Poison Girls – Studio Out Takes – 1980 / Omega Tribe – Centro Iberico – 1982 / The Apostles – Scum Records – 1984 / Vex – Fight Back Records – 1984 / Lack Of Knowledge – L.O.K Records – 1982 / Xmal Deutschland – Hammersmith Clarendon – 1983

Two tracks from the ‘Chappaquiddick Bridge’ album, ‘Underbitch’ and ‘Alienation’. DOWNLOAD HERE Both tracks are instrumentals recorded at Southern Studios in May 1980, and both produced by Penny Rimbaud and engineered by John Loder. The audio sounds strange without the fiery vocals of the late Vi Subversa, but I thought I should upload the tracks […]

Omega Tribe – Corpus Christi Records – 1983

Duty Calls / Profit/ Aftermath / Freedom / What The Hell Mother Of Cultivation / My Tears / Nature Wonder / Pictures / Man Made / My Tears reprise Along with The Mob’s ‘Let The Tribe Increase’, Poison Girls ‘Chappaquiddick Bridge’ and Zounds ‘The Curse Of…’ this long player by Barnet’s Omega Tribe is of […]

Omega Tribe – Live At The Clarendon cassette – 96 Tapes – 1984

How Long / In Limbo / When I’m With You / Young John / So Many Things Slumber Town / Hugh’s Song / Night Life / Hard Life / Hip Hip Horray The new sound of Omega Tribe recorded in September 1984 at Hammersmith Klub Foot, was quickly released on Rob Challice’s 96 Tapes imprint. […]

Omega Tribe – Centro Iberico, Westbourne Park, London, W11 – 13/08/82

Another Bloody Day / Is This A Future / Duty Calls Oi Punk / Pictures / Profit / Aftermath / Nature Wonder / Freedom Peace And Unity / Time For A Change / Man Made Indebted to Chris Low for the photo and loan of the cassette. Omega Tribe performing most of the first LP […]

Omega Tribe – Centro Iberico, Westbourne Park, London, W11 – 13/08/82

Is There A Future? / Duty Calls / Oi Punk / Pictures / Aftermath / Nature Wonder / Freedom, Peace And Unity A wonderful recording of Omega Tribe near to the band’s best. Photograph of Omega Tribe performing at the Centro Iberico courtesy of Chris Low. Recorded at the Centro Iberico in summer 1982, the […]

CEASE AND RESIST – SONIC SUBVERSION AND ANARCHO PUNK IN THE UK – OPTIMO MUSIC / BEST B4 1984 – IMAGES FROM THE ANARCHO PUNK UNDERGROUND – LOWTHARIO PRESS

CEASE AND RESIST – SONIC SUBVERSION AND ANARCHO PUNK IN THE UK 1979 – 1986 – OPTIMO MUSIC   Cease And Resist – Sonic Subversion and Anarcho Punk In The UK 1979-86 is compiled by JD Twich and Chris Low and released on the Optimo Music record label. Ten years in the making, this double […]

Clair Obscur – All The Madmen Records – 1986 / Yule – The Cycle Of The Year – Xristos Mass

  In January 2015, Louise from the band Hysteria Ward contacted me to ask if I was interested in a load of stuff in a box. A mysterious question to which I answered; “Yes I was”. On visiting I found that the box contained several 1/4 inch master reels of various recordings (by various bands) […]

The Mob – Doncaster – November – 1983 / Pete Fender And The Four Formulas – Xntrix Records – 1980 / Andy Stratton – All The Madmen Records – 1980 / The Review – All The Madmen Records – 1980 / Tea House Camp – Real Men Records – 1985 / Chron Gen – Gargoyle Records – 1981

The Mob’s last performance with the Mark, Curtis and Josef line up, recorded off of the sound desk at Doncaster Co-Op on the 19th November 1983. The Mob were supported for the night by Chumbawumba, Passion Killers, a band that included a Chumbawumba member, and Benjamin Zephaniah. This is a wonderful, powerful and intense performance […]

Anarka And Poppy – The lost All The Madmen recordings – 1984 / This Bitter Lesson – 96 Tapes – 1982 / Crass – The final interview Dial House – 1984 / Blyth Power – Meanwhile Gardens – 1986 / Buld – 96 Tapes – 1986 / Louise – Chiswick Demo – 1989 / Blyth Power – Streetlevel Demo – 1984 / A Touch Of Hysteria – 96 Tapes – 1983

Anarka And Poppy – The lost All The Madmen recordings – 1984 In January 2015, Louise from the band Hysteria Ward contacted me to ask if I was interested in a load of stuff in a box. A mysterious question to which I answered “Yes I was”. On visiting I found that the box contained […]

All The Madmen records showcase – Boston Arms, Tufnell Park, London, N19 – 30/11/12

Helena flew over for this concert from Portugal and had arranged to stay at Penguin Towers situated on the extreme edge of north London for a couple of days in between staying with a friend in Bow, east London. I needed to help out with the transportation of Helena and her overnight bag to Penguin […]