ON THIS DAY ... in 1983 - PORK HELMETS and SEX BEAT

39 photos from the Batcave in 1983

PORK HELMETS, you’ll be amazed to discover, weren’t a terribly serious band. Beyond that being Kris Needs helping them out on drums, I have no idea who’s involved. Then with SEXBEAT, who have just had an interesting compilation (‘Live At The Batcave And Other Dark Places’) released on Cleopatra, they’re here in rare four piece formation with the guitarist (Jez?) who ended up in Sadodada with Jonny Slut.

Tomorrow I bring you 22 photos of The Pretenders, from the Nashville pub, 1979.

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