Negatives

The Negatives were a punk band from Bradford, billed as the city's first. The group formed in the summer of 1978, with the lineup comprising Pete Stobbs (guitar), Bob Robinson (bass), Tino Palmer (drums) and Dave Wilcox (vocals). In December 1979 they released the double A-sided single "Stake Out" / "Love Is Not Real" on Look records. It was limited to 500 copies. The group broke up in January 1980 following a gig at Bradford University. Wilcox then formed a new band called The Negativz while the remainder of the group becamed Mysterious Footsteps.

The original three members of the band, minus vocalist Wilcox, reformed in 2009. In 2016 the surviving members issued the 'Bradford EP' on Paramecium Records of Spain, comprising new recordings of original material written and performed in the group's heyday.

Links To Peel
On 01 January 2002, Peel played the previously unreleased track "We're From Bradford", an outtake from the sessions that resulted in the group's debut single but only issued many years later on a compilation LP of punk rarities. He commented afterwards, "An anthem I'd say and why it wasn't released at the time it was recorded I shall never understand."

After his death, a copy of the group's debut 7" was counted amongst those in John Peel's Record Box of his most treasured 45s.

Festive Fifty Entries

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Sessions

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Shows Played
The list below is researched only from the database of this site. Please add further details if known.
 * 1980
 * 09 January 1980: Love Is Not Real (7") Look
 * 2002
 * 01 January 2002: We're From Bradford (LP - Bored Teenagers Vol. 2: 16 Great British Punk Originals 1977-1982) Bin Liner


 * Others
 * April 2003 (Peel's Record Box): Love Is Not Real (single) Look