One of my very first posts on this blog (back in November 2009) was an appeal to the public to upload, digitize or give me a long list of 1st wave Dublin Punk/New Wave singles that were out of print and hard to find.
Surely but slowly these singles have been uploaded online and now are available to all to enjoy.
On February 11 2010, I uploaded The Blades’ fourth single ‘Revelation of Heartbreak’.
The Blades - Revelations of Heartbreak (1982)
On March 29 2010, I uploaded The Blades’ first single ‘Hot For You’.
The Blades - Hot For You (1980)
On June 5 2010, our close friend Conor McCabe from Dublin Opinion uploaded the 1983 single ‘Secrets’ from Autobop.
Autobop - Sercrets (1983)
Also on June 5 2010, Conor, got there before me and, uploaded The Rhythm King’s second single ‘John Wayne’.
The Rhythm Kings - John Waybe (1981)
On June 19 2010, I was finally able to get my hands on and upload the classic first and only single from D.C. Nien. (If anyone has their Red Tapes recording, please get in touch!)
D.C. Nien - Nightclub (1980)
On June 23 2010, I finally got around to uploading the 3rd single ‘Procession’ from The Atrix
The Atrix - Procession (1981)
On August 11 2010, Bristol Boy from the My Life’s A Jigsaw blog made my month by uploading the first and only single ‘Private World’ from The Teen Commandments.
The Teen Comandments - Private World (1981)
However, there are still a lot of classic singles still not online. If you have the following, please get in touch.
Alsatians:
• 5 Honours & A 175 / Denise Denise
7″ – Libra Records – LHS002 – IRL – June 1982 – PS
• 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 Blades: (Note: I’m only looking for the B-Sides)
• Ghost of a Chance / Real Emotion
7″ – Energy/Polygram Records – NRG-5 – IRL – 1981 – PS paper labels
• Last Man In Europe / Sadlands
7″ – Reekus Records – RKS013 – IRL – 1984 – 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
The Radiators From Space: (Note: I’m only looking for the B-Sides)
• Enemies // Psychotic Reactions
7″ Chiswick NS-19 – 1977
Sunday World//(Why Can’t I Be) A Teenager In Love
7″ – CBS Records – 5527 – IRL – 1977
Let’s Talk about Weather//Hucklebuck //Try & Stop Me
7″ – Chiswick NS-45 & CHIS-113 1979
Kitty Rickets/Things (with Peter O’Brien)
7″ – Mulligan Records – LUNS720 – IRL – 1979
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?
• Watching You / Touch Sensitive
7″ – EMI Records – IEMI 5093 – 1982 – PS
Strange Movements:
• Dancing In The Ghetto / Amuse Yourself
7″ – Good Vibrations International – GVI GOT-5 – N.IRL – 1980 – poster PS
The Sussed:
• Don’t Swim On The East Coast / I Wanna Conform
7″ – Dead Records – DEAD U2 – 1981 – PS
The Tabs:
• Million Miles / Gotta Get Away
7″ – Vixen Records – FM001 – 1982 – PS
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Donal
Ciarán
Sam
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