The Fire Engines were a short-lived but influential Scottish band from 1981. David Henderson (Guitar, Vocals) / Russell Burn (Drums) / Graham Main (Bass) / Murray Slade (Guitar).
Henderson said of the early live shows:
- "We played to our strengths which were minimal, but somehow, as a band, it worked. We never played chords and Russell didn’t use cymbals or hi-hats. It was very violent although no-one got hurt. Pure aggression, attitude and hate was what it was."
Reformed in 2004 to support The Magic Band and collaborated with Franz Ferdinand for a single release. Henderson is now leading The Sexual Objects.
Links to Peel[]
Peel saw the band play live at the Embassy Club in London on 7th April 1981 [1]. Henderson went on to form Win and have further Peel sessions with Nectarine No. 9.
Sessions[]
- Two sessions in 1981. From session #1, '(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thing' and 'Discord' released on LP/CD Fond CD in 1992. 'Discord' and 'Candy Skin' released on [Discord] to commemorate the 25th anniversary of their first broadcast.
THE FIRE ENGINES John Peel 23rd February 1981
1. Recorded: 1981-02-23. First broadcast: 09 March 1981. Repeated: 26 March 1981, 28 May 1981, 30 December 1981, 20 August 1984.
- Untitled / Discord / Candy Skin / (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thing
2. Recorded: 1981-11-14. First broadcast: 23 November 1981. Repeated:14 December 1981, 05 January 1982, 02 February 1982, 20 August 1984.
- The Big Wrong Time / Young Tongues Need Taste / Qualitamatic / Produced To Seduce To
Other Shows Played[]
Fire Engines - Candyskin
- 06 December 1980 (BFBS): Get Up And Use Me (7") Codex Communications CDX 01
- 09 December 1980: Get Up And Use Me (7") Codex Communications CDX 01
- 03 January 1981 (BFBS): Get Up And Use Me (7") Codex Communications CDX 01
- 05 January 1981: Hungry Beat (album - Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural ACC 001
- 11 January 1981 (BFBS): Hungry Beat (album - Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural ACC 001
- 11 January 1981 (BFBS): Sympathetic Anaestetic (album - Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural ACC 001
- 11 January 1981 (BFBS): Discord (album - Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural ACC 001
- 18 January 1981 (BFBS): New Thing In Cartons (album - Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural ACC 001
- 25 January 1981 (BFBS): Discord (album - Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural ACC 001
- 25 January 1981 (BFBS): Sympathetic Anaesthetic (album - Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural ACC 001
- 28 January 1981: Get Up And Use Me (album - Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural ACC 001
- 05 February 1981: ?
- 05 February 1981 (BFBS): Sympathetic Anaestetic (album - Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural ACC 001
- 05 February 1981 (BFBS): Get Up And Use Me (album - Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural ACC 001
- 08 February 1981 (BFBS): New Thing In Cartons (album - Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural ACC 001
- 26 February 1981: Discord (album - Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural ACC 001
- 05 April 1981 (BFBS): Candyskin (7" - Candyskin / Meat Whiplash) Pop Aural POP 010 (tape of forthcoming)
- 06 April 1981: Candyskin (7" - Candyskin / Meat Whiplash) Pop Aural POP 010
- 11 April 1981 (BFBS): Candy Skin (7" - Candyskin / Meat Whiplash) Pop Aural POP 010
- 20 April 1981: Candyskin (7" - Candyskin / Meat Whiplash) Pop Aural POP 010
- 28 April 1981: Candy Skin (7" - Candyskin / Meat Whiplash) Pop Aural POP 010
- 23 July 1981: Candy Skin (7" - Candyskin / Meat Whiplash) Pop Aural POP 010
- 25 October 1981 (BFBS): Hungry Beat (album - Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural ACC 001
- 17 November 1981: Candyskin (7") Pop Aural POP 010
- 30 November 1981: Big Gold Dream (12") Pop Aural POP 013
- 06 December 1981 (BFBS): Big Gold Dream (12") Pop Aural POP 013
- 20 December 1981 (BFBS): Big Gold Dream (12") Pop Aural POP 013
- 21 December 1981: Big Gold Dream (12") Pop Aural POP 013
- 06 January 1982 (BFBS): Big Gold Dream (12") Pop Aural POP 013
- 25 August 1982: Big Gold Dream
- 30 August 1982: Get Up And Use Me (7") Codex Communications
- 01 September 1982 (BFBS): Big Gold Dream (12") Pop Aural POP 013
- 05 September 1982 (BFBS): Get Up And Use Me
- 18 January 1983: Hungry Beat (album - Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural ACC 001 Also played a track the previous week
- 29 February 1984: Meat Whiplash (7") Pop Aural
- 22 January 1985: Candy Skin (7") Pop Aural
- 08 May 1985: Big Gold Dream (12") Pop Aural
- 26 February 1986: Meat Whiplash (7") Pop Aural
- 08 March 1986 (BFBS): Hungry Beat (album - Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural ACC 001
- 18 October 1988: Candy Skin (7") Pop Aural
- 25 July 1992: (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (CD Fond) Revola
- 21 August 1992: Sympathetic Anaesthetic (LP - Fond) Rev-Ola
- 29 August 1992: Get Up And Use Me (CD Fond) Rev-O-La
- 12 September 1992: Candyskin (CD Fond) Revola
- 21 April 1998: New Thing In Cartons
- 07 December 1999: Get Up And Use Me (LP Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural
- 13 December 1999 (BFBS): Get Up And Use Me (LP Lubricate Your Living Room)P op Aural
- 15 March 2000: Everything's Roses (7" Get Up And Use Me AA side) Codex Communications
- 16 March 2000 (Radio Eins): Everything's Roses (7" Get Up And Use Me AA side) Codex Communications
- 23 May 2001: (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (CD Fond) Revola
- 18 November 2003: Candy Skin (7") Pop Aural
- 27 November 2003 (Radio Eins): Candy Skin (7") Pop Aural