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ON THIS DAY ... in 1980 - SECURITY RISK

ON THIS DAY ... in 1980 - SECURITY RISK

29 photos from the Moonlight in West Hampstead, 1980

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Being at the poppier end of punk you’d have thought there’d be no end of labels chasing them, but if you read the Punk 77 interview > HERE … it seems whatever they were offered was shite. Strangely, the band evolved into a live version of Cash Pussies, with the Vermorels keen to pull some cash-creating strings, but that went nowhere as well. Before that happened I seem to recall the name changed to The Risk. Guitarist Tony went on to form the psyche-mod Mood Six with bassist Andy Godfrey.

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Tomorrow I bring you 15 photos of Korova Milkbar from 1990.

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