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Topic History of: Where did Punk start?
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giles2008	Not that quiet JK.We all expected him to be a foul mouthed beer swilling hellraiser, what we got was a very polite and softly spoken american only on stage was he the former. We provincial punk wannabees in Pompey only knew Blank Generation and the wonderful Love Comes In Spurts which had been on the missnamed "New Wave" compo put out on Mercury in mid 77.It was a good bill with Elvis Costello headlining and the great John Cooper Clarke third on the bill. December 28th 1978.. JCC hasnt changed much in thirty years and was recently passed over once again when the Poet Laureate was announced. A month before this show The Tubes had been banned from Pompey Guildhall. The show was due to take place on Rememberance Sunday and the council thought that not right and banned the show. This they did after their all expenses paid trip to Birmingham to see the band.Typicall councillors. They came back telling us how much they had enjoyed it but we couldnt see it. Ever done any shows in Portsmouth over the course of your career JK? The Birdgage club perhaps?
JK2006	So quiet he didn't even sing Blank!
giles2008	Surely Johnny Reggae was the first punk song!!. Agree about Blank Generation. Wonderful song. Met Richard Hell at Pompey Guildhall back in the seventies. He was a really quiet and likeable man.
david	what about the New York Dolls? they were around before the British punk scene...
JK2006	Huge amount of views on this and quite a few intelligent posts. My favourite ever punk track? Richard Hell And The Voidoids - Blank Generation.