The Vapors film ‘We Lived Off Words That No One Heard – Live from The Factory’ will be airing on Sat Sept 11th at 8.00pm BST.
This definitive 1 hour 23 mins long film features interviews with band members past and present including a rare interview with Howard Smith. It also features contributions from Pete Townshend, Bruce Foxton, Russell Hastings, Mike Read, Buddy Ascott, Dave Cairns, Steve Levine and The Flamin’ Groovies as well as fan perspectives from the UK and USA, original video footage and behind the scenes outtakes.… Read the rest
Malcolm Wyatt does some brilliant, in depth interviews and he has just published one with Howard on his website which you can read here. He has also previously interviewed Dave (& here & even here), Steve and Ed too which are all great reads…… Read the rest
This 4CD boxset compiling the band’s complete recordings from the UA/Liberty era is out today. Cherry Red are due stock in again soon but other stockists have copies:
Just a quick reminder that the Cherry Red 4 CD ‘Waiting For The Weekend’ box set is released on Friday this week. Focussing on the years ‘79-‘81, it couples the New Clear Days and Magnets albums with b sides, demos, unreleased tracks and a legendary live recording from 1980. Order yours here… Read the rest
Following numerous requests from fans, we’re pleased to announce that both New Clear Days and Magnets are to be reissued on vinyl by Demon this autumn.
The albums will be issued on 180 gm coloured vinyl, NCD on yellow/black and Magnets on clear, featuring the original UK tracklistings and inner sleeves. The release date for both reissues is 1st October and you can pre-order them from various retailers here … Read the rest
A new film entitled ‘We Lived Off Words That No One Heard (Live From The Factory)’ is to be screened later in 2021. The film couples footage of the band playing live at the Factory in Worthing with interviews with band members past & present as well as fellow artists and fans. The live set features tracks from New Clear Days, Magnets and the live debut of songs from the Together album. More details on this exciting, self-produced project coming soon…… Read the rest
The Vapors have been confirmed to appear at the rescheduled Stone Valley North festival, which takes place at Stanhope Castle in Co. Durham on the 24th-26th September this year. The Vapors are playing on the Sunday and more details & tickets can be found here… Read the rest
We are pleased to announce that Cherry Red Records, in conjunction with the band and R and T Industries, are releasing a comprehensive 4 CD boxset covering the band’s entire UA and Liberty recordings on the 13th of August. … Read the rest
We’re pleased to confirm that The Vapors are appearing as special guests of The Skids at the Assembly in Leamington Spa on Thursday 4th November. Tickets are onsale now here
