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

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. The album disappointingly only peaked at 44 in the UK charts. You can listen to the full album, in all its glory, on Spotify here

Whilst listening to the album, you can also read through some of the press reviews from the time below…

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.

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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.