It Started In Rochdale






It started In Rochdale CD





This CD explores the cultural diversity of the music and art scene of Rochdale that started in the 1970s, based around Tractor Music, Cargo Recording Studios, Deeply Vale Festivals and beyond. It covers 70s Rochdale bands as well as the next generation of bands such as the Pranksters, Potential Victims and Untermensch.

Produced by Tom Hewitt (Dave Edwards' godson).




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Potential Victims (Rochdale Punk)




  • Potential Victims - 'Reality' - Click Here To Hear This Track!!!




    • Potential Victims were formed by a group of punks from the Syke area of Rochdale. The band were formed after the mum of one of the band members brought home a ten watt practice Amp and a guitar.



    After this initial inspiration the band raised cash to buy more equipment by ripping off Rochdale's derelict Cotton Mills and making over 200 visits to the local scrap yard. Their sound is a mix of thrash punk interspersed with anti-war chanting.











    Mudanzas (Rochdale Prog)


  • Mudanzas - 'Insomnia Sublime' featuring Eddie Kledjys - Click Here To Hear This Track!!!




    • The Mudanzas - 'Insomnia Sublime' featuring Eddie Kledjys: The Mudanzas were a Rochdale band formed around 1975. Band members included Martin Greenwood, keyboards and vocals, Frank Szakeley, guitars and vocals, Michael Collinge, bass and Tony Petrillo, drums.



    The Mudanzas spent time gigging around the Manchester area gaining local radio airplay on Piccadilly Radio, now known as Key 103. Classed as a progressive rock band they encountered difficulties with the arrival of Punk and broke up in 1979.










    Local Heroes (Rochdale Indie)


  • Local Heroes - 'Waste of a Nation'- Click Here To Hear This Track!!!




    • Local Heroes - 'Waste of a Nation': Local Heroes were formed in 1979, and they were an amalgamation of two other local bands Physical Wrecks and Cry Tough, bringing together a glam rock sound.



    Members included John Kay, guitar and vocals, Colin Schofield, drums and Ken Park, bass and vocals. The band found favour with Manchester DJ Mark Radcliffe who liked their demo tape, recorded under the name of Beans and the Toasties, so much that he later played a session from the band on Manchester's Radio Piccadilly.



    It was this brief taste of fame and fortune that prompted the band to change their name to Local Heroes.




    Article On ISIR From Rochdale Observer


















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