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werewolf · Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 2:35 am Post subject: 'The Friction'

'The Friction'

Anyone remmember 'The Friction', Luton band from 1979?

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'The Friction now have their own website
'The Friction'

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Guest · Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 8:45 pm Post subject: Friction

Still see Roger Holdstock

rogerholdstock · Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 11:43 am Post subject: I was The Friction!

The Friction formed in 1978: Cary Graves (guitar), Roger Holdstock (vocals), Colin Salmon (drums) and Mark White (bass). We organised and debuted at the infamous 1979 Luton Town Hall gig, along with the Statics, UKDKand the Clips. Luton Council immediately banned all 'punk' from its premises! 2nd gig at Richmond Hill School for the Mentally Handicapped for French exchange kids - imagine that if you can. Mark was on holiday so Cary switched to bass and Phil Imber (the Jets) guested on guitar.

We played all the usual Luton venues: Baron of Beef, Christchurch, 33 Arts Centre, etc. and recorded "Murder" at Quest Studios (anybody got a copy?????) 25 years ago today! We started to spread our wings and in 1980 played Bossard Hall, Leighton Buzzard (supporting UKDK), and other pubs and clubs in Dunstable and London. Colin and Mark were both squatting in Camden by now and Cary had moved out of Luton, but lost his licence. The Friction fell apart.

Cary now lives in the middle of Nowhere, NSW, Australia, Colin in Notting Hill (you will have seen him on tv oin James Bond films), Mark sadly suffered a serious stroke in the far east and is now confined to a wheelchair in a Surrey nursing home, and I do nothing.

werewolf

Hello and welcome Roger..and infamous Town Hall gig!

werewolf · Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 3:30 am Post subject: Re Town Hall GiG

the infamous 1979 UK Decay, Friction,Town Hall GiG

The aftermath of the 'Infamous 1979 Luton Town Hall Punk Rock gig'

Yes found this pic of Luton Town Hall after the 'infamous' punk gig of 1979. In front of the Town Hall there were 345 firemen and 200 riot squad! Thought it would be nice to post it here! That was the last time that any kind of 'Punk' music, was ever played there!
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rattus norvegicus · Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 6 Location: luton, england

Hi again Roger

You asked if anyone had a copy of 'Murder' - I still have the pink single that you gave me when it was first pressed. It still has the pink music label with no info as to what's on it. I remember you, The Clips and The Jets - who were the other band? - possibly from Leighton Buzzard?

You forgot to mention the 'Radioactive Flourescent Crunchy Frogs' from the Town Hall gig.

For anyone that's interested I've also found a copy of The Cinematics EP
'Farewell To The Playground' - with cover photography by Mark White.

Rat

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a couple of years ago i purchased a series of l.ps called teenage treats volumes 1-3 one of them contains murder by the friction and also there is a cracking song called ultimatum by a band called klips 88 on luton based pink records could anyone tell me if this is the clips Twisted Evil

rogerholdstock · Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 7:49 pm Post subject:

Rat, the other group was Paranoia, from Dunstable. The Jets were called the Tee Vees on the ep, and released that track as a b-side of a single on Good Vibrations. A-side was "Block 4".

Blind Poker, do you still have those lp's? Do you want to sell the one with The Friction on it. I've been looking for ages without success.....

werewolf · Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 10:23 pm Post subject: Re Klips

Re Klips

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