the squad. 1978.7''.side-A. ' red alert'.
Squad records. SQS-1.
A. red alert.
B. £8-A-Week .
Coventry-based punk band active from mid-1977.
Originally fronted by Terry Hall, who quit in early '78 to form The Specials.
single appears on:
punk rock rarities. Vol. 2. 1997. Anagram [CD PUNK 83]
Great stuff. Great band. Great fun, Great times. I used to do Cov fanzine Adventures in Reality and I am currently writing a book on Cov fanzines. Can you believe there were over 40 going at the time! Ded Yampy, Damn Latin, Private Enterprise, Stringent Measures, Alternative Sounds too of course. loads of them! Anyone who has got copies of any cov fanzine, pictures, live tapes, etc or just wants to say hi, please get in touch with me at alanrider1@aol.com.
Alaninreality 2 months ago
played bass with them at a one off gig at Busters when Gus came back for holiday from America. one of my favourite gig memories. Brilliant band,
paradisewest1 4 months ago
Went with the band to play in Oxford with birzy the guitar players brother Danny in the back of a van. We were just kids. Still remember that night . Thanks for looking after us Danny.
MrWildwood01 6 months ago
@phantompoet22 Riot Act have one song now up, put in a search for Sent From Coventry
externalmenace 7 months ago
Used to hear this in the Crown and Barbarellas, Birmingham..Great punk band !! :-))
1977fudge 8 months ago
@MorphineStockbroker
oh thats too bad. He kinda sounds like Terry though.
ISawRed123 9 months ago
@ISawRed123
No this is the late Gus, who took over from Terry Hall. I don't think Hall ever recorded with them.
MorphineStockbroker 9 months ago
Is that Terry Hall singing? its awesome! can you put more up?
ISawRed123 1 year ago
any riot act on u tube??
phantompoet22 1 year ago
best band to come out of coventry, RIP gus
phantompoet22 1 year ago