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Post by Lord Emsworth on Aug 19, 2020 16:40:00 GMT
I blimmin love Vic Godard / Subway Sect but doesn't everyone?
I've got pretty much everything he has ever done
I love his attitude and the incredible range of music he has created
This is from 2014 when (lost Northern Soul album) "1979 Now!" came out. What a banger....
"Born To Be a Rebel" by Vic Godard and Subway Sect
By way of contrast, here's Miss Sadie from from the album "T.R.O.U.B.L.E." (1986) later rereleased as "In T.R.O.U.B.L.E. Again" when he was doing more crooner type stuff...
Vic Godard - Miss Sadie
And then of course we can't mention the Sect without referencing this 1978 classic...
Subway Sect - Ambition
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Apr 14, 2021 11:22:40 GMT
It can be lonely being a Vic Godard/Subway Sect fan
Vic Godard and The Subway Sect - Stop That Girl
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 9, 2021 10:12:02 GMT
All time favourite and an uncelebrated cut. Vic never seems to play it live. I asked him about it once and I think he said it was a bit complicated?!
It's from the 1993 album The End Of The Surrey People
Produced by Edwyn Collins
It's flipping wonderful
Vic Godard - Johnny Thunders
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Post by stu77 on Jun 9, 2021 17:17:52 GMT
I met him a few years ago, he played a small venue down the road, with Cookie drumming.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2021 19:47:38 GMT
They played the new Paisley Bungalow about 6 years ago and less than 20 people turned up.
Not even Paul Cook could save them.😐
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 10, 2021 14:11:31 GMT
They played the new Paisley Bungalow about 6 years ago and less than 20 people turned up. Not even Paul Cook could save them.😐 He's a niche act Bit of a cult  I always understood he had a small dedicated group of fans in Glasgow and surrounding area. Maybe not? Seems to have played at Stereo a few times in the last 20 years He gets a good turnout in Brighton. About 100 punters per show that I've been at 2014 at Stereo. Doesn't look like the biggest or most enthusiastic crowd I've ever seen at Vic gig but the applause at the end suggests maybe 50 people.... Nobody's Scared |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2021 16:54:14 GMT
Most of them were there to see Paul Cook too who seems like the nice guy you'd imagine him to be👍
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 12, 2021 10:07:17 GMT
Most of them were there to see Paul Cook too who seems like the nice guy you'd imagine him to be👍 I've chatted to Cookie when he's played with Vic Absolute gent Surprisingly small and slight - which makes me love him more |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2021 11:28:48 GMT
Paul Cook was chatting to the punters but to be honest I'm not one of these people who feels the need to go up to 'famous' people.
That said, from what I can make out Paul Cook has to be one of our punk's shining lights.
He's a bit like Charlie Harper, decent man with his head screwed on the right way.
Never an angel and a wee bit cheeky.
Underated as a songwriter too.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Aug 4, 2021 15:53:24 GMT
New Subway Sect out on 6 August 2021 Countdown to the NEW Subway Sect album • Moments Like These • released this Friday 6/08/2021 at 8am GMT on Bandcamp (download only)  |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Aug 6, 2021 11:30:05 GMT
 New Subway Sect album out today - produced by Mick Jones (new post with added info below)
* Moments Like These *
Vinyl here...
Digital here from Bandcamp...
Also features...
Vic Godard - vocals
Sean McLusky - drums
Chris Bostock - bass
Johnny Britton - guitar
Some of the old gang back together  Monorail Exclusive Edition (link above - though may be sold out now) with signed archive postcard
Moments Like These is the new album by Subway Sect. Produced by Mick Jones of The Clash, it features the Club Left-era line-up of Sean McLusky, Chris Bostock, Johnny Britton & D.C. Collard. New York based imprint, Texte Und Töne present it as a handsome limited edition of 450 of which Monorail will have 200. These come with a set of postcards one of which will be signed by Vic Godard.
Each LP comes with:
A Subway Sect flexi - a 1980 live bootleg of Holiday Hymn (secretly recorded by Postcard Records' Alan Horne and Orange Juice's Steven Daly; the pair took it back to Glasgow, shared it with Edwyn Collins, deciphered the lyrics with him, and then had Orange Juice cover it)
16-pp booklet (featuring essays by Stephen Pastel, Orange Juice's Steven Daly, Kevin Pearce - author of the classic Something Beginning With 'O’)
5 postcards containing rare / new images of Vic and Subway Sect (one taken by Alan Horne)
Cover photography by cultural historian and Saint Etienne/ Paul Kelly collaborator Travis Elborough. Designed by Rob Carmichael, SEEN.
"The Subway Sect story is one of the strangest, and therefore one of the best. Vic Godard indicated ways that pop should go. He dropped hints, left clues. It is all there." —Kevin Pearce
"This is Vic reflecting on a lifetime in the music business. It sounds like a record that he had to make and is perfect for now. When I was a kid, I used to make up my fantasy punk band with members from different bands and they almost always contained Vic Godard and Mick Jones. The songs are as good as it gets and with Mick Jones producing and playing piano, what do you need?" — Jim Reid, Jesus & Mary Chain
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Aug 6, 2021 11:41:33 GMT
Vic Godard in latest issue of Safety Pin - Safety Pin #11
Safety Pin #11 with Diaz Brothers / Criminal Mind split 7" CLICK ON THE 'SHOP' button to get your copy....  |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Aug 9, 2021 14:15:52 GMT
Alongside three tracks from the Subway Sect album 'Moments Like These' Vic Godard talks candidly about the joy of working alongside The Clash's Mick Jones who produced the album. This podcast is a taster for a later track by track conversation focusing in on the songs.
How did Mick Jones get to produce 'Moments Like These'?
Touring with The Clash in the past how well did Vic already know Mick?
In what way does Vic describe Mick as a producer?
Why does Vic prefer not to self produce?
What does Vic regard as the primary objective of a producer for his music?
Over what did Vic have a (friendly) disagreement with Mick following him dancing round his settee?
What is a Vic Godard favourite from the album?
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Post by stu77 on Aug 9, 2021 22:43:29 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Aug 10, 2021 11:24:00 GMT
World shrugs 
That said, I quite liked Boxer Beat and Just Got Lucky
£22 for the Brighton gig which seems a bit steep given their minor success
Formed in 1982 from ex-members of Subway Sect, JoBoxers were comprised of Dig Wayne (vocals), Rob Marche (guitar), Dave Collard (keyboards), Chris Bostock (bass), and Sean McLusky (drums). Similar in style to Dexys Midnight Runners, both in look and music, The JoBoxers debut single 'Boxerbeat' reached #3 in the UK charts and the band were asked to tour with Madness on their 'Rise and Fall' tour. The 2nd single from the JoBoxers was 'Just Got Lucky' which once agin hit the UK top 10 and also went into the Top 40 charts in the USA. 'Like Gangbusters' was the band's 1983 debut LP which went straight into the UK Top 20 charts. After the second album the band decided to call it a day in 1985.
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