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A Place To Find Some Rarer Tunes (Mod, PowerPop, Punk, Ska) ripped from my vinyl collection. If it sounds good I'll post it. The idea being that now you know about them, you can seek them out! If anyone is unhappy about any of these posts please contact me & I will take them off.

Tuesday, 6 August 2024

Zoom Club - I Can't Compete (1980)


b/w It's Not Fair

Sole 45 release for this Northampton band 

Before Zoom Club there was The Zipppz whose line up was
Wilf Woods (Voc Guitar) 
Martyn Smith (Guitar) Pre The ReTreads
Dougie Nichols (Bass) 
Neil (Jack) Arrowsmith (Drums)

Sometime mid 1978 Martyn left & was replaced by Reggie Cox (Guitar) & with Bertie Brown (Keys) joining a bit later, plus a name change they became the Zoom Club that released this powerpopper.

Other Members included at various times in the Zoom Club ranks were Dave Henderson, (Bass) Steve Musgrove, (Bass) Rob Coles (Guitar) Coach York (Drums) Chris Stiles (Drums) Alex Green (Sax Who also played in The Army)

 Reggie, Wilf , Chris Stiles (Jacks replacement), Dougie, Bertie

Useless info - Wilf worked at clothing emporium Acme Clothing Co [3 Wellingborough Road Northampton] & was later in The Gunslingers