stuart is dead. The world is a much better place without him. And if this upsets the fuckwits over at Blood And Honour,C18 and the Ayran Brotherhood ect then I'm delighted.

I'm expecting negative comments accusing this English/Greek/Cypriot crossbreeded old Punk of being some sort of racist for posting this but I guess that goes with the territory when you post anything by Skrewdriver on a blog. I've probably been to more Anti-Nazi League marches/demonstrations than most and have also suffered a large amount of racial abuse in my life. What I'm basically trying to do here is spread a positive message using the most un-positive of bands.

The only comments I will remove are any pro-nazi ones.



Tracks


1) Back With A Bang
2) I Don't Like You


http://rapidshare.com/files/348870063/Back_With_A_Bang_12__.rar

The above letter arrived today from Chelsea FC's "Head Of Security" a Mr Edward Ashwell. A veiled threat to my Season Ticket for what they call "persistant standing" Don't make me laugh!

This is the very club who are trying to encourage "atmosphere" by giving out free flags for Champions League games. The very flags that can take your fucking eye out quite easily. The very club with a "Shed 100" scheme (trying to get singing fans together in the Shed Upper to generate more atmosphere)

Its okay for the 3,000 away fans beside me to stand up for the full game and sing but not for me. I pay £635 for my Season Ticket and if I want to stand up and sing then I will. If I get banned then I get banned.

If Chelsea FC want a morgue for their overpaid premadonna's to perform in,then they are going the right away about it.

WANKERS!