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 Independent label: Ramkup Records was a Londond Label formed in 1981 by Alistair Primrose. It managed Nine singles. It issued singles in CAC-000 numerical series. Distributed By Pinnacle Records. The UK Subs were another group that emerged from the scene at The Roxy in London in 1977. Founder and Lead Vocalist Charlie Harper was playing in R&B and pub rock groups before being influenced by bands like The Damned to turn to punk. The band initially started in 1976 as "The Subversives" with singer Charlie Harper. When the band line-up was based around Harper's growling Cockney vocals with Nicky Garratt on Guitar, Paul Slack on Bass and a variety of drummers they became the "U.K. subversives", later shortened to "U.K. Subs". Although adopting punk stylings, the bands work was still heavily influenced by R&B, albeit played fast. Their sound was most similar to Sham 69 or The Angelic Upstarts, although without the skinhead following. Whilst never having a big hit, several singles made the lower reaches of the Top 30 in the late 70s, including "Stranglehold", "Tomorrow's Girls", a cover of The Zombies classic "She's Not There" and "Warhead". The first two studio LPs "Another Kind of Blues" and "Brand New Age" also made the lower reaches of the album charts. In 1983 Nicky Garratt left the band along with bass player Alvin Gibbs and then drummer Kim Wylie leaving Charlie Harper to recruit a whole new band. Garratt would come back in and out of the line-up over the following 25 years whilst Charlie carried on touring and recording with an almost ever changing line-up. The UK Subs are the only band to record an album for every letter of the alphabet, in order, reaching Z (Ziezo) in 2016. Naked Lunch started in 1979 with the aim to make electronic music, influenced by Gary Numan, Kraftwerk and Ultravox. During the hedonistic days the band teamed up with Stevo, who promoted many of their early gigs. Band Members: Paul N. Davies - Guitar, Mick Clarke - Synthesizer, Percussion [Electronic], Tony Mayo - Vocals, Clifford Chapman - Synthesizer, Mark Irving - Drums. Splash were a new wave band formed by former Druid and The Never Never Band bassist Neil Brewer, with keyboard and vocalist Carol Stocker and guitarist Phil Nunn. Joining them completing the line-up was former Never Never Band drummer Bryan Fitzpatrick. They played in the same venues as did the Never Never band with additional songs, including Siberia. Charlie Harper (born David Charles Perez, 25 May 1944) is a British Singer and harmonicist, best known as the lead vocalist of the punk band UK Subs. Long Tall Shorty a mod revival band formed in London during 1978 by Tony Perfect and Keith Mono. Originally called The Indicators before a name change to Long Tall Shorty.

    

81	Allies (Reggae)	Fool Around	RAMKUP	CAC	001
81	U.K. Subs	Party In Paris	RAMKUP	CAC	002
81	Naked Lunch	Rabies	RAMKUP	CAC	003
81	Splash	Fear No Evil	RAMKUP	CAC	004
81	Charlie Harper	Freaked	RAMKUP	CAC	005
81	Silk James	C B Casanova	RAMKUP	CAC	006
81	Long Tall Shorty	Win Or Lose	RAMKUP	CAC	007
81	Teale Steve	Miss Costello	RAMKUP	CAC	008
81	Not Issued		RAMKUP	CAC	009
82	Splash	Modern Women	RAMKUP	CAC	010