old tup   30 #133 Posted January 14, 2020 Anyone remember "Jock Strap and his Two Swingers" ?. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   863 #134 Posted January 14, 2020 Not really obscure bands but this doc "made in sheffield" is worth a watch about the early post punk scene, a few obscurer bands mentioned like The Extras, Underpants...and a few of the "faces" talking.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   863 #135 Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) This album has a fair few of the obscurer bands on too lol https://www.discogs.com/Various-Bouquet-Of-Steel/release/871094 Edited January 14, 2020 by melthebell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
dropout   10 #136 Posted January 15, 2020  Members  60,030 posts Joined Mar 2005 Report post   #134 Posted 11 hours ago Not really obscure bands but this doc "made in sheffield" is worth a watch about the early post punk scene, a few obscurer bands mentioned like The Extras, Underpants...and a few of the "faces" talking.  Nice one Mel, thanks for posting this. Not really obscure, as you say, but some interesting old faces and memories there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
e3sa934   10 #137 Posted January 15, 2020 Released in December last year,, this 4 CD box set has its fair share of obscure bands from Sheffield & surrounding area ... https://www.discogs.com/Various-Dreams-To-Fill-The-Vacuum-The-Sound-Of-Sheffield-1977-1988/release/14564344  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   863 #138 Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) This site may have one or two obscurer bands too (all to stream, some are free to download, some you have to buy) https://sheffieldtapearchive.bandcamp.com/  are Media premonition and SLBC Psychoterrorism research unit obscure? they were a couple of the bigger bands during my era. https://sheffieldtapearchive.bandcamp.com/album/media-premonition-cassette-releases-1991 Edited January 15, 2020 by melthebell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
e3sa934   10 #139 Posted January 16, 2020 Back to the 1980's, here's another compilation LP of Sheffield & district obscurities ...  Flightpath One  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   863 #140 Posted January 16, 2020 1 hour ago, e3sa934 said: Back to the 1980's, here's another compilation LP of Sheffield & district obscurities ...  Flightpath One  Wow definitely...obscure lol, think i may have sort of heard of Cry for reality before? looking on that discogs page its sold for between £30 and £100 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RiffRaff   10 #141 Posted January 16, 2020 Interesting, how the compiler manages to spell both "dehydration" and "Rhiannon" correctly, but then gets tripped up by good ol' "rhythm"! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ghozer   112 #142 Posted January 16, 2020 On 28/07/2007 at 15:28, bellis said:  starfighter where crap they supourted a few bands at the city hall and never went down well  girl where a pretty **** band but one of the band made amends when started up the band la guns they didnt start LA Guns, they split, some joined LA Guns, and some joned Def Leoppard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   863 #143 Posted January 17, 2020 Not gone through it all yet but probably a lot of obscure bands mentioned on here http://sheffieldmusicarchive.co.uk/  it has lists of gigs at the various locations too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Grappler   12 #144 Posted January 18, 2020 On 14/01/2020 at 15:29, melthebell said: This album has a fair few of the obscurer bands on too lol https://www.discogs.com/Various-Bouquet-Of-Steel/release/871094  Got the original album with the pull out booklet, with mini biog's of all the local bands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...