Portsmouth Music Scene

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Fake Empire - The Channel Noir EP

The Sadness Will Last Forever, The Channel Noir EP features a track each from Fake Empire, Torpedoes, Curl and The Music Liberation Front Sweden. It was released on March 29th 2019 to mark what was to be the day we left the EU

Fat B.A.B.E.

1995 Fat B.A.B.E. Get A Life. (CD). Shreds/Not Much Of A Man/Out Of Control/Sold/No ConsolationlThreel You Said/ Violence ChocolatelLeech/Two. Recorded at Terrahouse.

The Fifteenth

1986 The Fifteenth Andelain/Time Stood Still/Now I Dream/The Fallen God. (12"). Fifteenth. FTO1. Recorded in London.

The Firework Party

1996 The Firework Party Black Sheep Collision/Disaster Chain/Compulsory Truth Drug. (CD). Touch Paper. Recorded at Terrahouse, Portsmouth.

Foreigner

American band featuring Portsmouth's Mick Jones who hit number one in 1984 with I Want to Know What Love Is and had four more Top 40 hits.

For Madmen Only

1985 For Madmen Only Burnt/Full Circle (7"). Crystal Records. CR08. Engineered and Produced by Steve Hoff at The Crystal Studios, Portsmouth.

The Four Jacks

Hey Baby/ Prayer of love, Decca (1958)

- Hey baby -

- Prayer of love -

Recordings made at the time were released on two CD's in the 2010/11.

- It's a lie -

- Rainbow Road -

- A Million Tears -

Julia Fordham Hayling Island singer-songwriter who reached number 27 in 1988 with Happy Ever After. She went on to have one other Top 40 hit.

The For-tunes

The Arty Larey Studio Session, with Tony Wyell, aka Paul Spooner

- I want you to know - - My Grandfather's Clock -

- Lergi part 3 - - Trek to Rome -

The Hamble Session with Ritchie Peters, aka Peter Richardson

1 Gunshot (instrumental) 7 Lergi part 3 (instrumental) -

2 Little B (drum solo) 8 Ting a ling (Ron sings) -

3 Why little girl (Pete sings) - 9 Island of love (Pete sings) -

4 Why little girl (Pete sings) 10 Teardrops fall like rain (Pete sings)-

5 Twisted bagpipes (instrumental) 11 Patricia (instrumental) -

6 My grandfather's clock (Pete sings) 12 Unchained melody (Pete sings) -

The Thorngate Session with Ritchie Peters, aka Peter Richardson

- Tell little Linda - - Say now -

The Hillside Session with Ritchie Peters, aka Peter Richardson

- You're gonna ruin me babe - - St James' infirmary -

- casting my spell - - Evil -

The Frames

1979 The Frames False Accusations/69 (7"). Brain Booster Music. BBC2 Recorded at Theatre Projects London.

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1981 The Frames

- The Frames - Peel Session 1981 -

- THE FRAMES - false accusations -

- Shock of the new - Frames -
- Play it by fear Frames -
- La Chanson - Frames -
- Stingray - Frames -

The Shock Of The New/Play It By Fear/La Chason Ironique/Stingray. RADIO (John Peel Session).
Produced by Dale Griffin, Engineered by Mike Robinson on 2/3/81 at Langham 1. Originally broadcast on 24/2/81.

Benny Freedman

- The Benny Freedman Band BBC Radio Broadcast from the Savoy Ballroom, Southsea, (quiet start)-

- The Four Freemen backed by the Benny Freedman Band BBC Radio Broadcast from the Savoy Ballroom, Southsea. -

Freemen

My gal Sal/The timeless tide Parlophone R 4650 (1960)
The Exodus Song/Come live your life with me Decca Beltonia (1968)

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Full Metal Racket/Cut Green

1992 Full Metal Racket/Cut Green Demos 1991-1992. (Tape). Bag Man/Proper Place/Acid Haze/Bright White Light/Scud MissileFl-11l Apathy People/Picnic In The Park/Waiting In Time/Easy Way Out.
Recorded at Watershed Studios Portsmouth by James Perrett.

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