The current line-up
Mitchell Wells (vocals/guitar 79-82 and 07-)
Ian Burge (bass/vocals 79-81 and 07-)
Paul O’Brien (drums 79-82 and 07-)
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other members included
Cliff Hanger (vocals 79-82)
Mark Vaughan (guitar 79)
Gary Sinclair (guitar 81)
Billy Vine (occasional sound FX and noises 80-82)
Dave Yole (bass 81-82)
Bernard Drummond (drums 82)
Vince Rutterford (manager/songwriter 79-81)
Influences
Original period 1979-1982 THE BEATLES (but then everybody is), Swell Maps, Crass, Syd Barrett, Angelic Upstarts, Wire, Spizz Energi, Stooges, The Chords, Small Faces, The Monkees. Nowadays
Jimi Hendrix, Freddie King, Eddie Hazel, Jimmy Page, John Lee Hooker
Sounds Like
Swell Maps, Angelic Upstarts, Wire, Spizz Energi, The Now
London PX were a punk band formed in 1979 by some bored teenagers in North London. Cliff Hanger (the singer) slightly older at 22 was discovered in the George Robey pub in Finsbury Park standing on the pool table singing Angelic Upstarts songs. Some gigs followed and their first single "Orders" was released in the summer of 1981, reaching No.10 in the independent charts. By summer 1982 the band had fragmented as a result of half the band leaving. However, later that year, guitarist Mitchell Wells and bassist Dave Yole carried on and their second single, a red vinyl flexidisc, was released in November 1982 - a cover version of that great early Pink Floyd song "Arnold Layne". After a final gig in November 1982 and a last rehearsal on December 30th 1982, the band was no more.
Now, 26 years later, there is more interest in the band than ever - there is to be an 'anthology' LP of all that was recorded which will be released soon by US label, Parts Unknown. In addition, Italian label Pure Punk Records, have reissued Orders in a limited edition blue vinyl 7".
On July 14th 2007 London PX got together for the first time in 25 years. The band have now officially reformed. They played their first gig in 26 years at London's 12 Bar Club in March this year. They next played at the Rebellion 2008 punk festival in Blackpool in August 2008
London PX playing Indian Summer at the Rebellion festival 2008
DISCOGRAPHY
ORDERS/Eviction/The Man They Could Not Buy, 7" single, New Puritan Records NP1, 1981
ARNOLD LAYNE/Indian Summer, 7" flexi-single, Terrapin Records SYD1, 1982
NOT MUSIC; London PX/Converter/Who Do You Know/Lies/Zero Hero/White Cliffs of Dover/Money is the Root of all Evil/Mayhem (recorded 1979), cassette, no label, only 26 made, 1982
ORDERS/Eviction/The Man They Could Not Buy, 7" single reissue, Pure Punk Records PPR018, July 2008
coming soon
ALL THAT THERE IS (1979-1982), LP, Parts Unknown Records, November 2008
Various artists compilations
England Belongs To Me Vol 1, 77 Records, 1996 (contains Orders)
Killed By Death British DIY Vol 1, Redrum, 1998 (contains Orders)
Killed By Death 1234, Redrum, 2000 (contains Arnold Layne)
Messthetics 102, Hyped to Death, 2006 (contains Orders and Mayhem)
THE GIGS
29/09/79 Private party, Elephant & Castle (with The Scooters)
24/02/80 Triad Leisure Center, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire (supporting Graff X)
26/02/80 The Pegasus, Stoke Newington (supporting The Standards)
05/03/80 The Pied Bull, Islington (headlining)
08/03/80 The Trafalgar, Shepherds Bush (headlining)
23/03/80 Triad Leisure Centre, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire (supporting Graff X)
13/04/80 The Venue, Victoria (supporting 4 be 2s)
26/04/80 The Greyhound, Fulham (supporting UK Subs)
20/06/80 The Grange, Southgate (supporting Infa Riot)
29/07/80 The Pied Bull, Islington (supporting Manufactured Romance)
09/08/80 Durning Hall, Forest Gate (headlining)
10/09/80 The Pied Bull, Islington (headlining)
19/04/81 Hargrave Park, Archway (open air) (supporting The Eggheads)
01/05/81 Dublin Castle, Camden (headlining)
07/07/81 Windmill Hall, Upminster (supporting Vertical Hold)
05/08/82 The George Robey, Finsbury Park (supporting Kwest)
06/08/82 Skunx, Islington (supporting Charlie Harper's Urban Dogs)
26/09/82 Skunx, Islington (supporting Verbal Abuse)
01/11/82 The George Robey, Finsbury Park (supporting Chaos)
29/03/08 The 12 Bar Club, London (supporting The Plague)
09/08/08 Rebellion Festival, Blackpool
London PX’s second single from 1982 - Arnold Layne, has been re-released. The red vinyl flexidisc contains two tracks; Arnold Layne and Indian Summer. It comes complete with original sleeve and cover.
The price is £2.99 (plus £1 postage) and you can make an instant payment using the paypal button below.
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Luke Sky has reformed Fashion for a new album. Given that 2 of the band are dead and one is missing, this will take a bit of doing. The new album – a remote virtual space recording project – should be available later this year (I'm writing it as fast as I can, okay.)
New Fashion line-up:
Luke Sky – guitars/ primo vox, keyboards
Kev Mann (Alternative TV) – drums
Moose Harris (New Model Army/The Damned) – bass
Bàlcöny – keyboards
From the brink of the 80's headfirst into the 08's, Fashion are still the future of no future!
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Our last album - TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS - Is now available for free download from the link provided be below.
