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We are excited to confirm that the band’s long-awaited third album is now available to pre-order! Recorded with producer Steve Levine in 2019, Together is the band’s first studio work since Magnets back in 1981 and features 12 tracks on the CD and 10 on the vinyl. You can pre-order the signed CD, signed LP or the bundle here
To whet your appetites prior to the album release, a download single of the track Crazy is available now here. The track is a unmistakable slice of Vapors music and is a perfect taste of the album to come.
For all the collectors out there, we will be posting a free downloadable picture sleeve for the single which you can print out at home.
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A regular face at Vapors gigs up and down the country is Northern based fan Docs, one of many fans who was too young to see the band the first time around and is making up for it since they reformed. Ladies and gents, meet Docs… Continue reading Fan Focus – David ‘Docs’ Daniels
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This weekend the band head back out on the final leg of the 40th anniversary of Setting Sons tour with From The Jam. There are 16 more dates to go on what has been a mammoth trek across the length & breadth of the United Kingdom. Details of the remaining shows can be found in the gig listing to the left. The Glasgow and Edinburgh dates are already sold out and others are very close including this Saturday’s show in Belfast. Don’t forget, The Vapors also head back to Dublin for the first time since their debut post-reformation gig on Sunday for a show at Whelans. See you on the road…
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We would like to send birthday wishes to songwriter & vocalist extraordinaire Dave Fenton, hope you have a fantastic day from thevapors.co.uk x
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We caught up with the bass maestro during a lull in the tour with From The Jam and quizzed him on topics from football to changes in studio technology, plus we of course mentioned the forthcoming album. Over to Steve… Continue reading Steve interview Feb ’20
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The band return to the USA this summer to join the 2020 Lost 80s Live tour. They had a great time Stateside in 2019 and can’t wait to go back again this year. The details of this year’s tour are being announced a show at a time and we will add each new show as we receive each update.
The shows arranged for 2020 so far are shown in the gig listing column to the left. More details, including the line up of bands, can be found over at the Lost 80s Live website here
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The band have been invited back to play at this year’s Mods Mayday event which takes place in the Round Chapel in East London on 2nd & 3rd of May. The weekend features many well known names from the scene like Secret Affair and The Lambrettas as well as Kenney Jones of Small Faces/Who fame. The Vapors will be appearing on Saturday the 2nd. Grab your tickets here and don’t delay as last year’s event sold out months in advance…
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Forty years ago this week, the band released their second single ‘Turning Japanese’ on an unsuspecting world. It was coupled with a live version of ‘Here Comes The Judge’ on the b-side, which had been recorded during the gigs with The Jam on their ‘Setting Sons’ tour at the end of 1979. TJ was the first single to be taken from their forthcoming album ‘New Clear Days’ and it became a huge hit worldwide, getting a release in over 20 countries around the globe!
Spectacularly catchy, the single spent 13 weeks in the UK chart and climbed to the dizzy heights of number 3! In Australia, the scored their first number 1 chart position and they even dented the US chart too (where ‘Talk Talk’ was on the b-side not ‘Judge’). Lots has been discussed about the subject matter of the lyrics over the years, most of which Dave Fenton has denied… Make up your own mind when you listen on Spotify here
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We have just been informed that this weekend’s 3 gigs have had to be postponed on medical advice due to illness in the From The Jam camp. The rescheduled dates are 2nd April Scarborough, 3rd April York and 12th June Morley, although unfortunately The Vapors are unable to appear a the two rescheduled April gigs. Apologies for any inconvenience caused but matters are beyond our control.
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