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U.K. SUBS NEWSFEED 2019...
07/02: ALVIN GIBBS CD PRE-ORDER NOW AVAILABLE
Time & Matter Records are delighted to announce that the standard CD version of ALVIN GIBBS & THE DISOBEDIENT SERVANTS' album 'YOUR DISOBEDIENT SERVANT' is now available to pre-order via their T&M Big Cartel webshop, as well as through the Alvin Gibbs Bandcamp site, along with a digital download of the album.
This really is a stunning debut solo album from the ever-popular U.K. Subs bassist, as the recent critical acclaim has confirmed:
Showcasing Alvin's strong and distinctive lead vocals, alongside his glorious guitar and bass playing throughout, as well as his intelligent, thought-provoking lyrical skill, the guest musicians gracing this album make an impressive list of luminaries from the punk and alternative rock scene from the past 40 years; feast your eyes (and ears) over these disobedient servants:
Brian James
(The Damned / Lords Of The New Church)
Leigh Heggarty
(Ruts DC)
Mick Rossi
(Slaughter & The Dogs)
Timo Kaltio
(Hanoi Rocks / Cheap 'N' Nasty)
Mel Wesson
(Ambient music designer / The Verve 'Bittersweet Symphony' / U.K. Subs 'Diminished Responsibility' LP / Films Mission Impossible 2, Batman Begins, Hannibal etc)
Steve Crittall
(The Godfathers)
James Stevenson
(Generation X / Chelsea / The Cult / The Alarm)
Barrington Francis
(The Saints)
Jamie Oliver
(U.K. Subs)
2. Ghost Train
3. Dumb
4. Camden Town Gigolo
5. Clumsy Fingers
6. Heaven And The Angels
2. Polemic
3. No!
4. Desperate Dave Is Dead
5. I’m Not Crying Now
6. Deep As Our Skin
The 12-track LP recently sold out of its limited edition of 300 hand numbered copies.
The Digipack CD will include the fold out double sided lyric poster that came with the original LP.
The CD is priced at £10-00, which includes a digital download of the album, or, alternatively, you can also just buy a digital download of the album for £7-00.
BUY THE CD OR DIGITALLY DOWNLOAD VIA
Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants' bandcamp page at: https://alvingibbsthedisobedientservants.bandcamp.com/releases
CD also available at http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
04/02: ALVIN GIBBS & THE DISOBEDIENT SERVANTS GIG DATES UPDATE
Alvin Gibbs has confirmed another gig in June for his solo project band The Disobedient Servants, this time in Blackpool on the 4th.06: Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants, The Star & Garter, Manchester, England
(Tickets info via: https://www.facebook.com/events/998467410540824/)
07: Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants, The Castle & Falcon, Birmingham, England
(Tickets info via: https://www.facebook.com/events/292600384735487/)
08: Alberts, Nottingham, England
(Tickets info via: (https://www.gigantic.com/alvin-gibbs-the-disobedient-servants-tickets/nottingham-albert-s/2019-06-08-18-30)
09: Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants, The Louisiana, Bristol, England
(Tickets info via: The Rock Shop, St Nicks Market (No Booking Fee) https://www.facebook.com/therockshop
10: Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants, The 100 Club, London, England
(Buy tickets at: https://www.ents24.com/london-events/100-club/alvin-gibbs-and-the-disobediant-servants/5477013)
01/02: ALVIN GIBBS & THE DISOBEDIENT SERVANTS LP SOLD OUT
Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants' forthcoming album on Time & Matter Records, 'Your Disobedient Servant' - limited to 300 hand numbered vinyl copies (with free CD and download code) has now SOLD OUT on pre-order.31/01: GREAT 'PUNKONLINE' REVIEW OF ALVIN GIBBS LP
Thanks to Gaz of Punkonline.
https://punkonline.co.uk/alvin-gibbs-and-the-disobedient-servants-your-disobedient-servant/
30/01: ALVIN GIBBS & THE DISOBEDIENT SERVANTS FACEBOOK PAGE
29/01: ALVIN GIBBS & THE DISOBEDIENT SERVANTS ANNOUNCE 100 CLUB DATE
Alvin Gibbs has announced the biggest and most prestigious date yet, in support of his forthcoming album on Time & Matter Records, 'Your Disobedient Servant'; being that of a gig at the legendary 100 Club in London, on June 10th.https://www.ents24.com/london-events/100-club/alvin-gibbs-and-the-disobediant-servants/5477013
(Tickets info via: https://www.facebook.com/events/998467410540824/)
07: Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants, The Castle & Falcon, Birmingham, England
(Tickets info via: https://www.facebook.com/events/292600384735487/)
08: Alberts, Nottingham, England
09: Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants, The Louisiana, Bristol, England
(Tickets info via: The Rock Shop, St Nicks Market (No Booking Fee) https://www.facebook.com/therockshop
10: Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants, The 100 Club, London, England
(Buy tickets at: https://www.ents24.com/london-events/100-club/alvin-gibbs-and-the-disobediant-servants/5477013)
29/01: MAINSTAGE MERCH U.K. SUBS T-SHIRT SALE
The Subs online official merchandiser, MAINSTAGE MERCH, have a number of U.K. Subs t-shirts in their SALE at the moment for just £8.99.Postage in the UK is free and goes first class post in the next post every time.
A percentage of each sale also goes to the Subs.
UK Subs - 'Diamond' - Ladies T-shirt - £8.99
UK Subs - 'Born A Rocker' - Mens T-shirt - £8.99
UK Subs - 'Born A Rocker' - Ladies T-shirt - £8.99
UK Subs - 'Harper 70' - Black & Red T-shirt - £8.99
UK Subs - 'Black Flag' - Black & White Men's T-shirt - £8.99
https://mainstagemerch.com/search?q=UK+Subs
28/01: U.K. SUBS ANNOUNCE SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR
The U.K. Subs have announced that they will be going back to tour South America in August and September 2019.
Scheduled over an 18 day period, the band will play 5 dates at the end of August and a further 5 at the beginning of September, with the 10 dates taking in 6 countries, namely... Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica and Mexico.
23: Porto Alegre, Brazil
24: Sao Paulo, Brazil
25: Buenos Aires, Argentina
30: Santiago, Chile
31: Medellin, Columbia
05: San Jose, Costa Rica
06: Monterrey, Mexico
07: Guadalajara, Mexico
08: Cuidad de Mexico, Mexico
27/01: SUPERB ALVIN GIBBS LP REVIEW ON RETRO MAN BLOGSITE
The excellent Retro Man Blog website, written and run so brilliantly by Steve Worrall have posted a fabulous review of Alvin Gibbs' forthcoming album...http://retroman65.blogspot.com/2019/01/alvin-gibbs-disobedient-servants-your.html
http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
26/01: STUNNING ALVIN GIBBS LP REVIEW ON RPM WEBSITE
The excellent RPM website have posted a stunning review of Alvin Gibbs' forthcoming album, announcing via their Facebook site that reviewer "Johnny Hayward almost exploded with excitement when he heard the Alvin Gibbs album - it's so good we are delighted to bring you our review of 'Your Disobedient Servant,' it is everything Johnny says it is and more...""...challenges the listener with each new listen twisting and turning itself into your very soul..."http://rpmonline.co.uk/2019/01/26/alvin-gibbs-the-disobedient-servants-%e2%80%8e-your-disobedient-servant-tm-records/?fbclid=IwAR1KxUcYGQ4wJ3MA9BXJwp47fMfuM8_5FEncGfXYD4H-SfFxEuzpLTSaKs8
25/01: ALVIN GIBBS LP REVIEW ON FUNGALPUNK WEBSITE
Big thanks to Mr Dave Fungalpunk for his detailed review of Alvin's forthcoming LP on T&M, as always with his reviews it is brutally honest, funny, confusing and entertaining, whilst being thought-provoking... He obviously knows his stuff too, as he summarises T&M as "silly buggers" :-)
Spot on Dave, spot on... ;-)
Fantastic news! http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
Charlie Harper has made another guest appearance with The Ramonas, appearing on two tracks for their soon to be self-released second album entitled 'Acoustic Problems'. Recorded at 'Brighton Road Recording Studio' last year, the official release date for the LP is 15 February 2019 with the iTunes pre-sale being 25 January.
Time & Matter has spoken exclusively about the album to Charlie as well as all four members of The Ramonas ahead of its release, with Charlie enthusing to T&M that:
"...playing harp on any Ramonas track is always great fun, as you can imagine. They are a very bubbly bunch of girls, their creativity and energy is contagious, and when I'm with them it takes me right back to those early halcyon days of that good old D.I.Y. ethic. It was such a pleasure to be involved, whenever they say jump, I'm right there!"
TRACK LISTING:
1. HARD & FAST AT 69
2. HIGH ON LIFE
3. TEARAWAY (FT CHARLIE HARPER)
4. SO CALLED THIS, SO CALLED THAT
5. QUARTER LIFE CRISIS
6. THE DAILY FAIL
7. FROM BELGIUM WITH LOVE (FT CHARLIE HARPER)
8. SUE ME
9. FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS
10. COTTON WOOL KIDS
11. TAKE ME HOME
Pictured right - Charlie leading a 'good old ding-dong' at the 'old Joanna' with the girls, who had the following to say about the new album as well as working again with the legendary Subs singer...Victoria (Pee Pee Ramona): Bass
We’re always looking at trying new things as a band and the idea of us doing something stripped back really appealed to us, we also used it as a way to write some more songs that would work well acoustically. The idea really started to materialise after playing an in-store for the release of our debut album. Later that year I also recorded bass for Charlie’s solo album ‘Little Black Crow’ which is acoustic based, that was really inspiring for me personally. Charlie has been so supportive and great to work with, it was amazing to have him feature on a couple of our tracks for this release.
I really like how the songs work acoustically, it gives them a totally new dynamic. Especially with the re-written guitar and bass parts, even some of the harmony has changed from the original, which makes for a really interesting sound. Even though being a ‘drum kit’ drummer and not having much real experience with any other percussion instrument, it still made for a really enjoyable experience recording in this way, different but in a great way!
We had done an acoustic show in Brighton at our vinyl launch and had enjoyed it as it is so different to what we normally do (make lots of noise). It really has to make you think about the songs and adjust them to work in that setting. We had a day booked in the studio to see how many we could put down. We managed more than we thought as we recorded the songs together live all in the same room which was fun. It kept us on our toes as there was no room for error! It is always great to have Charlie on board and we're always happy to have him join us in the studio. We like to give him free range to play what he likes on the harmonica over the tracks. There are 4 new tracks on the acoustic album that we haven’t recorded previously so that should be something new for people to hear too!
I adore acoustic guitar and love being faced with challenges like making different arrangements of songs or parts, it can often give a song a whole new dynamic. I think the songs sound great stripped back. Plus having Charlie involved is a pleasure, he's a genuine lovely man bursting with creativity.
The Ramonas 'Acoustic Problems'
iTunes Pre Sale starts 25/01/19
Official Release 15/02/19
https://www.facebook.com/ramonasuk/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/91357070682/
PLUS - CHARLIE HARPER PRINTS FROM VIVE LE ROCK
HEADS UP!
Vive Le Rock also have for sale on their website some quality prints of Charlie Harper as follows:"VIVE LE ROCK ICONS PHOTOGRAPHY – Charlie Harper, UK Subs
Unique, collectable, limited edition photographs of Vive Le Rock icons by Tina Korhonen.
Printed on high quality, professional premium pearl photographic paper.
Embossed, with a letter of authenticity.
Available print sizes
A4 – 210 x 297 mm – 8.3 x 11.7 in
A3 – 297 x 420 mm – 11.7 x 16.5 in"
CLICK HERE TO ORDER THE PRINT
20/01: ALVIN INTERVIEW & EXCLUSIVE LP TRACKS PLAYED
Alvin Gibbs was recently interviewed at the U.K. Subs' 100 Club show by Armitage Smith regarding his forthcoming album 'Your Disobedient Servant' on Time & Matter Records. You can hear the interview, along with a handful of exclusive tracks played from the album on Armitage's ever-brilliant Paranoid Squirrel show, now available via podcast.https://theparanoidsquirrel.podbean.com/e/the-paranoid-squirrel-ep-668/
The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show
'Where we play music that you should hear on the Radio but don't.'
http://247rock.ml/
www.rock-radio.co.uk
https://mytuner-radio.com/player/rock-radio-uk/440493/
www.tunein.com/radio/Rock-Radio-UK-s232134/
15/01: ALVIN GIBBS GIG NEWS
The touring band will include Alvin, Jamie (U.K. Subs), Leigh Heggarty (Ruts DC) and more.
The date for your diary is 6 June 2019 at The Star & Garter, Manchester.
Doors 7.00pm
Criminal Mind - 7.45pm - 8.25pm
Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants - 8.45pm - 9.45pm
Tickets £10.00 from STP (see link below)
www.ticketline.co.uk
Rockers England on Oldham Street
402 Moseley Road, B12 9AT Birmingham, United Kingdom
https://www.facebook.com/events/292600384735487/
https://www.facebook.com/events/2405757249636045/
14/01: ALVIN GIBBS LP DELIVERY DUE AT T&M HQ
Stay tuned folks...
12/01: ALVIN GIBBS DIGITAL PRESS PACK DANGERS!
LISTEN!“He’s the king of fragmentation, an alt-right VIP...
You were all made, conned and played by a gloating expert of sophistry...”
06/01: ALVIN GIBBS 7" SINGLE TEST PRESSING AUCTION
T&M are auctioning off a few goodies over the next few weeks. First up are a couple of test pressings of Alvin Gibbs' debut single - Ghost Train.
There will be a second one going up in a week's time but collectors should please be aware that there's only the two available!
Link to bid here:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alvin-Gibbs-The-Disobedient-Servants-Ghost-Train-7-Test-Pressing-UK-Subs/332999729083
E-Bay listing description/details:
"Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants - Ghost Train 7" Single - Test Pressing
- 1 of 5 produced
Comes with proof sleeve and insert that came with the original release.
This is the first of only two copies we are auctioning.
Includes 2 page 'Release Data Sheet'"
13th January update - the first test pressing sold for £80-00, thanks to all those who bid, the second and last test pressing is now up for auction at:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333013274591?fbclid=IwAR2HcBJvnL_VlBru-Et6Ipno8i9sAS852EWqzlkn2VGv3J4di--MfRh5V8A
20th January update - the second test pressing sold for £82-00, thanks to all those who bid again...
01/01: HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM T&M
Time & Matter would like to wish all Subs fans, members and ex-members a happy new year, and thank you for your continued support...
Cheers - Mark & Rob
SELECTION FROM THE 2018 NEWSFEED
22/12: ALVIN GIBBS LP PRE-ORDER NOW AVAILABLE
Time & Matter Records are absolutely delighted to announce that their next release, catalogue number T&M 032 -
ALVIN GIBBS & THE DISOBEDIENT SERVANTS' LP, entitled 'YOUR DISOBEDIENT SERVANT' is now available to pre-order via their T&M Big Cartel webshop.
This really is a stunning debut solo album from the ever-popular U.K. Subs bassist.
T&M are hoping to have the LPs available to post by the end of January or early February, for which we are also delighted to here also reveal the track listing for THE essential album of 2019.
Showcasing Alvin's strong and distinctive lead vocals, alongside his glorious guitar and bass playing throughout, as well as his intelligent, thought-provoking lyrical skill, the guest musicians gracing this album make an impressive list of luminaries from the punk and alternative rock scene from the past 40 years; feast your eyes (and ears) over these disobedient servants:
Brian James
(The Damned / Lords Of The New Church)
Leigh Heggarty
(Ruts DC)Mick Rossi
(Slaughter & The Dogs)
Timo Kaltio
(Hanoi Rocks / Cheap 'N' Nasty)
Mel Wesson
(Ambient music designer / The Verve 'Bittersweet Symphony' / U.K. Subs 'Diminished Responsibility' LP / Films Mission Impossible 2, Batman Begins, Hannibal etc)
Steve Crittall
(The Godfathers)
James Stevenson
(Generation X / Chelsea / The Cult / The Alarm)
Barrington Francis
(The Saints)
Jamie Oliver
(U.K. Subs)
2. Ghost Train
3. Dumb
4. Camden Town Gigolo
5. Clumsy Fingers
6. Heaven And The Angels
2. Polemic
3. No!
4. Desperate Dave Is Dead
5. I’m Not Crying Now
6. Deep As Our Skin
The 12-track LP will be a limited edition of 300 hand numbered copies, and each copy includes a CD of the album plus a download code. There is also a full colour double sided lyric insert and it will be issued on red and white splatter vinyl.
Previews of some of the tracks will also be available soon on the Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants' bandcamp page at: https://alvingibbsthedisobedientservants.bandcamp.com/releases
ALVIN GIBBS LP PRE-ORDER LINK HERE:
http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
20/12: ALVIN GIBBS & THE DISOBEDIENT SERVANTS
CONFIRMED FOR REBELLION 2019
Time & Matter Records are delighted to announce that Alvin has been confirmed for next year's Rebellion Festival in Blackpool in August. Plans are afoot for further dates, with various guest appearances from his 'Disobedient Servants' being put in place to promote his stunning debut LP.
13/12: 'SCREAMIMG SENILE' E.P. MAILING LIST UPDATE
ALL COPIES TO BE SENT OUT UNSIGNED
Screaming Senile update.
Hi folks, Jamie here again. Well, the Screaming Senile vinyl has finally arrived, FINALLY!!!! This time around it's actually been a very frustrating process and we've been let down a number of times with regards to deadlines and stuff, even the effing delivery was late!10/12: FABULOUS ALVIN GIBBS INTERVIEW ON DEVOLUTION WEBSITE
Alvin photos by Mark Bestford - click images to enlarge
https://devolutionmagazine.co.uk/2018/08/31/review-alvin-gibbs-disobedient-servants-ghost-train/
The RPM website, run and written by Dom Daley has published a superb review of Alvin's debut single...'Ghost Train' "...sounds like the finest bit of punk rock n roll Iggy never wrote..."
'Clumsy Fingers' "...is spectacular and has Alvin’s motoring bass line that really attacks your core. Now if Guns n Rose were to announce a new single and they played this on the radio there would be a collective wetting of gentlemen’s undercrackers and the magazines would be clamoring over themselves to tell you how good it is so with a bonkers solo from the one and only Brian James to boot..."
Thanks to Dom Daley for the fab words...
http://rpmonline.co.uk/2018/12/09/45-rpm-round-up-2/
Read the full review on the link, and please check out the rest of this wonderful new website... (there's also a great Alvin interview to read HERE)
04/10: ALVIN GIBBS' MEMOIRS - NEW CHAPTER PUBLISHED
Diminished Responsibility: My Life as a UK Sub, and other Strange Stories...
New instalment published!
Chapter 10 - SOLIDARITY: Part 2
T&M today proudly publishes the 26th instalment of this suberb series of memoirs from Alvin Gibbs about his life and U.K. Subs-experiences...
As usual, the latest episode boasts many previously unpublished photos from Alvin's personal archive...
Read the latest...
In which the Subs' most successful tour ends in tatters, before which they witness Polish poverty, perversely partaking of Russian caviar and champagne, provide the soundtrack to a riotous protest, spend thousands in the toilet without Charlie, and harp on about taking the band to the next level, building on their success, but this plan of action is shot down by the leader of the opposition!!
Previous chapters are archived in the T & Misc! section
to the right entitled "Alvin Gibbs' memoirs"...
U.K. SUBS IN 1977
It's amazing what can turn up after so many years!
Early U.K. Subs drummer Steve J. Jones - who later returned to play on 1983s 'Flood of Lies' LP - sent in this amazing, previously unpublished photo of the Subs, just after Nicky Garratt had joined in early October 1977.
Steve had this to say about this stunning find!
"Here's a picture of the UK Subs from 1977 - playing the Western Counties pub in Paddington. Not sure if it's been published before. I've had a copy in my scrapbook since '77. I'm sure it was one of the first we played after Nicky Garratt joined. We played that particular pub a number of times - often with Rob Harper also in the band. I'm not sure if Rob is with us on this occasion and simply missing from the shot. I've no idea who took the picture..."
T&M contacted Nicky Garratt about the photo and he confirmed for us that the photo was taken on his "...first weekend with the Subs..."
U.K. SUBS - WESTERN COUNTIES PUB, PADDINGTON, LONDON OCTOBER 1977
Left to right: Steve Slack, Nicky Garratt, Charlie Harper, Steve J. Jones
Click the image to enlarge
A MASSIVE THANKS FROM T&M TO STEVE J. JONES
FOR ALLOWING US TO PUBLISH THE PHOTO
STRICTLY no reproduction allowed without written permission of Steve J. Jones
Previous rare and unusual pictures can be found under the T & Misc. section to the right - click 'Homepage Picture Choice Archive...
"People, people, people, get involved. Play your guitar, do your fanzines, take photos BE INVOLVED. One day it could all be worth something because it's not only history but the future too. So live it, don't just be part of the audience, participate."
Charlie Harper, 17 December 1998 - quoted from an interview in Scanner Fanzine Issue 3
"Among the many bands on the bill are some of the veterans of the punk/new wave explosion of the late 1970s including... ...the seemingly indestructible UK Subs. Still fronted by Charlie Harper, who first formed the band as an Elizabethan madrigal quartet sometime in the 1600s, UK Subs were one of the original punk bands from 1976 and are notable not least for the fact of having been through at least 35 drummers in their 35-year history."
Nick Horton - Dorset Echo - 12th August 2011
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Official launch date: 1 December 2009.
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