The Valves
| The Valves | |
|---|---|
 Publicity photo taken by Paul Slatterly, circa 1977 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1977–1979 |
| Labels | Zoom, Albion |
| Website |
www |
| Members |
Dave Robertson - vocals Ronnie Mackinnon - Guitar Gordon Scott - Bass Gordon Dair - Drums |
The Valves were one of the early punk groups from Edinburgh, Scotland. The band, chronicled in Henrik Poulsen's book 77: The Year of Punk and New Wave, featured Dave Robertson as Dee Robot on vocals, G. Dair / Teddy Dair aka Gordon Dair on drums, Gordon Scott or Pada on bass guitar and Ronnie Mackinnon on guitar. [1][2]
The Valves released three singles and then broke up in 1979.They reformed for a one-off gig in Edinburgh 21st December 2014.[3] In 2015 Ronnie, Pada and Gordon joined up with Joe Donkin of The Cheetahs and are currently going out as The Valves doing Valves, Cheetahs and new material. Dave/Dee now lives in Belgium [1]
Members
- Dee Robot (Dave Robertson) - vocals
- Ronnie (Ronnie Mackinnon) - Guitar
- Pada (Gordon Scott) - Bass
- G.Dair / Teddy (Gordon Dair) - Drums
Singles
- "Robot Love" / "For Adolfs Only" (Zoom - September 1977)
- "Ain't No Surf in Portobello" / "Tarzan of the Kings Road" (Zoom - December 1977)
- "It Don't Mean Nothing At All" / "Linda Vindaloo" (Albion - June 1979)
References
- 1 2 "Valves - Dee Robot Interview". www.punk77.co.uk. May 2000. Retrieved 27 Jan 2015.
- ↑ "The Valves". www.punk77.co.uk. Retrieved 27 Jan 2015.
- ↑ "The Valves". fletchWeb. Retrieved 27 Jan 2015.
External links
- Collection of (mostly bad) reviews of The Valves
- The Valves Official Homepage
- TheValvesOriginal Facebook
- recordings
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