{"product_id":"live-at-rockpalast-1984","title":"Live At Rockpalast 1984","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1973, \u003cstrong\u003eTom Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e moved from Cambridge to London and joined the acoustic trio Café Society. Their debut-album was produced by the Kinks' Dave and Ray Davies and released in 1975 on their own Konk label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRobinson left Cafe Society in 1976, started gigging in London, and founded a new band with his old friend, guitarist Danny Kustow, amidst the London Punk Rock scene - The Tom Robinson Band. They signed to EMI, \"\u003cem\u003e2-4-6-8 Motorway\u003c\/em\u003e\" was their first single, released in late 1977, which got into the top 5 of the UK singles charts and stayed there for over a month.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn early 1978, the Tom Robinson Band recorded their debut album \u003cem\u003ePower Of The Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e, peaking at number 4 in the UK album charts. The title track was released as a single and entered the charts as well. Their song \"\u003cem\u003eGlad To Be Gay\u003c\/em\u003e\" was banned by the BBC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe band split in 1980 after the release of their second album \"\u003cem\u003eTRB Two\u003c\/em\u003e\". \u003cstrong\u003eTom Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e, who supported Amnesty International, Rock Against Racism, and stood up for equal rights for gays, spent a couple of months in Germany and returned to the UK with three future singles: \"\u003cem\u003eWar Baby\u003c\/em\u003e\", \"\u003cem\u003eAtmospherics\u003c\/em\u003e\", and \"\u003cem\u003eBack In The Old Country\u003c\/em\u003e\". These were eventually released on the album \"\u003cem\u003eHope And Glory\u003c\/em\u003e\" in 1984, and the record company sent him out on tour to promote it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn 9th November 1984, \u003cstrong\u003eTom Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; Crew performed at the Zeche in Bochum and the WDR Rockpalast was there.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mig Music","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50440410136907,"sku":"1127969","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/718af837-1c0f-44bc-b8f5-b5f3e5fd0db4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726961420","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/live-at-rockpalast-1984","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}