Blackpool 1979. Me and my brother were going to the pub for a drink. The radio was on. Bang! Suddenly the Dead Kennedys filled up all the space in the car. What were they doing coming out of the radio that was previously playing the Buggles. My brother didn't notice. In England everything is expected.
And what a brilliant sound!. Tough melodic punk rock. On the radio. and I didn't have a clue who it was!. The next day I was going to Paris and I knew there wasn't a chance of finding out there. It took me 2 more months and a trip to Missing link records to find out about this song. And it was only because I heard Holiday in Cambodia that I could match the sounds and track down California Uber Alles.
nowadays I would google or hold up my iPhone. Back then it took detective work.
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