Right, so in the last blog I gave you an outline about me and a full 1980 gig list of The Meteors, with just a few photo's of the band and some Venue details.
I was living in Whitton, Middx and in 1981, I was 13 years old and as well as my Gene Vincent and Elvis LP's my modern Rockabilly records consisted of 'Polecats Are Go' , Some Crazy Cavan LP's and the Jets and that was it !!!!! and all this Meteor stuff was passing me by.
But what had the original band done and what was I missing in 1981 ? .......,well from all accounts they were unstoppable, a mighty rockin' machine, bludgeoning their way across the UK, stomping on all that got in their way !
The gigs were coming thick and fast and Manager Nick Garrard was getting this band noticed, they starred in a short B movie called 'Meteor Madness', had multi press releases, magazine profiles, Paul on the cover of 'Sounds', John Peel sessions on Radio 1, you name it they were doing it and the music press loved it ......they called it Psychobilly and The Meteors had made a monster !!!!
1981 - Records Released - 'Meteor Madness' EP & 10" Promo.
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| Lord Sutch, Ted Carroll & The Meteors (Record Business 22/06/81) |
'In Heaven' - LP
'The Crazed, Attack Of The Zorch Men' - Single.
GIGS 1981
1 - Friday 2nd Jan - Hope & Anchor - London.
2 - Mon 12th Jan - Gaz' Rockin' Blues - Dean Street, London.
Meteors Gaz's Set - Maniac Rrockers From Hell (P), Love Me (N), Crazy Love (P), Red Headed Woman (P), I Don't Worry About It (P), Honey Roll (P), Long Blonde Hair (P), Baby Blue Eyes (P), Can't Keep A Good Man Down (N), Psycho For Your Love (P), Haunt You Baby Rock (N), Domino (P), My Daddy Is A Vampire (N), Deep Dark Jungle (P&N), Drowning All My Sorrows (P), Your Wildcat Ways (N), Maniac (P), Crazy Crazy Lovin' (N), Bertha Lou (P), Mama's Little Baby (N)
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| Flyer © Meteors Website |
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| Sounds - 24th Jan 1981 - Matt Steer |
4 - Tue 27th Jan - Dingwall's, Camden, London.
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| Gig list courtesy Stewart Rhodes |
5 - Mon 2nd Feb - Gaz's Rockin' Blues - Dean Street, London.
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| Flyer © Meteors Website |
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| The Blitz Club - Paul Fenech |
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| The Blitz Club - Paul, Nigel and Fan |
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| Paul & Nigel - The Blitz Club - Wed 11th Feb 1981 |
7 - Wed 18th Feb - Hope & Anchor, London.
9 - Sun 1st March - The Marquee , Wardour Street, London + Pearl Harbour.
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| Mark Robertson - Photo © Paul Roundhill 01/03/81 |
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| Photo © Paul Roundhill - 1/3/81 |
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| Photo © Paul Roundhill - Marquee 1/3/81 |
10 - Fri 6th March - Hope & Anchor, London.
# - Fri 6th March - Meteor Madness EP Released
11 - Mon 16th March - Tabernacle, Notting Hill, London + Pearl Harbour & TV21
12 - Mon 23rd March - Gaz's Rrockin' Blues, Dean Street, London.
13 - Wed 25th March - Hope & Anchor, London.
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| Hope & Anchor 25/03/81 |
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| Mark Robertson - Hope & Anchor 25/03/81 |
14 - Sat 28th March - The 101 Club, Clapham, South London.
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| The 101 Cclub . |
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| Bridge House - 1982 |
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| Clipping courtesy Matt Steer |
Sounds 4th April clipping!
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| Courtesy Perry Bartlett |
18 - Wed 8th April - 100 Club, London.
19 - Thurs 9th April - The Pits, Euston Road, London + El Trains .
20 - Sat 11th April - Feltham FC, Middlesex .
Dingwalls photo's below © Nick Palliser.
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| Paul, Mark & Nigel - Dingwalls 14/04/81 |
22 - Wed 15th April - 100 Club, London.
Sat 18th April - Sounds Newspaper front cover and review of gig at Marquee on 5th April .
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| Sounds 18th April 1981 |
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| Sounds 18/04/1981 |
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| Sounds 18/04/1981 |
23 - Sun 19th April - Hope & Anchor, London.
24 - Mon 20th April - Gaz's Rockin' Blues, Dean Street, London.
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| Flyer courtesy Stewart Rhodes |
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| Russell Lewis (Nigel's Brother by speaker in both photos ) |
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| Paul - Gaz's Rockin' Blues |
25 - Wed 22nd April - Greyhound Pub, Fulham + Daddy Yum Yum
26 - Sat 25th April - Royal Holloway College, Egham .
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| Royal Holloway College - Egham |
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| Mark Robertson - Lyceum - 3rd May 1981 |
28 - Tue 5th May - Moonlight Club, Hampstead, London + Newtown Neurotics
# - 22nd May - Graveyard Stomp/ Radioactive Kid 45 released on Chiswick .
From May 14th The band would complete 12 dates with The Cramps on the 'Psychedelic Jungle' tour.
29 - Thur 14th May - Rock City, Nottingham + The Cramps .
From May 14th The band would complete 12 dates with The Cramps on the 'Psychedelic Jungle' tour.
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| Meteors Flyer - Cramps Support dates. |
29 - Thur 14th May - Rock City, Nottingham + The Cramps .
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| Backstage - Rock City 14/05/81 - Photo © Dave Travis |
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| Backstage - Rock City, Notts, 14/05/81 - Photo © Dave Travis |
31 - Sat 16th May - Strathclyde Uni + The Cramps.
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| NME Gig review 1981 (don't think she liked The Meteors) |
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| Ticket courtesy Stewart Rhodes . |
32 - Sun 17th May - Tiffany's , Leeds + The Cramps.
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| Flyer courtesy Mark Johnson |
33 - Tue 19th May - The Limit, Sheffield + The Cramps.
34 - Wed 20th May - Keele Uni + The Cramps.
35 - Thur 21st May - Electric Ballroom, Camden, London + The Cramps.(not sure if this show happened ?)
36 - Fri 22nd May - Porterhouse, Retford + The Cramps.
35 - Thur 21st May - Electric Ballroom, Camden, London + The Cramps.(not sure if this show happened ?)
36 - Fri 22nd May - Porterhouse, Retford + The Cramps.
37 - Sat 23rd May - Royal Court, Liverpool + The Cramps.
## - Mon 25th May - Eros Club, Huddersfield + The Cramps ( Gig Cancelled )
38 - Tue 26th May - Loughborough Uni + The Cramps.
# - 26th May - Graveyard Stomp/ Radioactive Kid 45 released on Chiswick .
39 - Wed 27th May - Manchester Uni + The Cramps.
## - Thur 28th May - Cedar Ballroom, Birmingham + The Cramps (Gig Cancelled)
40 - Thurs 4th June - Rock Garden, Covent Garden, London + El Trains.
41 - Sun 7th June - Hamborough Tavern, Southall, London.
## - Tues 16th June - John Peel, BBC recording session - 'Voodoo Rhythm', 'My Daddy Is A Vampire', 'Rockhouse', 'Rockabilly Psychosis' & 'Love You To Death'
42 - Fri 19th June - Brady's, Liverpool
43 - Sat 20th June - Hope & Anchor, London
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44 - Mon 22nd June - Hammersmith Palais, London + The Cramps & Screaming Lord Sutch
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| Paul & Mark - Hammersmith Palais - 22/06/81 |
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| Nigel Lewis - Hammersmith Palais |
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| Paul Fenech - Hammersmith Palais |
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| Sounds review - 2nd July 1981 |
45 - Fri 26th June - Warwick Uni, Wiltshire .
46 - Sat 27th June - Cedar Ballroom, Birmingham.
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| Cedar Ballroom - Photo © Natalie Clarke |
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| Paul and Nigel - Cedar Ballroom 27/06/81 - Photo © Natalie Clarke |
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| Nigel Lewis - Cedar Ballroom - 27th June 1981 - Photo © Natalie Clarke |
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| Cedar Ballroom crowd - Photo © Natalie Clarke |
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| Cedar Ballroom - Mark Robertson - © Natalie Clarke |
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| Photo © Natalie Clarke |
47 - Sat 4th July - The Marquee, Wardour Street + El Trains ( In Heaven intro recorded on this night )
## - Sun 5th July - Hambrough Tavern (Gig Cancelled due to Southall Riot)
48 - Thur 9th July - Greyhound Pub, Fulham + El Trains.
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| 09/07/1981 - Photo © Steve Phelan |
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| 09/07/1981 - Photo © Steve Phelan |
49 - Wed 15th July - Battersea Art Centre, London.
51 - Fri 17th July - Grass Roots Charles St - Cardiff, Wales.
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| 17/07/81 - Photo © Dominic Wilson |
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| 17/07/81 - Photo © Dominic Wilson |
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| 17/07/81 - Photo © Dominic Wilson |
52 - Sat 25th July - Feltham FC , Middlesex.
Meteors Set at Feltham FC - Maniac Rockers From Hell (P), Teenagers From Outer Space (N). Rockhouse (P), These Boots Are Made For Walking (N), Long Blonde Hair (P), Bertha Lou (P), Love You To Death (P), Rockabilly Psychosis (N), Wild Thing (N), My Daddy Is A Vampire (N), Love Me (N), Graveyard Stomp (P), Radioactive Kid (N), The Crazed (P), Rattlesnakin' Daddy (N), Voodoo Rhythm (P),
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| Photo © Craig Duffy |
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| Photo © Craig Duffy |
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| Poster courtesy Gary Hillman |
54 - Wed 29th July - The Royalty, Southgate, London.
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| Poster courtsey Johna Johnson |
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| Paul, Nigel & Mark - Royalty 29th July 1981 |
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| The Royalty - The Meteors. |
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| Mark Robertson - The Royalty, 27/07/81 |
Psycho For Your Love, Radioactive Kid, Maniac Rockers From Hell, These Boots Were Made for Walking, Long Blonde Hair, Love You To Death, Rockabilly Psychosis, Voodoo Rhythm, Attack Of The Zorch Men, The Room, The Crazed, My Daddy Is a Vampire, Love Me, Graveyard Stomp, Let It Slide, Rattle Snakin' Daddy.
56 - Tues 11th Aug - 100 Club, London + El Train
57 - Thur 20th Aug - Rock Garden, Covent Garden , London + Fear.
## - Mon 24th Aug - Band sign for Island Records.
## - Early September the band spent 1 week recording 'In Heaven' at Am-Pro studios, Shepards Bush, London.
58 - Tue 8th Sept - Brunell Rooms, Swindon.
59 - Sat 12th Sept - Cambridge Uni, Cambridge.
60 - Sun 13th Sept - Letchworth FC , Letchworth, Herts.
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| The Meteors - Letchworth FC 13/09/81 |
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| Nigel Lewis - Letchworth FC 13/09/81 |
61 - Tue 15th Sept - 100 Club, London + Fear
62 - Fri 9th Oct - Greyhound, Fulham, London.
63 - Tues 13th Oct - 100 Club, London + Fear.
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| Clipping courtesy Matt Steer |
64 - Fri 16th Oct - Vanbrugh,York Uni, Yorkshire + Trains To Europe
65 - Mon 19th Oct - Lyceum Ballroom, London . Supporting The Clash.
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| The Meteors were Support band on Mon 19th only . |
66 - Tue 20th Oct - Basement, Brighton.
67 - Thur 22nd Oct - Central Hotel, Gillingham.
68 - Fri 30th Oct - London College of Printing, London.
69 - Sat 31st Oct - Manchester Poly + Theatre Of Hate.
70 - Sun 1st Nov - Tiffany's , Leeds + Theatre Of Hate + Zounds
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| Flyer courtesy Michael Verburg |
71 - Wed 4th Nov - Top Rank, Brighton + Theatre Of Hate, Blue Orchid and Peter & The Test Tube Babies.
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| From ZIGZAG Magazine |
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| Reading Uni Flyer © Meteors Website |
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| Ticket |
75 - Sat 14th Nov - Chester College, Chester.
76 - Sat 21st Nov - Feltham F.C , Middlesex.
77 - Sun 22nd Nov - King Charles Hotel, Gillingham.
78 - Fri 27th Nov - Sound Cellar, Cambridge + 13th Chime.
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| Poster courtesy Mark Keogh |
79 - Tues 1st Dec - 100 Club, London + Fear.
Meteors 100 Club Set - Shout So Loud (P), Radioactive Kid (N), In The Cards (P), Last House On The Left (N), Bertha Lou (P), Into The Darkness (N), Mutant Rock (P), Another Half Hour Till Sunrise (N), Blue Sunshine (P), Walter Mitty Blues (N), I Ain't Ready (P), My Daddy Is A Vampire (N), Love Me (N), Graveyard Stomp (P), Insight (N), Zombie Noise (P), Dateless Night (N), The Crazed (P), Attack Of The Zorchmen (N), (Encore) - Love You To Death (P), Rattlesnakin' Daddy (N), Let Me Slide (N)
Fri 4th Dec - Central London Poly, New Cavendish St + Theatre Of Hate, UK Decay. (This show did not include the Meteors who did NOT play)
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| Dec NME clipping courtesy Matt Steer |
80 - Wed 9th Dec - Bains, Douches, Paris, France .
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| The Meteors in Paris . |
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| Pre show photo shoot in Paris Wed 9th Dec |
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| Ticket courtesy and © Mark Robertson |
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| Live LP |
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| Back cover |
Paris - Bains-Douches set list (thanks Bernie)
shout so loud (P), rockabilly psychosis (N), in the cards (P), insight (N), love you to death (P), graveyard stomp (P), attack of the zorchmen (N), blue sunshine (P), my daddy is a vampire (N), love me (N), i ain't ready (P), maniac (P), radioactive kid (N), voodoo rhythm (P), rattle snakin' daddy (N), let me slide (N), bertha lou (P)
# - Paris was Mark Robertsons final gig with The Meteors.
81 - Fri 11th Dec - Woodville Halls, Gravesend + Theatre Of Hate .
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| Ticket courtesy Chris Bee. |
82 - Tue 22nd Dec - Whiskey A GoGo - London.
So after finally realising that this great band that I had stumbled across in early 82 had already changed the original line up and was by the end of Dec 1981 without Mark Robertson. Paul Fenech was still there, so was Nigel and were soon to be joined by Woodie Taylor (Drums). It was Mutant Rock and I loved it !
