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(remember we're on tour quite a lot and sometimes can't pick up or reply to e-mail immediately) e-mail:



ALSO CHECK OUT: www.myspace.com/thevibrators





VIBRATORS' NEWS:

 

Check out this great thing beebee333 has made of Vibrators' song "The Streets of London Tonight": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf0aWcHKkn4

Knox was on Resonance Radio Sunday, 8th August - repeat of show: http://i.mixcloud.com/CR06


The band is back in the UK after recently completing a three-week Canadian tour and a two-week New Zealand and Australian tour, and would like to thank all the people involved with the organizing and playing on it.

Since the end of February the band has reverted back to being a 3-piece (Knox - vocals / guitar, Pete - bass, Eddie - drums).

Nigel Bennett who did a brilliant job playing guitar for the band when Knox couldn't is looking for work, so if you have any or know anything helpful please contact him: nigel.bennett@tesco.net



THE BAND WERE FEATURED IN THE INDEPENDENT - The band were in Sat. 10 April's Independent. (Click on image to see larger version.)

KNOX RESONANCE RADIO PODCAST - you can hear this at: www.mixcloud.com/henrysgigs and www.henrysgigs.com.

The band were in Pat Collier's studio (8th Jan.) and recorded a cover of The Vapours' "Turning Japanese" for US label Cleopatra Records. (Pat Collier was the band's original bass player.) More news on this when it comes in.



BAND'S LATEST ALBUM "UNDER THE RADAR" - The band recorded a new studio album in original Vibrators' bass player's Pat Collier's studio (Perry Vale Studios, south London). The album, containing 14 new songs, is titled 'UNDER THE RADAR', and was released by Captain OI! Records on 30th November. The band are playing songs from this album at gigs. We have copies of this for sale at gigs or see our merch page.
Good reviews of album in: vivelepunk.com and Mass Movement Magazine.

 

"ENERGIZE" album - re-released on vinyl in Czech, on PH Records, We have them for sale so either get one at a gig or see our merch page.
(If you read Czech - here are 10 or more reviews of this album plus the Under The Radar album - see above - plus radio station playing our songs - here.)

"DESPAIR" album - This is a band Knox was in before The Vibrators (roughly 1973-5) and which was playing "Whips'n'Furs", "Sweet Sweet Heart", "She's Bringing You Down", etc. before The Vibrators. See Knox news.

VIBRATORS' "TROOPS OF TOMORROW" SKATEBOARDS - here is the hot design, by
of the USA.

Dimensions: 9" x 33", 15.5" wheel base.
Here's some cool pics of the board in action:
Last few left available from gigs or for £40 plus £5 P+P in the UK - see our merch page.





VIBRATORS' OTHER ALBUM RELEASE THIS YEAR: "GARAGE PUNK" is a '60s garage cover's album recorded at Pat Collier's studio (Perry Vale Studio). It was released on 30th June in the USA on Cleopatra Records. Pat Collier was the band's original bass player. The album is in CD and vinyl formats, and tracks include "Psychotic Reaction", "Pushing Too Hard", "Have Love Will Travel", plus many more. We have them for sale at gigs or see our merch page.

 



7' SINGLE - "TROOPS OF TOMORROW" also out in the USA on Cleopatra Records.

FAIRLY RECENT ADDITION - all the lyrics to the "ENERGIZE" album here.

ANOTHER RECENT ALBUM -



The Vibrators had a '77 punk covers CD out on US label Cleopatra, released on 14th March 2006, and distributed by Plastic Head here in the UK.. Called "PUNK: THE EARLY YEARS" it includes a version of the Dead Boys "SONIC REDUCER" featuring Wayne Kramer (MC5) on vocals and guitar, and Leonard (The Dickies) singing Motorhead's "VIBRATOR".
We have copies for sale at gigs or see our merch page.

TRACK LIST:
1. White Riot
2. New Rose
3. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
4. Automatic Lover
5. Grip
6. Sonic Reducer
7. Pretty Vacant
8. Emotional Blackmail
9. Stranded
10. Baby Baby
11. Nasty Nasty
12. Into The Valley
13. Vibrator
14. Rip Up The City
15. Judy Is A Punk
16. Born To Lose
17. Teenage Kicks
18. Whips & Furs
19. Borstal Breakout
20. Beat On The Brat

OTHER NEWS: The Vibrators' LIVE ENERGISE CBGB's 2005 DVD is now distibuted in Japan by MOVIENET INTERNATIONAL. which is a big music DVD distributor.

CHECK OUT: www.myspace.com/nodirectionhq - Pete's (The Vibrators' bass player) other band NO DIRECTION - music, gigs, pics, etc.



OLD 1984 INTERVIEW!: check out this old interview!


OLD PHOTOS: If you want to see what the band looked like years ago (1982) it's well worth checking out Ian Turner's brilliant photos at: www.2brilliant.net/photos/puremania, and don't we look young.

 
RELEASES:


DVD RELEASES:

LIVE ENERGIZED CBGB'S 2004

To see full cover with contents click here

VIBRATORS 1976-2004.

A must for all Vibrators' fans! On Cherry Red.



"ENERGIZE" - OUR FIFTEENTH (COUNT 'EM!) STUDIO ALBUM, CAME OUT IN AUGUST 2002, ON TRACK RECORDS.
We finished making this studio album (our fifteenth) in the autumn 2001, with Pat Collier (original bass player) producing. The album has sixteen new songs on it, and has John Ellis (the original Vibrators' guitarist) playing on two tracks (X-Files and 3/4 Angelina). Knox thinks this might be the band's best album since Pure Mania and V2.
List of tracks: "X-Files", "Your Love Is Fading Away", "So Far Down", "Animals," "Shine", "3/4 Angelina", "Rock The Kids", "New Brain", "Band New", "General Purpose", "Jukebox Light", "Tears Are Falling", "Moonlight", "I Knew It Must Be Love", "2nite", "No More".
 
 

V2 - the band's 2nd album, originally released in 1978 on Epic - we now have copies of this for sale (see our merchandising page or punkrockshop.co.uk).

 
 

 

Also take a look at Knox's web site (includes his other projects, paintings, etc.):
www.knox76.com



Last update: 17 Aug. 2010

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