The Men They Couldn't Hang

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[biggs682]

i thought this was about that dodgy geezer the uk just cant deport !!

 

[Tim Hall]

Jealous. But I first saw SLF in the 70s.

 

[TVC]

Lordy, a blast from the past. I used to have a TMTCH t-shirt. I think I saw them 3 times in the 80s.

(Runs off to check out youtube)

 

[172traindriver]

Saw SLF @ Digbeth Civic Hall late 70's. Inflammable Material era, Dear old John Peel used to play them to death. They were brilliant

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

'Green Fields of France' by TMTCH is wonderful

John Peel used to love it, commenting on "the barely suppressed anger"

 

[clarion]

Never saw SLF. But I did work with The Men...

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Will the man they couldn't deport be there too?

 

[Ron-da-Valli]

I used to love TMTCH. Ironmasters was the first song I heard. Got a couple of cassettes in the loft along with loads of other stuff. Just need to find something to play them on!!

 

[Brains]

Lordy, a blast from the past. I used to have a TMTCH t-shirt. I think I saw them 3 times in the 80s.

(Runs off to check out youtube)

I probably sold that to you.
I ran their merchandising in another life

 

[Lee_M]

'Green Fields of France' by TMTCH is wonderful

John Peel used to love it, commenting on "the barely suppressed anger"

great version of a widely modified song (ie modified lots by different group/singers)

they were great in the mid 80's, but went off them after that

saw them at dingwalls (?) in north london a few times

 

[palinurus]

You couldn't avoid then back then, they gigged so much that the chances are if you went for a pint The Men would be on.

It's like going to watch improvised music now, John Edwards is always on bass.