John Peel Interviews The Mekons, Sham 69, Alternative TV, The Slits and UK Subs

[@paolaginelli5277]

Great header John !!!!

[@chrisgray4651]

This is so lovely to see after all these years, the naivety of youth!

[@tonysl6225]

Love Jimmy Pursey... “punk was dying till Sham 69 came along”, it was always about him. 🇬🇧🎸

[@hopebgood]

Jimmy Pursey. What a total wanker.

[@katoness]

Bollix, SLF!!

[@baronsaturday2103]

Maybe.. I don't know, but he was always sticking up for the youth and surrounding troubles too..

[@andyallom4357]

ATV and Here and Now. Punk Psychedilic Hippydom at its most amazing. Stray dogs and stray kids everywhere.

[@GriefTourist]

Priceless footage

[@djayers]

Brilliant history, thank you.

[@georgegreig8054]

Mark Perry tells it like it should have been.

[@willieluncheonette5843]

never saw this. Big thanks. Saw Sham 69 on their first tour in America here in NYC and dig it--Sham was on fire and at the end of the gig at Hurrah's my young punk mind was totally blown. Also, check out the Slits Peel session from 1977. Before they had any vinyl out and give serious props to John Peel for booking them. An incredible document of what was possoble in 77 when just out of the gate. . (It's on youtube)

[@BoudicaJ]

Why would you think you were the only person here who has *discovered* the Slits Peel Sessions?

[@666666dreamy1]

When they first played Derby in around 78ish I never saw them but got to see them later on and I'll always remember Jimmy saying this is not Kay's catalogue when the crowd shouted for the old songs....

[@travisbryson6948]

The lad behind pursey was in the Thats Life film.

[@TheKinoEye]

The Slits interview?! Woooo.. FIRE!

[@fredbloke3218]

but bad vibes from his boring questions about business not their music

[@Spectrescup]

@@fredbloke3218 it's a documentary about the music business, not Cheggers Plays Pop.

[@Bauhaussauce]

All still great bands!!!!!

[@DanQuine]

Jimmy Pursey, the Nigel Tufnel of punk...

[@hopebgood]

hahahaha I like that.

[@六O]

😂

[@papajahko7121]

Mekons Mark P 👏👏👏👏👏

[@startervisions]

Thank you!

[@SoulStylistJukeBox]

Mekons!!!!

[@pressureworks]

Two pounds fifty for a gig in 1978. Equals about $4.00 U.S. That was the going rate in the states. Minimum wage was around $3. So not to bad really.

[@Spectrescup]

Mind you, with the exchange rate as it was then, it was closer to $5, but yr point still stands

[@pressureworks]

@@Spectrescup exchange rate back in the day often varied from near parity to double.

[@milesgeary6358]

Adjusted for inflation, that's about £14.65, or $18.50 USD. I'd pay that to see the Buzzers.

[@donnyrover1]

Peel heads it ....and scores !!! long life beer , they should bring it back , maybe should have interviewed The Desperate Bicycles who did the whole fucking lot themselves ...

[@MUSIC4TRUTH....]

Best interview is Jimmy's, just telling it as is it no frills.

[@RUDI-UK]

While Pursey was blabbing to the BBC and NME about there being no second wave without him, Stiff Little Fingers were recording a debut album that would wipe the floor with Sham 69's entire discography. He called us Ulster Boys losers. As the old Ulster Scots saying goes... Gi Yer Head Peace Ya Tube

[@krisscanlon4051]

Langford looks about 12! Pursey well he looks like heading back to Hersham! Talkin about Revolver show hilarious 😂

[@markandresen1]

In a way, I'm glad The Slits didn't get the money they wanted. They might've turned into one of those Eighties pop bands...

[@angusmeigh5141]

That is what happened to the Gos Gos the American equivalent of the Slits. See this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/faTMg5mCZpZ8Zpo

[@plausible_dinosaur]

Ari Up was bursting with creativity and rebellion, they would always have been an arty band with or without money.

[@pressureworks]

3:30 Aston Villa scarf ??? Or The Hammers ?

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

Hammers

[@chrisgray4651]

West am

[@herbert9241]

Taunton Town.

[@kevinadamson5768]

Loved the mekons

[@croiners4166]

Wow!

[@carloslima6705]

What the fuck is an ABBA poster doing in the Mekons recording studio???

[@barnabyhoofer8044]

You would be surprised at how many Punks had earlier been Abba fans. Including me and Sid Vicious.

[@jacksonfritts2988]

Chris Carter from throbbing gristle loves ABBA! Apparently Charles Hayward from this heat is a fan too.

[@sen5i]

Asking that question reveals your ignorance

[@immortalobelisk6302]

Irony my man

[@macthe-qy2ip]

First, irony. Second, tolerance. Third, every bloke was in love with Agnetha. Fourth, their songs are catchy.

[@napalmslayer]

£2.50- outrageous!

[@milesgeary6358]

Adjusted for inflation, that's £14.66. Not an outrageous price at all.

[@BlissRevolt]

Saw Subs lots but also the Mekons. I never saw Sham.

[@macthe-qy2ip]

Is there any way I can edit this to cut out the Subs and the Sham 69 lol. The other 3 bands are brilliant

[@williamr3840]

2:04 As usual Abba didn't have anything to say... But we always knew that. :0)

[@mummyd1990]

The mekons middle class oink s. Great archive though.

[@virag1132]

mekons rock n roll was only 11 years away & 35 years ago

[@Dc-uf1ln]

Charlie harper legend

[@Wearenotreallyhere]

The Mekons came across like argumentative students. Pursey was true to his word unlike the art school set, ditto Mark Perry. Would Buzzcocks have made it without a major label? The Slits weren’t even interested in an independent label, conveniently forgotten now by their new fans! So few bands had any actual principles, they pretty much all would have sold their souls. Except Crass!

[@rederic2004]

4:15 Grant Showbiz? And is that Meanwhile Gardens?

[@rederic2004]

@Mr Oneiroman Right, 4:13. I've only seen pictures of MG but it looked familiar. Didn't know about that documentary, will have a look. Thanks!

[@hopebgood]

It doesn't look like the Meanwhile Gardens I remember.

[@rederic2004]

@@hopebgood Probably not then. Thanks!

[@hopebgood]

@@rederic2004 I've looked again and the Meanwhile Gardens were lumpy and bumpy like this but I don't remember it being quite so built up around it. BUT....it might have been. I remember the nearest tube station being Westbourne Park and just down the road from MG was the old ZigZag club, famously squatted by Crass and further along was the old Centro Iberico. One of my fave gigs was a freebie by Here & Now in the MG.

[@rederic2004]

@@hopebgood Interesting. Never got to see Here and Now, though did see the Kif Kif offshoot (of sorts) The 012.

[@billhennig1087]

Super soundn

[@streetseed1324]

everyone seems so posh

[@marcp3788]

A lot of the first wave of punk bands were middle class

[@marcp3788]

Except for sham 69. Sex pistols etc

[@darrendodd6674]

@@brianphelps8695 I think some people might be thinking of 'Up', being the daughter of a wealthy, German heiress. Personally, i think it's all a bit of inverted snobbery - like everybody should come from kounsul uhstate, or something equally 'prole'.

[@RayZappa]

Mark Perry wasn't posh

[@cclewes7373]

Sham 69 were very working class.

[@SuperMario16bit]

four cool bands being interviewed by john peel + sham 69 for some reason.

[@paddyeejit1954]

I think Sham deserve a bit more credit...

[@hopebgood]

@@paddyeejit1954 I don't. Jimmy Pursey was a total w

[@leahflower9924]

I'm American and prefer American music, but those London boys are cute lol

[@StephenMerchant-up8sg]

Hahaha....7:00 typical girls

[@glenmorgan4597]

Miss the old youth cultures, I'm old fart now

[@haxio17]

Are you 100 ?