#BLITZ UK

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FACES OF UK82, THE SECOND WAVE, OI!, STREET PUNK, UK PUNK, EAST MIDLANDS PUNK, ETC...

PIC INFO: Spotlight on guitarist & vocalist for East Midlands UK punk/Oi! band BLITZ -- the late, great "Nidge" Miller and Carl Fisher to his right, photographed in Newcastle, UK, alongside some fans on October 21, 1982.

PIC #2: BLITZ, performing live at the Manchester Apollo on the 23rd of October 1982.

Source: www.picuki.com/media/3375871424077239184.

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BLITZ WORSHIP IN THE JAPANESE PUNK SCENE.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on assorted shots of UK street punk band BLITZ, and BLITZ band tees being spotted throughout the Japanese hardcore punk and D-beat/raw punk scenes of the '80s and '90s. Great fans of the UK punk/Oi! band included:

Guitarist Takeshi of Yokohama hardcore punk band SYSTEMATIC DEATH.

Singer "Cherry" of Osaka hardcore punk band ZOUO.

The late, great Kawakami, guitarist/vocalist of Kochi City D-beat/raw noise band DISCLOSE.

Sources: www.picuki.com/media/3450239146296153543 (all found on Picuki).

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9 DAYS INTO 1982 -- THE EARLY "UK82" YEARS.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on the late, great Miles "Nidge" Miller of UK street punk band BLITZ (drummer Charlie Howe is partially visible), performing live at The Mayflower Club, Birch Street, Gorton, Manchester, UK, on January 9, 1982. 📸: Info and Photo courtesy of Oi The Archives.

Source: www.picuki.com/media/3445470760123103738.

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IN MEMORIAM -- "NEVER FORGET THE WARRIORS..."

NOTE: All three shots are from the same photoshoot, which also marks the first time I've ever compiled all three on this blog in one post. I've posted all of these on Tumblr separately before.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on East Midlands, UK punk rock band BLITZ -- Carl Fisher, Charlie, Neil "Mackie" McLennen, and the late, great Nidge Miller in New Mills, Derbyshire, c. summer ‘81. 📸: Steve "Hambo" Hambleton.

Sources: www.picuki.com/media/3266973928473577974, Punk Badges, & Fort Bragg Zine (Picuki 3x).

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WON'T THINK TWICE ABOUT KICKING YOU IN THE YARBLES -- UP THE DROOGS!

PIC INFO: Spotlight on vocalist Carl Fisher of East Midlands, UK Oi!/punk rock band BLITZ, in full droog/"Clockwork Orange" attire, front cover of "SOUNDS" musical paper, c. January 1982.

"At that time bands were coming fast and furious with BLITZ up there with the best of them. They were a powerful band with a barrel load of heavy hitters. Carl was almost the perfect front man with a rasping vocal delivery combined with the look to go with it."

-- I WANNA BE A STAR RECORDS

Sources: www.picuki.com/media/3069765647476829054 & https://standupandspit.wordpress.com/tag/redskins.

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THE LADS FROM DERBYSHIRE, NEW MILLS UK -- WARRIORS OF THE EAST MIDLANDS.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on street punk/oi! band BLITZ in the summer (and winter) of 1981 in their hometown of New Mills, Derbyshire, UK. 📸: Steve "Hambo" Hambleton & Kevin Cummins -- all shots are from 1981.

The first three shots are from summer 1981, and the last two with Carl Fisher decked out as a droog is from December 1981; both shots were taken by Kevin Cummins.

Source: www.picuki.com/media/2815438814263947502.

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STREET PUNK WARRIORS FOR A NEW AGE.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on English street punk/Oi! band, BLITZ, photographed in their hometown of Derbyshire (East Midlands, UK) by Steve Hambleton, c. 1981.

PIC #2: BLITZ, c. 1983 -- during their classic lineup.

Voice: Carl Fisher

Lead: Nidge Miller✝

Bass: Neil "Mackie" McLennen

Drums: Chris "Charlie" Howe

Sources: www.picuki.com/media/3055490604348462163 (both found on Picuki).

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"...THIS IS THE BEST PUNK DEBUT SINCE THE COCKNEY REJECTS "GREATEST HITS VOL. 1..."

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1250x1801 -- Spotlight on a promo flyer for the "Voice of a Generation" LP, debut album by East Midlands, UK street punk/oi! band, BLITZ, released by No Future Records in 1982.

"THIS REALLY is the big one, final proof if any were needed that the punk renewal of the last two years is more than just a second hand pose. To get right to the point, this is the best punk debut since THE COCKNEY REJECTS "Greatest Hits Vol 1," although in terms of feel, suss and relevance it's more on a par with THE CLASH's first album."

-- GARRY BUSHELL, "SOUNDS," publiahed on October 16, 1982

Sources: www.nofuturerecords.co.uk/flyers/punk1b.htm & www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/blitz-voice-of-a-generation-no-future.