TDATS 132 Punk Rockin Granny Irish Punk Hard Rock and Glam
TDATS 132 Punk Rockin Granny Irish Punk Hard Rock and Glam
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Heres a fun selection of the later-seventies tracks I discovered while making last-weeks Irish volume. This is decidedly punk flavoured, with a bit of hard rock, power pop and glam for good measure. The majority of tracks here are from Northern Ireland, where there was somewhat of a punk movement occurring at the time. A couple of labels to look up for these and other singles are Rip Off Records and Good Vibrations. Thanks to Clint at the tdats fb group for pointing-out the 2013 movie "Good Vibrations", about the label (link).
TRACKS
No Sweat - You Should Be So Lucky (1978) singleand compilation "Belfast Rock" Xdreamysts - Dance Away Lover (1978) single Rudi - No.1 (1978) single Moral Support - Sin (1979) single and album Zionic Bonds Reform - Salt Away (1974) from album All For One Midnite Cruiser - Rich Bitch (1977) single Detonators - Cruisin (1978) from album Belfast Rock The Duggie Briggs Band - Punk-Rockin Granny! (1977) single East Coast Angels - Punk Rockin (1977) single Pretty Boy Floyd & the Gems - Rough, Tough, Pretty Too (1978) single and compilation "Belfast Rock" The Outcasts - Frustration (1979) from album Self Conscious Over You Bernie Torm� - All Nite (1979) from album Punk Or What (77-79) Cobra - Graveyard Boogie (1978) single and compilation "Belfast Rock"
No Sweat from Belfast. Members: Clive Culbertson (vocals, bass, guitar), David Stuart (keyboards), Michael Katin (guitar), Ricky Bleakley (drums). The B-side to this single is also very good, in a style more akin to Thin Lizzy. In fact it sounds like Lizzy playing with Cheap Trick!
Xdreamysts from Derry. They made some cool singles in the later 70s, and an album in 81 with a more commercial Power Pop sound. Uel Walls (vocals, guitar), John Doherty (guitar), Roe Butcher (bass) and Brian Moffatt (drums).
Rudi from Belfast. Brian Young (guitar, vocals), Ronnie Matthews (guitar, vocals), Gordon Blair (bass guitar), Graham Marshall (drums) and Paul Martin (keyboards). Raw punk on the Good Vibrations label which released some good singles at the time.
Moral Support from Belfast. Headed by Andy McCarroll who was a Christian singer/song writer. What ever your opinion of the subject matter, Moral Support played pretty damn well!
Reform from Limerick. Appearing in the previous TDATS, heres another track from their sole album and one of the better ones. These guys are the closest I have found to an early Irish glam/proto punk band. If you know more drop me a line!
Midnite Cruiser from Portadown. Paul Maxwell (vocals), Crow (guitar), Peege (guitar), Rodney (guitar), Jimmy (bass) and Ger (drums). Another obscure Northern Irish band that made a single in the late 70s. Some good pop punk here.
Detonators from Belfast. Cruisin is a great driving track that has a real US proto punk Stooges sound. These guys dont seem to have released anything officially, but they were included on a period compilation of Belfast Punk called "Belfast Rock" (1978). Recommended!
The Duggie Briggs Band from Portadown. Punk Rockin Granny. I think that says it all. Duggie Briggs Band also released a worthy EP in 78 called The Duggie Briggs Flashes on It Again. My rip of this single was very tinny so I have boosted the bass a bit.
East Coast Angels from Dublin. A very rare single here, apologies for the less than stella sound quality on this one, I have attempted to make it sound a bit less murky by boosting the midrange a bit. Although this is called Punk Rockin its more of a bonehead cruncher. Good stuff.
Pretty Boy Floyd & the Gems from Belfast. Another band I discovered on the Belfast Rock album. According to various sources they were originally a show band called Candy and were still playing as such at the same time as Pretty Boy Floyd, so some people never accepted them as punk.
The Outcasts from Belfast. These guys recorded two Peel sessions and were successful enough to make three albums.
Dublins Bernie Torm� was also on the last TDATS, heres another track from the 70s rarity album of his, "Punk Or What". You can buy it derectly from Bernie at his Bandcamp and he is still making music now.
Cobra from Belfast. The final band that were on the Belfast Rock album, Graveyard Boogie is the b-side to the Looking for a Lady single. Both sides of it are great, not so much punk really, they could even be described as one of Northern Irelands first entries in the NWOBHM.
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