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The
Carpettes were originally formed in the north east of England
in April 1977, by vocalist/guitarist Neil Thompson, vocalist/
bassist George Maddison and drummer Kevin Heard, all three having
attended the same school. After just two local gigs they replied
to an ad in 'Sounds' placed by Small Wonder Records and sent in
a five track demo which earnt them a deal with the Walthamstow
based label / record shop. In December of the same year their
debut single, the four track "How About You And Me" EP, was released
to favourable reviews in both the national music press and the
'underground' Punk fanzines.Both the title track and the aptly
titled "Radio Wunderbar" were regularly played on the John Peel
show on BBC Radio 1.
After two albums , half a dozen singles , several reissues , TV
appearences in the UK and Italy , and live appearances in the
UK , Italy , Germany and Holland the band are still together performing
occasionally . Recent years have seen the reissue of virtually
the entire back catalogue of Carpettes songs , a new album, appearances
at the big Holidays in the Sun punk festivals , a short tour with
the UK Subs , Japan tours, gigs in the north east and London and
a visit to Dusseldorf
THE CARPETTES
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