Rock School Barbey Bordeaux 3rd February 2009

 

Here's one almost upon its 17th birthday from down Bordeaux way. A nice sounding recording. Thanks to the original Dime uploader (Linkerman?). Ian deputised on the drum stool for these French dates.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-jTQbSV4gpb

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-ysaGUunawO

Penetration The Underworld Camden London 20th September 2009

 

Unfortunately, live recordings of Penetration of a 1978 vintage are prety rare, so the best that I can do here is offer up this one from London back in 2009. This is a great full set recording that in fact includes most of the tracks from the 'Moving Targets' era and associated tracks of that time.

Pauline and Penetration are still going strong in 2025.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-535ifkTnGg

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-pqj582BCH1

Guilfest Stoke Park Guildford 10th July 2009

 

I believe that Guilfest is back up and running this year. For a few years this was a brilliant festival and Day out. The Stranglers have played there no less than four times over the years if I have my jottings correct (2004, 2006, 2009 and 2024). If you take a close look at the 'Guilfest '09 ' logo it also states that the event organisation was in association with the University of Surrey... forgiven they must have been!

Here's an audience shot video of the set.

DVD image: https://we.tl/t-BqAezghCVe

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-56SsnF3hZc

Holmfirth Picturedrome 12th August 2009

 

Here's a gig from the 2009 'Greatest Hits' tour from Holmfirth in West Yorkshire. Thanks to the original uploader!

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-0ATWiM4Ppm

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-J6pbmaqsay

01. Intro
02. Time To Die
03. Goodbye Toulouse
04. Unbroken
05. Sometimes
06. Peaches
07. Spectre Of Love
08. Always The Sun
09. I Hate You
10. Golden Brown
11. The Raven
12. North Winds Blowing
13. Genetix

01. Death And Night And Blood
02. Walk On By
03. Lost Control
04. Hanging Around
05. Straighten Out
06. Who Wants The World?
07. Duchess
08. Curfew
09. Encore Break
10. All Day And All Of The Night
11. Something Better Change
12. Encore Break
13. No More Heroes

L'Olympia Paris 5th February 2009 and Manchester MEN Arena 13th December 2008 DVD

 

Apologies, I cannot recall where this DVD came from or who authored it. It features footage from two gigs, one certainly incomplete (Paris) and one incomplete in all probability (Manchester). As to the Manchester gig, on this night The Stranglers were support to The Pogues. The ticket I located on a New Model Army site, so it may be that if The Stranglers were first on it could have been the shortest set ever... any ideas?

DVD Image: https://we.tl/t-DzCN6TjPNb

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-JhPlxXGCyn

Le 112 Terville 4th February 2009

 

A great sounding gig from France back in 2009.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-pyE1Qq1e1E

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-NChy5l9s4M

01. (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)
02. 5 Minutes
03. Peaches
04. Nice'N'Sleazy
05. Spectre Of Love
06. Skin Deep
07. No Mercy
08. Always The Sun
09. Strange Little Girl
10. Golden Brown
11. The Raven
12. Thrown Away

01. Walk On By
02. Hanging Around
03. Straighten Out
04. Big Thing Coming
05. All Day & All Of The Night
06. Duchess
07. Tank
08. JJ
09. Nuclear Device
10. Something Better Change
11. Encore Break
12. No More Heroes

Hugh Cornwell O2 Academy Newcastle 13th November 2009

 

With Hugh on the road again in the UK and Europe throughout April and May, it's good to put something up from the man. Here in Newcastle back in 2009.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-r4qOicsY2c

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-WQ3YX0UmRn

01. Wrong Side Of The Tracks
02. Going To The City
03. Delightful Nightmare
04. Within You Or Without You
05. Rain On A River
06. Beat Of My Heart
07. Philip K Ridiculous
08. The Pleasure Of Your Company
09. Please Don't Put Me On A Slow Boat To Trowbridge
10. Banging On At The Same Old Beat
11. Crowd

01. Sometimes
02. Goodbye Toulouse
03. London Lady
04. Princess Of The Streets
05. Hanging Around
06. Peaches
07. (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)
08. Ugly
09. Down In The Sewer
10. Encore Break
11. Golden Brown
12. Lay Back On Me Pal
13. 24-7
14. Straighten Out
15. No More Heroes

Penetration The Junction Bristol 16th April 2009

 

Just to mix things up a bit. This is a recording of Penetration from Bristol back in 2009. The sound is pretty good but it is audience shot... although you could argue that that only adds to the atmosphere. This is a classic Penetration set in what must have been an extremely hot club!

DVD Disc image: https://we.tl/t-oetcLoPUBM

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-984pPuRMX1

Magazine The Academy Glasgow 16th February 2009

 

Another night on the brief Magazine comeback tour. On this night in 2009 they were on stage in Glasgow. I saw them in London on the tour.... I loved them, Gunta hated them. I was amused that for this night only, the leather jackets that I was used to at gigs were replaced by trench coats.... we had crossed over into post punk's manor!

I loved them for the fact that they used Dave Formula's keyboards to create massive sounds that melded punk and prog. Gunta hated the idea of Howard playing chess against himself on stage.... she had a point!

But in the unlikely event that you find yourself on this page and are unfamiliar with the music of Magazine, give 'Real Life' a spin in old money or at least a stream (in the new!). You will not be disappointed I promise you.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-fQR0GsDLYO

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-KxxaBEpvFV

01. Intro 

02. The Light Pours Out Of Me

03. Model Worker 

04. The Great Beautician In The Sky / The Honeymoon Killers

05. Because You're Frightened 

06. You Never Knew Me 

07. Rhythm Of Cruelty

08. I Want To Burn Again

09. The Great Man's Secrets

10. A Song From Under The Floorboards

01. Permafrost

02. The Book

03. Twenty Years Ago

04. Definitive Gaze

05. (Band Intros)/Parade

06. Shot By Both Sides

07. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

08. Motorcade

09. I Love You You Big Dummy

The Specials Brixton Academy London May 2009

...... and then it happened. Boom! Following on from their appearance on the Isle of Wight a full tour was announced. I'm sure that my experience of near panic on the day of ticket release was shared by thousands. Indeed, the entire tour sold out in minutes but I managed to get tickets for three or four dates. Come the day they actually got to play (the first London date was cancelled due to Terry Hall suffering from throat problems) I was shaking with anticipation as the house light were dropped. Brad's thunderous drum intro to 'Do The Dog' coincided with the dropping of a screen to reveal The Specials on stage. The moment was captured on what has to be the greatest cover CD freebie ever released.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-CVVVXPUAOz

Respect to all those involved in the making of 2 Tone, long may it continue!

Magazine The Zodiac Oxford 10th February 2009

Ten years ago tonight Magazine briefly came out of retirement to play a handful of gigs to revive their prog-punk anthems to a handful of post-punk audiences across the UK. This I think may have been the first from Oxford.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-ypZYEXlrov

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-FMZNMwULmG

Gary Numan and Little Boots BBC 6 Music Session Maida Vale Studios 7th December 2009

Was this collaboration really 10 years ago! Little Boots and Gary Numan in session on BBC Radio 6 Music.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-gPw6gramF7

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-g2RIq0jcE5

01. Metal

02. Interview (Numan)

03. Earthquake

04. Interview (Little Boots)

05. Are Friends Electric?

06. Stuck On Repeat

07. Interview (Both)

08. Venus In Furs

The Lurkers Leamington Spa The Assembly 23rd January 2009

And those 'Special Guests'..... I give you The Lurkers!

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-SWdl6p086A

Artwork: See Buzzcocks file of the same date.

01. Intro
02. I'm On Heat
03. I Don't Need To Tell Her
04. Then I Kissed Her
05. Ready And Loaded
06. Come And Reminisce
07. Pills
08. Jenny
09.  I'll Go Sane
10. Too Late To Change
11. New Guitar In Town
12. Freak Show
13. Go Ahead Punk
14. Ain't Got A Clue
15. Shadow
16. Little Ole Wine Drinker, Me

Buzzcocks Leamington Spa The Assembly 23rd January 2009

Here's an anniversary gig celebrating its tenth birthday. A memento of a great tour featuring to genuinely original bands, both proper British first wave legends. And of course another tribute to Pete. Take a look at that set list and consider what a poet he was!

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-bnUqmqE7do

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-rPSyCz6fg1

01. Fast Cars
02. No Reply
03. You Tear Me Up
04. Get On Our Own
05. Love Battery
06. Sixteen
07. I Don't Mind
08. Fiction Romance
09. Autonomy
10. I Need
11. Moving Away From The Pulsebeat
12. Real World
13. Ever Fallen In Love...?
14. Operators Manual
15. Nostalgia
16. Just Lust
17. Sixteen Again
18. Walking Distance
19. Love Is Lies
20. Nothing Left
21. E.S.P.
22. Late For The Train
23. Encore Break


01. Orgasm Addict
02. Whatever Happened To?
03. What Do I Get?
04. Oh Shit
05. Love You More
06. Noise Annoys
07. Promises
08. Lipstick
09. Harmony In My Head

Devo Moore Theatre Seattle 8th November 2009

Inspired by a drawing done my Mo this afternnon a perused my Devo recordings and decided to post this one from Seattle. The following night's performance in which the band performed the 'Freedom of Choice' album can be found here.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-d33W7GHl8Q

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-A1gYmbdaAy

Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo)

By

Ramona Andrews

The Damned Bournemouth International Centre 27th November 2009

Here's the good Captain and crew entertaining the folks in Bournemoth some years back and warming them up for Motorhead.

FLAC: https://we.tl/UEWlUsmk2K

01. New Rose
02. Street Of Dreams
03. Neat Neat Neat
04. 13th Floor Vendetta
05. History Of The World
06. Under The Wheels
07. Lookin' At You
08. Eloise
09. Love Song
10. Smash It Up
11. Happy Talk

The Damned Manchester Apollo 21st November 2009

In 2009, The Damned were reunited with their mate of old, the late, great, Lemmy. Lemmy, like fellow hard rocker Phil Lynott, was one of the few metal musicians in London to embrace punk. Many of their ilk considered punk to be a bastardised form of heavy metal, played badly to boot. The union between the Damned and Lemmy was very close, with the latter filling in on bass duties in the transitional line-up, The Doomed. Motorhead and The Damned also came together briefly in the studio as Motordamn.

And so it was that The Damned took to the road with Motorhead on British dates (along with some European dates).

FLAC: https://we.tl/1Z1UmAs4Ze

01. New Rose
02. Street Of Dreams
03. Neat Neat Neat
04. Curtain Call
05. History Of The World Part 1
06. Under The Wheels
07. Looking At You
08. Eloise
09. Love Song
10. Smash It Up Parts 1 & 2

The Damned WFMU Session 16th May 2009

Here's one from yer old mates The Damned recorded for US radio.

FLAC: http://we.tl/rK90qHJNcL

Artwork: http://we.tl/dLzj510RTw

01. Noise Noise Noise
02. Under The Wheels
03. I Fall
04. Anti-Pope
05. Dr. Woofenstein
06. A Nation Fit For Heroes
07. Ignite
08. There'll Come A Day
09. 13th Floor Vendetta
10. Dark Asteroid
11. New Rose
12. Outro

Gary Numan The Junction Cambridge 1st December 2009 - 'The Pleasure Principle Revisited

Numan with Paul Gardiner backdrop

December 2009

Here Gary Numan faithfully reproduces his 1979 masterpiece, 'The Pleasure Principle'. Not as dark as its predecessor, the album took electronic music to a new height. There is not a duff track on the album, with precise instrumentation that perfectly complements the soaring keyboards that dominate the songs. Ever the purist, Numan made the decision to abandon guitar on this album, a decision that he has since stated was a mistake, but in my opinion the combination of bass, drums and keyboards makes for a complete sound. There is no need, or space for guitar on 'The Pleasure Principle'.

FLAC: http://we.tl/jlYLk535Hf

Artwork: http://we.tl/vAfgRix48u

 01. Random
 02. Airlane
 03. Metal
 04. Complex
 05. Films
 06. M.E.
 07. Tracks
 08. Observer
 09. Conversation
 10. Cars
 11. Engineers
 12. Asylum


 01. The Fall
 02. Pure
 03. Down In The Park
 04. Haunted
 05. Halo
 06. Jagged
 07. Are 'Friends' Electric?
 08. Encore Break
 09. We Are So Fragile
 10. A Prayer For The Unborn

The Touring Principle set

1979

Penetration Split Festival Ashbrook Rugby Ground Sunderland 4th October 2009

Here's a short festival set for you from a couple of years back from Penetration. I have only seen them once but I think that they pretty underrated as a band. This set includes their cover of Buzzcock's 'Nostalgia' which appeared on their 1978 debut album 'Moving Targets'. And of course there's 'Don't Dictate' which Pauline describes as Penetration's 'Don't Fear The Reaper'!

Penetration

Split Festival Sunderland 4th October 2009

'Don't Dictate' from many moons ago

Electric Circus, Manchester 1977

(in this footage Pauline wrestles a bottle from a punter who insists on showering her with the contents, the front row does the rest)

FLAC: http://we.tl/EH2GPKlcSM

Artwork: http://we.tl/SLGzalO5sw