Ripcord was a hardcore punk band founded in 1984 in Weston-Super-Mare, England by Steve "Baz" Ballam and John Millier. They threw together a line-up from the remains of Baz's old bands and recorded their first demo In Search of a Future in 1985. The music was abrasive, fast hardcore that mixed various styles to create a great, raw thrash sound. The band already had some of the songs that would be on the first LP. The original line up: Baz playing bass, John on drums, Malcolm on guitar and Jimmy on vocals, lasted only for this tape and a couple of shows.
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Links to Peel[]
Peel first played Ripcord in June 1987 via their debut album, 'Defiance Of Power'. Further material from the group were played until the spring of 1989 on his shows and the band recorded a session for his radio programme in 1988.
Sessions[]
RIPCORD John Peel 12th July 1988
1. Recorded: 1988-07-12. First Broadcast: 27 July 1988. Repeated: 22 August 1988
- Barriers/Get Away / Existence Without Cause/So Strong/Aim To Please / Collision By Vision/No Effort No Thought / Vivisection/Passer By
Other Shows Played[]
- 15 June 1987: 'Lucky Ones (LP-Defiance Of Power)' (Manic Ears)
- 22 June 1987: Defiance Of Power (LP - Defiance Of Power) Manic Ears
- 26 June 1987 (BFBS): Lucky Ones (album - Defiance Of Power) Manic Ears ACHE 5
- 30 June 1987: 'You Don't Care (LP-Defiance Of Power)' (Manic Ears)
- 30 June 1987: 'Eternal Tomb (LP-Defiance Of Power)' (Manic Ears)
- 08 July 1987: Furder (LP - Defiance Of Power) Manic Ears
- 10 July 1987 (Radio Bremen): Lucky Ones (album - Defiance Of Power) Manic Ears
- 10 July 1987 (Radio Bremen): You Don't Care (album - Defiance Of Power) Manic Ears
- 17 July 1987 (Radio Bremen): Furder (album - Defiance Of Power) Manic Ears
- 1988
- 01 June 1988: Subliminal Decay (7" - Harvest Hardcore) Raging
- 07 June 1988: Poetic Justice (LP - Poetic Justice) Raging
- 08 June 1988: Collision Of Vision (LP - Harvest Hardcore) Raging
- 15 June 1988: Poetic Justice (LP - Harvest Hardcore) Raging
- 22 June 1988: Poetic Justice (LP - Harvest Hardcore) Raging
- 25 July 1988: Collision Of Vision (7" - Harvest Hardcore) Raging
- July 1988 (BBC World Service): Collision Of Vision (7" - Harvest Hardcore) Raging
- 1989
- 06 February 1989: Passive Memories (album - Poetic Justice) Raging
- 07 February 1989: Aim To Please (album - Poetic Justice) Raging
- 08 February 1989: Get Away (LP - Poetic Justice) Raging
- 14 February 1989: No Reason (LP - Poetic Justice) Raging
- 20 March 1989: Subliminal Decay (v/a album - The North Atlantic Noise Attack) Manic Ears
- 20 April 1989: Infiltrate (album - Poetic Justice) Raging
- 04 May 1989: Existence Without Cause (album - Poetic Justice) Raging
- 30 May 1989 (Radio Bremen): Passer By (album - Poetic Justice) Raging