Neon Hearts were a British punk rock band that originated in Wolverhampton, England.
Neon Hearts were Wolverhampton's first punk band that had a short lived existence from 1977 to 1981 at the height of the punk movement.
The band was founded in the summer of 1977 by Steve Heart when he quit Birmingham-based Suburban Studs after being told a sax player was inappropriate in a punk band. The initial line up included Steve, his cousin, a bass player called Paul Raven, a drummer friend of Paul's, Keith Allen, and Martin Ratcliffe, a guitarist friend of Keith's.
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Links to Peel[]
According to the Overground Records website, Peel played the band's debut single, 'Venus Eccentric' several times in 1977. [1] He would play further material from the group including a session they recorded in 1979.
Sessions[]
Neon Hearts - Peel Session 1979
The band's only session is available on Ball & Chain CD, 1997 (Overground OVER 64CD)
1. Recorded: 1979-03-21. First Broadcast: 05 April 1979. Repeated: 30 April 1979
- The Other Great Sex Prose / Roll On Deodorant / Body Language / Rings Of Confidence
Other Shows Played[]
- 1977
- 18 November 1977: Regulations (7" - Venus Eccentric!) Neon Hearts NEON 001
- 1978
- 04 July 1978: Answers (7") Satril SAT 133
- 1979
- 14 February 1979: 'Popular Music (Single) Satril
- 27 February 1979: Popular Music (7") Satril
- 13 March 1979: Popular Music (7") Satril (JP: 'Very instant that you know, I played it a couple of times already, I wasn't going to play it again, found myself humming it, so I thought I ought to, Neon Hearts and that's on Satril records and it's called Popular Music. After that, Pop Muzik, which is the new single from M')
- 19 November 1979: Regulations (single) Neon Hearts