Tuesday, 12 October 2010

the Rivals - Skateboarding in the UK (1978)


b/w - Top of the pops

Ah the Cool sounds of surf, DIY & powerpop coming together to make the almost perfect sound.

The band's only vinyl output was on "Sound on sound" which was run by a record shop [Rockin' records] based in South east London (Penge)
I suspect then, that they were also from that "neck of the woods".

I can't help you with all the band members names but the tunes were written by
Rob Fincher &
Trevor Crowther

Sounds & scans below

http://www.mediafire.com/?pst4nf97xmmwluo
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5 comments:

  1. Trudi13 October 2010 at 03:58

    If I remember rightly, they were from Bromley. Is that near Penge?? I dunno!

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  2. bristolboy13 October 2010 at 06:12

    It's pretty close - all around the Croydon area!!

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  3. JamesTrash14 October 2010 at 04:34

    Does anyone else think that "Top Of The Pops" is even better than the A-side?

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  4. bristolboy14 October 2010 at 05:32

    I go through stages of preferring either /or

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  5. GraemeSTL16 October 2010 at 23:08

    I think the lead solo in 'Skateboarding' is as quaint as they come!

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