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LOOK WHAT'S COMING OUT ON 13th SEPTEMBER 2024!! The band's first two albums on CD!!  More info at Cherry Red Records.  Released in May, a 3CD, 69 track deluxe set containing all singles issue by punk legends The Vibrators between 1976-2017. Includes the UK National Chart hit singles 'Automatic Lover' (No.35) and 'Judy Says' (No.70) plus the Independent Chart hits 'Gimme Some Lovin' (No.5), 'Disco In Mosco' (No.26), 'Baby, Baby' (No.10) and 'MX America' (No.17). https://cherryred.co/Vibrators3CD. We now have copies of this for sale on our Merchandise page. The Vibrators have just had a further three albums of demos released on Cleopatra Records. They are:    Nice looking vinyl! We have some for sale so check out their prices on our Merchandise page. VIBRATORS' 2023 NEWS: |
| A film is being made about the SHOWCASE THEATRE in TORONTO which the band played 4th and 5th November 1977. The Vibrators were the first punk band fron England to play there. The film makers need some financial help, check out www.showcasetheatre.com. And there's a trailer for the film on Instagram here.  THE VIBRATORS have a new vinyl release - YOUNG LUST- THE 1976 DEMOS It's on pink splatter vinyl! Check out the price on our Merchandise page. VIBRATORS' 2022 NEWS: |
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 EDDIE has an interview in the latest edition of VIVE LE ROCK - vivelerock.net  HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL OUR FANS!! And Guy Fawkes Night!! Great picture so I think we'll keep it on here for Xmas and New Year!! RECENT NEWS: Aug. 11th - Sept. 4th. The band's song "So Long" from the band's final album "Fall Into The Sky" was being played on Mike Read's breakfast show all week and then before the chart show on Sunday, after which people could vote for it to get it into the chart. Our fans needed to vote!! Unfortunately the song didn't make it, but at least it got some airplay! Mike Reed is on Downforce Radio, an internet radio station, and the Heritage Chart is franchised out to dozens of stations globally. You can hear the track on Spotify.com   FINAL ALBUM RELEASE NEWS!! We now have CD and vinyl copies of the band's final album "Fall Into The Sky". CD £10 + £1.50 p&p SOLD OUT! LP (comes in blue or pink vinyl) £20 + £3.50 p&p UK, £9.50 p&p Europe To buy a copy go to the band's merchandise page here.  CAPITAL RADIO EP, 1977 EP £6 + £1.50 p&p UK To buy a copy go to the band's merchandise page here. Eddie's in here  Please get your mates/fans to visit https://grammarfreeintheuk.bandcamp.com/releases & input 'vibrators' (without quote marks) they'll get 10% discount.  5 CD box set THE ALBUMS 1985-1990 out on Cherry Red Records: We've signed some postcards as well which come with the box while stock lasts. https://www.cherryred.co.uk/artist/vibrators/ Link: here. Buy it on our Merch page £22 + £3 p&p here.   We now have copies of this 3 CD box set (top picture) of the band's demo's 76-78, 48 tracks, just out on Cleopatra Records; plus the new single "He's A Psycho" (bottom picture) in red or yellow vinyl. The box set is £22 + £3 p and p, and the single £8 + £2 p and p. To buy a copy go to the band's merchandise page here. VIBRATORS' OLDER NEWS (pre-2022): Check out Eddie's latest interview: www.deviationstreetmagazine.com. 
Eddie's football shirt, plus Vibrators' stuff on view in the Punk Rock Museum in Paraguay! Check out Eddie and Darryl Bath's new Remix video on YouTube, here. Should be available on Amazon this week. Take a listen to Eddie being interviewed on England's Dreaming Radio back in March on www.mixcloud.com for anyone to listen to at their leisure. 
The band's new album "MARS CASINO" featuring the band's original line-up (Knox, Eddie, John Ellis and Pat Collier), plus guitar legend Chris Spedding ("Motorbiking", "Pogo Dancing", etc), was released on US label Cleopatra on 20th November 2020. We have CDs to sell. £10 + £2 p&p. SOLD OUT! And get ready, the vinyl (pink) will be arriving in a couple of days! £20 + £3.50 p&p (UK), £9.50 p&p (EUR). See Merchandising page here. 
THE VIBRATORS: "FRENCH LESSONS WITH CORRECTION" Now out on CD! Buy it from the band: £10 + £2 p&p UK, p&p for Europe, USA, etc., please contact us. Check out Ventriloquism (Eddie and Darryl Bath) "MAN MADE A MONKEY" video on YouTube, here. The mp3 is available on Amazon. 
Check out Eddie here on YouTube drumming to "Coronavirus Beatdown". Apple iTunes has it on their site here, and check out the very exciting and informative press release here!! 7" of the Rak version of Bad Time/No Heart is now out. Available from the band £7 +pp. 
THE VIBRATORS: "MORE VIBES: THE LOST THIRD ALBUM DEMOS" Now out on Spanish label Last Year's Youth Records, TT017. Buy it from the band: £10 +pp Check out this new in-depth interview with Jon 'Eddie' Edwards of The Vibrators with Criptic Rock! Here is the link. 
GET RE ENERGIZED AND EXPLODE INTO SUMMER WITH THE VIBRATORS THE VIBRATORS WILL REISSUE THE REMASTERED "ENERGIZE" PLUS BONUS ON JULY 17TH Available from the band: £10 +pp. Legendary Punk Rock pioneers The Vibrators are ready to reissue their 2002 album "Energize". It has been remastered by Alan Douches Take a listen to Eddie talking to Steve Green on Phoenix Radio, whilst playing tons of tracks which influenced Eddie. Listen here. FIRST VINYL RELEASE OF THE BAND'S "HUNTING FOR YOU" ALBUM OUT NOW! |
NEW LIVE ALBUM FROM THE BAND'S NEW YORK CITY DATE (DURING THE 2019 US TOUR) OUT NOW!
E-BOOK RELEASE:
Punk Rock Ghouls Young & Old Gather For A Spooky Sequel To The Slash Hit Compilation PUNK ROCK HALLOWEEN!
OLDER NEWS
The band appeared on Sat. 26th May 2018 at Islington Assembly Hall, where for the very last time the band featured all original members and classic V2 line-up:
See an interview with Eddie and photos of the band at their recent gig in Furth, Germany,
here.
BBC 6 Music's A-Z of PUNK podcast on BBC. The band were featured in this series. There are 25 episodes in which Marc Riley is joined by music journalist Rob Hughes to celebrate the pioneers, debunk the myths and identify the inspirations of the Punk movement.
TWO NEW ALBUMS FROM CLEOPATRA RECORDS FOR HALLOWEEN. The second album has "Creatures Of The Night" from the band's recent album (see below) on it.
Cherry Red released a 4-box set of The Vibrators: "THE EPIC YEARS, 1976-1978". See promo video here. The Vibrators had their 40th(!!!!) Anniversary last year! Check out this documentary and an old letter written by Eddie. Sat. 27th Feb: - ISLINGTON, O2 - THE VIBRATORS' 40TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW!! - As well as the current line-up this also featured the two original line-ups of the band, so appearing were Knox, John Ellis, Pat Collier and Gary Tibbs! It was absolutely not to be missed!! (Note: this is the only time any of these original band members will be appearing.) See the band playing live on PressureDrop.tv in San Francisco recently (14th September 2015): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEggLUGWRrQrespo0AK9eBgQuKBFm72vy ROCKAWAY BEACH hosted a special charity event at the HOPE AND ANCHOR, featuring THE VIBRATORS plus special guests, to support ROCK 'N' ROLL RESCUE (Knox's charity shop), on Fri. 31st July 2015. Visit Knox's charity shop: "ROCK 'N' ROLL RESCUE", 96 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1 7AN (next door to the Dublin Castle pub). Open every day 11.00am - 6.00pm, Sun 12.00 - 6.00pm. Photos of the band's recent gig in Bratislava (21.1.2015) here! and the gig streamed here. A new good review of the new album "PUNK MANIA": Great new cover version of "BABY BABY' came out 20 Nov. by LA band Lady Low. You can find it here: http://nbhap.com/music/news/exclusive/lady-low-baby-baby/ NEW ALBUM - "PUNK MANIA - Back to the Roots" was released on 16 Sept. in USA on Cleopatra Records. Will be coming out soon in UK on Captain Oi! (Read Cleopatra press release on www.broadwayworld.com here) The Vibrators are in the top '26 Huge Autumn Tours to Get Excited About' in NME, see it: here. Interview with Knox talking about The Vibrators in Record Collector magazine, (out last August, it has Kate Bush on the cover, excerpt here : http://recordcollectormag.com/articles/hard-knox-life ) OLD NEWS: The band were recently in Pat Collier's (Perry Vale) studio and recorded a new album. No title yet, or release date, but it will be coming out on Captain Oi! in the UK, and West Coast label Cleopatra Records in the USA, featuring a different mix. Interview with Eddie and Knox in "Fear and Loathing LB" Band photos from Prague (2014) on this site here. Band photos from 2013 here! Good interview with Knox from The Vibrators - see it here! Check out this great video on YouTube! - It's The Vibrators' song "X-Files" and the video was made by SimplePsiBin. He's done a really really great job. See it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rZO9dDuR8Q NEW VIBRATORS COMPILATION ALBUM "GREATEST PUNK HITS " - released on digipak Mon 5th August 2013 in UK, and Tues 6th August worldwide. MVD5929A (www.MVDaudio.com). The 1st retrospective collection of their greatest hits from their entire career! LATEST STUDIO ALBUM "ON THE GUEST LIST" - (released on May 7th, 2013), with a single "Slow Death" (Flaming Groovies' song) released in June 2013, on West Coast USA label Cleopatra Records (www.cleorecs.com). The album has been getting good reviews! Nigel Bennett, one of the main Vibrators' guitarists, who recently left the band to go solo, has a video out, see it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx-frwL7Iu0&feature=youtu.be
John Ellis, original Vibrators' guitarist, has a new album out: "Sly Guitar" - released April 2013 on Chantoyu Records. Pic of band from years' ago:
Photo of the band, c1983, during the making of the "Baby Blue Eyes" video . (Pic by Mick Mercer - he's got several photos for sale on eBay.)
Tim Burgess (The Charlatans) on "Automatic Lover". NEW STUDIO ALBUM: The band went into Pat Collier's studio in March this year and began recording a new studio album. This will have guest singers on it, and is for US label Cleopatra Records. (Pat Collier was the band's original bass player, and has Perry Vale Studios, a guitar band orientated studio in South London.)
PURE MANIA and V2 out on vinyl - released on West Coast USA label Cleopatra Records (www.cleorecs.com). Check out this great thing beebee333 has made of Vibrators' song "The Streets of London Tonight": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf0aWcHKkn4 "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. "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 7' SINGLE - "TROOPS OF TOMORROW" also out on Cleopatra Records. FAIRLY RECENT ADDITION - all the lyrics to the "ENERGIZE" album
here. ANOTHER RECENT ALBUM - CHECK OUT: www.myspace.com/nodirectionhq - Pete's (The Vibrators' bass player) other band NO DIRECTION - music, gigs, pics, etc. 
Written by our friend Vitek, it contains interviews and photos of the following bands:
Acidez, The Adicts, Angel City Outcasts, Anti Flag, Anti Nowhere League, Anti Pasti, Antiseen, Argies, Bad Preachers, Barackca,Bram Scan, The Casualties, Cock Sparrer, Conflict, D.O.A, The Damned, Dead Kennedys, Deadline, Derita Sisters, Discharge, Dogsflash, Drongos for Europe, Eddie and the Hot Rods (RIP Barrie),The Exploited, G.B.H, Gin Goblins, Guitar Gangsters, Ian Glasper, Tom Hodgkinson, Hudson Falcons, Charge 69, Chester, Kud Idioti, Left for Dead, The Lurkers, Mere Dead Men, Nasty Rumours, Oi Polloi, One Way System, Oxymoron, Pack, Pankrti, Peter and Test Tube Babies, Edward Pole Tudor, The Professionals, Ramones, Resistance 77,The Restarts, The Rezillos, Tony Rollinson, Sean O« Neill, Skarface, The Skeptix, Subhumans, Subway Sect, Tagada Jones, Texas Terri, Torpedos, Total Chaos, Toy Dolls, TŸchel, TV Smith, UK Subs, Up to Vegas, The Varukers, The Vibrators, Vice Squad, The Zero Point.
The book will be available from 25th Nov. Details to follow.
NEW RELEASES 2019:
Featuring exclusive tracks by The Vandals, Down By Law, The Casualties, Reagan Youth, The Members, The Vibrators, MDC, Tsunami Bomb, The Queers and lots more!
Los Angeles, CA - The punk rock treat that tricked its way into the heart of fans everywhere in 2017, Punk Rock Halloween - Loud, Fast & Scary, returns with twice the number of tracks, twice the scares, and twice the fun! The 2CD set Punk Rock Halloween II - Louder, Faster & Scarier, is a double dose of Halloween themed songs both old and new featuring exclusive new recordings by suchlegendary punk bands as The Vandals, Down By Law, The Casualties, Reagan Youth, The Members, The Vibrators, MDC, Tsunami Bomb, The Queers and lots more! This is definitely an album of all KILLER, no filler highlighted by the first new Vandals track in 15 years, the rip roaring ÒCurse Of The Unripe Pumpkin,Ó The Casualties' aggressive take on The Ramones' classic ÒPet Sematary,Ó and Tsunami Bomb pulling off a spookily good version ofOingo Boingo's ÒDead Man's PartyÓ PLUS a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between The Members and John Perry of The Only Ones on Bowie's ÒScary Monsters (And Super Creeps)!Ó
As with all good Halloween treats, Punk Rock Halloween IIis available in both a KING SIZE 2CD version with all 28 tracks and a paired down FUN SIZE 16-track version on Halloween ORANGE colored vinyl and, of course, on all digital platforms.
Punk Rock Halloween II begins its reign of terror on October 11!
Pre-order/pre-save here:https://orcd.co/punkrockhalloweenii
Track List:
DISC 1
1. The Vandals - Curse Of The Unripe Pumpkin
2. Down By Law - Buried Alive
3. Pulley - Grim Grinning Ghosts
4. The Queers - Down In The Shadows
5. Tsunami Bomb - Dead Man's Party
6. Reagan Youth - (It's A) Monster's Holiday
7. The Casualties - Pet Sematary
8. Amber Pacific - Calling All The Monsters
9. Ship Thieves - I Think Of Demons
10. The Members with John Perry of The Only Ones - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
11. Black Valley Moon - Return Of The Ghost Of Johnny Ramone
12. The Vibrators - Wolfman Howl
13. Dave Smalley & The Bandoliers - Don't Fear TheReaper
14. Punchline - Ghostbusters
DISC 2
1. MDC - Zombie Love
2. Shattered Faith - The Omen [CD ONLY]
3. Splinter - Werewolves Of London [CD ONLY]
4. Starving Wolves - The Number Of The Beast [CD ONLY]
5. Chief State - Zombie [CD ONLY]
6. The Spears - Hallowmean [CD ONLY]
7. Parasites - The Killing Moon [CD ONLY]
8. Unsteady Heights - People Who Died [CD ONLY]
9. Walter, Etc. - I Remember You Loved Halloween
10. Slap Of Reality - Bad Moon Rising [CD ONLY]
11. The Widows - Curse Of The Hearse [CD ONLY]
12. Bankrupt - Jason Ruined My Halloween [CD ONLY]
13. Down And Outs - Killer On The Loose [CD ONLY]
14. Johnny Thunders - In Cold Blood
NEW RELEASES 2018
"1976 DEMOS"
"!977 DEMOS"
Both albums out on vinyl by a Spanish company, available from the band at £10 each, plus £3.50 P&P.
NEW BOX SET: "THE ALBUMS 1979-85". This is a 4 album box set and is out on Cherry Red Records, info and track listings here!
Knox, John Ellis, Eddie, Pat Collier and Gary Tibbs
alonside Phil Ram, Nick Peckham, and Pete and Nigel Bennett from the current line-up.
For German speakers: see pictures and a report for the show in Linz in Austria:
here.
www.subtext.at
The Vibrators, Ralleluja und Trax 33 waren am Samstagabend zu Gast in der Linzer Stadtwerkstatt!
More info: here.
More info: here.
NEW ALBUM: "PAST, PRESENT, AND INTO THE FUTURE". This album features the recent line-up (Eddie, Darrell and Pete) as well as the V2 line-up (Knox, Eddie, John Ellis and Gary Tibbs). It's all new songs and was recorded at Pat Colliers studio (original bass player).
Nigel Bennett has replaced Darrell Bath on guitar.
Rock 'N' Roll Rescue interview with Knox here
We sell vinyl, CDs, clothes, shoes, guitars, basses, amps, speaker cabs, record players, etc., etc. Guitar rescue: Phillippe Debreuille - 0791 5058214, audio rescue Alfredo - in shop every Tuesday. We also need the same stuff we sell as donations, so bring it in, and volunteers. See us on Facebook. Help us save the world!
Blurt on line: http://blurtonline.com/review/vibrators-punk-mania-back-roots/
Two good reviews of the new album "PUNK MANIA":
Uber Rock:
http://www.uberrock.co.uk/cd-reviews/31-november-cd/13054-the-vibrators-punk-mania-back-to-the-roots-cleopatra-records.html
PunkGlobe: http://punkglobe.com/thevibratorsreview1114.php
Check out this great "Automatic Lover" tattoo that Evelinn in Sweden has had done!!. Original artwork was by John Ellis.
TRACK LIST:
1. London Girls
2. Whips and Furs
3. Baby Baby
4. Sweet Sweet Heart
5. Automatic Lover
6. Troops of Tomorrow
7. Judy Says
8. Disco In Mosco
9. Flying Home
10. Amphetamine Blue
11. Rip Up The City
12. Every Day I Die A Little
13. Wonderful World
14. Tired of Living With You
15. The Kid's A Mess
16. Your Love Is Fading Away
17. Under the Radar
18. I Need a Slave (Live)
Track list:
1 View from My Cadillac, 2 2nd Skin,
3 Automatic Lover, 4 Every Dog, 5 Prisoner in the Mirror, 6 Turn Up the Heat, 7 Rain to Town,
8 Baby Baby, 9 Birdland Is Closed, 10 One More,
11 My Stalker,
12 Rock ‘n’ Roll Clown,
13 The Ohio,
14 Whips and Furs,
15 Long Beach Police,
16 Voodoo Eye.
SINGLE:
Nigel's website is here www.nigelbennett-music.com.
Info here www.chanoyurecords.com 
VIBRATORS BUZZING BULLET VIBRATOR £9.99:
http://www.lovehoney.co.uk/sex-toys/vibrators/the-vibrators/
THE BAND WERE FEATURED IN THE INDEPENDENT - The band were in Sat. 10 April 2010 Independent. (Click on image to see larger version.)
BAND'S LAST STUDIO ALBUM "UNDER THE RADAR" - The band recorded this studio album in original Vibrators' bass player's Pat Collier's studio (Perry Vale Studios, south London) in 2009. The album, containing 14 new songs, was titled 'UNDER THE RADAR', and was released by Captain OI! Records on 30th November 2009. 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.
(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.)
Dimensions: 9" x 33", 15.5" wheel base.
Last few left available from gigs or for £40 plus £5 P+P in the UK - see our merch page.
VIBRATORS' OTHER ALBUM RELEASE IN 2009: "GARAGE PUNK" is a '60s garage cover's album recorded at Pat Collier's studio (Perry Vale Studio). It was released on 30th June 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. (The vinyl version is now sold out, but we still have CDs.)
The Vibrators had a '77 punk covers CD out on Cleopatra Records, 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.
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.
DVD RELEASES:
VIBRATORS 1976-2004.
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).
