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Still on The Vapors’ trail – back in touch with Dave Fenton
This time 40 years ago, The Vapors were about to set out on tour with The Jam on their biggest adventure to date, invited along for the ride on the latter’s Setting Sons tour by their co-managers, Jam bass player … Continue reading
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Tagged Brighton, Bruce Foxton, Ed Bazalgette, From The Jam, guildford, Howard Smith, John Weller, Lost 80s, Magnets, Michael Bowes, Mike Hedges, Mike Jordan, New Clear Days, Portmeirion, Rob Kemp, Setting Sons, Shalford, Steve Smith, Surrey, The Jam, The Prisoner, The Stranglers, The Vapors, Turning Japanese
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About the Young Idea – talking about The Jam with Nicky Weller
From the moment you turn right at the desk inside the Cunard Building’s The Jam – About the Young Idea exhibition and head down a mock London Underground tunnel lined with promo posters publicising the original records, you’re in for … Continue reading
Sound affects on a midsummer’s night
ON such a warm and sticky night at a packed 53 Degrees in Preston, there were always likely to be technical imperfections in this From the Jam performance. But while I couldn’t quite hear enough of Bruce Foxton’s backing vocals … Continue reading
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Tagged 53 Degrees, All Mod Cons, Back In The Room, Bruce Foxton, From The Jam, In The City, Preston, Russ Hastings, Setting Sons, Sound Affects, The Jam, Tom Van Heel
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