RETRO DUNDEE

On the occasions when you couldn't always find what you were looking for in Dundee shops (which was quite of...

On the 17th March 1971, this budget-priced concert was on offer at the Caird Hall for 50p. The bands involved were prog rockers, Beggars...

Prog rockers, Yes, were on stage at the Caird Hall on 10th October 1971 - along with support act Jonathan Swift. The artwork on the poster ...

The unique sounds of Supertramp were to be heard in the Caird Hall at a gig that took place on 25th November 1975. Special guest was Jo...

Jute, The Jam and Journalism - here's an article from the NME mentioning the tour dates for The Jam. Included on the list is their gig ...

List-D cropped up on the local music scene in the late 70's. The band kinda started off as teenage punks music-wise, and as a result...

I've scoured every page of every issue of Cranked Up looking for a live review or some other article about pub rockers, Misbehavin',...

Recently unearthed photos have surfaced of Dundee alternative band - Severed Arm. The images all come from around the 1982 period. ...

There is already a track by The Blush up on Retro Dundee which was taken from the "Dundee Compilation Cassette" and so was no...

Parades were a new wave/alternative pop act on the go in Dundee in 1981-82. Line-up : Steve Knight, bass - Mike Knight, guitar - Sand...

The 18th January 1980 saw The Clash rumbling into town for a gig at the Caird Hall. This was their "16 Tons Tour", the band arr...

Back in 1978 when Steve Grimmond and Craig Methven were still only in their mid teens, they started up this fanzine call S'PUNK (...

Circus Of Hell sprung out of the Dum Dum Boys in 1984. They kinda ditched glam and adopted Goth, so their sound was still in rock territory ...

There are quite a few examples of Pete Hood's work up on Retro because this is the guy who did the gig reviews and band interviews in...

Although I don't have any photos of Chalmers & Joy, I don't want to leave them without a presence on Retro Dundee, so I...

 Here's some ads pertaining to BG Forbes, a shop that sold records and musical instruments. First though, the photo is...

3 adverts for Rockpile Records published in local fanzines in 1982. A neat wee shop, selling a mixture of new and second-hand records. Ve...

These guys here messing about with a steamroller, were a beat group who got together at Dundee University in 1966. Long Felt Want was th...

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a demo track by Colossus that featured Gordon Band on vocals, dating from the late 70's. Well this is an...

Before the Dance Factory made it's nest in Fat Sams, it used to roost at Teazers (Royal Hotel) in Union Street. Here's a...