(Note: If you have any old Dublin punk singles gathering dust in your attic, I’d love to take them off your hands. I promise to give them a good home)
Since my last appeal/update in September 2010, a number of classic Dublin punk/new wave singles have been digitised and found themselves online.
On Nov 13 2010, Youtube user cadlagh1 uploaded Real Emotion, the B-Side to The Blades 1981 single Ghost Of A Chance.
The Blades – Ghost Of A Chance (1981)
On March 1 2011, Bristol Boy from the My Life’s A Jigsaw blog uploaded the first and only single Million Miles from The Tabs that came out in 1982.
The Tabs – Millions Miles (1982)
On Aug 11 2011, Youtube user cadlagh1 uploaded Sadlands, the B-Side to The Blades 1984 single The Last Man In Europe.
The Blades – Last Man In Europe (1984)
On Oct 9 2011, I uploaded the first single 5 Honors And A 175 and Denise, Denise (B-Side) from pub rock band The Alsatians that came out in 1982. (Thanks to EoinH)
The Alsatians – 5 Honours And A 175 (1982)
On Oct 9 2011, I uploaded the second single Watching You and Touch Sensitive (B-Side) from The Shade that came out in 1982. (Thanks to Jack from Deadbeats & No-Ones)
The Shade – Watching You (1982)
On Oct 12 2011, I uploaded the b-side I Wanna Conform to the classic 1981 single Don’t Swim On The East Coast from The Sussed. (Thanks to Rory Stokes).
The Sussed – I Wanna Conform (1981)
However, there are still a good few classic singles still not online. If you have the following, please get in touch.
The Alsatians:
• I Wanna Be Your Man / Money Back
7″ – Libra Records – LHS003 – IRL – 1982
• I’ll Never Forget It (AKA Two Sucks) / Suicide
7″ – Scoff Records – DT028 – IRL – 2 September 1983 – PS
The Boomtown Rats:
• Neon Heart, Etc.. (At Home And Away)
K7 – Demo – 1976
Camino Organisation:
• Human Voices // Executivity / The Bust Up Of Love
7″ – Reekus Records – RKS 004 – 1982 – PS
New Versions:
• Like Gordon of Khartoum / What You Want
7″ – Mulligan Records – LUNS 744 – IRL – 1981 – PS
Negatives:
• Love Potion No.9 / The Prize
7″ – WEA Records – K18420 – 1980 – PS
Pop Mechanics:
• Soldier Boys / It Feels Like I’m Alone Again
7″ – Polydor Records – 2078 144 – IRL – 1982 – PS
Revolver:
• Silently Screaming / On The Run
7″ – Rockburgh Records – ROCS203 – UK – 1978 – PS
The Romantiks:
• Said If You Needed Me / Little Queenie
7″ – G.I.Records – GI003 – 1978 – no PS
The Shade:
• 6:05 / Talk To Me
7″ – Juverna Records – JUV-001 – 1981 – no PS?
Strange Movements:
• Dancing In The Ghetto / Amuse Yourself
7″ – Good Vibrations International – GVI GOT-5 – N.IRL – 1980 – poster PS
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Donal
Ciarán
Sam
Come Here To Me! 
If you like New Wave you might like us ‘The Fanzines’ !
In my first band our second gig ever was supporting The Blades in Tullamore , our home town.
We were only spotty youths then in the early 80’s , one member of that band still plays with me in ‘The Fanzines’ !