'80s Alternative Music Live on Spanish TV

May 5, 2011 6:36 PM

Youtube channel of early/mid 1980s alternative rock music recorded in Estudios Roma, Madrid

Lords of the New Church 1983
SPK 1983
Aztec Camera 1984
Psychedelic Furs 1984
Echo & the Bunnymen 1984
Dream Syndicate 1984
The Gun Club 1984
Lou Reed 1984
Violent Femmes 1985
The Smiths 1985
Johnny Thunders 1985

posted by NoMich (13 comments total)

I don't use this term lightly or in many situations, so believe me it is with great pleasure that I type "holy fucking shit."

This is amazing.
posted by Joey Michaels at 6:45 PM on May 5, 2011

Yeah, this guy's been seeding these out as DVDs on dimeadozen for the past few years. Really incredible stuff. I understand these were uh, physically 'liberated' from the TV station that was holding the tapes.
posted by anazgnos at 6:56 PM on May 5, 2011

"physically 'liberated' from the TV station that was holding the tapes."

Ah, those were the days when Music Pirates carried swords...
posted by oneswellfoop at 7:04 PM on May 5, 2011

I was just telling the wife that Steve Wynn (of Dream Syndicate) is going to be doing a show here in town in a month and...this.

Awesome.
posted by notsnot at 7:25 PM on May 5, 2011

A+
posted by radiosilents at 7:42 PM on May 5, 2011

Oh how I miss Stiv Bators...
posted by BigHeartedGuy at 7:43 PM on May 5, 2011

Holy hell that Lords show rips!
posted by jeffen at 7:52 PM on May 5, 2011

Q: Why do not more people love The Gun Club?

A: Because people are stupid and wrong and destined to disappoint.

(This is great! Thanks!)
posted by BitterOldPunk at 8:20 PM on May 5, 2011 [1 favorite]

Oh to grow up in a shitty Spanish town in Spain and be shown this on TV every weekend. I think you can relate.
posted by kandinski at 9:34 PM on May 5, 2011 [2 favorites]

Oh to grow up in a shitty Spanish town in Spain and be shown this on TV every weekend.

I dunno. Growing up in suburban Illinois and having Night Flight felt kinda similar.
posted by mykescipark at 10:07 PM on May 5, 2011 [3 favorites]

Interesting stuff. I did my first radio back in 83, so a lot of this stuff is very familiar. One band who seemed to HAVE IT ALL back then, but never quite kicked it to the next level was Echo + The Bunnymen. Link is to a different concert but man, they could do the dynamics ... and they had a string section.
posted by philip-random at 12:10 AM on May 6, 2011

Thank you thank you thank you! What a wonderful post.

The coverage of Nick Cave performing I put a Spell on You has just blown me away.
posted by KirkpatrickMac at 4:51 AM on May 6, 2011

Awe-some. Thanks!!
posted by mrs. taters at 1:15 PM on May 10, 2011