London PX
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London PX are a punk rock
group formed by four friends from North London in 1979 they existed in various forms until 1982 and after a reunion in 2007 have reformed. They produced two singles, Orders and Arnold Layne
and a cassette album "Not Music", additionally they have featured on various Punk Compilation Albums e.g. Killed by Death and Messthetics 102. An LP "All That There Is (1979-1982)" containing everything that was recorded is due for release in late 2011.
The most well known line up is;
The current line up is:
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
group formed by four friends from North London in 1979 they existed in various forms until 1982 and after a reunion in 2007 have reformed. They produced two singles, Orders and Arnold Layne
Arnold Layne
David Gilmour, during his solo tour promoting On an Island, unexpectedly added the song to the setlist near the end of the American tour on the 17 April 2006 show at the Oakland Paramount Theatre...
and a cassette album "Not Music", additionally they have featured on various Punk Compilation Albums e.g. Killed by Death and Messthetics 102. An LP "All That There Is (1979-1982)" containing everything that was recorded is due for release in late 2011.
The most well known line up is;
- Cliff Hanger (b.1957) - vocals
- Mitchell Wells (b.1960) - guitar
- Ian Burge (b.1961) - bass
- Paul O'Brien (b.1961) - drums
The current line up is:
- Mitchell Wells - vocals/guitar
- Ian Burge - bass
- Paul O'Brien - drums
Discography
- Orders/Eviction/The Man They Could Not Buy, single, New Puritan Records NP1, 1981
- Arnold Layne/Indian Summer, single, Terrapin Records SYD1, 1982
- Not Music (cassette); London PX/Converter/Who Do You Know/Lies/Zero Hero/White Cliffs of Dover/Money is the Root of all Evil/Mayhem (recorded 1979), no label, only 26 made, 1982
- Orders/Eviction/The Man They Could Not Buy, single reissue, Pure Punk Records PPR18, 2008
- All That There Is (1979–1982), LP, Pure Punk Records, due 2011
Various artists compilations
- England Belongs To Me Vol 1, 77 Records, 1996 (contains Orders)
- Killed By Death British DIY Vol 1, Redrum, 1998 (contains Orders)
- Killed By Death 1234, Redrum, 2000 (contains Arnold Layne)
- Messthetics 102:London DIY 77-81, Hyped to Death, 2006 (contains Orders and Mayhem)