The Nuclear Socketts formed in King’s Lynn, Norfolk in April, 1979. At their first gig later that year, John Peel was in the audience. He became an immediate convert and would later give the band considerable airplay. The band released two singles in 1981, the first of which was ‘Honour Before Glory’ 1st single/EP, released in January. It made No. 1 in the King’s Lynn chart. It was so successful that the band started their own label Subversive and released records by Reality, European Toys and Section A. In March, 1981 the band appeared as part of the John Peel Roadshow at Lowestoft College. The gig was recorded and appears here. August saw the release of the ‘Play Loud’ 7”. In the same month the band recorded a John Peel session with ex-Mott The Hoople’s Dale Griffin. Both singles are highly sought after amongst 70s Punk collectors and killed-by-death fans. The band continued to gig but without the assistance of a bigger label folded in 1983.
Honour Before Glory 7'' (1980)
01 - Pretenders Zeal
02 - Spy In My Brain
03 - Potential Killers
Play Loud 7'' (1981)
01 - Play Loud!
02 - Shadow On The Map
Overload (2007)
01 - Pretenders Zeal
02 - Spy In My Brain
03 - Potential Killers
04 - Play Loud
05 - Shadow On The Map
06 - Rules & Regulations
07 - Wrong Age
08 - Potential Killers
09 - Third World War
10 - Society
11 - Shadow On The Map
12 - Spy In My Brain
13 - Play Loud
14 - Riot Squad
15 - Honour Before Glory
16 - Where It Ends
17 - Bully Boys
18 - Pretenders Zeal
19 - Play Loud
20 - Shadow On The Map
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