PETER PERRETT LYRICS : THE ONLY ONES, THE ONE, ENGLAND'S GLORY

PETER PERRETT LYRICS

2010-12-31T22:02:00.001Z

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La Carene, Brest 15 Oct 2010

2010-10-23T22:45:00.006+01:00

Originally set to be a support slot for Lydia Lunch's Big Sexy Noise. The headliners were unable to get to the venue due to pension strike action in Paris and the band carried on with the gig as the main act.

Relentless Garage, London 12 Dec 2009

2009-12-13T12:27:00.012Z

Setlist:

This Ain't All (It's Made Out To Be)
Peter And The Pets
In Betweens
Transfixed
Programme
Black Operations
Till It Hurts
Curtains For You
Louder Than Words
Miles From Nowhere
C Voyeurger
The Big Sleep
Another Girl, Another Planet
Me And My Shadow
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Lovers Of Today
From Here To Eternity
Watch You Drown
Why Don't You Kill Yourself? (feat. Kjartan Kristiansen on guitar)
The Beast (feat. Kjartan Kristiansen on guitar)

Setlist courtesy of Hannah Bishop.

Londonist Review

The Assembly, Leamington Spa 11 Dec 2009

2009-12-13T12:23:00.006Z

Setlist:

This Ain't All (It's Made Out To Be)
Peter And The Pets
In Betweens
Transfixed
Programme
Black Operations
Till It Hurts
Curtains For You
Louder Than Words
Miles From Nowhere
C Voyeurger
The Big Sleep
Another Girl, Another Planet
Me And My Shadow
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Lovers Of Today
From Here To Eternity
Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
Watch You Drown
The Beast

Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 10 Dec 2009

2009-12-12T15:09:00.004Z

Setlist:

This Ain't All (It's Made Out To Be)
Peter And The Pets
In Betweens
Transfixed
Prisoners
Black Operations
Till It Hurts
Curtains For You
Louder Than Words
Miles From Nowhere
C Voyeurger
The Big Sleep
Another Girl, Another Planet
Me And My Shadow
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Lovers Of Today
From Here To Eternity
Programme
Watch You Drown
Happy Families
The Whole Of The Law
Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
The Immortal Story
The Beast

Posters:

Louder Than Words

2009-12-06T18:48:00.003Z

I appreciate your sympathy
And the tear stained shoulder you offered me
But you've gotta be living in the theatre of the absurd
If you can't see money speaks louder than words

It speaks louder
Louder than words
Can't you see that money speaks
So much louder than words?

If living means the pain's too great to bear
You've given up and no one seems to care
But something she said resonates inside my head
"The money's up and gone" that was her dying breath

It speaks louder
Louder than words
Can't you see that money speaks
So much louder than words?

That was her dying breath
That was her dying breath
The money just up and went
And no more can be said

It speaks louder
Louder than words
It screams louder
Just dying to be heard
Can't you see that money speaks
So much louder than words?

Smokescreen

2009-11-24T14:33:00.002Z

Looking for a cause to serve
It helps to exercise the mind
Meet me at my place of worship
We'll see what we can find

A smokescreen is hiding
The line that's dividing
This magic illusion adds further confusion
That's the way it goes
That's the way it's supposed to go
That's the way it always goes

It's a universal truth
The oracle is crystal clear
Founded on well established principles
You're powerless to stop this disintergrating sphere

You're turning, you're hiding
The line that's dividing
This magic illusion adds further confusion
That's the way it goes
That's the way it's supposed to go
That's the way it always goes

He can hear you praying
He knows you're not lying
He's knows you're really trying
You're finding out his words are coming true
All his predictions

A smokescreen is hiding
The line that's dividing
This magic illusion adds further confusion
That's the way it goes
That's the way it goes
That's the way it goes
That's the way it's supposed to go

King Cobra, Osaka 12 November 2009

2009-11-21T20:33:00.006Z

Setlist:

The Immortal Story
Programme
In Betweens
Transfixed
It's The Truth
Black Operations
Till It Hurts
Flaming Torch
Louder Than Words
As My Wife Says
C Voyeurger
The Big Sleep
Another Girl, Another Planet
Me And My Shadow
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Watch You Drown
Miles From Nowhere
Why Dont You Kill Yourself?
Is This How Much?
Lovers Of Today
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From Here To Eternity
Trouble In The World
The Beast

Islands Of Ecstasy Blog Review

Antiknock, Tokyo 8 November 2009

2009-11-21T20:30:00.005Z

Setlist:

The Immortal Story
Programme
In Betweens
Transfixed
It's The Truth
Black Operations
Till It Hurts
Flaming Torch
Louder Than Words
As My Wife Says
C Voyeurger
The Big Sleep
Another Girl, Another Planet
Me And My Shadow
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Trouble In The World
You Gave Birth
From Here To Eternity
Magic Tablet
Miles From Nowhere
Someone Who Care
No Peace For The Wicked
Peter And The Pets
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Flowers Die
Prisoners
Instrumental
Language Problem
Oh No
The Beast

Flyer:

Antiknock, Tokyo 7 November 2009

2009-11-21T20:25:00.015Z

Setlist:

The Immortal Story
Programme
In Betweens
Transfixed
It's The Truth
Black Operations
Till It Hurts
Flaming Torch
Louder Than Words
As My Wife Says
C Voyeurger
The Big Sleep
Another Girl, Another Planet
Me And My Shadow
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Smokescreen
Miles From Nowhere
Is This How Much?
Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
The Beast
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The Whole Of The Law
Lovers Of Today

Tour Poster:

Islands Of Ecstasy Blog Review

Byogakudo.exblog.jp Review

El Sol, Madrid 19 Feb 2009

2009-09-24T11:48:00.004+01:00

Estudio 27, Burgos 20 Feb 2009

2009-09-24T11:42:00.004+01:00

DISCOGRAPHY

2009-09-16T20:55:00.116+01:00

THE ONLY ONES

ALBUMS
THE ONLY ONES

1. The Whole Of The Law
2. Another Girl, Another Planet
3. Breaking Down
4. City Of Fun
5. The Beast
6. Creature Of Doom
7. It's The Truth
8. Language Problem
9. No Peace For The Wicked
10. The Immortal Story
2009 UK BONUS TRACKS
11. Lovers Of Today
12. Peter And The Pets
13. As My Wife Says

UK Vinyl: 16 May 1978 CBS CBS 82830
UK Cassette: 16 May 1978 CBS 40-82830
Canada Vinyl: 1979 Columbia PCC 90532
UK Vinyl Orange Label Re-Issue: 1984 CBS CBS 32077
UK CD: 15 August 1994 Columbia 4773792
Japan CD: 21 November 1998 Epic ESCA 7732
UK 180g Vinyl Re-Issue: 9 July 2007 Pure Pleasure PPAN82830
UK CD Re-Issue: 2 February 2009 SonyBMG 88697317502

Original UK vinyl came with an insert.
UK CD Re-Issue remastered by Ray Staff and Alan Mair with bonus tracks.

EVEN SERPENTS SHINE

1. From Here to Eternity
2. Flaming Torch
3. You've Got to Pay
4. No Solution
5. Inbetweens
6. Out There in the Night
7. Curtains for You
8. Programme
9. Someone Who Cares
10. Miles from Nowhere
11. Instrumental
2009 UK BONUS TRACKS
12. Special View
13. Oh No
14. This Ain't All (It's Made Out To Be)

UK/EU Vinyl: 9 March 1979 CBS CBS 83451
UK Cassette: 9 March 1979 CBS 40-83451
South Africa Vinyl: 1979 CBS ASF 2342
Japan Vinyl: 1980 Epic ES 25 3P-95
UK Red Label Re-Issue: 1985 CBS CBS 83451
UK CD: 6 March 1995 Columbia 478502
Japan CD: 21 November 1998 Epic ESCA 7733
Japan CD Re-Issue: 21 April 2004 Sony MHCP-276
UK CD Re-Issue: 2 February 2009 SonyBMG 88697317502

Original UK/EU vinyl had "The Only Ones" gold embossed on the front sleeve and a dragon gold embossed below the tracklisting on the back.
UK CD Re-Issue remastered by Ray Staff and Alan Mair with bonus tracks. There is a tape/mastering error on the first seconds of Curtains For You which isn't present on previous editions, and This Ain't All (It's Made Out To Be) is mis-titled as This Ain't All (It's Made To Be). Oh No is the same take as that on Remains, but in superior sound quality with the full guitar feedback intro restored.

BABY'S GOT A GUN

1. The Happy Pilgrim
2. Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
3. Me And My Shadow
4. Deadly Nightshade
5. Strange Mouth
6. The Big Sleep
7. Oh Lucinda (Love Becomes A Habit)
8. Re-Union
9. Trouble In The World
10. Castle Built On Sand
11. Fools
12. My Way Out Of Here
2009 UK BONUS TRACKS
13. Baby's Got A Gun
14. The Big Sleep (Martin Hannett Version)
15. Your Chosen Life

UK/EU Vinyl: 27 April 1980 CBS CBS 84089
UK Cassette: 27 April 1980 CBS 40-84089
US Vinyl: April 1980 Epic JE 36584
Canada Vinyl: April 1980 Epic NJE 36584
Australia Vinyl: 1980 CBS SBP 237457
Japan Vinyl: 1980 Epic ES 25 3P-219
UK Red Label Re-Issue: 1985 CBS CBS 84089
UK CD: 4 March 1996 Columbia 4836022
Japan CD Issue: 21 November 1998 Epic ESCA 7734
UK CD Re-Issue: 2 February 2009 SonyBMG 88697317502

Original vinyl editions came with an insert with the lyrics for the missing title track Baby's Got A Gun and album production credits.
White labels exist in a test sleeve, which features different text on the front sleeve and omits the tracklisting.
The first UK and Japan CD editions featured un-explained different running orders, which was corrected for the 2009 re-master.
UK CD Re-Issue remastered by Ray Staff and Alan Mair with bonus tracks. Debut CD release for Martin Hannett version of The Big Sleep., which had previously been thought lost. Baby's Got A Gun is the original single version.

SPECIAL VIEW

1. Another Girl, Another Planet
2. Lovers Of Today
3. Peter And The Pets
4. The Beast
5. City Of Fun
6. The Whole Of The Law
7. Out There In The Night
8. Someone Who Cares
9. You've Got To Pay
10. Flaming Torch
11. Curtains For You
12. From Here To Eternity

US Vinyl: September 1979 Epic JE 36199
Canada Vinyl: September 1979 Epic NJE 36199
Australia Vinyl: 1979 Epic ELPS4029
EU Vinyl: 1979 CBS CBS 84096

EU Cassette: 1979 CBS CBS 40-84096
US CD: 22 January 1991 Sony EK36199
EU CD Digipack Re-Issue: 26 March 2004 Sony 7464 36199 2

Compiled for the US market instead of releasing The Only Ones and Even Serpents Shine seperately. Also issued in mainland Europe and Australia despite the previous albums having already been released in these territories.

REMAINS

1. Prisoners
2. Watch You Drown
3. Flowers Die
4. Devon Song
5. My Rejection
6. Baby's Got A Gun
7. Hope Valley Blues
8. Counterfeit Woman
9. My Way Of Giving
10. River Of No Return
EP Tracks
11. I Only Wanna Be Your Friend
12. Broken Arrows
13. Oh No
14. Don't Hold Your Breath

France Vinyl w/ Free EP: 16 June 1984 Closer CL 0012
France CD: 16 June 1984 Closer CL CD12
UK CD: 16 September 1993 Anagram UK CDM GRAM 67
Spain 220g Vinyl: 2003 Munster Records MR 191
Italy Vinyl: 14 December 2005 Get Back GET144
UK CD Re-Issue: 2 April 2007 Anagram UK CDM GRAM 67

Compiled and produced by Peter and Robert Ash.
The original French CD features the same trackling as the original vinyl, plus the EP tracks.
The UK Anagram CD release omits My Way Of Giving (presumably due to licensing costs) and Broken Arrows (presumably due to it later being revealed to be an England's Glory track) and adds Silent Night. Baby's Got A Gun is a previously unreleased version with a longer intro.
The 2007 UK CD is the same as the previous CD release, but with a different font used on the front cover.
All CD issues are inexplicably sourced from vinyl.

ALONE IN THE NIGHT

1. Why Don't You Kill Yourself
2. Another Girl, Another Planet
3. From Here To Eternity
4. Strange Mouth
5. Fools
6. Out There In The Night
7. Me And My Shadow
8. Flaming Torch
9. Trouble In The World
10. The Immortal Story
11. Deadly Nightshade
12. You've Got To Pay
13. The Big Sleep
14. My Way Out Of Here

UK Vinyl: 11 June 1986 Dojo JoJo LP 43

LIVE

1. Trouble In The World
2. The Beast
3. Lovers Of Today
4. Why Don't You Kill Yourself
5. As My Wife Says
6. The Big Sleep
7. City Of Fun
8. Programme
9. The Happy Pilgrim
10. Strange Mouth
11. No Peace For The Wicked
12. Miles From Nowhere
13. Another Girl, Another Planet
14. Me And My Shadow

UK Vinyl: 26 August 1989 Mau Mau Records Mau 603
UK CD: 26 August 1989 Mau Mau Records Mau CD 603

Recorded live at the Electric Ballroom, Camden, London - compiled from 2 nights, 9 and 10 May 1980. The gigs were recorded from the mixing desk on to 2 Revox recorders by John Perry. He is credited on the album sleeve under the pseudonym Gary Hill for contractual reasons. Also, the gigs is dated as being from June 1977 (leading people to believe it was recorded at Speakeasy), despite several of the songs having been unwritten at that time.

LIVE IN LONDON

1. Trouble In The World
2. Programme
3. The Beast
4. The Happy Pilgrim
5. Lovers Of Today
6. Strange Mouth
7. Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
8. No Peace For The Wicked
9. As My Wife Says
10. Miles From Nowhere
11. The Big Sleep
12. Another Girl, Another Planet
13. City Of Fun
14. Me And My Shadow

US Vinyl: September 1989 Skyclad GOD 67
US CD: September 1989 Skyclad GOD 67CD
US Cassette: September 1989 Skyclad GOD 67C

THE PEEL SESSIONS

(DUTCH EAST INDIA)

1. Oh Lucinda
2. No Peace for the Wicked
3. Oh No
4. The Beast
5. In Betweens
6. Another Girl, Another Planet
7. Language Problem
8. From Here to Eternity
9. Lovers of Today
10. Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
11. Telescopic Love
12. Flaming Torch
13. Miles from Nowhere
14. Prisoners
15. The Happy Pilgrim
16. The Big Sleep

US CD: 15 October 1989 Dutch East India Trading DEI8109-2

Digitally re-mastered by Don Walker and John Perry.

THE PEEL SESSIONS

(STRANGE FRUIT)

1. Oh Lucinda
2. No Peace for the Wicked
3. Oh No
4. The Beast
5. In Betweens
6. Another Girl, Another Planet
7. Language Problem
8. From Here to Eternity
9. Lovers of Today
10. Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
11. Telescopic Love
12. Flaming Torch
13. Miles from Nowhere
14. Prisoners
15. The Happy Pilgrim
16. The Big Sleep

UK Vinyl: 23 December 1989 Strange Fruit SFRLP 102
UK CD: 23 December 1989 Strange Fruit SFRCD 102
UK CD Re-Issue: 30 June 1994 Strange Fruit SFRLP 102

The vinyl edition omits Flaming Torch and Lovers Of Today.

THE PEEL SESSIONS

(CASTLE COMMUNICATIONS)

1. Oh Lucinda
2. No Peace For The Wicked
3. Oh No
4. The Beast
5. In Betweens
6. Another Girl, Another Planet
7. Language Problem
8. From Here To Eternity
9. Lovers Of Today
10. Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
11. Telescopic Love
12. Flaming Torch
13. Miles From Nowhere
14. Prisoners
15. The Happy Pilgrim
16. The Big Sleep

UK CD: 1990 Castle Communications SFPS 102

THE IMMORTAL STORY

1. Lovers Of Today
2. Peter And The Pets
3. Whole of the Law
4. Another Girl, Another Planet
5. Special View (AKA Telescopic Love)
6. The Beast
7. It's The Truth
8. No Peace For the Wicked
9. The Immortal Story
10. From Here To Eternity
11. In Betweens
12. No Solution
13. Curtains For You
14. Someone Who Cares
15. Miles From Nowhere
16. Instrumental
17. Your Chosen Life [Rarity 'Obscene' B Side]
18. Baby's Got A Gun [Remix]
19. Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
20. Oh Lucinda (Love Becomes a Habit)

UK CD: 17 February 1992 Columbia 471267 2
UK Cassette: 17 February 1992 Columbia 471267 4
Japan CD: 21 November 1998 Epic ESCA 7735
UK CD Re-Issue: 21 June 1999 Columbia 471267 2

Compiled by Peter. Debut CD release for Lovers Of Today, Peter And The Pets, Your Chosen Life, single version of Baby's Got A Gun, Martin Hannett version of Oh Lucinda (Love Becomes A Habit) and rough mix of No Solution.

THE BIG SLEEP

1. As My Wife Says
2. In Betweens
3. Programme
4. Oh Lucinda Love Becomes A Habit
5. Big Sleep
6. Language Problem
7. Miles From Nowhere
8. The Beast
9. Another Girl, Another Planet
10. Peter And The Pets
11. City Of Fun
12. Trouble In The World
13. Me And My Shadow
14. The Immortal Story

UK CD: 25 November 1993 Jungle FREUD CD 045
UK Vinyl: 25 November 1993 Jungle FREUD 045
UK CD Re-Issue: 23 April 2007 Jungle FREUD CD 045
UK Vinyl Re-Issue: 5 April 2010 Vinyl Lovers 900946LP

Recorded live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam 3 November 1979 by Dutch radio station.

ALONE IN THE NIGHT

1. Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
2. Another Girl, Another Planet
3. From Here To Eternity
4. Strange Mouth
5. Fools
6. Out There In The Night
7. Me And My Shadow
8. Flaming Torch
9. Trouble In The World
10. The Immortal Story
11. Deadly Nightshade
12. You've Got To Pay
13. The Big Sleep
14. My Way Out Of Here

UK CD: 1 Jan 1995 Dojo DOJO CD43

CD issue of original vinyl release with a new picture sleeve. Despite the back sleeve stating "this recording has been digitally transferred onto compact disc to obtain the best possible reproduction", all the tracks are actually sourced from vinyl.

LIVE AT THE BBC

1. The Immortal Story
2. Lovers Of Today
3. Someone Who Cares
4. Another Girl, Another Planet
5. Flowers Die
6. She Says
7. The Beast
8. No Peace For The Wicked
9. No Solution
10. In Betweens
11. Programme

UK CD: 14 December 1995 Windsong WINCD080
Japan CD: 25 May 1996 Music Scene Incorporated MSIF 3408
Japan CD Re-Issue: 25 August 2009 Vinyl Japan WINCD080

Recorded live at The Paris Theatre, London 5 July 1978. She Says is an early working title for No Solution.

DARKNESS & LIGHT:

THE COMPLETE BBC RECORDINGS

CD 1
1. Oh No
2. Lovers Of Today
3. Telescopic Love
4. In Betweens
5. Another Girl, Another Planet
6. The Beast
7. No Peace For The Wicked
8. Language Problem
9. Miles From Nowhere
10. Flaming Torch
11. From Here To Eternity
12. Prisoners
13. The Happy Pilgrim
14. The Big Sleep
15. Oh Lucinda
16. Why Don't You Kill Yourself?

CD 2
1. The Beast
2. The Immortal Story
3. Lovers Of Today
4. Someone Who Cares
5. Another Girl, Another Planet
6. Flowers Die
7. She Says
8. No Peace For The Wicked
9. The Beast
10. No Solution
11. In Betweens
12. Programme

UK CD: 16 September 2002 Hux Records HUX030

Re-mastered compilation of previous Peel Sessions and Live At The BBC releases. There is an un-explained cut in the middle of Why Don't You Kill Yourself? which isn't present on previous Peel Session releases.

WHY DON'T YOU KILL YOURSELF?:

THE CBS RECORDINGS

CD 1
1. The Whole Of The Law
2. Another Girl, Another Planet
3. Breaking Down
4. City Of Fun
5. The Beast
6. Creature Of Doom
7. It's The Truth
8. Language Problem
9. No Peace For The Wicked
10. The Immortal Story
11. Lovers Of Today
12. Peter And The Pets
13. Special View
14. As My Wife Says
15. From Here To Eternity
16. Flaming Torch
17. You've Got To Pay
18. No Solution
19. In Betweens
20. Out There In The Night
21. Curtains For You
22. Programme

CD 2
1. Someone Who Cares
2. Miles From Nowhere
3. Instrumental
4. This Ain't All
5. No Solution
6. Happy Pilgrim
7. Why Don't You Kill Yourself
8. Me And My Shadow
9. Deadly Nightshade
10. Strange Mouth
11. The Big Sleep
12. Oh Lucinda (Love Becomes A Habit)
13. Reunion
14. Trouble In The World
15. Castle Built On Sand
16. Fools
17. My Way Out Of Here
18. Your Chosen Life
19. Baby's Got A Gun
20. Oh Lucinda (Love Becomes A Habit)

UK CD: 22 March 2004 Edsel MEDCD 739

Re-mastered compilation of all 3 albums, plus b-sides and non-album singles. Features the CD debut releases of This Ain't All and As My Wife Says.

ANOTHER GIRL ANOTHER PLANET:

THE BEST OF

1. Another Girl, Another Planet
2. Lovers Of Today
3. City Of Fun
4. Peter And The Pets
5. The Beast
6. Why Don't You Kill Yourself
7. No Peace For The Wicked
8. Miles From Nowhere
9. Oh Lucinda (Life Becomes A Habit)
10. No Solution
11. Someone Who Cares
12. The Whole Of The Law
13. Trouble In The World
14. From Here To Eternity
15. It's The Truth
16. Fools
17. The Happy Pilgrim
18. Out There In The Night
19. Flaming Torch
20. You've Got To Pay

UK CD: 30 October 2006 SonyBMG 88697026182

Compilation released to coincide with Vodaphone TV campaign which featured Another Girl, Another Planet. Features the Martin Hannett version of Oh Lucinda (Love Becomes A Habit).

BOOTLEGS

THE IMMORTAL STORY

Disc 1:

Side 1
1. As My Wife Says
2. In Betweens
3. Programme
4. Oh Lucinda
5. The Big Sleep
6. Language Problem
Side 2
1. Miles From Nowhere
2. The Beast
3. Another Girl, Another Planet
4. Peter And The Pets
5. City Of Fun
6. Trouble In The World

Disc 2:

Side 1
1. Me And My Shadow
2. The Immortal Story
3. No Solution
4. Creature Of Doom
5. No Peace For The Wicked
6. Silent Night
Side 2
1. The Immortal Story
2. Lovers Of Today
3. Someone Who Cares
4. Another Girl, Another Planet
5. Flowers Die
6. No Solution
7. The Beast

UK Vinyl: Unknown Brigand Records BRIG 022

Compilation of various recordings. Disc 1 and tracks 1 & 2 on side 1 of the 2nd disc are listed as Apeldoorn, Holland 4 November 1979, but are actually from the Paradiso 1979 gig, which was later official released as The Big Sleep on Jungle. Track 3 is listed as unknown U.S live 1980, 4 is from the Hope And Anchor Free Festival compilation, 5 unknown live 1978, 6 from the Vengeance 7" and Side 2 of Disc 2 are from the 1978 BBC Live In Concert recording.

THE IMMORTAL STORY

1. As My Wife Says
2. In Betweens
3. Programme
4. Oh Lucinda Love Becomes A Habit
5. Big Sleep
6. Language Problem
7. Miles From Nowhere
8. The Beast
9. Another Girl, Another Planet
10. Peter And The Pets
11. City Of Fun
12. Trouble In The World
13. Me And My Shadow
14. The Immortal Story

Italy CD: Unknown N/A O.N 931501

Recorded live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam 3 November 1979 by Dutch radio station. The Immortal Story fades out before ending. Issued before The Big Sleep release on Jungle.

JOHN PEEL SESSIONS

1. Language Problem
2. In Betweens
3. Lovers Of Today
4. Oh No
5. Telescopic Love
6. No Peace For The Wicked
7. The Beast
8. Another Girl, Another Planet
9. From Here To Eternity
10. Flaming Torch
11. Miles From Nowhere
12. Prisoners
13. Oh Lucinda
14. Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
15. The Happy Pilgrim
16. The Big Sleep

Japan CD-R: 2003 Bad Blood BBD-002

As per title - John Peel session tracks, sourced from previous official Peel Sessions releases re-sequenced.

SINGLES

LOVERS OF TODAY

A Lovers Of Today
B Peter And The Pets

UK 7": June 1977 Vengeance VEN 001
UK 12": June 1977 Vengeance VEN 001

Early copies (approx 500) of the 12" were issued in a plain white sleeve with the 7" artwork glued on in the middle.
Perrett stated in an interview with Record Collector that these copies didn't have "001" as part of the catalogue number.

ANOTHER GIRL, ANOTHER PLANET

A Another Girl, Another Planet
B Special View

UK 7": 14 April 1978 CBS CBS 6228

YOU'VE GOT TO PAY

A You've Got To Pay
B This Ain't All (It's Made Out To Be)

UK 7": 2 February 1979 CBS CBS 7086

The discography in the Remains CD booklet refers to a 12" version with the catalogue number CBS 12-7086, but it believed the release was shelved.

ANOTHER GIRL, ANOTHER PLANET

A Another Girl, Another Planet
B As My Wife Says

UK 7": 8 August 1978 CBS CBS 6576
UK 12": 8 August 1978 CBS CBS 12-6576

Re-released due to original poor chart placing, but charted poorly again. The 12" was issued in a picture sleeve, whilst the 7" was issued in a generic CBS sleeve.

OUT THERE IN THE NIGHT

A Out There In The Night
B Lovers Of Today / Peter And The Pets (12" Only)

UK 7": 12 April 1979 CBS CBS 7285
UK 12": 12 April 1979 CBS CBS 12-7285

The 12" was issued on blue vinyl, in 2 different sleeves - one with a white border and the other without.

TROUBLE IN THE WORLD

A Trouble In The World
B Your Chosen Life

UK 7": 16 November 1979 CBS CBS 7963
France 7": 1980 CBS CBS 7963

Features a single version of Trouble In The World, which features very prominent synthesisers and female backing vocals, which has yet to be re-released on CD.
The single was first issued in a different picture sleeve which featured the band sitting around a table with a large crucifix, but was withdrawn by CBS as they believed Perrett and Perry looked stoned.
The French issue has a unique picture sleeve.

FOOLS

A Fools
B Castle Built On Sand

UK 7": 2 May 1980 CBS CBS 8535
New Zealand 7": CBS CBS 423554

SILENT NIGHT

A Silent Night
AA Baby's Got A Gun

UK 7": January 1983 Vengeance VEN 002
UK 7" Re-Issue: 31 August 1985 Vengeance VEN 002

One of the few Christmas singles released in Janaury 1983. Features the title track missing from the Baby's Got A Gun LP. A further 1000 copies were re-pressed for release in 1985.

ANOTHER GIRL, ANOTHER PLANET

A Another Girl, Another Planet
B Pretty In Pink (By The Psychedelic Furs) / Lovers Of Today

UK CD: 1992 Columbia 6577502
UK 7": 1992 Columbia 657750 7
UK 12": 1992 Columbia 6577750 2

The 7" omits Lovers Of Today.

THE BIG SLEEP

1. The Big Sleep (2009 Alan Mair Remix)

Japan CD: 7 Nov 2009 Vinyl Japan N/A

Exclusive Japanese CD issued free with tickets for the Japan November 2009 tour and features a unique Alan Mair remix of the recently unearthed Martin Hannett version of The Big Sleep.

EPs

SPECIAL VIEW

A Lovers Of Today / Another Girl, Another Planet
B Peter And The Pets / This Ain't All (It's Made Out To Be)

New Zealand 12": 1979 Epic EX 12003
New Zealand Cassette: 1979 Epic EX 12003

Issued instead of the standard album and features the same artwork.

LOST ON HIGHWAY 46

A Lost On Highway 46 / Hersham Boys
B Another Girl, Another Planet / No Solution

New Zealand 7": 1981 Excessive Records (XSF) XS-003

Split EP with Sham 69, The Only Only are not mentioned on the front cover and the tracks are on the b-side.

COMPILATION APPEARANCES

HOPE AND ANCHOR FRONT ROW FESTIVAL

1. Dr. Feelgood - Wilko Johnson Band
2. Straighten Out - The Stranglers
3. Styrofoam - Tyla Gang
4. Don't Munchen It - The Pirates
5. Speed Kills - Steve Gibbons Band
6. I'm Buggered - XTC
7. I Hate School - Suburban Studs
8. Billy - The Pleasers
9. Science Fiction - XTC
10. Eastbound Train - Dire Straights
11. Bizz Fizz - Burlesque
12. Let's Submerge - X-Ray Spex
13. Crazy - 999
14. Demolition Girl - The Saints
15. Quite Disappointing - 999
16. Creatures Of Doom - The Only Ones
17. Gibson Martin Fender - The Pirates
18. Sound Check - Steel Pulse
19. Zero Hero - Roogalator
20. Underground Romance - Philip Ranbow
21. Rock And Roll Radio - The Pleasers
22. On The Street - Tyla Gang
23. Johnny Cool - Steve Gibbons Band
24. Twenty Yards Behind
25. Hanging Around - The Stranglers

UK Vinyl: May 1978 Warner Brothers K 66077

Compilation of live recordings from the Hope And Anchor, London 1977. A live version of Creature Of Doom recorded 6 December is featured, but is incorrectly listed as Creatures Of Doom.

VIDEO

FASTER THAN LIGHTNING

1. Lovers Of Today
2. Another Girl, Another Planet
3. Someone Who Cares
4. No Peace For The Wicked
5. Another Girl, Another Planet
6. Out There In The Night
7. You've Got To Pay
8. No Solution
9. From Here To Eternity
10. Miles From Nowhere
11. Programme
12. The Big Sleep
13. The Immortal Story
14. Trouble In The World
15. The Beast

UK VHS: 25 March 1991 Vision Video Ltd VVD 800
UK DVD-R: January 2009 Only Vision OV 002

Video compilation of various TV performances and promo videos intercepted with interview footage of Peter from 1991.
The 2009 re-issue is released on the band's own label and is a screen printed DVD-R which is available via the band's official website and at gigs.

LIVE AT SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE

1. From Here To Eternity
2. Miles From Nowhere
3. Flaming Torch
4. In Betweens
5. No Solution
6. Flowers Die
7. It's The Truth
8. Programme
9. Dreamt She Could Fly
10. The Whole Of The Law
11. As My Wife Says
12. The Big Sleep
13. No Peace For The Wicked
14. Another Girl, Another Planet
15. The Beast
16. Me And My Shadow
17. Someone Who Cares
18. Lovers Of Today

UK DVD: 22 March 2008 N/A OO 001
UK DVD Re-Issue: 27 October 2008 Cherry Red Films CRDVD172

First issued as a signed limited edition DVD-R, which was only available at the Brighton Concorde 2 and London Koko gigs in March 2008. The front cover was an image of the front of Shepherds Bush Empire with "The Only Ones" lit up. It was then made available as a properly pressed DVD via the bands website and gigs until the rights were bought by Cherry Red. The original version was withdrawn from sale, and the new version on Cherry Red with a new cover was released.

THE ONE

ALBUMS
WOKE UP STICKY

1. Deep Freeze
2. Woke Up Sticky
3. Nothing Worth Doing
4. Falling
5. Shame Of Being You
6. I'm Not Like Everybody Else
7. Sirens
8. Law Of The Jungle
9. Land Of The Free
10. Shivers
2007 UK BONUS TRACKS
11. My Sweet Angel
12. Transfixed
13. Wildlife
14. Dead Love Syndrome

UK CD: 17 June 1996 Demon FIENDCD 773
UK Vinyl: 17 June 1996 Demon FIEND 773
Japan CD: 25 May 1996 Music Scene Incorporated MSIF-3406
UK CD Re-Issue: 4 June 2007 Demon/Edsel EDSS1011

Original UK CD features "My Sweet Angel" as a secret track, and is listed properly as a bonus track on the UK CD re-issue along with the Woke Up Sticky EP tracks.
The Japan issue is the standard UK CD re-packaged with an OBI and Japanese language insert.

LIVE WITH THE ONE

1. Lovers Of Today
2. Shame Of Being You
3. Hearts on Fire
4. The Big Sleep
5. Shivers
6. Falling
7. You Gave Birth
8. Skin Like Armour
9. Company Of Strangers
10. Another Girl, Another Planet
11. Baby Don't Talk
12. Daughter
13. The Beast
14. Made To Fall Apart
15. Flaming Torch
16. Land Of The Free
17. Law Of The Jungle

UK CD: 8 March 1999 Dwarf/Vengeance VEN004

Recorded live at The Mean Fiddler, Harlseden, London 22 April 1994 by Andy Blade on a portable DAT recorder.

HEARTS ON FIRE

1. Lovers Of Today
2. Shame Of Being You
3. Hearts on Fire
4. The Big Sleep
5. Shivers
6. Falling
7. You Gave Birth
8. Skin Like Armour
9. Company Of Strangers
10. Another Girl, Another Planet
11. Baby Don't Talk
12. Daughter
13. The Beast
14. Made To Fall Apart
15. Flaming Torch
16. Land Of The Free
17. Law Of The Jungle

UK CD: 31 July 2000 Burning Airlines
Japan CD: 25 July 2000 Music Scene Incorporated MSIF-3744~5

The same live recording as "Live With The One", re-mastered with bonus CD-ROM footage of Peter and sons on a GLR radio session from 1999. The booklet also includes a short interview with Peter.
The Japan issue is the standard UK CD re-packaged with an OBI and Japanese language insert.

EPs

CULTURED PALATE

1. Baby Don't Talk
2. Twilight World
3. Made To Fall Apart
4. A Company Of Strangers

UK CD: 3 November 1994 Dwarf/Vengeance VEN 003

WOKE UP STICKY

1. Woke Up Sticky
2. Transfixed
3. Wildlife
4. Dead Love Syndrome

UK CD: 3 June 1996 Demon VEX CD 1
UK 7": 3 June 1996 Demon VEX 14
UK Promo CD: June 1996 Demon PERRETT 1

7" is one sided, featuring only the title track - as does the promo CD, which was issued with no artwork.

COMPILATION APPEARANCES
VOLUME 10

1. Deep Blue Breath - A.R. Kane
2. First Language - Disco Inferno
3. Naked Freak Shadow - Scarce
4. To See the Lights - Gene
5. Might as Well Be Dumbo - The High Llamas
6. Joyriders (Acoustic Version) - Pulp
7. Cream Bun (Acoustic Version) - Tiny Monroe
8. Fake - Echobelly
9. They Don't Know - Gigolo Aunts
10. Tinkerbell - Lush
11. You Don't - Tricky
12. Come Dancing - Credit To The Nation
13. La Boheme - Loop Guru
14. Khan - Transglobal Underground
15. Re-Volvaluation - Transcendental Love Machine
16. Tikky - Insides
17. The Sweetest Place - Oracle
18. Daughter - Peter Perrett's The One

UK CD: June 1994 Volume 10VCD
UK Vinyl: June 10 Volume 10VLP

Magazine which came with either a CD or 12" record, which features interview and article with Peter. Features live version of Daughter recorded by VPRO Radio 3, Holland. During the song, Peter can be heard requesting more reverb on his vocals which suggests a sound check version was used by accident.

ENGLAND'S GLORY

ALBUMS
LEGENDARY LOST RECORDINGS

(FIVE HOURS BACK/SKYCLAD)

1. Devotion
2. The Wide Waterway
3. City Of Fun
4. First Time In Saw You
5. Broken Arrows
6. Bright Lights
7. It's Been A Long Time
8. The Guest
9. Peter & The Pets
10. Showdown

UK Vinyl: May 1987 Five Hours Back TOCK 004
US CD: 1991 Skyclad RO 49CD
US Vinyl: 1991 Skyclad RO 49

England's Glory demos recorded at Venus Recording Studios, London 1973.

LEGENDARY LOST RECORDINGS

(ANAGRAM)

1. Devotion
2. The Wide Waterway
3. City Of Fun
4. First Time In Saw You
5. Broken Arrows
6. Bright Lights
7. It's Been A Long Time
8. The Guest
9. Peter & The Pets
10. Showdown
11. Predictably Blonde
12. Weekend
13. Trouble In The World

UK CD: 1994 Anagram CDM GRAM 73
UK CD Re-Issue: 19 January 2004 Anagram CDM GRAM 73

Re-packaged version of the Five Hours Back/Skyclad release with 3 bonus tracks (also recorded at Venus Recording Studios) and new artwork. A version also exists with a black border on the front cover, with the same catalogue number.

THE FIRST AND LAST

1. Predictably Blonde
2. Bells That Chime
3. Weekend
4. Shattered Illusions
5. Good Time
6. Flowers Die
7. All In White
8. Inbetweens
9. Aurora
10. First Time I Saw You
11. You Knew Me When
12. Violin
13. So Divine

UK CD: 24 October 2005 Diesel Motor Records MOTORCD1020

Acoustic home demos recorded by Jon Newey on a primitive cassette deck. Final 4 tracks are demo recorded at EMI Studios, Manchester Square, London May 1973.

MISCELLANEOUS

SO ALONE - JOHNNY THUNDERS

1. Pipeline
2. You Can't Put Your Arms Round a Memory
3. Great Big Kiss
4. Ask Me No Questions
5. Leave Me Alone
6. Daddy Rollin' Stone
7. London Boys
8. (She's So) Untouchable
9. Subway Train
10. Downtown
RE-ISSUE BONUS TRACKS
11. Dead or Alive
12. Hurtin'
13. So Alone
14. Wizard

UK Vinyl: 6 October 1978 Real Records RAL1
Germany Vinyl: 6 October 1978 Real Records WB 56571 (RAL 1)
Japan CD: 1992 Sire/Warner WPCP4927
US CD: 28 July 1992 Sire/Warner 926982-2
Japan CD Re-Issue: 25 February 1998 Sire/Warner WPCR1817
UK CD: 31 October 2005 Warner

Peter and Mike Kellie appear on tracks 2, 4, 8, 9 and 13. So Alone is an album session outtake - Thunders apparently fell backwards during the recording and the take was deemed unusable, but was eventually issued as a bonus track on the 1992 and subsequent CD re-issues.

YOU CAN'T PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND A MEMORY - JOHNNY THUNDERS

A You Can't Put Your Arms Round a Memory
B Hurtin'

UK 7" : 1978 Real Records ARE3
UK 12": 1978 Real Records ARE3

Peter and Mike Kellie appear on the A side. Both formats have the same catalogue number. There were several versions of the 12" - pink vinyl in a picture sleeve and blue or yellow vinyl in a plain black sleeve.

THE FIRST, THE LAST - THE LIVING DEAD

CD 1
1. Pipeline
2. Dead Or Alive
3. Daddy Rollin' Stone
4. Be Bop A Lula
5. Subway Train
6. So Alone
7. (She's So) Untouchable
8. Steppin' Stone
9. Leave Me Alone
10. Dead Or Alive

CD 2
1. Dead Or Alive
2. Daddy Rollin' Stone
3. Be Bop A Lula
4. Subway Train
5. So Alone
6. (She's So) Untouchable
7. Great Big Kiss
8. Peter And The Pets
9. Steppin' Stone
10. Leave Me Alone
11. Pipeline
12. Downtown
13. Daddy Rollin' Stone

Japan CD: 30 July 2008 Vinyl Japan JASKCD21

Johnny Thunders backed by Peter, Alan Mair and Mike Kellie live at the Speakeasy 18 February 1978.

BRING YOUR OWN POISON:
THE RHYTHM FACTORY SESSIONS

1. Up The Bracket - The Libertines
2. (You're) On The List - The Lams
3. Authority Confrontation - Selfish Cunt
4. Tommy's Disease - The Paddingtons
5. Moving To LA - Art Brut
6. Celeste - The Rocks
7. Give Me Something - Tigermoth
8. Killamanforhisgiro - Babyshambles
9. You - Thee Unstrung
10. You Stole My Brain - Electricity Comes From Other Planets
11. Back From The Dead - Pete Doherty

UK CD: 18 October 2004 Snapper 9195439

Features a live version of Another Girl, Another Planet as a secret bonus track, recorded live with The Libertines and Jamie and Peter Perrett Jnr. at the Rhythm Factory, London 15 April 2004.

BRING ME THE HEAD OF DIEGO GARCIA - STRANGEFRUIT

1. Bring Me The Head Of Diego Garcia

UK CD-R: 6 February 2009 N/A N/A

One track promo, issued as a limited edition of 200 numbered copies at the Only Ones Shepherds Bush 2009 gig. Peter provides lead vocals on Jamie and Peter Jnrs new band Stragefruit's first release.
"What's the story behind 'Bring Me the Head of Diego Garcia'? Jamie: I watched a documentary a few years ago by John Pilger on the history of the island; it inspired me to write a song. It's just disgusting what happened. I wrote the song a couple of years ago but couldn't really do anything with it; it didn't work with Love Minus Zero. We played it twice. My dad said "I'd like to do that song; I can sing it better than you"! He loves that song. He can relate to it. (www.the-mag.me.uk)

THE ONE AND ONLY
PETER PERRETT - HOMME FATALE

UK BOOK: 1 July 2001 SAF Publishing Ltd ISBN 0-946719-16-0

Biography written by Nina Antonia (who had previously written the Johnny Thunders biography In Cold Blood). Features contributons from Peter and other Only Ones members. Covers childhood through to formation of The One. Now out of print, an updated version to cover the Only Ones reformation etc. is due for release

BT59, Bordeaux 4 June 2009

2009-06-11T11:22:00.006+01:00

Setlist:

From Here To Eternity
Lovers Of Today
Flaming Torch
The Immortal Story
In betweens
It's The Truth
Programme
C Voyeurger
Smokescreen
Black Operations
As My Wife Says
The Big Sleep
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast
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Is This How Much?
Me And My Shadow
You Gave Birth
Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
Trouble In The World

Setlist courtesy of Fredric Sanabria.

Trabendo, Paris 8 June 2009

2009-06-11T11:16:00.008+01:00

Setlist:

From Here To Eternity
Lovers Of Today
Flaming Torch
The Immortal Story
In Betweens
It's The Truth
Programme
C Voyeurger
You Gave Birth
Black Operations
As My Wife Says
The Big Sleep
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast
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Is This How Much?
Me And My Shadow
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Smokescreen
Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
Magic Tablet
Miles From Nowhere
The Whole Of The Law

Setlist courtesy of Maryna Sl.

Kulturbolaget, Malmo 18 April 2009

2009-04-22T18:37:00.005+01:00

Setlist:

The Immortal Story
Flaming Torch
In Betweens
Programme
Is This How Much?
Me And My Shadow
It's The Truth
Black Operations
As My Wife Says
The Big Sleep
C Voyeurger
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast
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Lovers Of Today
You Gave Birth
Miles From Nowhere
Prisoners

Setlist courtesy of Fredric Sanabria.

Hornstull Strand, Stockholm 17 April 2009

2009-04-18T21:26:00.015+01:00

Setlist:

The Immortal Story
Flaming Torch
In Betweens
Programme
Is This How Much?
Me And My Shadow
It's The Truth
Black Operations
As My Wife Says
The Big Sleep
C Voyeurger
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast (feat. Stevie Klasson on guitar)
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You Gave Birth
Miles From Nowhere
Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
Someone Who Cares
Lovers Of Today
From Here To Eternity

Setlist courtesy of Fredrick Sanabria.

Oxfords, London 20 Dec 1991

2009-04-02T15:45:00.005+01:00

Jez Miller (lead singer with The Pleasure Victims) recalls the gig:

"I remember the gig well. It was the Pleasure Victims Xmas party. Our manager at the time, Maria Davies was a friend/aquaintance of John Perry's wife. They organised this guest appearance between them. Also due to get up for a couple of songs was Timo Kaltio from Cheap and Nasty, but he was way too wasted to play. Although I only met him that night, we now play in a band together with Dave Tregunna (Lords Of The New Church/Sham69). I also remember meeting Dik Mik from Hawkwind there that night.
Anyway, the venue was Oxfords (which housed the Hellfire Club on Saturday nights). John and Peter got up for the encore of AGAP and The Beast, I think. There was a small brawl at the front of the stage, just prior to their appearance. I remember Peter and John being really nice guys, and us all chatting and smoking in the cramped kitchen that served as a dressing room at Oxfords. I don't think they were very impressed by the venue or the Victims if I remember right.

Peter later helped the Victims with some recordings they were planning for release. As with most things the band planned, this came to nothing. The recordings took place at Redchurch Studios, off Mare Street in Hackney and would have been in the Spring of 1992 I think. Jules our bassplayer used to drive down to Forest Hill and pick Peter up, but his appearances were largely scheduled around the football on TV.
Peter was good in the studio, and got on very well with the owner Fred Baggs. The One were going to record their first stuff there, but I think the manager chose another studio.
He did enquire about our drummer at the time, Danny Fury (ex of The Lords and Kill City Dragons), but ended up auditioning and taking Steve Hands.
We supported The One a couple of times, and even got signed from playing a gig with them at the Water Rats. We didn't really mingle too much and Pete wasn't really one for hanging around the venue, from what I recall."

Richard Vernon Interview

2009-03-01T23:41:00.032Z

How did you come to audition for The One? Via the Melody Maker ad or by other means?

I had heard on the grapevine that Peter was looking for musicians and around the same time saw an ad in the Melody Maker. I remember a friend gave me Pete's number and I rang him for an audition date.

What were you doing before auditioning for the band and were you an Only Ones fan prior to auditioning?

I had my own band called Helter Skelter before auditioning for Pete. We were signed to Rough Trade, then later Island Records.
It was a great little band and had such potential, but we were screwed by having all the A&R people fired - we were left in limbo unable to make a second album, despite our first single etc receiving great reviews. I could tell the momentum was being lost and around the same time heard about Peter auditioning.
I was a fan of The Only Ones and for me it was a chance to develop musically and also to put behind me the disappointment of my own band getting bogged down in record company crap.

What were the auditions like? How many times did you have to audition and What was played?

The auditions were pretty exciting actually, I remember I had been told to learn Planet and The Big Sleep. I had done that and was quite comfy, but also tense and fired up - a nice kind of tension!
I thought Pete was a bit bonkers actually, but later I realised he was really shy meeting new people.
I was not sure how aware he was of details, but I know I only made one tiny error on one song and he spotted it immediately!!
We played for quite a while and started working on new material. He had 'The Shame Of Being You' pretty together and we worked on that.
It sounded great and I was really desperate to stay involved. I don't remember which other musicians were there, I did see the guitarist out of The Fixx (Jamie West Oram) packing up as I went in.
Miyuki was on keyboards already and I went with a drummer friend. We somehow got asked to be the rhythm section that day, although the drummer did not get the gig. We played with a few different guitarists and Jay was about the 4th that came in. I got called back a week or so later and we rehearsed more songs. I have no idea what though.

Aside from Peter and Miyuki, who was already in the band before you were selected?

No one.

What was your initial impression of Peter?

Physically he looked fine. I mistook some of his shyness for madness, but mainly my first impression of Pete was actually very accurate - he was slightly chaotic and really ill equipped to deal with every day life, but as an artist and performer he was simply brilliant. I had worked with incredibly average singer songwriters who had vast egos, whereas Peter was really easy and accommodating. He was utterly creative and would think nothing of changing whole songs to fit something one of
the band played. That was immediately apparent when I met him.

Can you remember what was played in the first band rehearsals? Mainly Only Ones material or new stuff?

It was all new material, the bulk of which ended up on Woke Up Sticky.

How did the band usually work? Would Peter bring songs in as home demo's? Were the band given creative freedom? Did Peter jam with the band much?

Peter would just play songs acoustically and we would join in or discuss an approach. We all had total freedom. Peter had a Dutch football approach - get people he trusted in and give them the freedom to express themselves. I think sometimes we overplayed, but equally we were all pretty aware of what was needed. I still feel that it was a perfect creative environment.
We did jam a lot and songs came that way too. I used to leave rehearsals exhausted, but happy!

What were your feelings on the Cultured Palate EP being released, considering they were considered to be just demos? What are you memories of the recording sessions and was anything else recorded during the sessions?

I don't remember them being recorded as demos. I'm pretty sure that we were recording our first release and knew it. I love that EP - again, some overplaying but some of it was bloody great and we were a new band finding our feet. Recording was easy and rewarding. It was pretty much self produced and I remember us playing really well and having a real laugh as well. The band was really unified and Peter was on top form. I recall all of us having a great time recording and discovering that Peter was a demon table tennis player - he had a sort of villainous Chinese serve, which I found really hard to return!

Woke Up Sticky is sometimes criticised for being overproduced. What were your thoughts on the choice of producer at the time and how do you think
the album turned out?

I think it was over produced - I liked it at the time, but now I feel it could have been better. We should have gone for someone who was more timeless, maybe a John Leckie type. Marc's sound and approach was very 90's and compressed. The band voted on the choice of producer and I was one of the ones that voted for Marc. With hindsight, I think it was a mistake. I remember Steve Brickle, the manager, was dead against it - but we outvoted him. Maybe he had a more objective view and we should have listened to him. Marc was a lovely guy, but he and Pete spent too much time out of it when we needed to be working and creating. It made the atmosphere too tense sometimes, and I don't have many good memories of making that album.
We had been arguing about money too and the tension was palpable sometimes. Marc was totally starstruck around Pete and that inflamed the atmosphere. There are great things on Woke Up Sticky, but I think that is despite, not because of, the recording environment. I listen to demos of some of the album songs and they were better. I do think it's a great album in places, but it could have been an all time classic - I really believe that.
Later we went in to a studio to record a cover of 'Does Your Mother Know?' by Abba. We went in, threw the track down and produced it ourselves. It was so easy and exciting. I remember thinking we would have easily been capable of taking that approach again.

What were your thoughts on the song selection?

I can't remember what didn't make it to the album. I think the song selection was good. Again - we all voted for what went on the album.
The song choices were right, the versions were not. Marc used to, quite rightly, get rid of unnecessary overplaying, but he was guilty of dictating way too many smart arse arrangements which added nothing to the songs and stunted the band.

What were the sessions for Woke Up Sticky like?

I don't have good memories of it. I could feel the band losing it's way, although there were great things happening sometimes. Peter would often not get to the studio till 4am, when we had all been waiting since midday or early afternoon. Jay and Steve were using the downtime to record Jay's solo material, which lent a slightly awkward air to proceedings too.
I could see why they were doing it, but it took away from the focus. I guess they would say we had plenty of spare time as Pete would be late anyway and they were right.
Peter did enjoy recording and I really enjoyed it when it was good, but can't help remembering times when Peter would have taken something and come to the studio and be vile to Steve the drummer, it was so awkward and embarrassing. Equally, he would do it to me and I would either tell him to fuck off or be genuinely hurt by his attitude.
He would then feel guilty and do his best to put things right. It would just be an emotional roller coaster and bloody hard work. Marc could have seen this and helped the atmosphere. After all, the environment is crucial to recording, but he was often too out of it and totally unaware.
It was not all bad though, I remember one night sitting up at 5am doing the bass on 'Nothing's Worth Doing'. I was using some weird old effects unit and I was sort of lost in the groove and moment.... I looked down to my feet to see Jay and Peter totally stoned turning all the knobs maniacally and looking really pleased with themselves. It was hilarious and I remember thinking "what the hell am I doing here?" I wish more of the recording had been like that though!

Is there much in the way of outtakes/alt versions from the sessions?

I don't think so. I have loads of demos of the songs pre the album but I don't think there was time for different versions of things during Woke Up Sticky recording.

A number of songs such as Mutilations In Space, Five Minutes To Midnight and those featured on the live album were never released properly.
Were tracks such as these ever recorded (demo or finished) by the band?

Wow - I can't remember any of those!!! I have no idea, sorry.

Do you have any recollections of tracks being played live/in rehearsals but not recorded at all?

There were lots of songs that came together after Woke Up Sticky. Too many to list, but I remember they were much more spiky and urgent, much snappier arrangements - it's a real shame we never got to record them.

When/where was the last recording session as a band, and what was recorded?

My memory is not great, but I think maybe when we went in to the studio to do the Abba song would have been the last time.

Tracks such as Hostage To Fortune, Smokescreen, Waiting For The Resurrection, Geordie Girls, Solid Ground, Man Of Steel, Troika, Close Enough To Touch have been mentioned, but weren't played live by the band. Do the titles seem familiar? Did the band ever work on these songs?

Hostage To Fortune and Man Of Steel I remember , Troika too actually, but I don't recall the others. Are you sure it's called Geordie Girls? That doesn't sound like Peter!

Do any gigs stick out in your mind as being particularly memorable or enjoyable? And do any stick out as being particularly bad even?

Nearly all the gigs were enjoyable, it was where any arguments or business nonsense was forgotten. When the 5 band members were alone playing, it was always a joy. None of the gigs stick out as special, because so many were fantastic. Because of that, I only remember a few bad ones.
I remember in London at one of the gigs, when Pete was incredibly late for the show and I had a huge row with him as we were walking onstage. We walked on not speaking and Pete was obviously annoyed and upset, as was I. The set list was arranged, but he ignored it and went straight into a gentle, controlled intro to Another Girl Another Planet. None of the band looked up, we just all came in on cue and were off and into the song perfectly. Pete and I looked across at each other and smiled. I could have killed him 5 minutes before, but just playing together, doing what we loved doing sorted it out. At that moment, I was totally happy and really close to him. That's how the band felt, I was either really sad or really happy - not much in between.
I remember telling Alan Mair the story once in a club in Soho and he totally understood. He told me to hang in there - that the art, the good times, were worth the bad times. He was right.
I remember so many hilarious moments that I should write a bloody book, but one time in Japan sticks out. We had been told that work permits could be hard to get, so we were to travel to Tokyo as tourists. The promoter told us to come through customs separately and not draw attention to ourselves. Peter, Jay and Steve had sat together on the plane and Jay especially had been drinking gently but consistently since leaving the U.K. After a 13 hour flight, he was spectacularly drunk and tired.
We arrived in Japan in a heatwave, Jay decided he needed 5 minutes sleep, so just lay down briefly on a baggage trolley. Peter could not handle the heat, so stripped his shirt off, leaving him topless and wearing a pair of pink, slightly flared trousers. Even then, Pete was shockingly thin and with his shirt off in a conservative country like Japan, there were literally hundreds of people around the airport staring at him. I could not wake Jay up, so had to wheel him through customs as he was.
The promoter was waiting for us and having asked us to be discreet, I watched his face sink as I wheeled through an unconscious velvet hatted guitarist, alongside Peter, who looked like a topless Belsen victim in pink flares and sunglasses.
Strangely though, it all felt normal at the time, as did dancing to a hairdryer with a Japanese politicians daughter in a hotel room. That's another tale though...

Jay and Steve formed The Genteels to kill time during the long bouts of inactivity in the band. Did you go off playing with anyone else whilst The One were still an ongoing concern?

No, I was pretty content just doing the band. Jay especially was ambitious to be a singer songwriter and have his own band. At the time, I was annoyed and felt he should have contributed more to The One, but with the benefit of hindsight and experience I think he had to do what he had to do. I don't blame him at all, although it was not for me.

Over the course of the band, what was it like working with Peter?

Overall, Pete's attitude was great. I wish we could have not argued about money and I wish he would have not messed us around so much by missing rehearsals, radio sessions and interviews, but otherwise it was a great time. He is one of the most creative people I have ever worked with and he encouraged me so much as a musician. I really developed into the player I wanted to be with him. He had a huge love for music which was always present. Around Woke Up Sticky, his attitude was not great, but that was a relatively short period in the bands life. Later on, his attitude was good again and I think the bands best times were at the beginning and end. We started to rehearse differently towards the end. I remember Jay and Miyuki were increasingly and understandably fed up with Pete's absences and would not always rehearse. so me, Steve and Peter would work things out and the other 2 would show later and put some glitter on it. It accidentally worked really well, but the band ended soon after. I look back on my time in The One as a really happy, fulfilling time. It was 70 percent good, 30 per cent nightmare, but I would happily do it all again.

No end date was ever given for The One. When would you say the band actually ended? Straight after the Amsterdam gig?

I knew that the band was over as we rehearsed for the Holland show. It was where we started and I knew it would be where we ended. I said this to Steve Hands recently and he was surprised and said he thought we would carry on, but I just had a feeling.

Was any one person the main instigator behind ending the band? Did Peter wish to continue? Or was it not even that definite?

The last gig I remember we played brilliantly. It was a great show and later a load of strippers appeared - no idea why. I had a lot to drink and still worry that there are some photographs of that night.
There was no instigator for the end of the band - it was just circumstance. The Genteels had a record deal, Pete was pretty unreliable, Miyuki had run out of patience with sitting in a rehearsal room waiting for Peter and I had run out of energy trying to keep people enthusiastic. Peter did want to carry on as did I - I think Steve did too.
Jay and Miyuki would have carried on with firmer management of Peter maybe? I don't know. I remember a really good conversation with Peter on the tour bus on the way back from Holland.
He was really enthusiastic about another album, so was I and we chatted for miles about the possibilities. He was really happy, I was too, I remember, but I don't know if I was deluding myself.
On one hand, I was seriously excited about recording, but I knew it was over and was really sad about it.

What were your thoughts on the disintegration of the band? Do you think thing's could have been handled differently?

No, I don't think there was a way back. Earlier in the bands career, I think a different manager would have handled Pete differently. Steve Brickle was and is a lovely guy and very capable business man, but he was not an experienced manager and did not quite get it right with Peter. We really needed Lou Reed or Iggy Pop's manager - Pete would have seemed easy by comparison!! Artistically, we needed more understanding, perhaps just being put in a studio alone for a fortnight after those Holland shows?
I bet we would have recorded the best music thus far, I don't know. By then, Steve Brickle had run out of patience too. I can't blame him - maybe another 2 years would have seen us send him to an early grave!

What have you been up to since The One?

Well, I went through a horrible divorce which was a low point in my life, but eventually came up for air. A chance meeting with The One's old tour manager led to me joining The Mission in 2002 and I've been doing that for the last 7 years. I had lots of preconceptions about the band, but they turned out to be a fabulous rock'n'roll band and have been a big part of my life since playing in The One. We played 4 nights at Shepherds Bush Empire the week after The Only Ones did, and I thought of Peter doing his thing on the same stage. I've been writing some film music recently too and really enjoying it. It's all a bit disciplined, but I like it and am looking forward to doing more.

Nothing was heard of Peter between The One ending and the surprise Only Ones reunion, bar a handful of guest appearances with The Libertines and Love Minus Zero. Did you keep in touch with Peter at all and were you surprised at the news of The Only Ones getting back together?

I was not surprised about The Only Ones, I met Alan and John once or twice and they were really passionate musicians, I don't think you could keep them away from each other. It can only work with Peter being lead by someone like Alan, and I always felt Peter trusted him deeply. That reminds me that I had only heard Peter's versions of stories about him being mistreated by The Only Ones. I used to think they were bastards, but then I heard their side of things - hilarious. They deserve each other..... that's partly a compliment though!
I did see Pete after the band split, but not as much as I would like. Life seems to keep getting in the way. I really miss our conversations about music and especially football. I don't even know what he thinks about Arsene Wenger. I'm gonna ring him and find out...

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INTERVIEWS

2009-02-25T23:33:00.003Z

Jay Price - February 2009

Richard Vernon - March 2009

Kafe Antzokia, Bilbao 21 February 2009

2009-02-15T17:25:00.008Z

Setlist:

The Immortal Story
Black Operations
Flowers Die
Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
In Betweens
Lovers Of Today
It's The Truth
As My Wife Says
Is This How Much?
Me And My Shadow
You Gave Birth
Programme
The Big Sleep
Magic Tablet
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C Voyeurger
Another Girl Another Planet
The Beast
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From Here To Eternity
Miles From Nowhere

Setlist courtesy of Dena Flows.

Tour flyer.

Shepherds Bush Empire, London 6 Feb 2009

2009-02-13T16:59:00.013Z

Setlist:

The Immortal Story
Flowers Die
Black Operations
Trouble In The World
In Betweens
Transfixed
It's The Truth
As My Wife Says
Is This How Much?
Me And My Shadow
You Gave Birth
Programme
The Big Sleep
Magic Tablet
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C Voyeurger
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast
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From Here To Eternity

Setlist courtesy of Simon Wright.

Sky Arts Review

Jay Price Interview

2009-02-01T11:51:00.040Z

How did you come to audition for The One? Via the Melody Maker ad or by other means?

Yes - through the advert in Melody Maker.

What were you doing before auditioning for the band and were you an Only Ones fan prior to auditioning?

I had moved to London about 3 months prior to seeing the advert, basically with the intention of getting something started – I’d been in various bands going nowhere and wanted a fresh start. I had been introduced to The Only Ones’ music probably about 6 months to a year before the audition. I really liked them but wasn’t what you’d consider a fan.

What were the auditions like? How many times did you have to audition and what was played?

I remember I had sold a lot of my stuff to get to London and all I had was a knackered Japanese Tele and a wah wah pedal. The day I auditioned, there were loads of guitarists waiting around who all looked a lot older than me and very professional… one even had a roadie. I was 22 and my youthful naivity or arrogance probably got me through it! We’d been told to learn AGAP and The Big Sleep. When I actually auditioned, the bass player was Rich (Vernon) with another drummer. We played through the songs and afterwards, either Peter or Steve (the manager) asked me to hang around as they might want me to come back in. I seem to remember the second time I went back in, we played the same tracks.

Who was already in the band before you were selected?

At that time, nobody other than Miyuki, but I think they made the decision on Steve and Rich fairly quickly. I learned later that they were undecided about a guitar player for a little while longer. Even after I was given the job, they were still considering another guitarist who came down and played with us. That was all a bit weird… I remember carrying the guys amp into the rehearsal space, so as not to appear threatened!

What was your initial impression of Peter?

He was a lot smaller than I had imagined. I also remember, for some reason, expecting him to be more effeminate than he was and was quite surprised by his love of football.

Can you remember what was played in the first band rehearsals? Mainly Only Ones material or new stuff?

I remember playing Hostage To Fortune, Shame Of Being You and You Gave Birth. There would have been more, but I don’t remember.

How did the band usually work? Would Peter bring songs in as home demo's? Were the band given creative freedom? Did Peter jam with the band much?

Yeah, Pete would have the bones of a new song with the main chords and lyric. We would then all start jamming round it, feeling our way into the song. It was pretty democratic and Pete was never controlling in the creative environment. Particularly in the early days, we would rehearse 3 or 4 times a week and I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed rehearsing with a bunch of musicians as much as I did then. The guys in the band were all really special players and although, being the lead guitar player I was often singled out, I felt really lucky to be playing with them… and if I’m honest, slightly out of my depth!

What were your feelings on the Cultured Palate EP being released, considering they were considered to be just demos? What are you memories of the recording sessions and was anything else recorded during the sessions?

We recorded it at a big round house in Chertsey, owned by Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music. I think it was okay, the sessions were long but the mood was good and so I have fond memories. I’m not sure if we recorded anything else… perhaps some acoustic stuff maybe.

Woke Up Sticky is sometimes criticised for being overproduced. What were your thoughts on the choice of producer at the time and how do you think the album turned out?

At the time, I don’t remember having any reservations to the choice of Marc Waterman, he was obviously a really talented producer. In hindsight, I don’t think it was necessarily the right choice. I’ve always had a bit of a problem with the album from the day it was finished, particularly the mix. The band were really cooking and we’d spent a long time crafting the songs and most of that work, in my opinion, was erased. I think Pete’s songs always stand up because of his unique talent but they could have shone so much more. I think the record already sounds dated due to the heavy production.
I’ve tried over the years to be more open to the record, but I recently took it on a long car journey and found some of the levels that my guitar had been mixed at pretty offensive really. There were also a lot of effects added and general audio manipulation that took place in the mix stage and so my guitar sound just wasn’t my guitar sound. I much prefer listening to radio sessions we did.

What were your thoughts on the song selection?

When there are so many good tracks to choose from, its always going to be a contentious issue with 5 band members, but overall I think they were good choices. I was never particularly keen on Falling or our version of the Kinks track.

What were the sessions for Woke Up Sticky like?

I think we’d kind of been through it all a bit by then and the collective twinkle had gone. I remember Pete was hanging out a lot with Marc the producer, a bit like a new best friend, and the rest of us were just getting on with it in our own way. There were definitely factions at that point. Me and Steve seemed to spend quite a lot of our time in the toilets.

Is there much in the way of outtakes/alt versions from the sessions?

There probably is, but I’m not aware of it.

A number of songs such as Mutilations In Space, Five Minutes To Midnight and those featured on the live album were never released properly. Were tracks such as these ever recorded?

I think they were, certainly 5 Minutes To Midnight was. There are radio sessions of lots of the tracks that are really good… a few from Dutch radio and a couple of BBC radio sessions. We also recorded the song Daughter for a compilation called ‘Volume’. And another little gem in my opinion was the cover of the Abba track ‘Does your Mother Know?’ recorded for a compilation on Domino Records that never saw the light of day. That was a great version I seem to remember.

Do you have any recollections of tracks being played live/in rehearsals but not recorded at all?

Troika, a track called Black From Red, Smokescreen… and Hostage to Fortune… don’t remember any more.

When/where was the last recording session as a band, and what was recorded?

It would have been the Chiswick Reach sessions for the album. I don’t recall the actual last day’s recording.

Tracks such as Hostage To Fortune, Smokescreen, Waiting For The Resurrection, Geordie Girls, Solid Ground, Man Of Steel, Troika, Close Enough To Touch have been mentioned, but weren't played live by the band. Do the titles seem familiar? Did the band ever work on these songs?

I don’t recognise Waiting For The Resurrection, Geordie Girls, Solid Ground, Man Of Steel. Close Enough To Touch rings a vague bell. I can’t imagine Pete singing a song called Geordie Girls… that’s made me laugh.

Do any gigs stick out in your mind as being particularly memorable or enjoyable? And do any stick out as being particularly bad even?

The gig that really sticks out for me is the first London show at the Underworld. It was packed to the rafters and there were various ‘faces’ in the audience that you’d recognise such as Chrissie Hynde. I felt like I’d arrived! I was also wearing a pair of very tight leather trousers that Zena (Pete’s wife) had taken in for me by hand…you don’t tend to forget things like that!
I don’t remember any bad gigs other than feeling really like shit in Osaka, Japan and having manic anxiety after a horrendously long bender in tropical heat. Pete was really suffering with kidney pains and backstage before the gig generally felt like a war hospital. It did in my head anyway.

You formed The Genteels with Steve during downtime in the band, presumably due to frustration at the lack of activity with The One. Did this ever clash with commitments with The One and did Peter have any opinion on such extracurricular activity?

I remember in the early days of the band, Zena phoning me on behalf of Pete. I had told the band that I was playing guitar for a band called World Of Leather at a gig in Brixton. Pete actually got Zena to call and say that he didn’t want me to do it, rather than call himself. So, anyway, I didn’t do it. The Genteels was much later and I wouldn’t have cared what Pete thought either way really. I was 24 or 25 and wanted to play guitar and write songs.

Over the course of the band, what was it like working with Peter?

I really enjoyed being in the band in the early days, musically it was really rewarding and the people in and around the band were great fun to be with. Pete could be both very kind and extremely selfish and I suppose like all relationships, people let their guard down over time. In the beginning, the only testing thing about Pete was his heroic tardiness and he would regularly keep us waiting for up to 4 hours to rehearse. We all wanted it to work and so tolerated this. However after 3 or 4 years, this begins to sit with you a little less comfortably and so things began to fall apart. Also, at the beginning of the band, there was a strict, ‘no drugs or drink whilst working’ policy which seemed, for a while, to be adhered to. By the end, this had spectacularly gone out the window for a few of us.

No end date was ever given for The One. When would you say the band actually ended? Straight after the Amsterdam gig?

I don’t think the band ever broke up! We just never bothered playing together again. The Amsterdam gig was certainly the last… not sure if we rehearsed again.

Was any one person the main instigator behind ending the band? Did Peter wish to continue?

I honestly don’t know – the whole period is really foggy for me and there was definitely no falling out between us. I remember speaking with Rich a few years back and he was under the impression that my involvment in The Genteels had been instrumental in breaking the band up. This really surprised me as I didn’t have any recollection of this being the case. I know I’d pretty much had my fill of waiting around for Pete and I had new things on the horizon that I wanted to do, so I could have perhaps been the one who was quicker to move on.

What were your thoughts on the disintegration of the band? Do you think thing's could have been handled differently?

Perhaps – I think it had probably run it’s course. Looking back I aways felt that Pete had achieved what he had set out to do. He’d woken from a long hibernation, formed a band to record some of the songs he’d written and then once he’d done this almost began preparing to go back to bed again… which is pretty much what he did.

What have you been up to since The One?

Well, after The Genteels I’d really had enough of the whole slogging around with a band thing, trying to get heard. I always preferred the studio environment and so started writing music for television. That was around 1999 and I’m still doing it now.

Nothing was heard of Peter between The One ending and the surprise Only Ones reunion, bar a handful of guest appearances with The Libertines and Love Minus Zero.
Did you keep in touch with Peter at all and were you surprised at the news of The Only Ones getting back together?

No, I haven’t spoken with Pete since Amsterdam I don’t think. I always meant to write him a letter, and now with email perhaps I’ll drop him a line one day. I went to the first Shepherds Bush Empire gig and enjoyed it. It’ll be nice if they get to record some new material and I’d definitely buy the album.

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Magic Tablet

2009-01-31T12:06:00.006Z

I hope they find a magic tablet
To make you well, that would be magic
As judgement day draws near
By now it should be clear
That religion's the first sign of madness

Aah
woo hoo

When you, when you do it
You do it good

Gone are the days when something mattered
It's all a haze of feeling shattered
It's a bleak and twisted journey that always ends in sadness
And religion's the first sign of madness

I've seen the light, I've seen the light
In the darkness I've seen the lightness

I had a friend with magic tablets
When she took them, they made her happy
They put her in a convent
And then she went to Rampton
'Cause religion's the first step to madness

I've seen the light, I've seen the light
And religion's the first sign of madness
Yeah, religion's the first sign of madness
Oh, religion's the first sign of madness

You know it don't make sense
It leads to madness

You Gave Birth

2009-01-31T12:04:00.000Z

I let my body down
I let it down right into the ground
I let my body down
You call it home, just a hole in the ground

I don't know what you want
You say you're out just having some fun
I don't know what to say
You'd say it anyway

You gave birth, there was something wrong with me
You gave birth to my immortality
You gave birth to every living thing
You gave birth and now I wear your ring

I let my body down
I ran it down right into the ground
You're scared to make a sound
In case it all come crashing down

Submerged in luxury
They suffocated taking the heat
Their symbiotic majesties won’t hear a decree

You gave birth in the middle of war
You gave birth like it's never been done before
You gave birth, then you were sutured
You gave birth to words like security and future

She felt the terror cells attack, seduce her
Then deny the fact
She's been discarded from the pack
Medusa dressed in mourning black

I let me body down
I let my body down

Transfixed

2009-01-31T12:01:00.002Z

I used to think
Blind undying love's a dirty word
Used to think
Screaming raving love's a dirty word

Right now
Your scream's the greatest sound I ever heard
These days
I wanna see you getting what you deserve

Took you to the wilderness
Left you to find your own way home
Searching for a remedy
To mask the pain that turns your heart to stone

Fierce sound
Word that's like a razor's what I miss
Cut you to shreds
Kissing you and leaving you transfixed

Now we're here, we might as well get on
I can feel a red mist coming down
Now we're here, we might as well get on
I can feel a red mist coming down

Took you to the wilderness
Left you to find your own way home
Searching for a remedy
To mask the pain that turns your heart to stone

Fierce sound
Word that's like a razor's what I miss
Cut you to shreds
Kissing you and leaving you transfixed

If you've gone to the point
You can't tell right from wrong
You should know that I can be
As dirty as you want

Now we're here, we might as well get on
I can feel a red mist coming down
Now we're here, we might as well get on
I can feel a red mist coming down

Now we're here, we might as well get on
I can feel a red mist coming down
Now we're here, we might as well get on
I can feel a red mist coming down

Now we're here, we might as well get on
I can feel a red mist coming down

Lemon Pop, Murcia 5 September 2008

2008-09-15T23:09:00.005+01:00

Setlist:

From Here To Eternity
Programme
In Betweens
Flaming Torch
As My Wife Says
Is This How Much?
Miles From Nowhere
Me And My Shadow
Black Operations
Trouble In The World
The Big Sleep
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast

Setlist courtesy of Mike Coffey and Chris Rotter.

Antiknock, Tokyo 11 May 2008

2008-05-02T16:47:00.005+01:00

Setlist:

From Here To Eternity
Miles From Nowhere
Flaming Torch
In Betweens
It's The Truth
No Solution
Dreamt She Could Fly
Programme
Is This How Much?
As My Wife Says
Me And My Shadow
Black Operations
The Big Sleep
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast
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C Voyeurger
Trouble In The World
Lovers Of Today

Tour poster:

Antiknock, Tokyo 11 May 2008

2008-05-02T16:44:00.002+01:00

Setlist:

From Here To Eternity
Miles From Nowhere
Flaming Torch
In Betweens
No Solution
Dreamt She Could Fly
Programme
Is This How Much?
As My Wife Says
It's The Truth
Me And My Shadow
Black Operations
The Big Sleep
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast
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C Voyeurger
The Whole Of The Law
Why Don't You Kill Yourself
Trouble In The World
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Flowers Die
Transfixed
Lovers Of Today

Takadanobaba Area, Tokyo 13 May 2008

2008-05-02T16:39:00.002+01:00

Setlist:

From Here To Eternity
Miles From Nowhere
Flaming Torch
In Betweens
No Solution
Dreamt She Could Fly
Programme
Is This How Much?
As My Wife Says
It's The Truth
Me And My Shadow
Black Operations
The Big Sleep
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast
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C Voyeurger
Trouble In The World
Lovers Of Today
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Transfixed

Mean Fiddler, London 22 April 1994

2008-04-22T13:37:00.002+01:00

Setlist:

Lovers Of Today
The Shame Of Being You
Hearts On Fire
The Big Sleep
Shivers
Falling
You Gave Birth
Skin Like Armour
The Company Of Strangers
Another Girl, Another Planet
Baby Don't Talk
Daughter
The Beast
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Made To Fall Apart
Flaming Torch
Land Of The Free
Law Of The Jungle

Mean Fiddler, London 26 September 1996

2008-04-22T13:33:00.003+01:00

Setlist:

Another Girl, Another Planet
Deep Freeze
Good Times (Re-worked version of The Guest)
Woke Up Sticky
Black From Red
Time To Cry (Early version of The Human Race)
Nothing Worth Doing
Falling
Does Your Mother Know? (Abba Cover)
Shivers

Garage, Glasgow 2 June 2007

2008-04-02T23:22:00.005+01:00

Setlist:

Lovers Of Today
Miles From Nowhere
From Here To Eternity
In Betweens
Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
Flowers Die
It's The Truth
Programme
Dreamt She Could Fly
The Whole Of The Law
As My Wife Says
The Big Sleep
No Peace For The Wicked
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast
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Flaming Torch
Me And My Shadow
No Solution

Setlist courtesy of Mike Coffey.

Apeldoorn 4 November 1979

2008-04-02T23:11:00.001+01:00

Setlist:

No Solution
As My Wife Says
The Guest
In Betweens
Programme
Lovers Of Today
Flowers Die
Language Problem
The Beast
Another Girl, Another Planet
City Of Fun

Paradiso, Amsterdam 3 November 1979

2008-04-02T23:07:00.001+01:00

Setlist:

As My Wife Says
In Betweens
Programme
Oh Lucinda
The Big Sleep
Language Problem
Miles From Nowhere
The Beast
Another Girl, Another Planet
Peter And The Pets
City Of Fun
Trouble In The World
Me And My Shadow
The Immortal Story

Splash Club, London 20 April 1995

2008-04-02T22:51:00.003+01:00

Setlist:

Dead Love Syndrome
Falling
Transfixed
C Voyeurger
Sirens
Nothing Worth Doing
Shivers
Daughter
Woke Up Sticky
Skin Like Armour
Land Of The Free
Twilight World
You Gave Birth
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Another Girl, Another Planet
Law Of The Jungle

Muse Hall

2008-04-02T20:50:00.002+01:00

Setlist:

Lovers Of Today
Falling
Five Minutes To Midnight
Flaming Torch
C Voyeurger
The Shame Of Being You
Twilight World
From Here To Eternity
Land Of The Free
Why Don’t You Kill Yourself?
Another Girl, Another Planet
Baby, Don’t Talk
Daughter
The Beast
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Shivers
The Big Sleep
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Law Of The Jungle

The Loft, Shinjuku 8 August 1994

2008-04-02T20:48:00.003+01:00

Setlist:

It’s The Truth (Peter Solo)
Lovers Of Today
Falling
Five Minutes To Midnight
No Peace For The Wicked
C Voyeurger
The Shame Of Being You
Twilight World
From Here To Eternity
Land Of The Free
Why Don’t You Kill Yourself?
Another Girl, Another Planet
Baby, Don’t Talk
Daughter
The Beast
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Made To Fall Apart
Flaming Torch
Law Of The Jungle

The Loft, Shinjuku 7 August 1994

2008-04-02T20:46:00.002+01:00

Setlist:

Lovers Of Today
Falling
Five Minutes To Midnight
No Peace For The Wicked
Hearts On Fire
C Voyeurger
The Shame Of Being You
Twilight World
From Here To Eternity
Land Of The Free
Why Don’t You Kill Yourself?
Another Girl, Another Planet
Baby, Don’t Talk
Daughter
The Beast
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You Gave Birth
The Big Sleep
Flaming Torch
Law Of The Jungle

Camden Underworld 27 January 1994

2008-04-02T20:44:00.002+01:00

Setlist:

Lovers Of Today
Five Minutes To Midnight
The Shame Of Being You
The Big Sleep
You Gave Birth
Wildlife
Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
Shivers
Baby, Don't Talk
Another Girl, Another Planet
Daughter
Hearts Of Fire
Mutilations In Space
The Beast
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It's The Truth
My Sweet Angel
Programme
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Law Of The Jungle
Land Of The Free

Dingwalls, London 18 December 1980

2008-04-02T20:28:00.001+01:00

Setlist:

Programme
Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
In Betweens
Trouble In The World
The Guest
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Happy Pilgrim
Lovers Of Today
Me And My Shadow
City Of Fun
The Beast
Language Problem
No Solution
Miles From Nowhere
Peter And The Pets

Lyceum, London 8 March 1981

2008-04-02T20:26:00.002+01:00

Setlist:

From Here To Eternity
Trouble In The World
Programme
Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
Lovers Of Today
City Of Fun
The Guest
Miles From Nowhere
The Big Sleep
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast
Peter And The Pets
Language Problem
As My Wife Says
Me And My Shadow
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Watch You Drown
No Solution
Another Girl, Another Planet

Glastonbury Festival 22 June 1979

2008-04-02T20:24:00.001+01:00

Setlist:

No Solution
As My Wife Says
The Guest
In Betweens
Programme (false start due to PA breakdown)
Programme
Lovers Of Today (cuts due to 2nd PA breakdown)
Drum Solo
The Beast
Another Girl, Another Planet
Flowers Die
Miles From Nowhere
Peter And The Pets

Hope And Anchor 1980

2008-04-02T19:00:00.001+01:00

Trouble In The World
Programme
Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
Lovers Of Today
The Beast
City Of Fun
The Big Sleep
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Guest
The Whole Of The Law
Peter And The Pets
No Peace For The Wicked
Miles From Nowhere

Language Problem
No Solution

Curtains For You

Mayfair, Newcastle 17 April 1980

2008-04-02T18:58:00.002+01:00

Setlist:

Trouble In The World
Programme
The Beast
The Happy Pilgrim
Deadly Nightshade
Strange Mouth
Lovers Of Today
Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
As My Wife Says
Miles From Nowhere
The Big Sleep
Another Girl, Another Planet
City Of Fun
Me And My Shadow
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Peter And The Pets
Fools (With Pauline Murray of Penetration)

Lyceum, London 24 February 1980

2008-04-02T18:57:00.002+01:00

Setlist:

Trouble In The World
Programme
The Beast
The Happy Pilgrim
Deadly Nightshade
Strange Mouth
Lovers Of Today
Why Don't You Kill Yourself?
As My Wife Says
Miles From Nowhere
The Big Sleep
Another Girl, Another Planet
City Of Fun
Me And My Shadow
--------------------------------------
No Peace For The Wicked
Peter And The Pets
--------------------------------------
Watch You Drown
Language Problem

Longhorn, Minneapolis 2 Oct 1979

2008-04-02T18:32:00.001+01:00

Setlist:

First Set

City Of Fun
Inbetweens
Programme
As My Wife Says
The Big Sleep
Miles From Nowhere
Lovers Of Today
Another Girl, Another Planet
Peter And The Pets

Second Set

Me And My Shadow
The Big Sleep
Oh Lucinda
No Solution
Out There In The Night
The Whole Of The Law
Curtains For You
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast
Peter And The Pets
No Peace For The Wicked
City Of Fun

Longhorn, Minneapolis 1 Oct 1979

2008-04-02T18:30:00.002+01:00

Setlist:

First Set

The Beast
City Of Fun
Inbetweens
Programme
The Immortal Story
As My Wife Says
The Big Sleep
Miles From Nowhere
Lovers Of Today
Another Girl, Another Planet
Peter And The Pets

Second Set

No Solution
Language Problem
Me And My Shadow
Watch You Drown
Creature Of Doom
No Peace For The Wicked
Oh Lucinda
The Beast
City Of Fun
Another Girl, Another Planet

The Edge Club, Toronto September 1979

2008-04-02T18:29:00.003+01:00

Setlist:

Peter And The Pets
Programme
In Betweens
As My Wife Says
Lovers Of Today
The Big Sleep
Miles From Nowhere
The Beast
Another Girl, Another Planet
City Of Fun

Setlist courtesy of Mike Coffey.

The Edge Club, Toronto 7 February 1979

2008-04-02T18:27:00.004+01:00

Set list:

First Set

No Solution
It's The Truth
Lovers Of Today
The Immortal Story
Special View
Oh No
Miles From Nowhere
The Beast
Another Girl, Another Planet
City Of Fun

Second Set

Watch You Drown
As My Wife Says
Programme
You've Gotta Pay
Miles From Nowhere
Flowers Die
The Beast

Shepherds Bush Empire, London 6 June 2007

2008-04-02T17:04:00.016+01:00

Setlist:

From Here To Eternity
Miles From Nowhere
Flaming Torch
In Betweens
No Solution
Flowers Die
It’s The Truth
Programme
Dreamt She Could Fly
The Whole Of The Law
As My Wife Says
The Big Sleep
No Peace For The Wicked
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast
--------------------------------------
Me And My Shadow
Someone Who Cares
--------------------------------------
Lovers Of Today

Setlist courtesy of John Perry.

Official DVD "Live at Shepherds Bush"

Available to purchase on-line here and here.

The Independent Review

Smash And Grab, London 7 August 2008

2008-04-02T16:35:00.002+01:00

Setlist:

Black Operations
Does Your Mother Know? (Abba cover)
Another Girl, Another Planet
C Voyeurger
Programme

Concorde 2, Brighton 22 March 2008

2008-04-02T15:23:00.004+01:00

Setlist:

Miles From Nowhere
Flaming Torch
Dreamt She Could Fly
No Solution
Is This How Much?
Me And My Shadow
In Betweens
As My Wife Says
It's The Truth
Lovers Of Today
Programme
The Big Sleep
Black Operations
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast
--------------------------------------
C Voyeurger
This Ain't All (It's Made Out To Be)

Koko, London 28 March 2008

2008-04-02T15:14:00.007+01:00

Setlist:

Miles From Nowhere
Flaming Torch
Dreamt She Could Fly
It's The Truth
Me And My Shadow
In Betweens
No Solution
As My Wife Says
Is This How Much?
Programme
From Here To Eternity
Black Operations
The Big Sleep
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast
--------------------------------------
Transfixed

Setlist courtesy of Mike Coffey and Chris Rotter.

All Tomorrow's Parties 27 April 2007

2008-04-02T15:01:00.010+01:00

Setlist:

From Here To Eternity
As My Wife Says
The Whole Of The Law
Lovers Of Today
Flaming Torch
Programme
It's The Truth
Why Don't You Kill Yourself
In Betweens
Flowers Die
Miles From Nowhere
The Big Sleep
No Peace For The Wicked
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast

Setlist courtesy of John Perry.
Someone Who Cares & This Ain't All dropped due to time constraints.

Oscars, Liverpool 2 April 1979

2008-04-02T13:53:00.005+01:00

Setlist:

No Solution
The Immortal Story
In Betweens
Miles From Nowhere
Flaming Torch
Lovers Of Today
Programme
The Whole Of The Law
The Beast
Another Girl, Another Planet
Watch You Drown
As My Wife Says
City Of Fun
--------------------------------------
No Peace For The Wicked
This Ain't All (It's Made Out To Be)

Rochester Castle, London 11 August 1977

2008-04-02T13:48:00.004+01:00

Setlist:

I'm Yours
This Ain't All (It's Made Out To Be)
The Prisoner
As My Wife Says
The Guest
Special View
Lovers Of Today
In Betweens
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Whole Of The Law
Oh No
Peter And The Pets
--------------------------------------
City Of Fun

The Duchess, York 23 January 2009

2008-04-02T12:02:00.005+01:00

Setlist:

The Immortal Story
Flowers Die
Black Operations
Trouble In The World
In Betweens
Transfixed
It's The Truth (Acoustic)
Special View (Acoustic)
Is This How Much? (Acoustic)
Another Girl, Another Planet (Acoustic)
Me And My Shadow
You Gave Birth
Programme
The Big Sleep
Magic Tablet
--------------------------------------
C Voyeurger
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast

Academy, Bristol 7 September 2007

2008-04-02T12:01:00.006+01:00

Setlist:

From Here To Eternity
Miles From Nowhere
Flaming Torch
In Betweens
Programme
It's The Truth
Lovers Of Today
The Shame Of Being You
As My Wife Says
Dreamt She Could Fly
No Solution
The Big Sleep
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast
--------------------------------------
Me And My Shadow
--------------------------------------
The Whole Of The Law
Why Don't You kill Yourself?

Setlist courtesy of Mike Coffey and Chris Rotter.

Academy 3, Manchester 24 January 2009

2008-04-02T12:00:00.007+01:00

Setlist:

The Immortal Story
Flowers Die
Black Operations
Trouble In The World
In Betweens
Transfixed
It's The Truth (Acoustic)
Special View (Acoustic)
Is This How Much? (Acoustic)
Another Girl, Another Planet (Acoustic)
Me And My Shadow
The Whole Of The Law (Electric minus drums)
You Gave Birth
Programme
The Big Sleep
Magic Tablet
--------------------------------------
C Voyeurger
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast

Setlist courtesy of Mudkiss.

Academy 2, Sheffield 25 January 2009

2008-04-02T11:57:00.006+01:00

Setlist:

The Immortal Story
Flowers Die
Black Operations
Trouble In The World
In Betweens
Transfixed
It's The Truth (Acoustic)
Special View (Acoustic)
Is This How Much? (Acoustic)
Me And My Shadow
You Gave Birth
Programme
The Big Sleep
Magic Tablet
--------------------------------------
C Voyeurger
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast

The Times Review

Inn On The Green, London 15 April 2007

2008-04-02T11:52:00.004+01:00

Setlist:

From Here To Eternity
Is This How Much? (Peter solo)
Miles From Nowhere
The Whole Of The Law
Another Girl, Another Planet

Academy 2, Manchester 1 June 2007

2008-04-02T11:48:00.008+01:00

Setlist:

Lovers of Today
Miles From Nowhere
From Here to Eternity
In Betweens
The Whole of the Law
Dreamt She Could Fly
Programme
It's the Truth
Why Don't You Kill Yourself
Flowers Die
As My Wife Says
The Big Sleep
No Peace for the Wicked
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast
--------------------------------------
Flaming Torch
Me And My Shadow

Tour Poster:

City Life Review

Designer Magazine Review

The Brook, Southampton 31 January 2009

2008-04-02T11:46:00.007+01:00

Setlist:

The Immortal Story
Flowers Die
Black Operations
Trouble In The World
In Betweens
Transfixed
It's The Truth
Special View
Is This How Much?
Me And My Shadow
You Gave Birth
Programme
The Big Sleep
Magic Tablet
--------------------------------------
C Voyeurger
Another Girl, Another Planet
The Beast
--------------------------------------
Lovers Of Today

The Subterania, London 23 March 1994

2008-04-02T11:41:00.003+01:00

Setlist:

Flaming Torch
Five Minutes To Midnight
The Shame Of Being You
The Big Sleep
Falling
You Gave Birth
Wildlife
Shivers
Skin Like Armour
Twilight World
Baby, Don't Talk
Another Girl, Another Planet
Daughter
Hearts On Fire
The Beast
Law Of The Jungle
--------------------------------------
Made To Fall Apart
Land Of The Free
Why Don't You Kill Yourself

Sittard 29 June 1979

2008-04-02T11:37:00.003+01:00

Setlist:

No Solution
As My Wife Says
The Guest
Programme
Lovers Of Today
The Beast
Flowers Die
Language Problem
Another Girl, Another Planet
No Peace For The Wicked
Miles From Nowhere
City Of Fun
--------------------------------------
Peter And The Pets

Barbarellas, Birmingham 31 March 1979

2008-04-02T11:35:00.005+01:00

Setlist:

No Solutions
The Immortal Story
In Betweens
Programme
No Peace For The Wicked
Miles From Nowhere
As My Wife Says
The Whole Of The Law
The Beast
Another Girl, Another Planet
Lovers Of Today
Peter And The Pets
City Of Fun
--------------------------------------
Watch You Drown
Oh No
--------------------------------------
This Ain't All (It's Made Out To Be)
--------------------------------------
Curtains For You

Town Hall, Middlesbrough 22 March 1979

2008-04-02T11:34:00.007+01:00

Setlist:

No Solution
The Immortal Story
In Betweens
Lovers Of Today
It's The Truth
As My Wife Says
The Whole Of The Law
The Beast
Another Girl, Another Planet
Programme
Miles From Nowhere
Peter And The Pets
--------------------------------------
City Of Fun
--------------------------------------
No Peace For The Wicked
This Ain't All (It's Made Out To Be)

C Voyeurger

2008-04-01T17:12:00.023+01:00

I searched the crowd looking for her face
Hoping she's there
Something reminds me in every single place
I see her everywhere

That feeling makes it easier to take
Almost like she's near
Time is frozen, just waiting for the day
She'll be here, she'll be here

I can't live without the girl I love
There's no point living in a world without her love

I'm gonna be there soon
I'll be outta here soon

If I could return her to a state of grace
Like she came and went and didn't leave a trace
I'd do it now
A runaway train travelling in reverse
Heading down the line
Solution or problem?
Don't know which came first
We came unstuck in time

I can't live without the girl I love
There's no point living in a world without her love

I'll wait for you
I'm gonna be there soon
I pray for you
I'll be outta here soon

Avoid your discovery, head buried in the sand
As the tide came in
Could never be enough for me to ever understand
Or even try to begin

Driven to the point where life and death collides
The great attraction
Driven by the purest snow to fall out of the skies
Driven to abstraction

I can't live without the girl I love
There's no point living in this world when she's gone

I'll wait for you
I'm gonna be there soon
I'll pray for you
I'll be outta here soon
I'll wait for you
I'm gonna be there
I'll pray for you
I'll be outta here
I'll wait for you
With the girl I love
I'll pray for you
I'm gonna be there soon

You can't put your arm around a memory

GIGOGRAPHY

2008-04-01T16:50:00.215+01:00

Unless otherwise noted:
23 March 1973 : England's Glory
14 Jan 1977 - 8 March 1981 : The Only Ones
9 Oct 1983 - 20 Dec 1991 : Peter Perrett (Guest Appearances)
19 Jan 1994 - 1 Nov 1996 : The One
15 April 2004 - 8 Feb 2007 : Peter Perrett (Guest Appearances)
15 April 2007 - Present : The Only Ones

1973

23 March // Anerley Town Hall // London, England

1975

30 June // Marquee // London, England

1977

14 Jan // The Greyhound // Fulham, London, England
(Full band plus unknown session pianist)
21 Jan // Speakeasy // London, England
5 Feb // Speakeasy // London, England
9 Feb // Speakeasy // London, England
19 Feb // Speakeasy // London, England
25 Feb // Roxy // London, England
5 March // Speakeasy // London, England
9 March // Speakeasy // London, England
11 March // The Greyhound // Fulham, London, England
18 March // The Greyhound // Fulham, London, England
19 March // Speakeasy // London, England
26 March // The Greyhound // Fulham, London, England
27 March // The Greyhound // Fulham, London, England
28 March // Marquee // London, England
(Supporting Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers)
1 April // Speakeasy // London, England
5 April // Rock Garden // London, England
6 April // Speakeasy // London, England
13 April // Speakeasy // London, England
15 April // Nags Head // High Wycombe, England
14 April // Speakeasy // London, England
20 April // Speakeasy // London, England
27 April // Speakeasy // London, England
10 May // The Greyhound // Fulham, London, England
~~13 May // Chelmsford Prison // Chelmsford, England~~ Cancelled
17 May // The Greyhound // Fulham, London, England
24 May // The Greyhound // Fulham, London, England
2 June // Rochester Castle // Stoke Newington, London, England
3 June // The Manor Hotel // Bridgwater, Somerset, England
4 June // Six Bells // Abertillery, Wales
5 June // Newbridge Rugby Club // Newbridge, Wales
6 June // Ex-Servicemens Club // Tonypandy, Wales
8 June // Chutes // Bristol, England
13 June // Nags Head // High Wycombe, England
14 June // Music Machine // Camden, London, England
15 June // Gwent Roundabout // Newport, Wales
16 June // Rock Garden // London, England
22 June // Music Machine // Camden, London, England
23 June // The Buccaneer // Brighton, England
24 June // Double Six // Basildon, England
~~26 June // The Greyhound // Fulham, London, England~~ Cancelled
29 June // Affair // Swindon, England
30 June // The Buccaneer // Brighton, England
5 July // Rochester Castle // Stoke Newington, London, England
8 July // Robin Hood // Coventry, England
9 July // Robin Hood // Coventry, England
14 July // Rafters // Manchester, England
16 July // Speakeasy // London, England
21 July // Rochester Castle // Stoke Newington, London, England
27 July // Rebecca's // Birmingham, England
28 July // Chutes // Bristol, England
29 July // Rock Garden // London, England
30 July // The Rock Garden // Middlesbrough, England
31 July // The Electric Circus // Manchester, England
4 Aug // Speakeasy // London, England
8 Aug // Rock Garden // London England
11 Aug // Rochester Castle // London, England
9 Aug // Woods // Plymouth, England
11 Aug // Rochester Castle // Stoke Newington, London, England
12 Aug // The Bossard Hall // Leighton Buzzard, England
13 Aug // Red Cow // Hammersmith, London, England
18 Aug // Speakeasy // London, England
28 Aug // The Greyhound // Fulham, London, England
1 Sept // The Nashville // W Kensington, London, England
2 Sept // ? // Wolverhampton, England
9 Sept // Speakeasy // London, England
10 Sept // The Greyhound // Fulham, London, England
16 Sept // Eric's // Liverpool, England
17 Sept // Klooks Kleek // London, England
21 Sept // Music Machine // Camden, London, England
22 Sept // Rebecca's // Birmingham, England
23 Sept // Corn Exchange // Cambridge, England
(Supporting The Stranglers)
24 Sept // Sports Centre // Bracknell, England
(Supporting The Stranglers)
25 Sept // Odeon // Canterbury, England
(Supporting The Stranglers)
26 Sept // Oxford Polytechnic // Oxford, England
(Supporting The Stranglers)
27 Sept // St Andrews Hall // Norwich, England
(Supporting The Stranglers)
30 Sept // Huddersfield Polytechnic // Huddersfield, England
(Supporting Siouxsie And The Banshees)
1 Oct // Marquee // London, England
3 Oct // The Vortex // London, England
12 Oct // Lycum // London, England
(Perrett & Kellie with Johnny Thunders)
15 Oct // Newcastle University // Newcastle, England
18 Oct // Rock Garden // London, England
19 Oct // Rock Garden // London, England
20 Oct // Huddersfield Polytechnic // Huddersfield, England
(Supporting Chris Spedding)
21 Oct // Dundee University // Dundee, Scotland
22 Oct // Strathclyde University // Glasgow, Scotland
(Supporting Chris Spedding)
23 Oct // St.Andrews University // Fife, Scotland
(Supporting Chris Spedding)
24 Oct // Tiffanys // Edinburgh, Scotland
27 Oct // Mr Georges // Coventry, England
28 Oct // Bedford College // Regents Park, London, England
29 Oct // The Nashville // London, England
5 Nov // Good Mood // Halifax, England
12 Nov // N.E. London Polytechnic // London, England
17 Nov // Rafters // Manchester, England
~~23 Nov // Bamboo Club // Bristol, England~~ Cancelled
25 Nov // Dingwalls // London, England
28 Nov // University of Kent // Canterbury, England
2 Dec // Central London Polytechnic // London, England
3 Dec // Leicester University // Leicester, England
6 Dec // Hope & Anchor // London, England
8 Dec // King George's Hall // Blackburn, England
9 Dec // ? // Stoke On Trent, England
15 Dec // Starlight // Margate, England
23 Dec // Camden Roundhouse // London, England
(Supporting Eddie And The Hot Rods)
24 Dec // Camden Roundhouse // London, England
(Supporting Eddie And The Hot Rods)

1978

18 Feb // Speakeasy // London, England
(Perrett, Mair & Kellie with Johnny Thunders)
10 April // City Hall // Newcastle, England
(Supporting Television)
11 April // Apollo // Glasgow, Scotland
(Supporting Television)
12 April // Apollo // Manchester, England
(Supporting Television)
13 April // Odeon // Birmingham, England
(Supporting Television)
14 April // Colston Hall // Bristol, England
(Supporting Television)
16 April // Hammersmith Odeon // London, England
(Supporting Television)
17 April // Hammersmith Odeon // London, England
(Supporting Television)
24 May // Barbarella's // Birmingham, England
26 May // University Of East Anglia // Norwhich, England
27 May // University Of Kent // Canterbury, England
29 May // Erics Club // Liverpool, England
1 June // Outlook Club // Doncaster, England
5 June // Tiffany's // Edinburgh, Scotland
6 June // Strathclyde University // Glasgow, Scotland
8 June // Manchester Polytechnic // Manchester, England
9 June // JB'S // Dudley, England
10 June // Bristol Polytechnic // Bristol, England
11 June // Greyhound // Fulham, London, England
14 June // Stowaway Club // Gwent, Wales
5 July // Paris Theatre // London, England
4-6 Aug // Ashton Court Free Festival // Bristol, England
21 Aug // Barbarella's // Birmingham, England
22 Sept // Technical College // Harlow, England
23 Sept // Barbarella's // Birmingham, England
30 Sept // City Polytechnic // London, England
1 Oct // Lyceum // London, England
4 Oct // Ruffles Club // Aberdeen, Scotland
5 Oct // Astoria // Edinburgh, Scotland
6 Oct // Penthouse // Scarborough, England
~~12 Oct // The Fan Club at Brannigans // Leeds, England~~ Postponed
12 Oct // Lyceum // London, England
(Perrett & Kellie with Johnny Thunders)
13 Oct // Revolution Club // York, England
15 Oct // Coatham Bowl // Redcar, England
16 Oct // Outlook Club // Doncaster, England
17 Oct // The Fan Club at Brannigans // Leeds, England
20 Oct // Braintree College // Braintree, England
~~26 Oct // The Gig // Birmingham, England~~ Cancelled
27 Oct // Limit Club // Sheffield, England
28 Oct // ULU // London, England
1 Nov // Bones Club // Reading, England
4 Nov // The Lacarno // Bristol, England

1979

2 Feb // Hurrah's // New York City, USA
3 Feb // Hurrah's // New York City, USA
4 Feb // Paradise Theatre // Boston, USA
5 Feb // Paradise Theatre // Boston, USA
6 Feb // The Edge Club // Toronto, Canada
7 Feb // The Edge Club // Toronto, Canada
2 March // York University // York, England
3 March // Queen Margaret Union // Glasgow, Scotland
4 March // Fforde Green Hotel // Leeds, England
7 March // Stowaway Club // Newport, Wales
9 March // West Runton Pavilion // Cromer, England
10 March // Hull University // Hull, England
13 March // Durham University // Durham, England
14 March // Astoria // Edinburgh, Scotland
16 March // Aberdeen University // Aberdeen, Scotland
18 March // Stagecoach Hotel // Dumfries, Scotland
21 March // Sheffield Polytechnic // Sheffield, England
22 March // Town Hall Crypt // Middlesbrough, England
23 March // Newcastle Polytechnic // Newcastle, England
25 March // New City Planet // Lancaster, England
28 March // Grand Hall // Bournemouth, England
29 March // Windsor & Maidenhead College // Windsor, England
31 March // Barbarella's // Birmingham, England
1 April // The Locarno // Bristol, England
2 April // Oscars // Liverpool, England
3 April // Manchester Polytechnic // Manchester, England
4 April // Town Hall // Loughborough, England
7 April // Oxford College Of Further Education // Oxford, England
28 April // Rainbow Theatre // London, England
11 May // Queen Mary College // London, England
12 May // Nottingham University // Nottingham, England
18 May // Huddersfield Polytechnic // Huddersfield, England
19 May // Bradford University // Bradford, England
27 May // McGinegals // Dublin, Ireland
2 June // The Factory // Manchester, England
4 June // Pink Pop Festival // Geleen, Holland
22 June // Glastonbury Festival // Pilton, England
29 June // Schouwburg // Sittard, Holland
1 July // Vondelpark // Amsterdam, Holland
2 Sept // Lyceum // London, England
9 Sept // Futurama, Queen's Hall // Leeds, England
15 Sept // Hurrah's // New York City, USA
16 Sept // Hurrah's // New York City, USA
18 Sept // Paradise Theatre // Boston, USA
19 Sept // Paradise Theatre // Boston, USA
20 Sept // Hot Club // Philadelphia, USA
21 Sept // Hot Club // Philadelphia, USA
22 Sept // CBGB // New York City, USA
23 Sept // ? // Washington, USA
24 Sept // The Edge Club // Toronto, Canada
25 Sept // The Edge Club // Toronto, Canada
26 Sept // The Phantasy // Cleveland, USA
27 Sept // The Phantasy // Cleveland, USA
28 Sept // Bookie's // Detroit, USA
1 Oct // Longhorn // Minneapolis, USA
2 Oct // Longhorn // Minneapolis, USA
3 Oct // Lawrence Opera House // Kansas, USA
21 Oct // P.N.E. Gardens // Vancouver, Canada
28 Oct // Le Palace // Paris, France
31 Oct // Uilenstede // Amstelveen, Holland
? // The Exit // Rotterdam, Holland
3 Nov // Paradiso // Amsterdam, Holland
4 Nov // ? // Apeldoorn, Holland

1980

24 Feb // Lyceum // London, England
17 April // Mayfair // Newcastle, England
18 April // Technical College // Dundee, Scotland
19 April // Queen Margaret College // Glasgow, Scotland
20 April // St Andrews University // Fife, Scotland
21 April // Tiffany's // Edinburgh, Scotland
25 April // Sheffield Polytechnic // Sheffield, England
26 April // Leicester University // Leicester, England
28 April // Refectory // Leeds, England
29 April // York University // York, England
30 April // Liverpool University // Liverpool, England
2 May // The Anajata // Derby, England
3 May // Manchester University // Manchester, England
5 May // Home Farm // Glastonbury, England
6 May // Reading University // Reading, England
8 May // Civic Hall // Totnes, England
9 May // Electric Ballroom // London, England
10 May // Electric Ballroom // London, England
12 May // The Lacarno // Bristol, England
13 May // Top Rank // Cardiff, Wales
14 May // Odeon // Canterbury, England
15 May // Cedar Ballrooms // Birmingham, England
16 May // Unity Hall // Wakefield, England
17 May // Drill Hall // Lincoln, England
18 May // Jenkinson's Bar // Brighton, England
18 June // Sports Arena // San Diego, USA
(Supporting The Who)
21 June // The Forum // Los Angeles, USA
(Supporting The Who)
22 June // The Forum // Los Angeles, USA
(Supporting The Who)
23 June // Sport Arena // Los Angeles, USA
(Supporting The Who)
24 June // Sport Arena // Los Angeles, USA
(Supporting The Who)
26 June // Sport Arena // Los Angeles, USA
(Supporting The Who)
27 June // Sport Arena // Los Angeles, USA
(Supporting The Who)
28 June // Sport Arena // Los Angeles, USA
(Supporting The Who)
? // Whiskey A Go Go // West Hollywood, USA
? // Madame Wong's West // Santa Monica, USA
? // Old Waldorf // San Francisco, USA
? // Trax // Manhattan, USA
5 July // Max's Kansas City // New York City, USA
(Perrett with Johnny Thunders)
16 July // Exile // Long Island City, New York, USA
15 Oct // Carousel Club // Manchester, England
3 Nov // Hope And Anchor // London, England
18 Dec // Dingwalls // London, England

1981

7 March // Leeds University // Leeds, England
8 March // Lyceum // London, England

1983

9 Oct // Lyceum // London, England
(Perrett guests on encore With Johnny Thunders)
6 Dec // Gossips // London, England
(Perrett guests on encore with Johnny Thunders)

1991

25 Oct // Camden Underworld // London, England
(Perrett guest appearance with The Heart Throbs)
20 Dec // Oxfords // London, England
(Perrett & Perry guest appearance with The Pleasure Victims)

1994

19 Jan // Melkweg // Amsterdam, Holland
20 Jan // Rotown // Rotterdam, Holland
21 Jan // Patronaat // Haarlem, Holland
22 Jan // Gigant // Apeldoorn, Holland
23 Jan // Paard // The Hague, Holland
27 Jan // Camden Underworld // London, England
23 March // The Subterania // London, England
20 April // Splash Club // London, England
22 April // Mean Fiddler // London, England
25 May // Groningen, Holland
26 May // Eindhoven, Holland
27 May // Nijmegen, Holland
28 May // Deventer, Holland
3 June // The Venue // London, England
5 June // Duchess Of York // Leeds, England
6 June // The Leadmill // Sheffield, England
8 June // Joiners Arms // Southampton, England
6 Aug // Shinjuko Loft // Tokyo, Japan
7 Aug // Shinjuko Loft // Tokyo, Japan
8 Aug // Shinjuko Loft // Tokyo, Japan
10 Aug // Muse Hall // Osaka, Japan
1 Nov // Roadhouse // Manchester, England
2 Nov // Riverside // Newcastle, England
3 Nov // King Tuts // Glasgow, Scotland
4 Nov // The Venue // Edinburgh, Scotland
6 Nov // Fibbers // York, England
7 Nov // Duchess Of York // Leeds, England
9 Nov // Union // Sheffield, England
10 Nov // Princess Charlotte // Leicester, England
13 Nov // Roadmenders // Northampton, England
14 Nov // Fleece And Firkin // Bristol, England
15 Nov // Astoria LA2 // London, England
27 Nov // Shepherds Bush Empire // London, England
(Perrett guest appearance with Therapy?)
15 Dec // The Garage // London, England

1995

20 April // Splash Club // London, England
17 June // Splash Club // London, England

1996

18 July // Phoenix Festival // Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
26 Sept // Mean Fiddler // London, England
29 Sept // Splash Club // London, England
31 Oct // Patronaat // Haarlem, Holland
1 Nov // Melkweg // Amsterdam, Holland

2004

15 April // Rhythm Factory // London, England
(Perrett guest appearance with The Libertines)

2006

18 Sept // 93 Feet East // London, England
(Perrett guest appearance with Love Minus Zero)

2007

8 Feb // Harrods // London, England
(Perrett guest appearance with Love Minus Zero)
15 April // Inn On The Green // London, England Guest Set
27 April // All Tomorrow's Parties Festival // Minehead, England
1 June // Academy 2 // Manchester, England
2 June // Garage // Glasgow, Scotland Originally ABC
6 June // Rescue Rooms // Nottingham, England Originally Rock City
~~8 June // Wulfrun // Wolverhampton, England~~ Postponed
9 June // Shepherds Bush Empire // London, England
14 June // Wireless Festival // London, England
15 June // Wireless Festival // Leeds, England
26 Aug // Wulfrun // Wolverhampton, England
30 Aug // Academy // Newcastle, England
1 Sept // Connect Festival // Inveraray Castle, Scotland
7 Sept // Carling Academy // Bristol, England

2008

22 March // Concorde 2 // Brighton, England
28 March // Koko // Camden, London, England
~~5 April // The Village // Dublin, Ireland~~ Cancelled
19 April // Dekade // Zaandam, Holland
9 May // Antiknock // Tokyo, Japan
11 May // Antiknock // Tokyo, Japan
13 May // Takadanobaba Area // Tokyo, Japan
13 June // Hultsfred festival // Hultsfred, Sweden
http://perrettlyrics.blogspot.com/2008/04/smash-and-grab.html Guest Set
15 Aug // Down at The Farm Festival // Halden, Norway
16 Aug // Down At The Farm Festival // Halden, Norway Acoustic
5 Sept // Lemon Pop Festival // Murcia, Spain Steve Hands on drums
~~29 Nov // Shepherds Bush Empire // London, England~~ Postponed

2009

23 Jan // The Duchess // York, England
24 Jan // Academy 3 // Manchester, England
25 Jan // O2 Academy 2 // Sheffield, England
31 Jan // The Brook // Southampton, England
~~1 Feb // The Junction 1 // Cambridge, England~~ Cancelled
~~2 Feb // Rough Trade Vintage // London, England~~ Cancelled
6 Feb // Shepherds Bush Empire // London, England
19 Feb // El Sol // Madrid, Spain
20 Feb // Estudio 27 // Burgos, Spain
21 Feb // Kafe Antzokia // Bilbao, Spain
17 April // Hornstull Strand // Stockholm, Sweden
18 April // Kulturbolaget // Malmo, Sweden
3 June // Ubu // Rennes, France
4 June // BT59 // Bordeaux, France
5 June // Poste A Galene // Marseille, France
7 June // Ratpack // Clermont-Ferrand, France
8 June // Trabendo // Paris, France
9 June // L'Escalier // Liege, Belgium
1 Aug // Vibrasons Festival // Pontevedra, Spain
3 Oct // L'Aéronef // Lille, France
~~9 Oct // L'ovre Boite // Beauvais, France~~ Cancelled
~~10 Oct // Cabaret Electric // Le Havre, France~~ Cancelled
~~15 Oct // L'usine // Geneva, Switzerland~~ Cancelled
7 Nov // Antiknock // Tokyo, Japan
8 Nov // Antiknock // Tokyo, Japan
10 Nov // Rockbar Lucrezia // Hamamatsu, Japan
12 Nov // King Cobra // Osaka, Japan
10 Dec // Brudenell Social Club // Leeds, England
11 Dec // The Assembly // Leamington Spa, England
12 Dec // Relentless Garage // London, England

2010

15 Oct // La Carene // Brest, France

The Human Race

2008-03-29T20:36:00.034Z

Too many people
Believe in what they're told
.........
.............
Too many people
........
Never to be free
Too blind to see

The truth is always hidden
It gets so hard to find
History re-written
Just read between the lines

I don't believe you can't see the signs
I don't believe you can't see the signs
I don't believe you can't see through their lies
Can't you see it in their eyes?

Though I cared for you
One thing must come first
If you find a dead horse
You'll only make him worse

Too many people are desperate to succeed
Undermined by greed
Too blind to see

Too many people don't do what they willed
.......................
Dreams left unfulfilled

The truth is always hidden
To cover up their crimes
History re-written
To cover up their crimes

I don't believe you can't see the signs
I don't believe you can't see the signs
I don't believe you can't see through their lies
Can't you see it in their eyes?

The patron saint of Leningrad
Had the rights to dreams that no one else has ever had
When did you process the problem we face?
We wilt on toxic waste

You're welcome to the human race

Bought the democratic con trick
Now they're free to starve forever

Too many people
Too many people
Too many people die before they're old
Left out in the cold

Black Operations

2008-03-29T20:36:00.032Z

The ranch hand from Hades
Making deformed babies
Mongoose burning cats and beards
In porcine bay
Confirming our worst fears
Their hands are busy every day

The Promised Land under attack
I don't understand

The time has come to stand up and be counted
The time has come to shout about it
I can see the enemy
Blood on their hands, cum on their money
The future don't look sunny
They're destroying our world

The Promised Land under attack
I don't understand

All their black operations
Bringing shame upon the nation
Black operations
We're under their control

I thought when you heard I got through
You'd wanna come too 'cause I belong to you
I heard you say it doesn't have to be this way
IMF, CIA, NSA, DEA

The Promised Land under attack
I don't understand

All their black operations
Bringing shame upon the nation
Black operations
We're under their control

Black operations
Bringing shame upon the nation
Black operations
We're under their control

Is This How Much?

2008-03-29T16:18:00.011Z

Edge of the seat
Scent of battle
Blinding is the heat
Hard to act natural

Not without humour
Hunched in stupor
Savage the rumour
Running dog's gone mad

Manners from the nursery
Non-invasive surgery
Strip-searching mercenary
Manifestly hurting me
Matters not how inadvertently

Is this how much you care?
Is this how much?
Is this how much you care?
Is this how much?

Is this how much you care?
Is this how much?
Is this how much you care?
Is this how much, how much you care?

Came to the same sad conclusion
Could only ever end up disillusioned
Don't know why when trust is broken
Brotherhood descends to fear and loathing

Lessons from the nursery
Neurocentric surgery
Straight-shooting mercenary
Manifestly hurting me
Matters not how inadvertently

Is this how much you care?
Is this how much?
Is this how much you care?
Is this how much?

Is this how much you care?
Is this how much?
Is this how much you care?
Is this how much, how much you care?

Woke Up Sticky (Early Version)

2008-03-20T16:27:00.002Z

Nodding Out, white light
Shadowy figures approach with the night
Strange hands carry me away
I resist in a catatonic way

Nodding out late at night
Gleaming faces merging with the light
Soothing hands caressing me away
I woke up, went back to sleep again

Woke up sticky
Must have been dreaming of you
Woke up sticky
Don't know where I've been or who I've been through

They went and put the light on me
They examined every part of me
They put the light on me
They examined every part of me

You were sweet, no doubt
I fell asleep, you melted in my mouth
No point trying to hide the stain
I woke up, went back to sleep again

Out of place, out of time
I returned, interior re-designed
They've got me up against the wall
Maybe it's best not to wake up at all

Woke up sticky
Must have been dreaming of you
Woke up sticky
Don't know where I've been or who I've been through

They went and put the light on me
They examined every part of me
They put the light on me
They examined every part of me

More speed, less haste
I repeat myself 'til I'm blue in the face
I came down in a meteoric shower
The speed of sound turns decades into hours

Out of place, out of time
I returned, interior re-designed
They've got me up against the wall
Maybe it's best not to wake up at all

Woke up sticky
Must have been dreaming of you
Woke up sticky
Don't know where I've been or who I've been through

They went and put the light on me
They examined every part of me
They put the light on me
They examined every part of me

C Voyeurger

2008-03-11T23:17:00.000Z

I watched the tears running down her face
I’m watching now
If I could take you and put you in her place
I’d do it now

I want it all to happen right away
I want it all made clear
Time is frozen, just waiting for the day
You are here, you are here

I don’t care just what they talk about
I ain’t listening a-what they talk about

If I could return her to a state of grace
Like she came and went and didn’t leave a trace
Show me how
A runaway train travelling in reverse
Heading down your line
Solution or problem?
Don’t know which came first
We came unstuck in time

I don’t care just what they talk about
I ain’t listening a-what they talk about

I’ll wait for you
I pray for you
Only you

Take my lead and I will follow
I will follow, I will follow

Standing in chains staring at the moon
They won't break free
If they’re gonna do it, they gotta do it soon
Make 'em see

Standing in chains staring at the moon
Won’t move their feet
If they’re gonna do it, they gotta do it soon
Make 'em see, make 'em see

I don’t care just what they talk about
I ain’t listening a-what they talk about

I’ll wait for you
I pray for you
Only you

The Gallery

2008-03-11T22:00:00.002Z

The curtain rose
The people on the stage became insane
They married each other
The janitor left it all behind
The audience couldn’t find the door
They stared at each other and they stared all night

The man outside didn’t have the money to get in
It didn’t change his world, he just hung around in earnest
Staring at the sky
He was communicating
He used to keep them waiting
For a little bit longer
That little bit longer

Can you turn the house lights on, I’d like to see
I think to find someone in the gallery
Predictable story
Communion of power
The senseless use of glory
Disaster fills the big box office
You make new friends
And they all come to see you die

Enter the hero
There’s no greater religion than truth, he lied
His hands were tied but he didn’t care
He was a country boy
Looking for adventure
Looking for adventure
Just a little adventure
A little adventure

I'm Yours

2008-03-11T17:26:00.002Z

Hopefully you would tell me where.... to get away
But it might be..........
All you've gotta do is say the word
I'll be yours in chained hand cuffs

I'm yours
To do with as you please
You can, you can do anything to me
You, you can do anything to me

Oh, I wanna be your lover
Don't care about the others
That's your life
I'm looking for attention
But I won't mention love or try to find out

I'm yours
To do with as you please
You can, you can do anything to me
You, you can do anything to me

Whatever you do, don't love me
Please don't love me

My momma loved me and she died
My momma loved me and she died
My momma loved me and she died
My momma loved me then she went and died

I'm yours
To do with as you please
You can, you can do anything to me
You, you can do anything to me

Mutilations In Space

2008-03-04T23:56:00.006Z

Prevailing wind always blows
You've been witched, you go where moon child goes
Neptune's Trident pins you down
Drink the milky way and drown

Mutilations deep in space
Infibulation, you had to get outta that place

Get your priorities right
Keep your objectives in sight
Get your priorities right
And make it on through the night

Mercury's message quick like silver
Pluto's stitching in the river
Jupiter's kingdom at your mercy
Touch her eyes and make her see

You perform for the eyes of Mars
You perform for the eyes of Mars

Get your priorities right
Keep your objectives in sight
Get your priorities right
And make it on through the night

Feet won't move
Brain won't work
Get me encumbered
Lying in the dirt

You put rings round Venus
And direct it
You know how much it means to us

Self mutilations out in space
Turned on by degredation
You had to get outta that place
It's killing you

Get your priorities right
Get your priorities right

Five Minutes To Midnight

2008-03-04T12:40:00.019Z

The last message was clear
It's five minutes to midnight
It said we've got nothing to fear
But that don't make it feel right

They've got us on a merry-go-round
I need you to tie me down
I can hear a foreign sound
But I can't hear you

Now that our senses are refined
I need your body next to mine

I can feel your love for me
Just a memory
I can feel your love for me
It's a memory

The next battle is near
I'm beginning to hate it
They put your head on a spear
Triumphantly displayed it

You look at me with your cemetery eyes
I need you to tell me lies
Your situation can be revised
Any time you like

You turn a man into a fragile child
I need you to drive me wild

I can feel your love for me
Just a memory
I can feel your love for me
It's a memory

Just look at you now
Driven to abstraction
You're just learning how
To re-fashion the passion

You look at me with your cemetery eyes
I need you even though you tell me lies
Just look me in the eyes
And let yourself get mesmerised

You turn a man into a fragile child
I need you to drive me wild

I can feel your love for me
Just a memory
I can feel your love for me
We were meant to be

I can feel your love for me
Like you're here with me
Not just a memory

I see you on down the line
You and me, we were doing fine
Can I do it just one more time?

One more time?
One more time?
One more time?

Happy Families

2008-01-30T17:13:00.022Z

Right from the very start
When you captured my heart
I knew that till the end of time we'd never part
Then you started going out with every girl in town
I used to hate your friends for telling me
I was a fool to hang around

'Cause I needed you
...........
You needed me too
It was worth it for me to say

Then came the final test
She was different from the rest
Just like I said
This must be true love forever and ever

You saw her seduce me
As you introduced her to me
You said you wanted us to be one big happy family

We could be so good together
Lets try and make it last forever
You must admit there's strength in numbers
The combination is love like thunder, baby
Love like thunder, baby
It ain't any wonder
Just love that satisfies my hunger

Welcome to...........
.................
Your devotion was rewarded
When I fell in love with my best friend

Dead Man Walking

2008-01-30T17:13:00.016Z

Look into the eyes of the animal
The other side of the wire
You say "Hello Ben, how are you?
My name is Alex, I'm here to help you"

Then you hear the words
Dead man walking
Then you hear the words
Dead man walking

Look into the eyes of the animal
The other side of the wire
You say "Hello Ben, how are you?
My name is Alex, I'm here to help you"

Then you hear the words
Dead man walking
Then you hear the words
Dead man walking

You look into the eyes of the animal
The other side of the wire
You say "Hello Ben, how are you?
My name is Alex, I'm here to help you"

Then you hear the words
Dead man walking
Then you hear the words
Dead man walking

World In Chains

2008-01-30T17:13:00.015Z

I turned you into an automaton
Now all you're into is robot fun

My tears are falling down
The tears are flowing now
All I can say is bye bye, baby
Bye Bye

He said I don't want your love
I don't want your love no more
Gonna sell it to the highest bidder

My tears are falling down
The tears are flowing now
All I can say is bye bye, baby
Bye Bye

There ain't no doubt about it
I can't believe how easily you fall in love

It makes you think
It makes you think
It makes you think
It makes you think

You must go and tell your people
All about the things you've seen
How..............mission
Into a foreign policy that's so obscene
Now the bogeyman has shown us
He ain't scary, he's friendly
Some people got no excuses
But will they want to lose their power?

The world is still in chains
The world is still in chains
The world is still in chains

Slaves of the USA
Victims of the CIA

Place Of Safety

2008-01-30T17:12:00.014Z

The knock came at the door
The summons was duly served
For us to appear at the High Court
We had no idea what we had done
Or who's rath we had incurred

The plaintiff was the mayor
And...........
If you don't know how it feels
I can tell you it's for real
The nightmare's started again
And again, and again, and again

We wanna take your children
And put them in care
It's just legal kidnapping
With no right of appeal

We've got a nice little home in Bromley
Run by Pye
Just like the Kincora
When... went bad and came to die

They call it a place of safety
Into the maelstrum we are hurled
'Cause that place of safety's
Often the worst place in the world

Prejudice combined with ignorance
It's a dangerous commodity
It's parents against injustice
Just feel the pain
When you turn up at the hospital
And they've taken your baby away

They've put him in a place of safety
Into the maelstrum we are hurled
'Cause that place of safety's
Often the worst place in the world

That's The Way It Always Goes

2008-01-30T17:12:00.010Z

Looking for a cause to serve
It helps to exercise the mind
Meet me at my place of worship
We'll see what we can find

You're running, you're hiding
You're split at the sides, my friend
Shattered illusions, it's utter confusion
That's the way it goes
That's the way it always goes

It's a universal truth
The oracle is crystal clear
Founded on well established principles
You're powerless to stop this disintergrating sphere

You're running, you're hiding
You're split at the sides, my friend
Shattered illusions, it's utter confusion
That's the way it goes
That's the way it always goes

He can hear you praying
He knows you're not lying
He's knows you're really trying
You're finding out his words are coming true
All his predictions

You're running, you're hiding
You're split at the sides, my friend
Shattered illusions, it's utter confusion
That's the way it goes
That's the way it always goes

That's the way it goes
That's the way it always goes

That's the way it goes
That's the way it always goes

That's the way it goes

Aurora

2007-09-19T17:11:00.003+01:00

Aurora spoke so silently
She says with all her charm
"Give me diamonds, bring me roses
And I'll make your water stone cold"

In the meantime, not since the summer house
We gazed in to each others eyes
No one sings me like Aurora
I go back to her in my own time

The lights are fading over the city
The women are acting, they're feeling proud
But sometimes the woman in your life
Can't be the woman, no
Can't be the woman in your dreams

First Time I Saw You

2007-09-19T16:57:00.005+01:00

The irst time I saw you, I was on the way down
I couldn't get my eyes away from you
This feeling comes and goes
Like the spring sunshine
It comes a-raining down the avenue

Give me a little loving now, honey
Give me a little loving now, babe
Give me a little loving now, honey
Give me a little loving now, babe

Let me tell you about sunshine
She says she'll love you 'til the end of time
What kind of love is this
When you're all alone at nights?
You know it don't seem right

Give me a little loving now, honey
Give me a little loving now, babe
Give me a little loving now, honey
Give me a little loving now, babe

I guess I was only using you
I guess I was only using you
I guess I was only using you
How does it feel to be used too?

Give me a little loving now, honey, come on
Give me a little loving now, babe
Give me a little loving now, honey
Give me a little loving now, babe

Inbetweens

2007-09-19T16:41:00.002+01:00

Caught between right and wrong
Tell me, is there no escaping?
I just can't go on
Living from day to day

And the show is nearly over
I'm just stuck after being down

The singer looks in his song
The bird is flying
Three hours ain't very long
When you're dealing or dying

I could wait for the evening
When the stars are shining bright

Loose and stoney friends
How can I ever make amends?
There's no room for fear
Close your eyes and it'll disappear

Ships out at sea
Oh, to be free
Just like a sailor at sea

Flowers Die

2007-09-19T16:33:00.001+01:00

Cold rays of winter have been and gone
Wonder what the summer will bring
Maybe a new love to carry me on
But first I've gotta get through spring

I don’t know why
But all the rivers
They’re gonna run dry

The first on, the last to go home
There’s a rustling behind me
I turned to look back but I should have known
There ain’t nothing to see

I find myself searching
For the real thing
I don’t know who I’ll be hurting

Weekend

2007-09-19T16:29:00.003+01:00

As I step in to your life
Do you realise what's happening?
You know that one thing
Always leads to another thing

Maybe we could get together for a weekend
Even walk hand in hand through the rain
I didn't think I'd ever be this way again

As I step in to your life
It's plain to see we'll be together some day
If only for a day
I didn't think I could be touched

Maybe we could get together for a weekend
Even walk hand in hand through the rain
I didn't think I'd ever be this way again

The cracking of the silent night
The crumbling echo of his footsteps
The silky smoothness of his skin
His crazy notion of romances

Maybe we could get together for a weekend
Even walk hand in hand through the rain
I didn't think I'd ever see the coast again

Predictably Blonde

2007-09-19T16:19:00.007+01:00

It's hard to get on
When you don't believe in love any more
All the suffering has gone
And things are the way the way they were before

These times are too rough for you
You can't do the things the film stars do
You shine as clear as any moon
Yes you do, oh, yes you do

I remember talking to you all night long
Telling you how my wife doesn't understand me
I remember talking to you all night long
Telling you how my wife just does not understand me now

High heeled shoes and long blonde hair
Fishnet stockings and underwear
That's what makes him really go wild
He goes so wild

You tortured my soul
With the charms you displayed
You drive me within inches of crying
This is your serenade

You're so young but so very bold
The way your skirt rides up and your legs unfold
How many other secrets do you hold in your heart?
In the bottom of your heart?

I'd like to wet your lips, little sister
I know I shouldn't but it's so very hard to resist her
I'd like to wet your lips, little sister
I know I shouldn't but it's so, so hard to resist her

C'mon little angel
Take a little ride
C'mon little angel
Don't go run and hide

'Cause you know that it's true
I love you, I love you
If it makes you feel alright
Then I'll tell you that I love you

I don't need to wrap you in polythene
Or put you in any kind of riding machine
All I want is a little 69
All of the time

My Way Of Giving

2007-09-19T12:50:00.005+01:00

I've been told it's just a matter of time
Before you meet someone who opens your eyes
But time's on my side so nevertheless
I know the pain of too much tenderness

It's all part of my way of giving
And I'm giving it all to you
More than love it's a way of living
So what more would you have me do?

Although I'm not a guy that who means to hurt
And every time it seems our love won't work
I tell you honey, you've got to realise
I see confusion in my cloudy eyes

It's all part of my way of giving
And I'm giving it all to you
More than love it's a way of living
So what more would you have me do?

Although I'm not a guy who means to hurt
And every time it seems our love won't work
I tell you honey, you've got to realise
I see confusion in my cloudy eyes

It's all part of my way of giving
And I'm giving it all to you
More than love it's a way of living
So what more would you have me do?

It's all part of my way of giving
And I'm giving it all to you
More than love it's a way of living
And it's me that you're looking through

Written by Steve Marriott/Ronnie Laine.

The Guest

2007-09-13T11:31:00.009+01:00

Oh, you know life gave him
Yeah, a red flower
It's perfume is as sweet as wine
But the taste is oh, so dry

Is it all in jest?
She said "be my guest" ah, ha
She said "honey, won't you be my guest now?"

One person's master is another person's slave
There's so many parts you can play
You don't have to be happy
Why should you have fun?
Just do everything that I say
And play it for the good times
Play it for the good times
Come on

Could it be just a sin
The way I've been living?
I wish I was pure
I wish I wasn't so hard to please

Is it all in jest?
She said "be my guest" ah, ha
She said "honey, won't you be my guest now?"

Don't forget, one person's master is another person's slave
There's so many parts you can play
You don't have to be happy
Why should you have fun?
Just do everything that I say
And play it for the good times
Play it for the good times
Come on, play it for the good times
Play it for the good, good, good, good times

All the folks back home
They're living all alone
They're all living in deceit
This kind of people, they choose to meet

Is it all in jest?
She said "be my guest" ah, ha
She said "honey, won't you be my guest now?"

One person's master is another person's slave
There's so many parts you can play
You don't have to be happy
Why should you have fun?
Just do everything that I say
And play it for the good times
Play it for the good times
Come on, for the good times
Play it for the good, good, good, good times

Don't Feel Too Good

2007-09-09T22:52:00.010+01:00

Came round to see me one Saturday morning
I fell outta bed, yawning
They said "we've got reason to believe
And we're gonna take you with us when we leave"

I thought things like this don't happen in real life
Don't ever want you to come over again
Don't feel too good this morning
Here I am sitting in the charge room

Driving through New Cross on the way to town
I had no idea what kinda shit was about to go down
Turn around the corner and what d'you think I see?
Sergeant Clark of the SPG

I'm thinking things like this don't happen in real life
Don't ever want it to happen again
Don't feel too good this morning
Here I am sitting in the charge room

I read the police statements, why can't you tell the truth?
What have I ever done to you?
Went before the magistrate, he adjourned the case
And I still don't know what evils I might face

Things like this don't happen in real life
When will it, when will it, will it all end?
Don't feel too good this morning
Here I am sitting in the charge room

That's all I've got to say to you
That's all I've got to say to you, you, you
That's all I've got to say to you, leave me alone
That's all I've got to say to you
Leave me alone, leave me alone
That's all I've got to say to you
Can't you leave me alone?
Leave me alone
That's all I've got to say to you

Don't Hold Your Breath

2007-09-09T22:45:00.002+01:00

You know I tried to learn a lot about you, babe
You know I tried so many times
But you just stare at me thinking to yourself
You know that poor boy, he's got a lot to learn

Baby, I love you - ah-ha
Baby, I need you now - oo-hoo
You say you don't love me - ee-hee
But I want you anyhow

Baby, I love you - ah-ha
Baby, I need you now - oo-hoo
You say you don't love me-hee
But I want you anyhow

I hate to complicate your life in any way
I don't want you to have to think too much
I held the sad conclusion of leaving many things unsaid
This danger will drift completely out of touch

But pretty baby, I love you - ah-ha
Baby, I need you now - oo-hoo
You say you don't love me - ee-hee
But I want you anyhow

Baby, I love you
Baby, I need you now
You say you don't love me-hee
But I want you anyhow

Our love is going wrong
Our love is going wrong
Don't hold your breath

Every wasted moment serves a tall purpose
I've seen so many people try to have a good time
Some revelation, at least I learned it well
Heaven's so much better once you've been in hell

I Only Wanna Be Your Friend

2007-09-09T21:57:00.003+01:00

I've been lonely so long
I need someone
I've been lonely so long
I need someone in my life
I need someone in my life

Don't worry
I ain't about to hurry you upstairs
That's something
I only care about now and then
I only wanna be your friend

I like talking to ya
You're like a sister
When you're not around me
You know I miss you real bad
You're the sister I never had

Don't worry
I ain't about to hurry you upstairs
That's something
I only care about now and then
Ah, I only wanna be your friend

Counterfeit Woman

2007-09-09T21:46:00.004+01:00

You chose the side you're on
Who'd have thought you'd be one?
You're bound to fit now

The things you used to teach
Always seemed out of reach
You're counterfeit now

I don't know
You keep coming to me
Gotta go
Can't you stay one night with me?

From all the wild flirtations
Most times the implications
Have escaped you somehow

You continue on your path
Of chaos and it's aftermath
You'd like to change, but you don't know how

I don't know
You keep coming to me
Gotta go
Can't you stay one night with me?

You and me's a mental thing
Although it's got a hollow ring
At least our love ain't diseased

Some people I know
Perform with the greatest of ease
It would try me

I don't know
You keep coming to me
Gotta go
Can't you stay one night with me?

Hope Valley Blues

2007-09-09T21:41:00.003+01:00

It could have been so different this time
It could have been so different this time
Your sweet loving
Your sweet loving now

It could have been so different this time
It could have been so different this time
Your sweet loving
Your sweet loving now

Sticky night in Port Augusta
Sticky night in Port Augusta
I grew wings in Alice Springs
Accolade in Adelaide, Adelaide

It could have been so different this time
It could have been so different this time

Always comes to someone who tries
I can't resist the look in their eyes
Is that a crime?
Is it such a crime?

I always try to look at the signs
The Christians have faults, so do lions
Is that a crime?
Is it such a crime?

I travel light and I like it that way
I may be gone but I'm coming back some day
If you think of me
Think of me that way

I've been loving you every day
Each and every day

It could have been so different this time
It could have been so different this time
It could have been so different this time
It could have been so different this time

My Rejection

2007-09-09T21:29:00.005+01:00

Did it have to come to this?
Is there no other way?
Baby, you always cut deep

Breaking up is like sliding down from the mountain you're on
You don't see what you've done
But you'll start again with somebody new
You'll never really believe he can comfort you

But once you've tasted that deadly fruit
You will suffer at the hands of every fool you go through
You go through

I thought maybe a month or so
Now I hear you're going down to Georgia
No point asking you not to go

On reflection, my rejection came as a blessing in disguise
It opened my eyes

It's impossible, there is no way you can survive
Without some sacrifice
For a tiny part of a special heart
I thought you knew where you stood at the start
But it's obvious you want more out of life
I'm sure you'll make someone a very good wife

I'm sorry for what I may have done
But what you're doing now just ain't human
You know it's wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, all wrong

Don't recognise you since you've gone
We'd just met and now you're gone already
Though you took my woman
Even took my hope
Left me grieving with nothing to show

Devon Song

2007-09-09T21:23:00.005+01:00

At the end will we still be together?
We're still friends but it won't be forever
We always had one aim, but I wrote so many times
Of the game we played involving hideous crimes

At the end will we still be together?
We're still friends but it won't be forever
We always had one aim but I wrote so many times
Of the game we played involving hideous crimes

Against the soul
Things were getting out of control
And now I'm left out in the cold

At the end will we still be together?
We're still friends but it won't be forever
We always had one aim, but I wrote so many times
Of the game we played involving hideous crimes

Against the soul
Things were getting out of control
And now I'm left out in the cold

Watch You Drown

2007-09-09T21:18:00.011+01:00

You're alone tonight once again
For once in your lonely life you had a friend
Oh, you're alone tonight, it had to end

But you think I will come back, baby
Whenever you want me to
You know that's something
That I'm not used to
Come back baby
We could start all over again

You ought to be careful now you're out at sea
There's so many smooth talkers around who're not as kind as me
I'll be there to watch you drown finally

You know they're gonna love you and leave you
Such a stupid contradiction
It makes you happy
But then your whole life's friction
Come back baby
We could start all over again

I remember this girl a long time ago, just another face
I looked for some sign of concern, not a trace
Then she invited me back to her place

She thinks I'm gonna come back and love her
And need her and forget completely
Come back baby
Doesn't fate run sweetly
Destroy each other and then
We could start all over again