Stockholm Monsters discography / gigography
More info can be found at http://home.wxs.nl/~frankbri/stockhis.html
Many thanks to Ged Duffy, Colin Gibbins, James Nice, David Cooper, and Mark Buckwalter for their notes.
Ged's book, "Factory Fairy-Tales" has been released, and can be ordered here.
An interview with Ged by Colin G.
promo item - Chronology
Summer 1980 Formed
1980-08-30 First studio demo
Catch Me In Confusion
We Are In Nation
A Room In A Tower
[LTMCD 2335, for the first two tracks, with "A Room In A Tower only surfacing recently.]
1980-10-29 Halloween Warm Up Ball - Cyprus Tavern - Manchester
(date is from Ged Duffy's "Factory Fairy-Tales")
Catch Me In Confusion
A Room In A Tower
Future
We Are In Nation
1980-12 Cyprus Tavern - Manchester
Catch Me In Confusion
A Room In A Tower
Future
We Are In Nation
Reflected In Violence
(setlists from "Factory Fairy-Tales")
1981-01 Second studio demo
Future
Copulation
Fairy Tales
[LTMCD 2335]
1981-01-04 Fan Club (Brannigan's) - Leeds
Catch Me In Confusion
Reflected In Violence
Future
Resurrection
James
Copulation
We Are Nation
(setlist from "Factory Fairy-Tales". Debuts of 'Resurrection' and 'James')
1981-02-06 Comanche Students Union - Manchester (with Foreign Press and New Order)
Catch Me In Confusion
Reflected In Violence
Future
Resurrection
James
Compulation
We Are Nation
MC
Fairy Tales
(setlist from "Factory Fairy-Tales". Debut of "MC" and "Fairy Tales",
the former revealed to stand for 'Montgomery Clift')
1981-02-07 Road-Menders Club - Northampton (with Section 25 and New Order)
Mark Refoy: "I first saw New Order at Northampton Roadmenders
Club, February 1981. Stockholm Monsters (the singer threw his
bongos into the crowd then asked for them back at the end of
one of their songs) and Section 25 supported."
Catch Me In Confusion
Reflected In Violence
Future
Resurrection
James
Compulation
We Are Nation
MC
Fairy Tales
(setlist from "Factory Fairy-Tales")
1981-02-09 Heaven - London (with Section 25 and New Order)
Poster
Catch Me In Confusion
Reflected In Violence
Future
Resurrection
James
Compulation
We Are Nation
MC
Fairy Tales
(setlist from "Factory Fairy-Tales")
1981-04-15 Cyprus Tavern - Manchester (with MTI)
Resurrection
Future
Catch Me In Confusion
Soft Babies
James
Fairy Tales
Monastery
Death Is Slowly Coming
(setlist from "Factory Fairy-Tales", with 'Monastery' remaining unheard
Model Team International - MTI...would later transform into James.)
1981-04-22 Atmosphere (Romeo and Juliet's) - Sheffield (opening for NO)
1981-05-15 Rafters - Manchester (with Steve Garvey)
(The Revilles were the original headlinere, but cancelled, per "Factory Fairy-Tales".)
1981-06-26 Devilles - Manchester (either MTI or Beach Red)
(date confirmed by "Factory Fairy-Tales". 'Endless You' debuted.)
1981-09-14 Heaven - London (with The Wake)
Something's Got To Give
Fairy Tales
James
Soft Babies
MC
Endless You
Death Is Slowly Coming
(setlist from "Factory Fairy-Tales")
1981-09-23 Polytechnic - Sheffield (with Section 25 and New Order)
Something's Got To Give
Fairy Tales
James (aka Systems Failing)
Soft Babies
MC
Endless You
Death Is Slowly Coming
(Live versions of 'James', 'MC', and 'Endless You' appear on LTMCD 2335.
The rest of the setlist was provided by "Factory Fairy-Tales")
An audience recording also exists.
1981-10-01 The Gallery - Manchester (with MTI)
1981-12-07 Cargo Studios
'Something's Got To Give' and 'Soft Babies' recorded for FACT56 video,
with Peter Hook.
1981-12-09 The Hunting Lodge - Manchester (with Beach Red and MTI)
All The Days Of Her Life
Happy Ever After
(information from "Factory Fairy-Tales", more songs played, this is what has been confirmed)
1982-01-22 North London Polytechnic (opening for NO)
Death Is Slowly Coming
(...)
All The Days Of Her Life
Love Is A Dose
(information from "Factory Fairy-Tales", same songs as the night after but in different order,
with Death... opening proceedings)
1982-01-23 Imperial Cinema - Birmingham (opening for NO)
Death is Slowly Coming
Fairy Tales
All the Days Of Her Life
Soft Babies
MC
Something's Gotta Give
James
Happy Ever After
Love is a Dose
[ A video of this show exists in the Ikon Archives ]
1982-02 Fairy Tales (FAC 41)
Sounds review
Beyond The Pale fanzine article
1982-03-03 Blue Note - Derby (opening for NO)
Systems Failing (aka James)
Soft Babies
Fairy Tales
Something's Got To Give
MC
The Longing [early version]
Lafayette
Happy Ever After
Love Is A Dose
Full gig courtesy of Ged Duffy (via Colin Gibbons)
1982-03-09 Tiffany's - Leeds (opening for NO)
1982-04-08 Glazenzaal - Rotterdam, Netherlands (opening for NO)
[ For the tour, the band had rehearsed 'Fairy Tales', 'Death Is Slowly Coming',
'Happy Ever After', 'Soft Babies', 'Something's Got To Give', 'James', 'MC',
'Lafayette', 'National Pastime', 'All The Days Of Her Life', and 'Love Is A Dose'. ]
ticket
1982-04-09 Meervaart - Amsterdam, Netherlands (opening for NO)
[ According to "Factory Fairy-Tales", this was the debut of 'Miss Moonlight', along with 9 other songs
performed that night ]
1982-04-10 Stockvishal - Arnhem, Netherlands (opening for NO)
Miss Moonlight
[ As well as 9 other songs performed that night, according to "Factory Fairy-Tales" ]
1982-04-11 Musiekcentrum - Utrecht, Netherlands (opening for NO)
Love Is A Dose
[ appears on LTMCD 2335 ]
1982-04-12 Staargebouv - Maastricht, Netherlands (opening for NO)
Love Is A Dose
MC
Something's Got To Give
National Pastime
Lafayette
Happy Ever After
[ First four songs of the set not documented ]
1982-04-14 Lido - Leuven, Belgium (opening for NO)
[ 'Miss Moonlight' soundchecked ]
1982-04-15 L'Ancienne Belgique - Brussels, Belgium (opening for NO)
1982-04-17 Le Palace - Paris, France (opening for NO)
[ The six fastest songs were played first, according to "Factory Fairy-Tales".
'Happy Ever After' closed the set.]
1982-06 Soft Babies (FACT 56) video short
Video (published by Cherry Red Records)
1982-08 Happy Ever After / Soft Babies (FAC 58)
1982-09-11 Futurama Four - Deeside (with NO among others)
1982-09-23 Hacienda - Manchester (with Durutti Column)
Something's Got To Give
Soft Babies
Life's Two Faces (featured on A Factory Outing VHS)
Miss Moonlight
Lafayette
5 O'Clock
National Pastime
"Wings and Roses"
unknown 8209
The Longing
Flyer
1983-02-19 Manchester Polytechnic (with An Occasion)
"Wings and Roses"
Lafayette
Love Is A Dose
Life's Two Faces
5 O'Clock
'new song'
Something's Got To Give
Miss Moonlight
Where I Belong
Flyer
1983 'The Angels Are Coming' cassette compilation
(demo version of 'Where I Belong')
1983-03 Miss Moonlight (FBN 19)
Sounds news item
1983-03-09 Paradise Club - Reading
To Look At Her
Where I Belong
EW
How Corrupt Is Rough Trade?
Terror
Lafayette
Your Uniform
Decalogue
All At Once
Recorded by ND with Aiwa mics and external mic of unknown vintage.
1983-03-11 Ace - Brixton (opening for NO)
Solitude: "An interesting tape would be from Brixton Ace 83 where
they fought with each other onstage :laugh:"
PWS: "and one of the guitars ended up getting chucked into the
crowd from memory. My god, 20 years ago!!!"
1983-03-12 Tolworth Recreation Centre - Kingston (opening for NO)
1983-06-01 Newcastle
"Wings and Roses"
The Longing
Life's Two Faces
Miss Moonlight
Something's Got To Give
Five O'Clock
Lafayette
'new song'
National Pastime
Soft Babies
All At Once
1983-07-08 Rock Garden - London
10pm Set
Five O'Clock
MC
Something's Got To Give
Life's Two Faces
Lafayette
National Pastime
Decalogue
Love Is A Dose
All At Once
Winter
Happily Ever After (cut)
11:45pm Set
Winter
Happily Ever After
The Longing
Miss Moonlight
Where I Belong
Terror
Soft Babies
Decalogue
Advert
More information and a link to the recordings
1983-09-23 Midnight Express - Bournemouth
Your Uniform
To Look At Her
Lafayette
Decalogue (known as Casio Song)
Life's Two Faces
EW (known as Edgar Wallace)
Something's Got To Give
All At Once
Terror
When I Belong
1983-12-29 The Hacienda - Manchester
Advert for December 1983 Hacienda gigs
Poster for the same
1984-02 Henry Afrikas - Glasgow
NME gig review
1984-03-09 Paradise Club - Reading
To Look At Her
Where I Belong
EW
How Corrupt Is Rough Trade?
Terror
Lafayette
Your Uniform
Decalogue
All At Once
1984-05-14 Royal Festival Hall - London
According to Steve Lea, the members had a fight onstage here as well.
1984-05-24 Cloud 9 - Manchester
Advert
1984-06 All At Once (FAC 107)
Sounds annoucement of single plus album
Sounds reivew
NME review
All At Once / National Pastime (collage with photos)
1984-06-03 Powerhouse - Birmingham
EW
Winter
To Look At Her
All At Once
Life's Two Faces
Terror
Where I Belong
How Corrupt Is Rough Trade?
Decalogue
More information and a link to the recording
1984-06-04 Palais - Nottingham
1984-08 Alma Mater (FACT 80)
NME review
Sounds review
1984-08-15 Riverside Studios - London (FAC 121) (with SXXV)
1984-11-09 Salisbury Hotel - Scarborough
Press article announcing show
1985 Demos
1985-01-06 Old Profanity Pub - Bristol
When I Smile
(all that was recorded)
1985-04-09 Tower Ballroom - Edgbaston, Birmingham (opening for NO)
TJ: "I did record them once (Birmingham Tower Ballroom 1985),
but it wasn't good, sound or performance, and the tape was soon
converted to a Bunnymen gig!"
Luckily, this was also taped by someone else.
1985-06-02 Ziggy's - Plymouth
Shake It To The Bank
(all that was recorded)
1985-06 The Longing (FACT 137) video short
Video (published by Cherry Red Records)
1985-06 How Corrupt Is Rough Trade? / Kan Kill (FBN 46)
Single review (in Sounds)
How Corrumpt Is Rough Trade (includes photo collage)
Kan Kill (includes photo collage)
1985-07 Press
Breakout article
The City fanzine No. 19
1985-08 dates in Spain
1985-09 equipment stolen
1985-10 Greetings Festival San Giovanni - Valdarno Italy
DC gigography gives date as 1985-12-10. There were several other
shows with them as well.
1985-11-03 Clarendon Ballroom - London (with SXXV and Happy Mondays, who failed to play)
Kan Kill
When I Smile
Partyline
How Corrupt Is Rough Trade?
Terror
Where I Belong
Hand Over Fist
Dust
All At Once
Your Uniform
Flyer
Gig review by "Fidel Ghandi"
"When I Smile" may be from this date, see here. Unknown gen copy uploaded to DIME.
1985-11-11 Assembly Rooms - Walthanstow
When I Smile
Where I Belong
Hand Over Fist
[LTMCD 2335]
1985-12-03 The Hacienda - Manchester (opening for NO)
John Rhodes throws a punch at AHW (the SM biog says 1986, but believe this is in error).
At a Christmas party, he causes more trouble, and was subsequently jailed for 18 months.
1986-01-24 SFX Theatre Dublin (opening for NO)
1986-01-25 SFX Theatre Dublin (opening for NO)
1986-01-27 Belfast (opening for NO)
1986-02 Paris
1986-02 Lausanne
1986-04 NME feature (shortest ever)
1986-05 two poorly promoted dates in Dublin, Ireland
1986-06 Boardwalk - Manchester
1986-07-16 Newcastle (opening for The Smiths)
1986-07-17 Glasgow (opening for The Smiths)
Press article for above two dates
1987 Demos, Suite 16 Studios
No More
Dear
Before Your Eyes
Stupid
House Is Not A Home
1987-02-18 Granada TV appearance
Partyline (live)
[LTMCD 2335]
1987-03 Greetings Two - Materiali Sonori
More information here
1987-04 Partyline (FAC 146)
1987-07-04 Press
Minor news items
1987-08-01 Press
Young, Popular, And Sexy review
('Partyline' appears on this compilation)
1987 Summer The band break up around this time...
1994-11 Press
Melody Maker - What Ever Happened to?
2002 'The Last One Back' [LTMCD 2335] released
LTM website
undated recollection
From "ivan O'Idea": "My copy of this gem is allegedly autographed by the band when I DJed at
a gig at Spring Street Theatre Hull (they were supporting local band Nyam Nyam). I handed it
over to one of their crew and it duly came back signed. They also later played the Adelphi
Club in Hull as headliners, to an audience of about 6 people. I loved them, still do."