Red London is an
English
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punk band formed in
Sunderland in December 1981, influenced by
The Clash
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,
Chelsea
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,
SLF,
The Angelic Upstarts,
The Ruts
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and
The Jam
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. The band named themselves after a
Sham 69 song.
The band was formed by guitarist Kid Stoker, soon joined by brother Gaz Stoker on bass (from fellow Sunderland punk band The Rebels, other members of which went on to form
Red Alert), as well as vocalist Patty Smith and drummer Raish Carter.
[Glasper, Ian ''Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984'', Cherry Red, 2004, p180] In 1982 they signed to Razor Records, and their first release was 1983's ''Sten Guns in Sunderland'' EP, followed by the ''This is England'' LP in 1984,
which received a 5/5 review in
Sounds
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.
The band began touring Europe from 1985. Having been replaced on drums for the band's debut album, Raish Carter returned on vocals replacing Patty Smith for third release, 1987 EP ''Pride and Passion'', on French label Gougnaf Mouvement.
Another French label, Negative, released second album ''Outlaws'' in 1989, by which time Marty Clark had taken over vocals. A series of releases followed in the 1990s for various labels both in the
UK and abroad.
The band reunited in 2018 and played their first gig at the
Museum Vaults in
Sunderland.
References
External links
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Discogs
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Gaz Stoker interview(2000)
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1981 establishments in England
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2002 disestablishments in England
Musical groups disestablished in 2002
English punk rock groups
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Musical groups from Sunderland