THE ACCUSED
Solihull

 

     

Solihull / Arrested / Generation Gap
"The Accused"

 

Don't Wanna Be A Robbot
"021"

 

Illusions
"The Undertakers"

 

Disco, Oh No
"Cracked Actors"

Catalogue Number - YAW 1

Label - No Rip Off

Year Of Release - 1979

Quantity Pressed - 1000

 

Live at "Digbeth Civic Hall", on Tuesday 23rd October 1979 supporting "The UK Subs".

 

Paul F - Vocals Dave Browne - Guitar
Martin Hopeless - Bass Simon Baker (aka 'Cockroach') - Drums*
 

* Paul Perkins was the drummer on the single but left after only one gig

 

ORIGINATING FROM A TOTALLY RAW BAND  CALLED “THE ZITS”, ”THE ACCUSED” WERE FORMED IN LATE 1978  IN SOLIHULL ,THE POSH END OF BIRMINGHAM. THE BAND GIGGED AROUND THE MIDLANDS WITH THE LIKES OF “SURBURBAN STUDS”, ”THE PREFECTS”, AND "THE KILLJOYS” .IN 1979 WE SET UP “NO RIP OFF RECORDS” AND RELEASED THE INFAMOUS “MELL SQUARE MUSICK E.P”, FEATURING 3 TRACKS OF OUR OWN”, SOLIHULL”, ”ARRESTED”, AND “GENERATION GAP”, AS WELL AS ONE SONG EACH BY “021”,"THE UNDERTAKERS", AND "THE CRACKED ACTORS". JOHN PEEL PLAYED IT A FEW TIMES, AND WE EVEN SENT A COPY TO PRINCE ANDREW, (HE SENT IT BACK!) WE COULDN'T  REALLY PLAY BUT THAT’S WHAT PUNK WAS ABOUT. WE WERE INTO CHAOS AND BEING LOUD!, WE EVEN HAD A SONG CALLED “WE’RE CRAP”.

WE SUPPORTED  "THE U.K.SUBS" IN FRONT OF 2,000 PEOPLE, AND OUR FINAL GIG WAS AT THE APTLY NAMED “ EXIT CLUB” IN BIRMINGHAM SUPPORTING "THE COCKNEY REJECTS”, WHO NEVER TURNED UP DUE TO BEING ON "TOP OF THE POPS” WITH “BUBBLES”. SOLIHULL COUNCIL ACTUALLY BANNED US FROM PLAYING IN SOLIHULL DUE TO THE LYRICS OF THE SINGLE “SOLIHULL”. WE FINALLY CALLED IT A DAY AT THE END OF 1980. PAUL AND MARTIN LATER FORMED “BRIDE JUST DIED”, WHO STILL EXIST IN A DIFFERENT FORM TODAY, DAVE NOW WORKS IN A CASINO IN MIAMI, AND SIMON IS A FIREMAN. ”BARBERELLAS” CLUB IN BIRMINGHAM WAS OUR REGULAR HAUNT, AND WE GOT TO PLAY THERE ONCE, WITH THE "UK.SUBS", GREAT DAYS!!!

A ONE OFF “ACCUSED” REUNION WAS INITIATED IN 1993, PUNK WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS!, PUNK WILL NEVER DIE.

 OUR ONLY RELEASE WAS THE “MELL SQUARE MUSICK E.P, ON  "NO RIP OFF RECORDS" IN 1979; A FOUR BAND E.P

THE ACCUSED…….”SOLIHULL”, "ARRESTED" AND ”GENERATION GAP”

021…………………..”DON’T WANNA BE A ROBOT”

THE UNDERTAKERS.....”ILLUSIONS”

CRACKED ACTORS…”DISCO,OH NO”

 THIS WAS A LIMITED EDITION OF 1,000 COPIES (COS WE COULDN’T AFFORD ANYMORE). ONLY ABOUT 500 OF THEM HAD A PICTURE SLEEVE AS WE GOT FED UP OF GLUING EVERYONE ONE OF THEM

Paul Florence
November 2000

 

An original sprayed wall from the streets of Solihull, 1979.

 

Live at "Digbeth Civic Hall", on Tuesday 23rd October 1979 supporting "The UK Subs".

 

Above is an original gig poster from the "Digbeth Civic Hall", Birmingham from Tuesday 23rd October 1979.

 

 

 

Above is an original letter that the band had back from the Buckingham Palace after Paul F. had sent a copy of the release into Prince Charles in 1980.

 

 

Special thanks go to 'Paul Perkins' and 'Ed Eccles' who helped and hindered the band over their short existence.

 

 

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