Happy birthday to great bassist & top bloke Steve Smith. Have a brilliant one! X… Read the rest
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News Happy birthday to great bassist & top bloke Steve Smith. Have a brilliant one! X… Read the rest News ![]() The band will be appearing as part of an online virtual concert called ‘Back To The Basement’ on Saturday 13th June, alongside a host of bands from the Eighties, in aid of the charity Direct Relief. The event will be screened twice on Saturday and timings, bands appearing and all other details can be found here… Read the rest News ![]() The planned Lost 80s Live tour of the USA this summer has been postponed until next year due to the Covid 19 pandemic. See you Stateside in 2021…… Read the rest News ![]() Forty years ago today, on the 7th of June 1980, the band released their long-awaited debut album ‘New Clear Days’. The 11 track LP featured the singles ‘Turning Japanese’ and ‘News At Ten’, but omitted ‘Prisoners’ in the UK (although it was included on the US & Canadian releases in place of both ‘Cold War’ and ‘America’). The album was recorded in London at the end of 1979 with the legendary Jam producer Vic Coppersmith-Heaven at the controls. From the opening track, the new wave ‘Spring Collection’, to the closing epic ‘Letter From Hiro’, every song was packed full of the hooks and hallmarks of the Vapors’ sound.… Read the rest News ![]() On this day in 1980, the band released their third single ‘News At Ten’, the follow up to the smash hit ‘Turning Japanese’. Taken from their imminent debut album ‘New Clear Days’, the track was another Vapors classic with lyrics about the mundanity of modern life and living at home with your parents. Coupled with two tracks on the b-side ‘Wasted’ & ‘Talk Talk’, it unfortunately failed to repeat the success of TJ and only reached 44 in the UK chart.… Read the rest News ![]() A brand new t-shirt featuring the striking front cover design of the Together album is now available to order. It is available in the full range of sizes for both men & women. Order your shirt here… Read the rest News ![]() On this day in 1980, the band played the first gig of the huge headline tour to promote their debut album New Clear Days at Bradford University. Throughout June, they traveled the length & breadth of Britain on a 20 date trek which culminated in a London show at the Rainbow on the 28th of June. If you were lucky enough to attend any of the shows, please let us know in the comments below… … Read the rest |
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