Wolverhampton punks Neon Hearts formed in 1977 and released their debut single Venus Eccentric on their own Neon Hearts imprint that December. Housed, for reasons never adequately explained, in an eight inch sleeve, the single quickly sold out its first run of 2,000 and is now much sought after by collectors.
- Neon hearts / popular music (uk / 1979) こんにちは、モクオです。 3月なってまだまだ寒いですが、少し春の気配もしてきましたね。.
- On this date in 1979, Neon Hearts released their third and final single, 'Popular Music'. It was backed by 'Pretty As A Picture'. Both tracks appeared on their only album, Popular Music. The Wolverhampton, England punk/post punk band disbanded in 1979. Bassist Paul Raven later joined Killing Joke.
- Satril agreed to release 'Popular Music' as the second single. In preparation for promoting the album the band appeared on Look! Hear!, a TV music show that was screened on BBC Midlands, in January 1980. They performed the new single 'Popular Music' and 'Synchronisation', a song that was never recorded elsewhere. Neon Hearts Mk II.
Neon Hearts Popular Music Songs
Neon Hearts fast became one of Valk's favourites, and so their music was heavily featured and they did several interviews for the show. After the first sessions at Ginger Studios, two songs were recognisable as exceptional; 'Regulations' and 'Venus Eccentric'.
After that, the band moved on to the Satril label, with whom, according to singer Tone Dial’s and saxophonist Steve Heart’s sleeve notes here they endured a fractious relationship.
The singles Answers and Popular Music were both released in 1979, as was their debut album, also entitled Popular Music.
Neon Hearts Popular Music Song
Unfortunately, interference from Satril made the recording of the album such an unhappy experience that the band had split before it was even released, and just to rub it in, Tone and Steve say none of the band have received any royalties to this day.
Neon Hearts Popular Music Albums
Which is criminal, as this rather nice pink vinyl reissue from Underground ably demonstrates. Neon Hearts were never a straight up-and-down punk band – too much sax for that – but they were tight, quirky, powerful, and had great songs, particularly the mod-ish Answers and Buzzcocks-esque Number One Fan.