Menace came from the Sex Pistols school of Punk Rock, literally: A couple of the band went to the same school as John Lydon. The band released 5 singles between 1977 - 79, each one a slab of second wave shouty shouty street punk rock: at the time Sniffin’ Glue proclaimed “they’re the best punk rock band in England” dunno about that, but they certainly wrote a catchy tune. G.L.C was an anti establishment rant written as a reaction to the Tory run Greater London Council banning ‘Punk Gigs’ with it’s catchy chorus of “GLC, GLC…. You’re full of shit” I Need Nothing was recorded in 1977, and produced by John Cale from The Velvet Underground, but only released in 1979, by then the band had run it’s course. Anyway here’s a great little aural artefact, recorded at The Lord Raglan in Wolverhampton on 31st Oct 1978. Enjoy! Thanx to original uploader over at Punk Torrents.
Great stuff Nuzz. Can't beat a bit of Menace on a friday night.
ReplyDeleteThis is great one, especially for the songs that didn't get released at the time. Thanks for posting.
ReplyDeletebat29 - for some unknown reason i'm having major problems leaving a message of thanks on your music blog. Even with blogger id. So if it's Ok with Nuzz Prowling Wolf i will say 'thank you' here, and hope that you get to read it.
ReplyDeleteRemember that concert really well as I was responsible for the said recording.
ReplyDeleteAn Hitachi portable recorder with a built in mike and a BASF C90.
If my memory serves me correctly Charlie Casey came out of the toilets and I asked him if I could have a quick word - he thought I wanted to kick off and was quiet relieved when I only wanted to ask him permission to record the gig.
My brother (Stu) lent the tape to one of his friends who then copied it.
Micky Reynolds - Castaways Rock Bar in Fuengirola, Costa del Sol, Spain.