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The noisy fuckers from East Kilbride.
FirstFoot cannot think of anything terribly complimentary
to say about them.
They were famous primarily because
of their slightly provocative name, much in the same way that
the Dead Kennedys were.
FirstFoot suspects that this article
will provoke much choking on amphetamines amongst the Jesus
and Mary Chain (JAMC) fan base, but we don't actually give
a fuck.
JAMC were post-punk. That may not be
completely fair. While the rest of the country revelled in
an orgy of gob and speed-induced pogoing in 1977, it is entirely
possible that news of punk did not reach East Kilbride until
1983.
They were "discovered" by
Alan McGee of Creation Records, later to go on to greater
things with another bunch of noisy bastards, Oasis.
Psychocandy, their first album was
released in 1984 and was listed in Sounds magazine as one
of the top 100 albums of all time. Sounds were probably trying
to draw attention to themselves since most people with any
taste were reading NME at the time.
They have released some more records,
but are pretty much a footnote in history of rock and roll.
JAMC lovers can vent their spleen and
send abusive mail to us by clicking on this link.
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