@Polewka123 Nicely packaged…interesting to know if this is complete recording from the same source or the last 2/3 tracks different? Unlikely to be Alex, btw…
The biz had become stale and ripe for a shake up by this time - to think in a parallel universe the Pistols at the Free Trade Hall, TG at the ICA, Grundy, Buzzcocks, Damned had all occurred…and yet TOTP give airtime to the Steve Gibbons band!…
40 years tonight…since I first heard the immortal phrase ‘I’ve got a cock, it looks like the M1’…par for the course having seen Keith Allen in a leather jockstrap earlier in the evening!…
@leggydd@Birmingham_81 The ‘trademark’ red/black covered ones came off the Wolfram production line…and the WOMAD ones in yellow for the initial run so they stood out as a collection…
@MrKieronTyler @robinguthrie@eliz_bethfraser@mrsimonraymonde Had a WMD3 as a backup/more compact alternative to the D6. Personally could never really tell any difference in quality of (live ) recordings - used the same Aiwa cm30 external mic with both. Loved it - amazing technology for the day - and also Cocteaus around that time!
@Smiths_history It was a top of the bill performance as the climax of what had been a fantastic week of events - icing on the cake was the word of mouth Salford appearance the following night - at their electric best in a sweaty SU…
@leebrackstone@ChiltonBell @heavenlyrecs @WhiteRabbitBks Happy birthday Jeff! - just how I remember you from all those years ago at the Black Horse and Panther House…
#OnThisDay 1981
New Order @ Bedford Boys' Club
Denial (debut), In A Lonely Place, Dreams Never End, Procession, Truth, ICB, Senses, Ceremony
The gig was organised by legendary New Order fan, Dec Hickey.
📸 Dec Hickey, Tom Locke, Rod Coleman