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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
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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 News Just reminder that The Vapors appear on Vive Le Rockdown on the VLR Facebook page tonight. The event features various alternative artists each performing one song. Dave & Dan are on at 7.30pm with an exclusive acoustic version of a track… For those trying to hunt down Dave and Dan’s performance, you will need to fast forward to 30 mins 8 seconds on the Vive Le Rockdown video stream. … Read the rest News  Dave is appearing on a special online edition of Mike Read’s Pop Quiz at 1pm on Sunday 17th May which can be viewed on Youtube here Other guests are Paul Young, Steve Norman, Cheryl Baker, Leee John and Kimberley Rew. Hope Dave’s been brushing up on his pop trivia… Updated 17/05- The show can be viewed here (starts after about 30 mins)… Read the rest News  After nearly 40 years wait, The Vapors third album is released to the world today! 12 chunks of pure Vapors goodness with all the hallmarks of the band we know & love. We’re sure you all have your physical copies on order but you can listen to it on Spotify here News  Dave & Dan will be appearing on the virtual festival Vive Le Rockdown on Saturday 23rd May from 7pm, which is being organised by Vive Le Rock magazine. They join a fantastic line up of bands including Ruts DC, Neville Staple and many others. For more details, visit the Vive Le Rock Facebook page here … Read the rest News Now that Music Glue have sold out of their signed CDs and albums, don’t despair if you want Together! There are other online stockists where you can pre-order the new album (including some signed copies via Recordstore!). You can pick up the vinyl and/or CD via the links below… Recordstore signed vinyl / signed CD HMV vinyl / compact disc Amazon compact disc… Read the rest |
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