London PX

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London PX
Origin London, UK
Genre(s) Punk Rock
Years active 1979 - 1982, 2007 - present
Associated acts The Apple Four
Timebox
The Bloozers
Hidden Charms
The Longshots
Website www.myspace.com/thelondonpx [1]
Members
Mitchell Wells
Ian Burge
Paul O'Brien
Former members
Cliff Hanger
Mark Vaughan
Dave Yole
Gary Sinclair
Bernard Drummond

London PX are a punk rock group formed by four friends from North London in 1979 they existed in various forms until 1982 and after a reunion in 2007 have reformed. They produced two singles Orders and Arnold Layne, additionally they have featured on various Punk Compilation Albums e.g. Killed by Death and Messthetics 102. An LP "All That There Is (1979-1982)" containing everything that was recorded is available.

The most well known line up is;

  • Cliff Hanger (b.1957) - vocals
  • Mitchell Wells (b.1960) - guitar
  • Ian Burge (b.1961) - bass
  • Paul O'Brien (b.1961) - drums

The current line up is:

  • Mitchell Wells - vocals/guitar
  • Ian Burge - bass
  • Paul O'Brien - drums


[edit] Discography

  • Orders/Eviction/The Man They Could Not Buy, single, New Puritan Records NP1, 1981
  • Arnold Layne/Indian Summer, single, Terrapin Records SYD1, 1982
  • Not Music (cassette); London PX/Converter/Who Do You Know/Lies/Zero Hero/White Cliffs of Dover/Money is the Root of all Evil/Mayhem (recorded 1979), no label, only 26 made, 1982
  • All That There Is (1979-1982), LP, Parts Unknown Records, 2008
  • Order/Eviction/The Man They Could Not Buy, single reissue, Pure Punk Records PPR18, 2008

[edit] Various artists compilations

  • England Belongs To Me Vol 1, 77 Records, 1996 (contains Orders)
  • Killed By Death British DIY Vol 1, Redrum, 1998 (contains Orders)
  • Killed By Death 1234, Redrum, 2000 (contains Arnold Layne)
  • Messthetics 102, Hyped to Death, 2006 (contains Orders and Mayhem)

[edit] Sources

Detour Records [2]
London PX official myspace [3]