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This recording, taken from the Dave Berk archives has been lovingly restored from the original cassette and is available as a limited edition LP on Damaged Goods Records. It’s got a screen printed cover and a A4 sheet of photos and info from the day. Features Captain Sensible, Beki Bondage and also the original speeches from the speakers on the day. Speakers include Gabrielle Drake and Fiona Richmond.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Damaged Goods","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50414786609483,"sku":"1080814","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/9f42fc68-c80c-4a15-9a63-986697e46e43_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726685681"},{"product_id":"johnny-moped","title":"Quonk!","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo celebrate 50 years of this mighty band – A brand new studio album by the legendary Johnny Moped! Available on CD or on green or pink vinyl (425 copies each), First up, that title - Quonk! What's that all about? Johnny - I have no idea where the name Quonk! come from! it seemed rather weird for a possible album title. Slimy - Incidental noise that’s picked up …. We are a bit like that … Johnny Moped’s Quonk! is very Quonk le Donk (saucepan lid landing on head) and it’s available soon from all Damaged record outlets.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Damaged Goods","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50417103634763,"sku":"2194186","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pink LP","offer_id":50417104781643,"sku":"2194188","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50417105011019,"sku":"2194194","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/jonny_moped_quonk_DG614_d1ae1797_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726716874"},{"product_id":"things-may-happen","title":"Things May Happen","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited to 300 copies only! A-side taken from soon to be released LP \u003ci\u003eQuonk!\u003c\/i\u003e B-side exclusive to this release! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Things May Happen’ is being released as a single. What inspired you to write that song?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlimy – The extraordinary lightness of being … just the path and what’s on it.Marty – This is Toad’s one and it’s a cracker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohnny turned 70 last year, celebrating in style with a gig at London’s 229 Venue. Some people have said it was the best Moped gig ever. How was it from your point of view?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlimy – I thought Johnny’s birthday gig was a rip-roaring success … I enjoyed it … The next Moped gig will be the best Moped gig ever and the one after that …Marty – It’s not the best gig as far as how we performed. But as far as the turn out and the size of the crowd that came along to celebrate Johnny’s Birthday it was the best vibe of all the gigs for certain for me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis year marks the 50th year of Johnny Moped. What have been the high (and low) points for the band in the last five decades?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlimy – The constitution of these thoroughbred punk rockers is testimony to getting up and rocking out … Johnny is not stopping he’s class.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarty – I’ve only been in the band since 2017 and before that was the driver and shit carrier and before that a fan and also the band are my mates. So not one low point for me at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou’ll be back out on the road this summer. Any message for fans who’ll be coming to see you?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlimy – You better believe it! You enjoyed that you bums or I’ll kill you! Tomcats!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarty – Be afraid. Be very afraid.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Damaged Goods","offers":[{"title":"Black 7\"","offer_id":50434148729163,"sku":"2192745","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/DG616-10cm_f1571429_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726886164"},{"product_id":"lockdown-boy","title":"Lockdown Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003eHappy 70th birthday Johnny! In honour of Mr Moped’s big day, Damaged Goods are very pleased to release this limited edition 7” which coincides with his group’s show at London’s 229 Club on November 18th. It’s available on red or blue vinyl (300 copies each). The red vinyl edition is only available to buy at the gig. The blue vinyl edition is available via your clued-up local record shop. The record features two brand new tracks. ‘Lockdown Boy’ was written during and about the recent Covid lockdowns. It captures everything that’s great about the band and is set to become a firm fan favourite. On the flip is a fittingly titled track ‘The Other Side’ featuring a spoken word vocal. It’s an exclusive version of a track that may well feature in a different form on the band’s next album, set for release sometime in 2024. So, here’s to Johnny – raise a glass and play the record loud!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Damaged Goods","offers":[{"title":"Blue 7\"","offer_id":50435094872395,"sku":"2134283","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/johnny_moped_birthday_single_DAMGOOD605_db1faff5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726899756"},{"product_id":"it-s-a-real-cool-baby","title":"It's A Real Cool Baby","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's 38 years since their debut album 'Cycledelic' came out to an unsuspecting public via the legendary Chiswick Records label...and now (apart from the 'Search For Xerxes' album) the remaining three original members of Johnny Moped, that's Johnny Moped, Slimy Toad and Dave Berk, are back with a brand new album called 'It's A Real Cool Baby'. It's a sixteen track mix of new songs and a revisit to a few live favourites that never got recorded back in their heyday including 'I Wanna Die' and 'I Believed Her Lies'. The original three Mopeds have been joined by long time live members, Jacko Pistorious and Rock N Roll Robot (also know as Rob from legendary Ska \/ Punk band 'Case').CD - DigipackLP - Limited Green Vinyl in a Gatefold Sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Damaged Goods","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50451510788427,"sku":"397915","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50451511050571,"sku":"397914","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/546eae1d-1a3f-4e6e-8a8b-c38d65dddded_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727127857"},{"product_id":"hey-belinda-hiawatha","title":"Hey Belinda! \/ Hiawatha","description":"\u003cp\u003eDamaged Goods release fan's favourite \u003ci\u003eHey Belinda!\u003c\/i\u003e as a single. \u003ci\u003eHey Belinda!\u003c\/i\u003e is taken from the band's most recent album\u003ci\u003e Lurrigate Your Mind\u003c\/i\u003e. The B-side \u003ci\u003eHiawatha\u003c\/i\u003e is a brand-new reworking of a total Moped classic, a song that originally appeared on the \u003ci\u003eSearch For Xerxes\u003c\/i\u003e album, penned by Slimy Toad and original band members Fred and Dave Berk. We think you'll love it! On red vinyl and housed in a Reservoir Dogs spoofing sleeve. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Damaged Goods","offers":[{"title":"Red | 7\"","offer_id":50498332262731,"sku":"1069822","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/03a5cf0a-21b5-410e-8949-88a4f642c5b8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727745024"},{"product_id":"the-search-for-xerxes","title":"The Search For Xerxes","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohnny Moped's “lost album” from 1990, finally gets a reissue! At the time there had been no Moped band since 1985-ish and certainly Slimy hadn’t been in the band since the early ‘80s. Also, there was only one album out there, \u003ci\u003eCycledelic\u003c\/i\u003e so there was a lot of songs destined for a follow up album that never happened and it looked like we were going to be a one album band. This album came out in 1990 on Deltic records. Some of the tracks sound like they were recorded in someone’s bedroom, that’s because they were, but Captain recorded some great stuff on his 8-track.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Damaged Goods","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50503277478219,"sku":"1154125","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50503278788939,"sku":"1154126","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b69de26e-09ee-4ed9-a517-641b6e651507_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727794575"},{"product_id":"everything-is-you","title":"Everything is You","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew 7\" single taken from the band's recent album With exclusive B-side featuring full non-album version of 'Post Apocalyptic Love Song!'. Third single from their recent It's A Real Cool Baby album! On a choice of neon orange or neon yellow 7\" vinyl! (Each limited to 500 copies). Johnny Moped are an English punk rock group from south London, who once had Chrissie Hynde (later of The Pretenders) and Captain Sensible (later of The Damned) within their ranks. Formed in Croydon in May 1974, the band were a proto-punk band. Initially calling themselves Johnny Moped and the 5 Arrogant Superstars, by August they changed their moniker to Assault and Buggery, then the Commercial Band, before reverting to just Johnny Moped by January 1975. Johnny Moped became one of the pioneering punk bands that played live in the first few months of London's now-legendary Roxy Club. They played two gigs in February 1977, one supporting Eater and one backing The Damned. The following month they played two more, one supporting Slaughter and The Dogs and the other backing The Damned. In April, they were on a bill that included Wire, X-Ray Spex and the Buzzcocks.\n\nJohnny Moped's 'Hard Lovin' Man' appeared on the hit various artists album Live at the Roxy WC2 (Harvest Records, 1977). The band signed with Chiswick Records and released three singles, including 'Little Queenie' (a cover of the Chuck Berry song), and one album - 'Cycledelic' - before splitting up. First single 'No-One' later featured on the Chiswick various artists sampler album 'Long Shots, Dead Certs and Odds On Favourites' in 1978, while b-side 'Incendiary Device' made number 15 in BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel's 'Festive Fifty', the so-called 'lost list' of 1977.\n\nSixteen years after its release, the publishers of The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, named 'Cycledelic' as one of the best fifty punk albums of all-time. Most of the band reformed to record a second album 'The Search For Xerxes' in 1990.\n\nA documentary about the band Basically Johnny Moped, produced by Fred Burns, premiered in September 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Damaged Goods","offers":[{"title":"7\"","offer_id":50516340670795,"sku":"400743","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5e050ddc-29c7-4512-a6cd-9053156b056a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727941496"},{"product_id":"tribute-to-jordan-mooney","title":"Tribute to Jordan Mooney","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 3rd of April 2022 was a very sad day in the world of punk, fashion and beyond. An icon had departed far too soon, but she will\nnever be forgotten due to her legacy. The name ‘Jordan Mooney’ was the stuff of legend! She’d “been there, seen it, done it”, in a\nwhole host of differing fields, from ballet dancing; to seeing Ziggy performing live and meeting the great man; from being and looking\npunk before it ever existed; from witnessing the formation of the Sex Pistols right before her eyes along with Malcolm and Vivienne;\nfrom acting in forward-thinking films; from sharing banter with Andy Warhol; to managing Adam \u0026amp; The Ants and briefly marrying one of\nthem; and from the later career veterinary nursing. Jordan achieved many things in her meagre 66 years, but whatever she put her\nhand to, she did it to her very best ability. Jordan was true to herself as well as others and was totally trusted by those that had the\npleasure of knowing and meeting her. On Sunday 29th May 2022, hundreds of souls gathered in Brighton at ‘The Official Jordan\nMooney Charity Memorial Concert’ to celebrate the life of this truly remarkable woman. Some had travelled across the planet from\nJapan, Germany and elsewhere, solely to attend the special day of celebration. On that day, old friends and new friends were gathered\nunder the one roof as the perfect send-off. Jordan had known Captain “cheers me dears!” Sensible for around five decades and during\nthe last few sacred months of her life, she had a Johnny Moped song as an earworm in her head that she and I would joyfully sing to\neach other: “Darling, let's have another baby; Let's make one soon on our second honeymoon...”.It made perfect sense that Captain\nSensible would once again ride again with his old mates, Johnny Moped, in memory of Jordan. Some of the event was recorded and so\nladies and gentlemen we proudly bring you this charity record release! Enjoy x (Jordan’s partner - Nick Linazasoro) \n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Damaged Goods","offers":[{"title":"7\"","offer_id":50521155830091,"sku":"2025105","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/johnny_moped_ft_capt_sensible_DG596_f0d27f36_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727988512"},{"product_id":"lurrigate-your-mind","title":"Lurrigate Your Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003eSo what can we tell you about the new LP? Well it has 14 tracks including recent sold out single \u003ci\u003eCatatonic\u003c\/i\u003e and the latest single \u003ci\u003eLiving In The Real World\u003c\/i\u003e plus there's a guest appearance from none other than Captain Sensible, a longtime friend and champion of the band. The original Mopeds Johnny and Slimy Toad have been joined by long time members, Jacko Pistorious , Rock N Roll Robot (also know as Rob from legendary Ska \/ Punk band ‘Case’) and Marty Love for the new album. It was recorded at Panther Studios, Reigate and produced by longtime associate Dick Crippen. Dense, distorted guitars drive the songs along like a train as to be expected, while Johnny himself slurs out the vocals in that half drawled, half lurking danger, laissez-faire, devil-may-care attitude. No airs, no graces, no pretensions. Just straight to the point punk rock. It’s exactly what we’ve come to expect from Johnny Moped, and exactly what we get. They’re never going to change the world, but who cares? 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