Top Of The Box

Here is a brilliant performance from Soft Cell taken from the Oxford Road Show in 1982.
Having conquered the UK charts in 1981 with their reworking of the classic 1964 Gloria Jones track Tainted Love, the song was a monster hitting number one in seventeen countries including the UK.
Say Hello Wave Goodbye was the final track [...]

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Fresh faced but moody mod Paul Weller with his band Jam performing Eton Rifles on Something Else in 1979. Excellent.
Jam – Eton Rifles – Something Else 1979

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In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s the new wave, post-punk sound of young Scotland heralded bands like Orange Juice & Joesf K, and the now legendary Postcard Records.
The Fire Engines were a part of the young, vibrant Scottish scene, and in 1980 released their debut single, Get Up and Use Me. A treble lo-fi [...]

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Public Image Ltd (PiL) – Careering & Poptones, The Old Grey Whstle Test
Here is one of the most powerful performances both Annie Nightingale and I ever saw on The Old Grey Whsitle.  Public Image Limited, PiL at their very very best performing Careering & Poptones in 1980.
Johnny Rotten was still known as John Lydon and [...]

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The Cure – A Forest Live in 1979
Here is a rare clip of The Cure before Robert Smith began backcombing his hair and raiding his mother’s make-up box.
Here’s The Cure performing a song called At Night which went on to be reworked and eventually released as A Forest in 1980.
I believe this is a live [...]

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