Really really obscure Sheffield bands

[old tup 30]

Anyone remember "Jock Strap and his Two Swingers" ?.

[melthebell 862]

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.

 

[melthebell 862]

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

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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.

[e3sa934 10]

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

 

[melthebell 862]

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

[e3sa934 10]

Back to the 1980's, here's another compilation LP of Sheffield & district obscurities ...

 

Flightpath One

 

[melthebell 862]

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

[RiffRaff 10]

Interesting, how the compiler manages to spell both "dehydration" and "Rhiannon" correctly, but then gets tripped up by good ol' "rhythm"!

[Ghozer 112]

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

[melthebell 862]

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

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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.