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SUMMARY:Stormtrooper + Trash + Social Security
LOCATION:Brighton The Prince Albert
DESCRIPTION:1970s punk triple bill matinee gig - 3 of the original 1970s p
 unk bands come together for afternoon by the sea!2pm to 5pmSTORMTROOPERFor
 med at the legendary Marquee club in January 1975.Lead singer Nigel Hutchi
 ngs worked there running the bars\, Jeff Piccinini and Mike Lee were over 
 from San Francisco hoping to form a band.So where better to find musicians
  than the Marquee\, home of the Who\, the Stones\, and many more.After rec
 ruiting John Pilka on guitar\, and rehearsing in a shabby Kings road basem
 ent studio\, the band started to take shape - as did Motorhead in the next
  studio.Corruption Management took them on\, and a recording studio in Cov
 ent Garden was booked for one day - that's all money they could afford. Fo
 ur tracks were recorded including It’s Not Me\, and I’m a Mess - which
  everyone thought was a ripper.A gig at Bath Pavilion was booked\, and\, a
 lthough not a massive turnout\, went down really well. However\, within we
 eks they had imploded\, with Jeff joining punk upstarts Chelsea\, and Nige
 l becoming assistant manager at the Marquee.Early in 1976\, Nigel witnesse
 d a thunderbolt at the Club\, the Sex Pistols supported Eddie and the Hot 
 Rods - and punk was born! So later that year Jeff and Nigel decided to try
  and release I’m a Mess on a private label - SolentRecords.A few thousan
 d copies were pressed\, and hand delivered to every record shop they could
  find in London. And a number were shipped abroad. Melody Maker\, Sounds a
 nd New Musical Express reviewed I’m a Mess\, with appropriate razor shar
 p comments - which the band loved.To help promote it\, they gave away a fr
 ee badge/pin\, screaming the legend\, I’m a Mess. The badge proved very 
 popular with all sorts of people including\, famously\, Sid Vicious.In 197
 7\, the band\, with Maurice Bacon - formerly of Love Affair - on drums\, w
 ent back into the studio to record Coming My Way and I’m on Fire. These 
 were never released\, however\, Chelsea covered I’m on Fire\, as Jeff wa
 s in the band.But now\, 2026\, Stormtrooper have re-formed\, and are putti
 ng shows together throughout the year. People remember them\, the word is 
 out\, and there’s a real sense of excitement in the air - particularly a
 s 2026 is the 50th anniversary of the birth of punk - were you there?So\, 
 let's get Messy - come and check them out.TRASHIn 1975 Mick Brophy (guitar
 )\, Simon Wright (vocals) \, Keith Steptoe (bass) and Steve Pearce (drums)
  caught an early Sex Pistols gig and thought “we could do that!” . Cal
 ling themselves Trash after the New York Dolls song the band signed to Pol
 ydor and commenced gigging\, supporting 999\, The Lurkers\, The Slits and 
 many others. Debut single Priorities is now a sought-after slice of 1977 w
 hilst second single N-N-E-R-V-O-U-S was released the following year\, prod
 uced by the legendary Shel Talmy (The Who / Kinks). The band split up when
  Polydor passed on the option of an LP. They got back together to unsucces
 sfully audition for the film Quadrophenia. In 1979 Trash recorded a couple
  of tracks for Police producer Nigel Gray. By this time Simon Butler-Smith
  was on drums and Neil Cossar had joined on second guitar. In 2011 Only Fi
 t For The Bin released the compilation CD This Is Complete Trash\, followe
 d by the vinyl version Bashing Out The Chords LP in 2023. Reviews were so 
 positive that Trash decided to give it one last go\, Mark ‘Wolfie’ Wol
 fenden joined on bass to record the 2025 single Matter Of Time. The sessio
 ns were great fun\, so Trash decided to play their first gigs since 1978\,
  proving that high energy rock’n’roll never goes out of fashion!SOCIAL
  SECURITYAfter seeing The Damned perform in late 76\, Social Security left
  their jobs and signed on. They recruited 'Spy' a Damned roadie so named b
 ecause the Damned were convinced he was a spy for the Pistols. With 'Spy' 
 on board as their new singer\, The Socials became major players in the Bri
 stol and West Country's burgeoning punk scene.Signed by Heartbeat Records 
 They went on to record their first single on Bristol's newly formed Heartb
 eat record label. The single\, a four track E.P. Was critically acclaimed 
 by the legendary John Peel. Over the years the single has been re-released
  appearing on many highly regarded Punk anthology albums.After a lot of ar
 m twisting by their former management and due to public pressure Social Se
 curity relented and have now reformed playing extensively and showcasing t
 heir unique wit and song writing abilities. Social Security are true origi
 nals\, Don't miss them!!\n\nBoletos: https://wegottickets.com/event/702213
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