Bethnal were a British rock band formed in 1972. In 1978, they released two albums on Vertigo Records: Dangerous Times, produced by Kenny Laguna; and Crash Landing; produced by Jon Astley and Phil Chapman, with special thanks to Pete Townshend. They supported some punk bands (999, Eater, The Boys, Slaughter & The Dogs, Buzzcocks...) and Hawkwind on their 1977 UK tour and, after disbanding, three of the members formed part of the backing band for the 1981 album Hype by former Hawkwind frontman Robert Calvert.
Key members were George Csapo (vocals, keyboards, violin), Pete Dowling (drums), Nick Michaels (guitar) and Everton Williams (bass).
Links to Peel[]
Peel seemed to have discovered the band in 1977 and would play further material from the group's singles and their albums on his radio programmes, according to available tracklistings on this site.
Peel's copy of the band's Crashing Landing album was sold as part of the Record Collection: Auction (July 2025).
Shows Played[]
- 13 December 1977: The Fiddler (7" - Live Recording) Vertigo
- 16 December 1977: This Ain't Just Another Love Song (7" - Live Recording) Vertigo
- 1978
- 20 March 1978: Baba O'Reilly (album - Dangerous Times) Vertigo
- 29 March 1978: Out In The Street (LP - Dangerous Times) Vertigo
- 19 May 1978: Don't Do It (7") Vertigo
- 07 November 1978: Nothing New (7”) Vertigo
- 27 November 1978: 'I Gotta Go (LP-Crash Landing)' (Phonogram)
- 04 December 1978: Odd Man Out (LP - Crash Landing) Phonogram
- 05 December 1978: Nothing New (album - Crash Landing) Vertigo 9102 029