Half Man Half Biscuit - Trumpton Riots (Live on Whistle Test 1986)

[@notfooledbybreadorcircus]

Thanks John Peel for introducing the world to the awesome sound

[@reverendrickibiza8467]

I grew up in Birkenhead. I was 15 this year. Been watching them locally already. Used to go to Tranmere Rovers when they used to be regulars. I remember the night I'd set my video recorder to tape them on The Tube on channel 4 , then saw them at the game. When I asked em ' aren't you supposed to be on live telly now?' ...and they replied 'yeah , but we couldn't miss the match lad!' 🤣 Friday nights at Prenton Park back in the day. 😊 God bless you lads and thank you for the music 🙏

[@christopherrogers9243]

They played Stow Hill, Newport in 1986, venue now burned down - God I was stoned, but a great live band and hearing Trumpton Riots live was really something else for those of us who actually grew up watching Trumpton.

[@chekhov1860]

Great song, tremendous performance and hilarious lyrics. What gets me though is the utterly deadpan delivery. A unique band.

[@lt.ripley1590]

My once best friend Nigel. I knew all the band well. In fact I have some early recordings from them on my tape. I'll have to find that, then I need to find a tape player! I have a video of me with them at one of their first gigs. I remember we went to see them all six of us. Next time people were turned away because the venue only had a 1000 people capacity. Some say they did the Tube things on purpose saying about Tranmere. Nope that was 100 percent genuine. Thanks for putting this up. I rememember it well.

[@domdom9496]

They were never in that Birkenhead band Attempted Moustache were they?

[@tonykeggin8906]

Great. Saw NB at New Brighton last week on his bike. Not a lilac Harry Quinn.

[@tonykeggin8906]

@@domdom9496 Nigel's brother .

[@stephenhowell5660]

I remember seeing this when it happened. HMHB are still going strong. I am making my Joy Division Oven Gloves in preparation for the gig in Kentish Town this June as we speak.

[@BadWisdom523]

“Dance! Dance! Dance! In your Joy Division oven gloves.”

[@caeserromero3013]

If you think Trumpton is a tough neighbourhood, you should try Camberwick Green....

[@garypointing5825]

I've just posted on our 6th form WhatsApp group...about 10 of us covering 1985 to 1988....this was the melody of our 6th form. The song fits perfectly. Darkly comic, a kids programme we all watched in the early 70s...but the tune is the alarm, u2, simple minds, big country....all those 80s bands...

[@nicolawestwood38]

My 6th form this plus The Woodentops, The Smiths, EATB, New Order. Oh to have lunchtime in the common room again😊

[@redlioness6627]

Just how I remember them when I used to watch them back in Birkenhead in 85/86.

[@eckeynecker]

They are still there , Nigel walks his dog round The Arno .

[@redlioness6627]

@@eckeynecker Cool, stayed loyal to their hometown then I see I left many years ago myself and now live in Manchester so I haven't kept up with things down there very much.

[@stellasvartur4547]

Always been a fan, this aged quite well.

[@JH-nb1de]

If anyone ever asked me what being British was then look no further

[@kevinbeck6785]

Oh yes !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stephensmith799]

You said it for me. I get that completely

[@kingbolo4579]

I always thought that about Vaughan Williams' 'Fantasia on Greensleeves', but I take your point.

[@shadegat3996]

Excellent performance and lots of energy notwithstanding the lyrics , it has quite an uplifting mood (Or vibe) to it Top band.

[@NoodlesTBograt]

If I'm not mistaken that's a Dukla Prague away kit

[@SteveWray]

Thats all I wanted for Christmas

[@barrytime-sprout8797]

Not quite. That would've been far too obvious

[@notlob23]

God...used to watch this...had all the books. Frickin A. Thumbs up to the comments here!

[@hyperglobal01]

Saw them last week and they were just great 🙂

[@daveshaw2342]

Bloody classic. Had this on 12 in single

[@rowlandbrant674]

I used to go to the Bacchus Winebar in Rustington, West Sussex back in the late eighties/early nineties and everybody refused to leave at closing time on a Sunday afternoon (bad old days of having to close on a Sunday afternoon 😔😔) until they played Trumpton Riots!!!

[@3niknicholson]

Best ever band name!

[@martinthomson7950]

seen them at Night Moves, Glasgow in the 80's, great night.

[@anttinyrhinen8990]

Me being from Fin(e)land, never heard the blokes! Great stuff.

[@rjjcms1]

First I heard from them was John Peel playing this and other tracks of theirs on his show in the early/mid 80s. Or having them in for a session.

[@MarcGanancias]

What a band!

[@stuartwilliams7912]

My favorite song

[@fomalhaut9]

It doesn't get much better than that

[@leonsinden7909]

I remember my dad used to always place this for me as a kid! For some reason it popped into my head tonight and after a few minutes of searching I found it!

[@nodiggity9472]

This band are so British, my browser's you tube tab ran away, raised an Army, then low key colonized most of Africa.

[@alastairwest5200]

Great lyrics...

[@really-america]

Still brilliant

[@paddycampbell576]

Thank you

[@paulprescott7913]

Was introduced to this by John Peel in the 80s.

[@keithrobson593]

I wonder if Brian Cant ever heard this and if so what he thought of it? Would be great if he respected it!

[@paddyodonnell3788]

How come these guys weren't HUGE!

[@georgepowell72]

They didn’t want to be

[@johnbarry1965]

They were huge in the hearts of the Initiated, us lot and Peelie!!!

[@rogerdboyle1]

They were huge where it counted

[@roughanmacnamara]

The 3 dislikes are ftom Dr. Mop and his family.

[@nodiggity9472]

Dr Mopp, Simon Climie, and Rob Fisher.

[@steveforest8385]

@@nodiggity9472 Bob Wilson, Nerys Hughes and a 24-hour garage attendant.

[@tonykeggin8906]

Brad Friedel, Deano , and the first man in Wallasey...

[@a.harrison4613]

LOVE THIS!

[@garrymoore123]

TIMELESS. FOREVER….❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@douglasbell1227]

Birkenhead's finest!

[@nodiggity9472]

* "Beerkin'ed"

[@dougyohooglefrogtownrovers9017]

Bacon n egg, as me neighbour used to say

[@alanhepple8856]

i love this song ,

[@AnyoneCanSee]

How long would it take to explain what this is about to someone not English or from the right generation? I was at Glastonbury to see you guys. One of the best gigs of my life.

[@nodiggity9472]

Pew, Pew, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grubb.

[@DeezN1892]

Trumpton was a famous kids TV show and there was heavy riots, workers strikes all over England when this song was made in the 80s. So it’s a kind of comical/footy lads song about a hypothetical riot in Trumpton, all the characters are mentioned in the lyrics

[@C-130-Hercules]

I just bought the cd 💿 on eBay 👍

[@dbowieno1]

Why have I not seen these ??????🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@eckeynecker]

Youve got a good back catalogue to go through , 35 years worth .

[@davebrown9465]

Halfman halfbisciut magic and tranmere rovers as well LOL

[@donnyrover1]

rock gods in the making

[@fritzthedog007]

Hey a Westbury standard, I got one of them, sound guitars.

[@carlimthurn3800]

Revolutionary ❤️

[@placeborick]

KP brought me here 👌😁

[@andrewblatherwick8758]

ELEVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE

[@steverobertsmusic8019]

Where's the studio banjo?

[@stevencurry3212]

Watched her action records preston 6 Nov 24

[@paulmatthews7701]

Did anyone get through to Captain Snort

[@philruane5910]

I was there then

[@davidharrison9324]

Sylvia plath!!!!

[@Jason-Scott]

😍😍😍👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻🔥🔥🔥

[@paulmoore9451]

elevate

[@LordmonkeyTRM]

If I know they were coming I'd of slashed me wrists

[@oddespenjenssen2236]

Is it true that they turned down a coveted Glastonbury slot once because Tranmere Rovers FC were playing an important match that day?

[@ACCPhil]

Not quite. They turned down a slot on C4's The Tube which was on a Friday. Tranmere often play on a Friday evening (and the gates are low) so they turned it down.

[@oddespenjenssen2236]

@@ACCPhil I stand corrected. Thanks.

[@stevephillips7264]

Byron stingley half man half biscuit

[@paulmoore9451]

should be,wont be

[@steveobie1]

Time for a rewrite and re-release after the events of a few days ago? 'Trump Town Riots?'

[@rjjcms1]

Now there's an idea,I suppose.