Full throttle, no nonsense Rock ’n’ Roll - RADIO STARS rockin’ the Beeb

 

No nonsense Rock ’n’ Roll - RADIO STARS rockin’ the Beeb

Andy Ellison blowing it all out! Unreleased BBC “In Concert“ sessions

Radio Stars weren’t taken seriously by the Punk followers, but they were a unique band. Nobody in England played their blend of Rock’n’Pop, although the stressing should be on Rock. When their record releases sounded stylish and polished, their live sound was incredible. They were loud, roguish, even aggressive. Andy Ellison was a born showman who had come from John’s Children (I still have their “nude poster” on my wall) to Jet and his stage antics are not only legendary, but resulted in broken bones, open wounds, bashed elbows. No speaker or lighting rack was too high for him. That he wore skater kneecaps on stage was a result of the damages he’d done to his knees on stage. 

I accidentally came across this cassette tape in my collection, and when I gave it a play, I was blown away by the energy, the heaviness of this band. I checked for releases of the two concerts recorded here, but couldn’t find any. That’s why these two shows (which probably date from early 1978 and autumn 1978) still have to see the light of day. Here They Are.

Andy throwing light sword, Martin Gordon, Ian MacLeod, Steve Parry

Radio Stars rockin’, hollerin’, and generally blowing the roof off the studio. This is full power Rock ‘n’ Roll!

Trevor and Andy live 1980

 

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1. GOOD PERSONALITY (1978)

2. IS IT REALLY NECESSARY (1978)

3. THE BEAST OF BARNSLEY (1978)

4. ELVIS IS DEAD BORING (1978)

5. introduction of the band  (Andy Ellison, voc, Steve Parry, dr, Ian MacLeod, gtr, Martin Gordon, b)

6. FROM A RABBIT (1978)

7. JOHNNY MEKON (1978)

8. NO RUSSIANS IN RUSSIA (1978)

9. NERVOUS WRECK (1978)

10. DIRTY PICTURES (1978)

11. RADIO STARS

12. EMERGENCY

13. WALL OF DEATH

14. GOOD PERSONALITY

15. NICE GIRLS

16. UNDERSTOOD

17. HORRIBLE BREATH

18. JOHNNY MEKON

 

1980 live

 

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https://archive.org/details/radio-stars-no-nonsense-rock

Var. Art. SOMETHINGE ELSE’S 2 - FOR THE OPEN-MINDED ONLY

 

Various Artists SOMETHINGE ELSE’S 2  -  FOR THE OPEN-MINDED ONLY

This is a special compilation, only for those people who have got a wide horizon – wider at least than the average music consumer. From African music to American Rock ‘n’ Roll, from Rai to Psychedelia, from R&B to Art Rock, from New York Night Club to Medieval Sounds it’s all here. And for my taste, this compilation is extremely listenable, one track just moulds into the next one. There’s a flow in this to the grand finale that is simply amazing. And the energy is always there. More or less this is real multicultural Rock ‘n’ Roll.

 

1.        Silence for a second or two

2.      Se eni a fe l’amo – OLATUNJI

3.      N’sel fik – CHABA FADELA

4.      Der koninc Rudolp – BOSTON CAMERATA & MOTETTEN CHOIR

5.      Old friend – THE COUNT

6.      Yesterday today – THE BITTERBLOOD STREET THEATRE

7.      Chilly necessity – ELLIOT SHARP • CARBON

8.      So long baby goodbye – THE BLASTERS

9.      Perfect world – JAMES INTVELD

10.   Requiem – LE MAT

11.     You’re my kind of climate – RIP RIG & PANIC

12.    Mind – ASIKO

13.    Nuh blame rasta – THE MINISTRY OF LOVE

14.   Demolition man – GRACE JONES

15.   Jarabi – TOUMANI DIABATE

16.    The neighborhood – JACKIE LEE

17.    Jekajosé – GASPAR-LAWAL

18.   Night clubbing – GRACE JONES

19.    Afro-we – ASIKO

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