Vice Squad Discography



Vice Squad are an English punk band formed in 1978 in Bristol. The band was formed from two other local punk bands, The Contingent and TV Brakes. The songwriter and vocalist Beki Bondage (born Rebecca Louise Bond

  • After gigging around Leeds the band signed a record deal with Riot City Records after Rick Fox gave a demo tape to the drummer of Vice Squad, (one of the groups chief influences). They went on to release a three track extended player and a single both in 1982, and then do a John Peel session on BBC Radio 1 in December 1982.
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) was a founding member of the band. Although there was a period of time when the band had a different vocalist she reformed the band in 1997.

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History

Original band

Vice Squad was formed in 1978 with an initial line-up of Beki Bondage (vocals), Dave Bateman (guitar), Mark Hambly (bass guitar) and Shane Baldwin (drums), and played its first gig at Bristol University's Anson Rooms on 12 April 1979. Bateman and Baldwin had previously been members of the TV Brakes.

The first release by TV Brakes was the track 'Nothing', which was included on the 1979 compilation Avon Calling. Members of the band were involved in setting up the Riot City label with Simon Edwards, the label becoming one of the major punk labels of the era.Vice squad discography blogspot
Vice Squad took some time to make further impact, only playing six gigs in 1980. Its first single, 'Last Rockers' in 1981, was well-received, selling over 20,000 copies and spending almost forty weeks in the UK Indie Chart, reaching number 7.

The follow-up, 'Resurrection', reached number 4, and the band undertook a tour supporting UK Subs. The singles received airplay and support from BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, and the band went on to record two sessions for his show, in 1981 and 1982.
In 1981, the band signed with the major label EMI (on their Zonophone subsidiary), prompting criticism from many within the DIY punk scene. Their first album, No Cause For Concern, was released in late 1981, reaching number 32 in the UK Album Chart. A second album followed in 1982, and the band embarked on a tour of the United States and Canada. On returning from the US, Bondage announced that she was leaving the band. She went on to front Ligotage and later Beki and the Bombshells, and, without her, Vice Squad were dropped by EMI. The band carried on, however, replacing Bondage with a new singer called Lia (who was previously known as Jools and had been the singer for local band Affairs of the Heart).
The new line-up, also including the band's manager Mark 'Sooty' Byrne on second guitar, signed with Anagram Records, and recorded a session for David Jensen's BBC radio show. Indie hits continued with singles such as 'Black Sheep' and 'You'll Never Know', but sales dwindled, and the band split up in 1985. Dave Bateman died in 2007.

New band

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Bondage formed a new version of Vice Squad in 1997, along with former members of The Bombshells, after being persuaded to perform the old material at the Holidays in the Sun festival. The line-up was initially Bondage on vocals, Paul Rooney (guitar), Stilton (bass guitar) and Django (drums). The rhythm section was replaced by Michael Giaquinto (bass guitar) and Tony Piper (drums) in late 1999/early 2000. This new line-up recorded several albums and toured Europe and the United States. In 2006, they released the album Defiant, produced by Rooney.

Back to 'old school punk'

2008 was spent recording the album, Fairground for the Demented which was shelved as the band decided the finished collection of songs did not represent the 'Old School' punk sound that the band wanted to achieve. This collection of songs is currently released in digital form with retailers such as iTunes and Napster. The gritty punk style was eventually realised in 2009 when Vice Squad released the London Underground album which was co-produced by Bond and Rooney. Released on their own Last Rockers Label, London Underground has received rave reviews on the Studs And Punks website and songs such as 'Punx United', 'Old Skool' and 'Sniffing Glue' form a major part of the band's live show.
Vice Squad returned to America in 2009 on an 18 date tour of the western states promoting London Underground with the American drummer Nick Manning, and Wayne Cotton on Bass (Ex Stuntface bass / front man) with support from The Lower Class Brats. The album Punk Rock Radio was released in 2011.

In 2014 The band’s new album, Cardboard Country is completed and is released on the band’s own Last Rockers Records label on with funding from fans via the bands first ever Pledge Music Campaign.

Discography

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Singles

  • 'Last Rockers' (1980) Riot City (UK Indie No. 7)
  • 'Resurrection' (1981) Riot City (UK Indie No. 4)
  • Special Edition Tour EP (1982) Riot City (UK Indie No. 21)
  • 'Out of Reach' (1982) EMI/Zonophone (UK No. 68)
  • 'Stand Strong' (1982) EMI/Zonophone
  • 'State of the Nation' (1982) Riot City
  • 'Black Sheep' (1983) Anagram (UK Indie No. 13)
  • 'You'll Never Know' (1984) Anagram
  • 'Teenage Rampage' (1985) Anagram (UK Indie No. 44)
  • 'Lavender Hill Mob' (2000) Combat Rock
  • 'Santa Claws Is Coming to Town' (2009) Last Rockers
  • 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' (2010) Last Rockers
  • London Lowlife EP (2011) Last Rockers – limited edition four track CD single (tracks: 'Drama Queen' / 'Plain Jane' / 'Jimmy Jaguar' / 'Dead Doll')

Studio albums

  • No Cause for Concern (1981) Zonophone (UK No. 32)
  • Stand Strong Stand Proud (1982) Zonophone (UK No. 47)
  • Shot Away (1985) Anagram
  • Get a Life (1999) Rhythm Vicar
  • Resurrection (1999) Rhythm Vicar
  • Lo-Fi Life (2000) Sudden Death
  • Rich and Famous (2003) EMI
  • Defiant (2006) SOS
  • Unreleased 2008 (2009) Last Rockers
  • London Underground (2009) Last Rockers
  • Punk Rock Radio (2011) Last Rockers
  • Cardboard Country (2014) Last Rockers

Live albums

  • Live in Sheffield (1981) Chaos Tapes Cat: Live003 – cassette only release – limited edition of 3000
Track Listing: A Side: Resurrection / We're Still Dying / Coward / Young Blood. B Side: The Times They Are A Changing / 1981 / Change The Record / Saturday Night Special / Sell Out.
  • Live and Loud!! (1988) Link

Compilation albums

  • Last Rockers – The Singles (1992) Abstract
  • The Punk Singles Collection (1995) Anagram
  • The BBC Sessions (1997) Anagram
  • The Rarities (1999) Captain Oi!
  • The Very Best Of (2000) Anagram
  • Bang to Rights: The Essential Vice Squad Collection (2001) EMI
  • The Riot City Years (2004) Step-1
  • Fuck Authority (2007) Anarchy
  • Punks for a Princess Vol.2 (2012)



73 track, five CD round up of all of Punk legends Vice Squad’s recordings between 1981-84.

Disc One is debut album “No Cause For Concern” which reached No.32 in the UK Album Charts back in 1981.

The second disc contains the No.47 charting “Stand Strong Stand Proud” album which features the single of the same name and now something of an anthem for the whole UK/82 Punk movement.

The band’s third album “Shot Away” is on Disc Three and is the only one they did with vocalist Lia. Contains the classic single ‘You’ll Never Know’.

Disc Four, titled “Odds N Squads” rounds up 25 non LP tracks from the era. Includes the Indie Chart hits ‘Last Rockers’ (No.7), ‘Resurrection’ (No.4), ‘Black Sheep’ (No.13) and ‘Teenage Rampage’ (No.44) as well as No.68 National Chart hit ‘Out Of Reach’.

The fifth and final disc is a 12 track In Concert, “Live And Loud!!” – recorded in 1982 on their successful debut tour of America.

The clamshell box contains a 16 page booklet featuring liner notes, pictures of all the relevant records and lots of clippings and memorabilia from the era.

Vocalist Beki Bondage still leads a version of the band to this day and is a regular and popular addition to the main Punk Festivals across the globe.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

NO CAUSE FOR CONCERN

1. YOUNG BLOOD
2. COWARD
3. NOTHING
4. SUMMER FASHION
5. 1981
6. SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL
7. OFFERING
8. THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGING
9. EVIL
10. ANGRY YOUTH
11. IT’S A SELL-OUT
12. STILL DYING
13. LAST ROCKERS

DISC TWO

STAND STRONG
STAND PROUD

1. STAND STRONG STAND PROUD
2. HUMANE
3. CHEAP
4. GUTTERCHILD
5. ROCK ‘N’ ROLL MASSACRE
6. FISTFUL OF DOLLARS
7. FREEDOM BEGINS AT HOME
8. OUT OF REACH
9. SAVIOUR MACHINE
10. NO RIGHT OF REPLY
11. DEATHWISH
12. PROPAGANDA

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DISC THREE

SHOT AWAY

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1. NEW BLOOD
2. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT
3. OUT IN THE COLD
4. NOWHERE TO HIDE
5. YOU’LL NEVER KNOW
6. REBELS AND KINGS
7. PLAYGROUND
8. THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
9. WHAT’S GOING ON?
10. KILLING TIME
11. TEENAGE RAMPAGE

DISC FOUR

ODDS ‘n’ SQUADS

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1. NOTHING (AVON CALLING VERSION)
2. LIVING ON DREAMS
3. LATEX LOVE
4. LAST ROCKERS (SINGLE VERSION)
5. RESURRECTION
6. YOUNG BLOOD (SINGLE VERSION)
7. HUMANE (SINGLE VERSION)
8. COWARD
9. IT’S A SELL OUT
10. (SO) WHAT FOR THE 80’S? (DEMO)
11. STERILE (DEMO)
12. OUT OF REACH (DEMO)
13. (SO) WHAT FOR THE 80’S?
14. STERILE
15. OUT OF REACH (SINGLE VERSION)
16. TOMORROW’S SOLDIER
17. DARKEST HOUR
18. CITIZEN
19. SCARRED FOR LIFE
20. FACELESS MEN
21. BLACK SHEEP
22. NEW BLOOD (PLUS VERSION)
23. THE PLEDGE
24. THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ (NEW VERSION)
25. HIGH SPIRITS

DISC FIVE

LIVE AND LOUD!!

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1. COWARD
2. ROCK N ROLL MASSACRE
3. ANGRY YOUTH
4. EVIL
5. LIVING ON DREAMS
6. STAND STRONG STAND PROUD
7. HUMANE
8. LATEX LOVE
9. LAST ROCKERS
10. OUT OF REACH
11. E.M.I.
12. UPRIGHT CITIZEN