Maniacs – Chelsea 77 / Ain’t No Legend
(United Artists Records 1977 UP36327)
UK Pressing – Misprint missing large cat no. on A Side label
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– tiny split in bottom and tiny tear at opening edge
Maniacs were a UK Punk band. The members were Alan Lee Shaw (guitar, vocals) and Rod Latter (drums) came at the end of 1976 from Cambridge to London and founded alongside John “Twink” Alder and Dennis Stow (bass) the group The Rings. Following a few live gigs and one 7″ single ‘I Wanna Be Free’ the group parted ways. Alan Lee Shaw and Rod Latter found via an add in Melody Maker the new bass player Robert Crash and the Manicas were found. The first concert was in France (Mont De Marsan Punk Festival) with The Clash, The Damned, and The Police on the same bill. In September 1977 the band recorded five songs, two of them made it to be released as the 7″ single ‘Chelsea ’77 / Ain’t No Legend’. In January 1978 the band split. Latter went on to play with The Adverts, Shaw got a member of The Brains (lead by Brian James ex-Damned) and Crash founded the group Psychotik Tanks (now having taken over guitar & vocals) alongside Schengel.
“Chelsea 77 / Ain’t No Legend” was the debut single by UK Punk band Maniacs. Released in 1977 on United Artists Records.
Tracklist
| A |
|
Chelsea 77 |
2:34 |
| B |
|
Ain’t No Legend |
2:49 |
- Producer – Dave Goodman
- Written-By – Alan “Hulk” Shaw
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