| EARGASM |
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| UK reggae band. |
| Singles |
| THIS IS LOVERS ROCK (Venture EAR 26) |
41 |
4 |
5/4/80 |
| EAST BAY RAY |
| The Dead Kennedys' guitarist on a solo outing. |
| Singles |
| TROUBLE IN TOWN (Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 34) |
43 |
2 |
11/8/84 |
| EASTERHOUSE |
| A Manchester band, though paradoxically named after a tough
Glasgow housing estate. The core was critically-rated songwriter and lead
vocalist Andy Perry and his guitarist brother Ivor, though the original
line-up split during 1986, and Andy Perry put together a completely new
band for the 1989 recordings. |
| Singles |
| COMING UP FOR AIR (Easter House EIREX 1) |
13 |
4 |
12/7/85 |
| WHISTLING IN THE DARK (Rough Trade FIT 164) |
2 |
24 |
28/12/85 |
| INSPIRATION (Rough Trade FIT 174) |
5 |
13 |
17/5/86 |
| COME OUT FIGHTING (Rough Trade FIT 204) |
18 |
1 |
18/3/89 |
| Albums |
| CONTENDERS (Rough Trade ROUGH 94) |
3 |
9 |
5/7/86 |
| WAITING FOR THE RED BIRD (Rough Trade ROUGH 124) |
18 |
1 |
22/4/89 |
| CLINT EASTWOOD & GENERAL SAINT |
| An often sharp and funny reggae duo from Jamaica, whose material
covered the island's social fabric (including the underbelly of Jamaican
gangsterism) through a knowing eye. |
| Singles |
| ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (Greensleeves OINK 1/GRED 56) |
5 |
15 |
4/7/81 |
| TRIBUTE TO GENERAL ECHO (Greensleeves GREED 49) |
46 |
1 |
14/2/81 |
| TALK ABOUT RUN (Greensleeves OINK 2) |
26 |
6 |
16/1/82 |
| SHAME AND SCANDAL IN THE FAMILY (Greensleeves OINK 3) |
13 |
11 |
27/11/82 |
| Albums |
| TWO BAD DJ (Greensleeves GREI 24) |
3 |
37 |
16/1/82 |
| STOP THAT TRAIN (Greensleeves GREL 52) |
5 |
10 |
21/5/83 |
| EAT |
| London-based Gang Of Four/B.A.D.-like band who came originally
from Bath. Line-up: Ange Doolittle (vocals), Paul Noble (guitar), Max Noble
(guitar), Tim Sewell (bass), and Pete Howard (drums). |
| Singles |
| MR. AND MRS. SMACK (EP) (Fiction CIF 1) |
15 |
1 |
1/7/89 |
| Albums |
| SELL ME A GOD (Fiction 838 9441) |
10 |
2 |
21/10/89 |
| ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN |
| A seminal band of the 1980s Liverpool scene, fronted by vocalist
Ian McCulloch. "Echo" was their original drum machine, present on the Zoo
single (their first recording), but dumped therafter as they set their sights
on mainstream success. |
| Singles |
| THE PICTURES ON MY WALL (Zoo CAGE 004) |
24 |
15 |
26/1/80 |
| THE PEEL SESSION (Strange Fruit SFPS 060) |
7 |
4 |
29/10/88 |
| EDDIE & SUNSHINE (see EDDIE MAELOV &
SUNSHINE PATTESON) |
| EEK-A-MOUSE |
| A larger-than-life Jamaican reggae-rapper and singer. His real
name was Ripton Joseph Hilton, and he stood 6ft 7in in his best motormouth
stance. |
| Albums |
| WAH DO DEM (Greensleeves GREL 31) |
12 |
7 |
30/1 /82 |
| SKIDIP! (Greensleeves GREL 41) |
17 |
9 |
21/8/82 |
| THE MOUSE AND THE MAN (Greensleeves GREL 56) |
23 |
2 |
13/8/83 |
| THE E.F BAND |
| Swedish heavy metal outfit comprising Bengt Fischer (vocals
& guitar), Par Ericson (vocals & bass) and Dave Dufort (drums),
formed in 1978. Dufort left to join Angelwitch early in 1981, and was replaced
on drums by Dag Eliason. |
| Singles |
| SELF-MADE SUICIDE (Redball RR 026) |
12 |
11 |
23/2/80 |
| NIGHT ANGEL (Aerco EF 1) |
42 |
3 |
24/5/80 |
| 808 STATE |
| Electro/dance group from Manchester, mixing the talents of
Martin Price, Graham Massey, Darren Partington, Andy Barker and Gerald Simpson
- the last-named departing in 1989 to form the similarly-styled A Guy Named
Gerald. |
| Albums |
| NEW BUILD (Creed CREED 001)) |
12 |
2 |
29/10/88 |
| QUADRASTATE (Creed STATE 004) |
2 |
25 |
19/8/89 |
| EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN |
| Futurist/industrial band from West Berlin, formed in 1980 and
centering around Blixa Bargeld, who also played bass in Nick Cave's Bad
Seeds as a parallel career. The name means "collapsing new buildings" in
German. |
| Singles |
| YU-GUNG (Some Bizzare BART 12) (12" only) |
5 |
12 |
30/3/85 |
| Albums |
| KOLLAPS (Zick Zack 6015 - import) |
21 |
2 |
10/9/83 |
| STRATEGIEN GEGEN ARCHITEKTUR (Mute STUMM 14) |
3 |
13 |
4/2/84 |
| HALBER MENSCH (Some Bizzare BART 331) |
2 |
10 |
19/10/85 |
| FUNF AUF DER NACH OBEN OFENEN RICHTERSKALA (Some Bizzare BART 332) |
3 |
9 |
25/7/87 |
| HAUS DER LUGE (Some Bizzare BART 333) |
16 |
2 |
28/10/89 |
| THE EJECTED |
| A 1980-formed yobbish Oi!/punk trio from Dagenham, Essex whose
style was usually ridiculed by the music press. Line-up was Jim Brookes
(vocals & guitar), Gary Sandford (bass) and Paul Griffiths (drums). |
| Singles |
| HAVE YOU GOT 10p? (EP) (Riot City RIOT 14) |
8 |
10 |
4/9/82 |
| NOISE FOR THE BOYS (EP) (Riot City RIOT 19) |
28 |
5 |
5/2/83 |
| PRESS THE BUTTON (EP) (Riot City RIOT 28) |
32 |
4 |
14/1/84 |
| THE ELECTRIC GUITARS |
| Bristol quintet formed in 1980, who supported the Thompson
Twins on tour in 1981. The Japanese liked them enough to use one of their
songs in a TV ad for Suntory whiskey. |
| Singles |
| WORK (Recreational SPORT 4) |
45 |
1 |
14/11/81 |
| THE ELECTRO-HIPPIES |
| Not so much hippy as high-speed hardcore, this Lancashire band
specialised in short, sharp, hammerblow tracks. So much noise from only
three of them - Andy (vocals & guitar), Dom (vocals & bass) and
Simon (vocals & drums). |
| Singles |
| THE PEEL SESSION (Strange Fruit SFPS 042) (12" only) |
10 |
12 |
12/12/87 |
| Albums |
| LIVE (Peaceville VILE 013) |
7 |
5 |
24/6/89 |
| PLAY FAST OR DIE (Necrosis NECRC 001) |
19 |
1 |
8/7/89 |
| ELECTRONIC |
| A collaboration between two ostensibly very differently musically-inclined
Manchester stars of the 80s - former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr and New
Order's Bernard Sumner, with Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys as guest
vocalist. |
| Singles |
| GETTING AWAY WITH IT (Factory FAC 2577) |
1 |
8 |
16/12/89 |
| THE ELEVATORS |
| Quintet comprising John Clark (guitar), Zonder Kennedy (guitar),
Tom Myers (keyboards), Jerry Ellis (bass) and Willkiam Benjamin (drums). |
| Singles |
| YOUR `I'S ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER (Koala KOA 401) |
44 |
1 |
11/10/80 |
| ELLERY BOP |
| A tough-imaged Liverpool duo of Irish descent, who displayed
a confrontational style with much guitar noise and a thundering beat. |
| Singles |
| RINGING (Base Ideas BASE 002) |
46 |
1 |
27/3/82 |
| JOHN ELLIS |
| The former guitarist with the Vibrators, who worked solo in
a less punk-orientated and more experimentational mode. Today, he is a member
of the Stranglers. |
| Singles |
| BABIES IN JARS (Rat Race 1 RAT) |
34 |
7 |
2/2/80 |
| EMERGENCY |
| Manchester punk group with strong Buzzcocks overtones, who
apparently made only one record. The line-up was Dennis, Aky, Chris and
Flannel. |
| Singles |
| POINTS OF VIEW (EP) (Riot City RIOT 21) |
23 |
4 |
2/4/83 |
| EMILY |
| Not a girl but a four-piece band from North Wales. |
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| Singles |
| IRONY (Creation CRET 50) (12" only) |
22 |
2 |
13/2/88 |
| THE ENEMY |
| Thrash-punks from Derby, comprising Steve O'Donnell, Mark Woodhouse,
Mark Herrington and Steve Mellors, the last-named being later replaced by
Kevin Lamb. The first band signed to Fall Out, after impressing with a privately
produced and recorded EP |
| Singles |
| FALLEN HERO (EP) (Fall Out FALL 001) |
44 |
3 |
15/5/82 |
| LAST RITES (Fall Out FALL 014) |
31 |
3 |
9/7/83 |
| ENEMY WITHIN |
| A one-off released at the height of the 1984 miners' strike,
with all profits going to the Miners' Solidarity Fund. Mixed by Adrian Sherwood,
the single cut up bits of Arthur Scargill speeches into a "rap" over a Keith
Le Blanc rhythm track. |
| Singles |
| STRIKE (Rough Trade FIT 151) |
2 |
16 |
15/12/84 |
| THE ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD |
|
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|
| This time they didn't get it right - not in terms of the 1982 World Cup,
anyway. |
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| Singles |
| THIS TIME (WE'LL GET IT RIGHT)/FLY THE FLAG (England ER 1) |
2 |
10 |
17/4/82 |
| THE ENGLISH DOGS |
| A punk band from Grantham, Lincs., who were signed by Clay
after playing tour support to G.B.H. |
| Singles |
| MAD PUNX AND ENGLISH DOGS (EP) (Clay PLATE 6) |
19 |
6 |
29/10/83 |
| TO THE END OF THE EARTH (EP) (Rot ASS 17) (12" only) |
4 |
15 |
8/12/84 |
| Albums |
| INVASION OF THE PORKY MEN (Clay CLAY LP 10) |
3 |
13 |
23/6/84 |
| FORWARD INTO BATTLE (Rot ASS 20) |
4 |
9 |
24/8/85 |
| THE ENID |
| Classically-inclined art-rockers who came too late to be superstars
at the height of the prog rock era, but could still claim an ultra-loyal
fan base throughout the 80s. |
| Albums |
| THE SPELL (Hyperion ENID 8) |
24 |
3 |
22/12/84 |
| BRIAN ENO & HAROLD BUDD |
| Two like-thinking instrumental experimentalists who collaborated
twice on album in the 80s. |
| Albums |
| THE PEARL (Editions EG EEG 37) |
12 |
6 |
29/9/84 |
| THE EPILEPTICS |
| Punk band originally formed in Bishops Stortford, Herts., in
1977, but with a muchchanged line-up by the time they moved to London in
the early 80s. After they split, vocalist Colin and bassist Derek went on
to form Flux Of Pink Indians and to launch the One Little Indian label. |
| Singles |
| LAST BUS TO DEBDEN (Spiderleg SDL 2) |
17 |
3 |
21/11/81 |
| 1970'S (EP) (Spiderleg SDL 1) |
21 |
6 |
6/2/82 |
| E.P M.D. |
| Erick Semon and Parrish Smith, a US rap duo from New Jersey,
whose initialled name stood for "Erick & Parrish Making Dollars"! |
| Singles |
| SO WHAT'CHA SAYING (Sleeping Bag SBUK 11) |
14 |
3 |
19/8/89 |
| Albums |
| STRICTLY BUSINESS (Sleeping Bag SLUK LP 1) |
10 |
4 |
26/11/88 |
| UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Sleeping Bag SBUKLP 8) |
5 |
7 |
2/9/89 |
| ERASURE |
| A synth-based pure pop duo comprising former Depeche Mode,
Yazoo, etc. keyboards player Vince Clarke, and vocalist Andy Bell. After
a slow start, they eventually became one of the most consistent hit acts
of the late 80s and early 90s. |
| Singles |
| WHO NEED LOVE LIKE THAT (Mute 7MUTE 40) |
16 |
8 |
28/9/85 |
| HEAVENLY ACTION (Mute 7MUTE 42) |
32 |
6 |
7/12/85 |
| OH L'AMOUR (Mute 7MUTE 45) |
46 |
2 |
10/5/86 |
| SOMETIMES (Mute 7MUTE 51) |
1 |
27 |
25/10/86 |
| IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE (Mute MUTE 56) |
1 |
15 |
21/2/87 |
| VICTIM OF LOVE (Mute MUTE 61) |
1 |
13 |
23/5/87 |
| THE CIRCUS (Mute MUTE 66) |
2 |
16 |
26/9/87 |
| SHIP OF FOOLS (Mute MUTE 74) |
1 |
9 |
5/3/88 |
| CHAINS OF LOVE (Mute MUTE 83) |
2 |
7 |
18/6/88 |
| A LITTLE RESPECT (Mute MUTE 85) |
1 |
11 |
1/10/88 |
| CRACKERS INTERNATIONAL (EP) (Mute MUTE 93) |
1 |
14 |
10/12/88 |
| DRAMA (Mute MUTE 89) |
1 |
7 |
30/9/89 |
| YOU SURROUND ME (Mute MUTE 99) |
3 |
9 |
9/12/89 |
| Albums |
| WONDERLAND (Mute STUMM 25) |
4 |
26 |
21/6/86 |
| THE CIRCUS (Mute STUMM 35) (for a period from 12/12/87, this was listed
as THE CIRCUS / TWO-RING CIRCUS, after reissue in a special edition double-packaged
with a second disc of remixes) |
1 |
65 |
4/4/87 |
| THE INNOCENTS (Mute STUMM 55) |
1 |
29 |
30/4/88 |
| WILD! (Mute STUMM 75) |
1 |
27 |
28/10/89 |
| ERAZERHEAD |
| East London good-time punkers who deliberately spelt their
name differently from the David Lynch film to avoid any problem with the
distributors. Mainmen were vocalist Lee Dury and songwriter/guitarist Jim
Berlin. |
| Singles |
| APE MAN (Test Pressing TP 4) |
47 |
4 |
12/9/81 |
| SHELL SHOCK (Flicknife FLS 208) |
25 |
4 |
5/6/82 |
| TEENAGER IN LOVE (Flicknife FLS 210) |
32 |
5 |
4/9/82 |
| LIVE AT KLUB FOOT (EP) (Flicknife FLS 211) |
37 |
5 |
5/2/83 |
| WEREWOLF (Flicknife FLS 218) |
12 |
6 |
14/5/83 |
| Albums |
| THE RUMBLE OF THE EAST (Flicknife SHARP 105) |
21 |
4 |
6/11/82 |
| THE ESCALATORS |
| A psychedelic garage-band offshoot of the METEORS, formed by
original members of that band Nigel Lewis (vocals & guitar) and Mark
Robertson (drums) after they left in 1982. The Meteors themselves had previously
recorded in similar mode as the one-off Clapham South Escalators. |
| Singles |
| MUNSTERS THEME (Big Beat NS 87) |
14 |
8 |
10/9/83 |
| Albums |
| MOVING STAIRCASES (Big Beat WIKM 15) |
25 |
1 |
10/9/83 |
| E.S.G. |
| A female trio from the USA whose name was an acronym of their
own stage names - Emerald, Sapphire and Gold! |
| Singles |
| YOU'RE NO GOOD (Factory FAC 34) |
23 |
6 |
16/5/81 |
| ESSENTIAL LOGIC |
| A band formed by singer/saxophonist Lora Logic in 1978, who
were one of the acts on the first Rough Trade tour. Other members were Philip
Legg (guitar & vocals), Dave Wright (sax), John Oliver (bass) and Rich
Tea (drums). |
| Singles |
| POPCORN BABY (Rough Trade FIT 029) |
24 |
2 |
19/1/80 |
| EUGENE (Rough Trade FIT 050) |
36 |
3 |
29/11/80 |
| MUSIC IS A BETTER NOISE (Rough Trade FIT 053) |
48 |
2 |
28/3/81 |
| FANFARE IN THE GARDEN (Rough Trade FIT 074) |
46 |
1 |
27/6/81 |
| Albums |
| BEAT RHYTHM NEWS (Rough Trade ROUGH 5) |
11 |
1 |
19/1/80 |
| TERRY EVANS (see BOBBY KING & TERRY EVANS) |
| THE EVASIONS |
| One-off studio production featuring a tight dance groove (which
became popular in clubs on both sides of the Altantic) with an Alan Whicker
impersonator rapping tongue-in-cheek over the top. |
| Singles |
| WIKKA RAP (Groove Productions GP 107) |
5 |
13 |
23/5/81 |
| EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL |
| Former Hull University students Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt,
who teamed up again on a soft-rock revival of a Cole Porter standard following
Tracy's "rock band" spell in the Marine Girls. Assumed to be a one-off collaboration,
it was the seed of a later international chart-conquering career for the
duo. |
| Singles |
| NIGHT AND DAY (Cherry Red CHERRY 37) |
6 |
30 |
19/6/82 |
| THE EX |
| Abrasive, in-your-face anarcho-activists with surprisingly
strong musical abilities, who operated from a squat in Amsterdam, Holland,
and cut their hit single in a derelict Dutch factory. |
| Singles |
| 1936 (SPANISH CIVIL WAR) (Ron Johnson ZRON 11) |
6 |
4 |
16/8/86 |
| THE EX PISTOLS |
| This was a recording of some (possibly all) of the original
Sex Pistols line-up, salvaged and overdubbed by their original producer
Dave Goodman. |
| Singles |
| LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY (Virgina/Cherry Red PISTOL 76) |
2 |
13 |
9/2/85 |
| EX-POST FACTO |
| Liverpool synth-rock band comprising Chrissie Clarke (vocals),
Paul Reason (guitar), Frank Sparks (keyboards), Bernie Carroll (bass) and
Mark Coleridge (drums). |
| Singles |
| OCEANIC EXPLORERS (EP) (Probe Plus PP 3) |
19 |
8 |
2/4/83 |
| DANCING CHILD (Probe Plus PP 7) |
9 |
17 |
10/12/83 |
| Albums |
| SHE'LL RAPE THE WORLD (Probe/Skysaw PS 2) |
20 |
3 |
12/1/85 |
| EXILE IN THE KINGDOM |
|
|
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| Singles |
| FREEDOM / TOTAL DISORDER (Prophet PREFIX 8) |
38 |
5 |
2/2/85 |
| EXODUS |
| Speed/thrash metal noisemakers from San Francisco, comprising
Paul Baloff (vocals), Rick Hunold (guitar), Gary Holt (guitar), Rob McKillop
(bass) and Tom Hunting (drums). |
| Albums |
| FABULOUS DISASTER (Music For Nations MFN 90) |
15 |
2 |
4/3/89 |
| THE EXPELAIRES |
| Quintet comprising Grape (vocals), David Wilfenden (guitar),
Craig Adams (keyboards), Mark Copson (bass) and Carl "Tick" Harper (drums). |
| Singles |
| SYMPATHY (DON'T BE TAKEN IN) (Rockburgh ROCS 222) |
43 |
2 |
3/5/80 |
| THE EXPELLED |
| Leeds punks inspired by Vice Squad, who also sported a Beki
Bondage-type lead singer in Joanne Ball. Other members were Tim Ramsden
(guitar), Craig McEvoy (bass) and Rick Fox (drums). |
| Singles |
| NO LIFE, NO FUTURE (EP) (Riot City RIOT 8) |
16 |
10 |
10/4/82 |
| GOVERNMENT POLICY (EP) (Riot City RIOT 17) |
15 |
10 |
18/12/82 |
| THE EXPLOITED (see also EXPLOITED & ANTI-PASTI) |
| Edinburgh-based leading protagonists of the Oi!/punk movement,
specialising in short, blitzkrieg rants on social and political topics.
Fronted by the diminutive but intimidatinglymohicaned vocalist Wattie, they
also featured Big John (guitar), Gary (bass) and Dru Stix (drums). |
| Singles |
| ARMY LIFE (Exploited EXP 1001) (label of the above changed to Secret
SHH 112 during its chart run |
6 |
80 |
2/8/80 |
| EXPLOITED BARMY ARMY (Exploited EXP 1002) (label of the above changed
to Secret SHH 113 during its chart run) |
4 |
53 |
8/11/80 |
| DOGS OF WAR (Secret SHH 110) |
2 |
35 |
11/4/81 |
| DEAD CITIES (EP) (Secret SHH 120) |
4 |
16 |
17/10/81 |
| ATTACK/ALTERNATIVES (Secret SHH 130) |
5 |
10 |
8/5/82 |
| RIVAL LEADERS (Pax PAX 15) |
11 |
15 |
29/10/83 |
| JESUS IS DEAD (EP) (Rough Justice KOBE 12102) |
12 |
3 |
20/9/86 |
| Albums |
| PUNK'S NOT DEAD (Secret SEC 1) |
1 |
44 |
16/5/81 |
| EXPLOITED LIVE (Superville EXPLP 2001) |
2 |
17 |
28/11/81 |
| TROOPS OF TOMORROW (Secret SEC 8) (excluded from the indie chart after
3 weeks when it gained major label distribution through CBS) |
1 |
3 |
26/6/82 |
| LET'S START A WAR (Pax PAX 18) |
8 |
10 |
17/12/83 |
| TOTALLY EXPLOITED (Dojo DOJO LP 1) |
16 |
3 |
22/12/84 |
| HORROR EPICS (Konexion KOMA 788012) |
17 |
3 |
6/4/85 |
| LIVE AT THE WHITE HOUSE (Suck SDLP 2) |
24 |
3 |
1/2/86 |
| DEATH BEFORE DISHONOUR (Rough Justice JUST 6) |
16 |
7 |
25/7/87 |
| EXPLOITED & ANTI-PASTI |
| Edinburgh's and Derbyshire's leading punk aggressors on a one-off
noise collaboration. |
| Singles |
| DON'T LET 'EM GRIND YOU DOWN (Superville EXP 1003) |
1 |
16 |
5/12/81 |
| EXTREME NOISE TERROR |
| From Ipswich, Suffolk, a hardcore band whose name perfectly
summed up their style, delivered in ultra-short, powerhouse rants. Line-up
comprised Dean Jones (vocals), Phil Vane (vocals), Pete Hurley (guitar),
Jerry Clay (bass) and Mick Harris (drums). |
| Singles |
| THE PEEL SESSION (Strange Fruit SFPS 048) (12" only) |
14 |
5 |
4/6/88 |
| Albums |
| HOLOCAUST IN YOUR HEAD (Eruption HURT 1) |
7 |
5 |
1/4/89 |
| EYELESS IN GAZA |
| Martyn Bates and Peter Becker, an improvisional synth/vocal
duo who took their name from the title of an Aldous Huxley book. Formed
in 1980, they split in the middle of the decade when Becker married and
moved to Spain. Bates continues to record solo. |
| Singles |
| VEIL LIKE CALM (Cherry Red CHERRY 47) |
42 |
4 |
27/11/82 |
| NEW RISEN (Cherry Red CHERRY 63) |
15 |
6 |
9/7/83 |
| SUNBURSTS IN (Cherry Red CHERRY 74) |
13 |
7 |
18/2/84 |
| Albums |
| PHOTOGRAPHS AS MEMORIES (Cherry Red B RED 13) |
19 |
8 |
14/3/81 |
| CAUGHT IN A FLUX (Cherry Red B RED 18) |
27 |
1 |
17/10/81 |
| DRUMMING THE HEARTBEAT (CHERRY RED BRED 36) |
26 |
2 |
11/9/82 |
| RUST RED SEPTEMBER (Cherry Red B RED 50) |
5 |
6 |
30/7/83 |