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London 1977.
Photo Ian Dickson
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They could obviously play
though often in a hail of gob as Riff recounts "The audiences, fuelled by the media, changed.
There was quite a bit of violence at gigs and a lot of gobbing. Steve and
Dave would walk off stage with guitars covered in it and Jons drum kit
almost had to be hosed down! It usually happened during the first number
which was always No Time . I remember one gig in Birmingham where I walked
on with a rolled-up umbrella. As soon as the gobbing started I opened the
umbrella up to protect myself. I must have looked like a punked up Penguin
out of Batman ! When I walked off stage at the end of the gig I couldn't
close the umbrella. It d gone rock hard with spittle ! "
Despite major label support and high profile tours
such as supporting The Stranglers, London never made the big time. The end came when John Moss
left to join The Damned. The band were
popular but this was not reflected in chart success. Riff Regan
continued as solo artist for a while before giving up music.
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