The Vibrators
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Review by Jon Savage, Sounds, 11 June 1977
MMM. PSYCHO daisies. Hid her wid de axe/you better relax. More zoop bop cartoon funnies – this time the movie's speeded up. Laugh this one ...
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Report by Caroline Coon, Melody Maker, 2 October 1976
THE 600-STRONG line, which last Monday straggled across two blocks outside London's 100 Club in Oxford Street, waiting for the Punk Rock Festival to start, ...
The (?) Rock Special (#5): Other Bands
Profile by Jonh Ingham, Sounds, 9 October 1976
"I don't understand why people think it's so difficult to learn to play the guitar. I found it incredibly easy. You just pick a chord ...
Roogalator/The Clash: Fulham Town Hall, London; The Vibrators: Nashville, London
Live Review by Giovanni Dadomo, Sounds, 6 November 1976
THIS ONE takes place in Fulham Town Hall and a glance tells you whoever designed this place had his sights firmly set on Cummerbund City. ...
Essay by Ed Jones, The Spectator, 27 November 1976
BEWARE! WHEN Britain's biggest record company, EMI, and the Institute of Contemporary Arts, the citadel of the self-regarding avant-garde, unite behind a single idea within ...
Book Excerpt by Caroline Coon, 1988: The New Wave Punk Rock Explosion, 1977
"I want more bands like us. I want people to go out and start something, to see us and start something, or else I'm just ...
Review by Ken Barnes, Phonograph Record, May 1977
A monthly blindfold test by those masters of Slander Rock, Mark Volman & Howard Kaylan ...
The Vibrators: Winning Post, Twickenham
Live Review by Tim Lott, Sounds, 28 May 1977
OUT IN Twickenham, they haven't really made up their mind. ...
The Vibrators: Marquee, London
Live Review by Paul Rambali, New Musical Express, 6 August 1977
THE TWO-FINGER salute put in a surprise appearance at The Vibrators' gig on Sunday. Whether the dozen pairs of arms frantically waving V signs were ...
Punk: something Rotten in England
Report by Mick Brown, Rolling Stone, 11 August 1977
LONDON — British member of Parliament Marcus Lipton told his constituents that if punk rock was going to be used to destroy Britain's established institutions, ...
The Vibrators: The Punks Who Came In From The Cold
Report and Interview by Mick Brown, Sounds, 24 September 1977
"I think I ought to make it clear", says Knox, arms waving like flags in a stiff breeze, "that when we first started we were ...
The Vibrators: The New Yorker, Toronto
Live Review by Dave Schulps, Sounds, 26 November 1977
Vibrators victorious: Canucks crumble ...
New Albums: Best at the Theft — Suicide Outclasses Blondie
Review by Howard Wuelfing, Unicorn Times, March 1978
AMONG OUTSIDERS, the paramount issues of the punk/new wave movement revolve around stuff like clothing styles, politics, and the effect of massive success on a ...
The Vibrators: Pure Mania (Columbia JC 35038)
Review by Ariel Swartley, Rolling Stone, 6 April 1978
Vibrators: artisans of punk rock ...
Review by Ira Robbins, Trouser Press, July 1978
THE VIBRATORS' first album, over a year ago, was a great disposable album of lasting significance. The short songs contained all the elements of great ...
Have Guitar, Will Travel: Chris Spedding
Interview by Richard Grabel, New York Rocker, November 1978
CHRIS SPEDDING — the name that launched a thousand session credits. He's played guitar for everyone from John Cale to the Wombles, including Bryan Ferry, ...
The Vibrators live in Newcastle
Live Review by Ian Ravendale, Sounds, 15 March 1980
BACK WHEN the world was young, punk was an expression of individuality, rather than a life style followed by those who feel so insecure that ...
Interview by Garry Bushell, Sounds, 13 November 1982
CHARLIE HARPER is late, Charlie's always late. Me and Knox sit in the office cracking the usual jokes about it being his pension day. Not ...
Punk File #1: The First Anarchic Year
Retrospective and Interview by Kieron Tyler, MOJO, June 2006
'76 WAS PRETTY hairy. The anniversary headlines might read "1976, The Year Of Punk", but for most kids flares and long hair (still a sign ...
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