Monday, 3 February 2014
TWENTY FLIGHT ROCKERS - I Love To Rock and Roll (A Radio Session)
Here's a repost for the Twenty Flight
Rockers, and their classic leather clad Rock'nRoll Punk; Eddie
Cochran meets The Clash and the tower block rocks! Back in the day
the Twenty Flight Rockers were a phenomenal live band, never saw a
duff gig, and I saw a few of 'em, at places around London; Dingwalls,
The Croydon Underground, The Fulham Greyhound, The Electric Ballroom
to name a few. I remember going to see 'em at Brunel University in
Uxbridge and I recall there were some 'issues' because the Student
Union wouldn't allow the band to put up their backdrop as it was
deemed to be sexist, don't think they stopped the band wearing their
leather jackets with the same logo adoring the backs of them though.
A similar problem unfolded when students at Bradford Uni tried to ban
The Queer Boys from supporting The Cherry Bombs, and protested during
their set by handing out flyers proclaiming their name was offensive.
Shortly afterwards they tucked their tongues firmly in their cheeks
and changed their name to The Pretty Girls. I appear to have
digressed, so back to the Twenty Flight Rockers...A planned live
album Nine Yards of Dead Cow never materialised, and only two singles
were released in the bands short life time. They should have been
massive, they had it all; the looks, the image, the hype, but more
importantly the songs! As this MP3 from my original well worn and
well played tape of a unknown Radio Session from 1985 will testify. ENJOY!
Post Script
Former Twenty Flight Rockers singer and
songwriter Garry Twinn is now strutting his stuff along side Glen
Matlock, James Stevenson and Clem Burke in The International
Swingers, who at present are recording an album, which if their
recent demos are anything to go by should be worth a listen if you
like yer Rock to Roll!
Thanx to Nekrodad for requesting this!
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I bought a CD a few months ago at Newbury Comics in a suburb of Boston by these guys. Here is the track listing.
1. Black Leather Jacket
2. Out of Control
3. Fall in Love with You
4. I Can't Stop Dancing
5. Subway Train
6. We Are the Rockers
7. Heart of Stone
8. King of a Lonesome Road
9. Cadillac
10. Guns for Sale
I like the International Swingers stuff too. Lead singer sounds a bit like Billy Idol on those demos.
Thank you for the reup kind sir!!! the cd the post above is the nyc sessions i have it too very good.
Great, great band! Maff
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