Music, architecture, photography, design etc. Sharing my concert photos taken in Birmingham in 81/82 (hence the name). Plus other stuff I've hoarded
Jan 29 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
Happy 60th birthday to Roddy Frame. Here's a celebratory thread of some classic clips, a few of my photos and some ephemera, starting with Aztec Camera performing We Could Send Letters on Switch in 1983
Here are some of my photos taken when Aztec Camera played Birmingham’s High Hall in 1982. Honoured that some were used in the booklet and on a sleeve in this recent box set cherryred.co.uk/product/aztec-…
Mar 7, 2023 • 13 tweets • 6 min read
Happy 40th birthday to New Order's Blue Monday, which was released on this day in 1983. Here's a celebratory thread, starting with a live version filmed for Switch that year (THREAD 1 of 12)
It went on to be the biggest selling 12” single of all time. Legend has it that Peter Saville’s iconic die-cut floppy disc sleeve meant Factory Records lost money on every copy, but this original design was quickly changed for a less expensive version (THREAD 2 of 12 inches)
Feb 4, 2023 • 18 tweets • 9 min read
Echo & the Bunnymen released Porcupine 40 years ago today. So here's a long thread of videos and other bits and pieces celebrating this magnificent LP, starting with the immense Back of Love
Alongside the album, Echo & The Bunnymen released "Porcupine, An Atlas Adventure", a VHS tape featuring 26 minutes of videos recorded in Liverpool and Iceland in 1983. Here's In Bluer Skies (THREAD)📼 🧵
Feb 4, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
The Smiths performing Hand in Glove at The Haçienda 40 years ago today. It was only their third show. Watch the full 30-minute performance at
The Smiths were supporting Factory funksters 52nd Street as part of a series of shows celebrating the best of Manchester
Feb 2, 2023 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
The Specials hit number one on this day in 1980 with their Live! EP. Here's the lead track "Too Much Too Young" filmed at the Colchester Institute. Watch the full Rock Goes To College show at &
Too Much Too Young was based on Birth Control, originally recorded by Lloyd Charmers/Lloyd Terrell in 1969, although I reckon The Specials may actually have been listening to this cover by Byron Lee from the same year
Jan 29, 2023 • 10 tweets • 6 min read
Happy birthday to Roddy Frame. Here's a celebratory thread of some classic clips, a few of my photos and some ephemera, starting with Aztec Camera performing We Could Send Letters on Switch in 1983
This is one of my favourite Roddy clips. Aztec Camera's great cover of Van Halen's Jump filmed in Barcelona in 1984. The full one-hour concert is at 🧵
Jan 28, 2023 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
Happy birthday to Robert Wyatt. Here’s his fab version of I'm A Believer on #TOTP in 1974. The producer asked him to sit in a wicker chair as a wheelchair "was not suitable for family viewing". Robert told him where to go (THREAD)
And here's Robert Wyatt performing Sea Song on French TV in 1975. The full 9-min recording, which also includes Alifib, is at
