THE SOUND - PARTY OF THE MIND - OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO by Harry Whapshott for promotional campaign of the first three albums of the post-punk icons THESOUND to be reissued as a collection of limited-edition colour viny, all released as individual single albums on 29 November 2024.
Harry Whapshott made a big gesture by donating the accompanying video for the promotional campaign in consultation with Warner and Steve Budd.
All three releases are available to pre-order now from:
Gigs as Syndrome 1974 -1976
1974
?? 1974 - Urangi Club - Southfields (Second on bill with Vulture and Threnody)
1975
April 5 1975 - St. Matthew’s Church Hall - SW20 (Supported by Nekrosis)
June 17th 1975, Raynes Park High School (Supporting 70% Proof and Blooze)
July 5th 1975 - House concert at Hillview
September 5th 1975 - Brycbox, New Malden
October 24th 1975 - Elmfield, Tiffin Boys School
November 8th 1975 - Banstead Church Hall
December 18th 1975 - Bond Memorial Hall (Supporting Renegade)
1976
March 8th 1976 - School Hall, Tiffin Boys School (Supported by teachers’ band)
July 16th 1976 - Small Hall, Surbiton Assembly Rooms
November 5th 1976 - Small Hall, Surbiton Assembly Rooms
Gigs as the Outsiders 1976 -1979
1976
December 21st 1976 - Roxy Club, Covent Garden (Supporting Generation X)
1977
January 27th 1977 - Roxy Club, Covent Garden (Supporting The Vibrators)
January 28th 1977 - Canbury Park, Kingston Polytechnic (Supporting The Vibrators)
February 8th 1977 - Winning Post, Twickenham (Supporting Saboteur)
February 18th, 1977 - Small Hall, Surbiton Assembly Rooms
February 24th 1977 - Roxy Club, Covent Garden (Supporting The Jam)
April 19th 1977 - Nashville Rooms, West Kensington (Supporting The Jam)
April 27th, 1977 - Hope and Anchor, Islington (Supporting The Fanatics)
June 2nd, 1977 - Marquee, London (Supporting Doctors of Madness)
June 18th 1977 - Small Hall, Surbiton Assembly Rooms (Supported by Ryde)
July 8th 1977 - Wimbledon Village Hall (Supported by Greg Hill)
August 16th 1977 - Vortex, London (Bottom of bill below Adverts, Steel Pulse and Masterswitch)
August 18th 1977 - Roxy Club, Covent Garden, (Supporting London))
August 21st 1977 - Marquee, London (Supporting Eddie and the Hot Rods)
September 5th 1977 - Vortex, London (Second on bill with Siouxsie and the Banshees, Suspects and Verdicts)
September 14th 1977 - Speakeasy, London (First gig secured by Jock Macdonald as manager)
September 23rd 1977 - Vortex café
September 29th 1977 - Roxy Club, Covent Garden (Supporting Radiators From Space)
(NB) This was the gig where Iggy Pop joined onstage to sing ‘Raw Power’
October 20th 1977* - Acklam Hall, London. Stiff/Chiswick ‘talent contest’
October 21st 1977* - Rainbow, Finsbury Park (upstairs) (With Suspects, The Meat and Youthenasia)
October 22nd 1977* - Man in the Moon, Chelsea (Supported by The Goats)
October 27th 1977* - Roxy Club, Covent Garden (Headliners; supported by Martin and the Brownshirts and Nipple Erect Erectors)
October 29th 1977* - Man in the Moon, Chelsea
(NB) * are those where Bruce Douglas briefly joined the band as a second guitarist, at the suggestion of Jock Macdonald (who briefly managed the band)
November 5th 1977 - Man in the Moon, Chelsea (Supported by Youthenasia and The Goats)
November 11th 1977 - Royal College of Art (Supporting Bazooka Joe)
November 12th 1977 - Fulham Greyhound (Supported by Youthenasia)
November 15th 1977 - 100 Club, London (Supporting The Count Bishops)
November 16th 1977 - Leicester Polytechic (One of five bands, including Youthenasia)
November 17th 1977 - Roxy Club, Covent Garden (Supported by Automatics and The Goats)
November 19th 1977 - Man in the Moon, Chelsea (Supporting The Goats)
December 3rd 1977 - Passfield Hall, London School of Economics
December 9th 1977 - Royal College of Art (Supporting Verden Allen’s 7”)
1978
January 13th 1978 - City University (Supporting Verden Allen’s 7”)
February 8th 1978 - Three Tuns Bar, LSE (Supporting The Visitors)
April 7th 1978 - Kaleidoscope Club, Kingston
May 5th 1978 - Kaleidoscope Club, Kingston
May 20th1978 - Squat party, probably Kingston area
June 2nd 1978 - Kaleidoscope Club, Kingston (Supporting Here and Now)
July 13th 1978 - Ebbesham Hall, Epsom
November 18th 1978 - Passfield Hall, LSE.
(NB) Graham Bailey’s live debut; also first time Bi Marsh guested towards end of the set, and the 50th gig since 1974).
November 30th 1978 - Livingstone House, North-East London Polytechnic
1979
February 2nd 1979 - Kingston College of Further Education
February 3rd 1979 - Tolworth Recreation Centre (birthday party)
February 5th 1979 - Corn Dolly, Oxford
February 14th 1979 - The Stapleton, Finsbury Park
March 12th 1979 - 101 Club, Clapham
March 24th 1979 - The Stapleton, Finsbury Park
March 26th 1979 - Music Machine, Camden (Supporting UK Subs)
March 29th 1979 - Kings College School, Wimbledon
March 30th 1979 - AJ’s, Lincoln (Supporting UK Subs)
April 2nd 1979 - Grove Tavern, Kingston
April 6th 1979 - Cardiff University
April 20th 1979 - Wallington Public Hall, followed by Nelson’s, Wimbledon Football Club
April 29th 1979 - The Old Swan, Kensington
July 13th 1979 - The Grove Tavern, Kingston
August 15th 1979 - The Grove Tavern, Kingston
