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Another Winter Of Discontent presents…JOHNNY MOPED
Johnny Moped are an English punk rock group formed in South London in the mid-1970s, who once had Chrissie Hynde and Captain Sensible as members.
Formed in Croydon in May 1974, the band were a proto-punk band. Initially calling themselves Johnny Moped and the 5 Arrogant Superstars, by August they changed their moniker to Assault and Buggery, then the Commercial Band, before reverting to just Johnny Moped by January 1975.
Johnny Moped became one of the pioneering punk bands that played live in the first few months of London’s Roxy Club. They played two gigs in February 1977, one supporting Eater and one backing the Damned. The following month they played two more, one supporting Slaughter and the Dogs and the other backing the Damned. In April, they were on a bill that included Wire, X-Ray Spex and The Buzzcocks. The band also supported Motorhead at the Hammersmith Odeon.
Johnny Moped’s Hard Lovin’ Man appeared on the 1977 hit various artists album Live at the Roxy WC2. The band released three singles, including Little Queenie, a Chuck Berry cover and one album – Cycledelic – before splitting up. First single No-One later featured on the Chiswick various artists sampler album Long Shots, Dead Certs and Odds on Favourites in 1978, while b-side Incendiary Device made number 15 in John Peel’s ‘Festive Fifty’, the so-called ‘lost list’ of 1977.
LOST CHERREES
Formed in 1979 in North Cheam, Surrey, the Lost Cherrees are a political punk band originating from the UK Anarcho-Punk movement. Following the release of two E.P.s and a 12′ single, the band released their debut album All Part Of Growing Up in 1984. Their most recent studio album Blank Pages was released in 2017, and the band are currently touring their new 5-track single release Rage, which is released on 7″ vinyl in August.
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The Fighting Cocks Bar & Live Music Venue, 52 Old London Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6QF, United Kingdom
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