FROM ERICS TO EVOL!

Liverpool's underground & alternative music scene has been full of amazing bands, clubs and characters! This is the story! 40 years of Spitfire Boys and Girls!

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Joy Division supported Passage with Fireplace at Eric’s Liverpool for an #amnestyinternational benefit 03.05.79

Made more notorious as it was the night Margaret Thatcher got elected!

Poster belongs to Gis Southworth

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Happy Birthday Iggy Pop! The Igster is 75 today! Born 21.04.47

Iggy played Eric’s Liverpool on his actual 32nd Birthday 🎂 21.04.79 on his New Values Tour!

At the matinee the audience sang Happy Birthday.He loved it!

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Happy Birthday Robert Smith from #TheCure Born 21.04.59

Here he is playing with the Banshees in 1979 on the Join Hands Tour. Budgie also joined at same time seen in his #ericsliverpool T-shirt

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Happy Birthday to @lespattinson1 bass player extraordinaire with Echo and the Bunnymen! Born today 18.04.58

What a band they were and what a rhythm section with Pete De Freitas!

#wizardofoz

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This Easter weekend was meant to be the return of the Futurama Festival after 40 years! Sadly the pandemic put pay to it for 2022.

As one of the promoters @Marc_Medication I decided to paint with my brother Peter Saville's classic Unknown Pleasures album on the side of my house.

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Wonderful photograph of two of the most influential women in punk and post punk!

Jordan with Jayne Casey from Big in Japan & Pink Military in happier and sunnier times

Two goddesses and fashion icons

RIP #Jordan #punk

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Geoff Davies announces his retirement

A colossus of the Merseyside music scene over 40 years as the original owner of Probe Records, record label boss at Probe Plus Records and producer of his beloved Half Man Half Biscuit.

Enjoy your retirement Geoff from all his friends

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Remembering Ian Curtis who would have been 65 today (Born 15.07.56)

"But if you could just see the beauty,
These things I could never describe,
These pleasures a wayward distraction,
This is my one lucky prize"

#IanCurtis #JoyDivision #postpunk #Manchester

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FUTURAMA POSTPONED UNTIL 16TH - 17TH APRIL
Unfortunately, we have decided to postpone Futurama again until Easter of next year.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused and please go to Facebook page for full statement.
Thank you for your support and understanding

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Tonight 44 years ago the Ramones & Talking Heads hit up Liverpool for the start of their 1st UK tour 19.05.77

Chris Frantz recalled he couldn’t hold his drumsticks it was so sweaty & Dave was all over the place but no one cared as the kids just went nuts

Photos by Ian Dickson

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Also on this day The Clash play Liverpool for the first time when the ‘White Riot’ Tour hits Eric’s 05.05.77

Definitely one of the pivotal gigs in our city’s history and Liverpool was never the same again!

A young Ian McCulloch went on his 18th Birthday

#TheClash

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Happy Birthday Ian Stephen McCulloch! Born today 05.05.59

There was cool and then there was Ian McCulloch

Lead singer of Echo and Bunnymen who were possibly the greatest band in the world in the early 80’s

#Postpunk #Liverpool #music

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Happy Birthday Will Sergeant!

One of the truly great British guitarists whose wondrous playing created Echo and the Bunnymen's dark and very distinct sound

A lovely man, a polymath & serious music fan

Have a good day @Will_Fuzz

@Bunnymen #postpunk #Liverpoolmusicscene

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The Raid They Raided Eric’s! 14th March 1980

The Psychedelic Furs and Wah! Heat were the last two bands ever to play Eric’s. 41 years ago today the police raided the club looking for drugs! The police were heavy handed & brutal. Completely over the top!

@pfurs @petewylie

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Pete Burns with Dead Or Alive at Pickwick’s nightclub Liverpool 03.02.82

Newly discovered photos of Pete in all his magnificence

#peteburns #deadoralive #liverpoolmusic

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Echo and the Bunnymen in Iceland for the Porcupine album shoot.

Brian Griffin’s photography of @Bunnymen at Gullfoss waterfall near Reykjavik is magnificent.

Porcupine, their third album was released today 38 years ago ( 04.02.83) Classic album and sleeve by a brilliant band

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Two classic Echo and the Bunnymen T-shirts

One from the Stratford Upon Avon gig 21.10.83 and the James Dean one was given away with the Never Stop 12” in June 83

From the collection of Liverpool DJ and promoter Steve Proctor

#yebunnymen

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New Order at The State, Dale Street in 1983 💙

#BlueMonday

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𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒐𝒍: 𝑱𝒂𝒚𝒏𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒚

Jayne has been an integral part of Liverpool’s artistic and cultural scene and has been heavily involved in some of the largest cultural and creative events in Liverpool’s recent history.

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Seasons greetings from Liverpool

A Festive treat for the capital Christmas 1979

Expelaires were from a Leeds but were also signed to #ZooRecords

#theteardropexplodes #echoandthebunnymen #scrittipolitti #flockofseagulls