Here's a crackin' rare photo that's been hidden away for a few decades...it's Dundee punk band, Quick Spurts.However, there is more to this picture than meets the eye.
Although the guys looked the part and played the part of being in a punk band for a few months in '77, this was actually Quick Spurts debut gig, one that took place in January 1978 at Dairsie Village Hall in Fife.
It doesn't seem like it in the shot, but the lads were shittin' themselves after being shamed into actually performing live!!
Who's who time - FORREY ROSSCRAIG is the singer reading from the jotter and wearing the latest PVC breeks from The Crypt. ABE McINTOSH (behind Forrey) is playing a bass he bought that very day and brightening up the stage with his yellow Teddy Boy drape jacket. DODE BARRY is on drums that were only a week old, and the leather clad guitarist is FANTA, who although he knew a few chords, is actually playing a borrowed guitar!!
Some of the songs in their repertoire were - "Never Smile At A Crocodile", "Laughing At Cripples" and "Sweeties", a track that was accompanied by Forrey chucking a bucket load of sweets into the crowd.
Also playing at this gig was Perth band, The Trendies.
Big THANX to Gordon Walker
a sides in the Ardler CC saturday mornings, i'm sure these guys rehearsed in the wee theatre they had up there . they were pretty raw but bags of energy,
ReplyDelete"If only Malcolm McLaren had spotted them!" - Peahead.
ReplyDeleteIs that a 3/4 size bass that Abe is playing? It looks affy wee.
ReplyDeleteyes we did, we played there too, with flux, we actually made a couple of quid, think it was about 12 quid each, never repeated
ReplyDeleteIts Tubby Thunders in his younger, leaner days!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic photo! I remember seeing them at Ardler CC, was a great laugh. Any chance of reforming for one night, Bensons?
ReplyDeleteps: is that Vince the fan at the front of stage?
ReplyDeleteI had a pair of those PVC strides too. They weren't really that punk 'coz they were parallel as opposed to drainpipe. They were the best that Dundee could offer then, though. It does look like Vince P at the front. Vince, was that you?
ReplyDeleteI rmember Forrey when he was the civilian Clerk at the Rodd Road TA, he must have been the coolest Clerk in Dundee.....
ReplyDeletewas Vince not a Mod at this time? How were the groupies in those days grandpa? ; ))
ReplyDeleteHaha - I can mind my girlfriend in 1978 had written on her school jotter "Love comes in Quick Spurts"
ReplyDeleteWhatever happened to Acne Albert ?
ReplyDeleteNo, Vince was a mod much later. Came to the Joeys wi a Jam suit on.
ReplyDeleteVince a Mod? No way. Vince?
ReplyDeletedamm i promised id look out colour pics from that very night. in my defence i been getting houe all done up nd im sure there now up the loft. daughter actually knows the main pic in question ( fanta in technicolour ) and of the limited crown including my mate Murray Chalmers, who is now a famous P.R dude. I really need to gut oot the pictures ! lesley G
ReplyDeleteC'mon Lesley! Get those colour photies sent in.
ReplyDeleteAnd somebody said in an earlier comment elsewhere that they had a live recording of the Quick Spurts on tape. I can put photos and soundclip on together if you send them across!!
ReplyDeleteIs that a cheap grained leather jacket that Fanta is wearing? I had one of them too. Felt like it was made of cardboard. Bought out of the clubby book.
ReplyDeleteyep, £25 fae grattans, it would tear around the wrapover collar where you pierced it wi your shitey 1" badges, 999, john travolta etc, fants.
ReplyDeleteAnyone have any info about what became of The Trendies (Perth band mentioned in original thread) I saw them around 15 times in London c1980. No info anywhere about them, this is the only site where they even get a name-check. 2 of the members were called Scott and Piece.
ReplyDeleteYep, that's me in the pic,
ReplyDeleteThe Trendies were great, no mention of them on the net (will keep looking) but found this bit at http://www.weareperth.co.uk/vforum/showthread.php?t=6527&page=2