Tuesday 16 June 2009

Plumstead Radical Club

My partner in crime has pointed me in the direction of the Plumstead Radical Club; the jazz band, rather than the imposing building opposite Plumstead Railway Station.

I've had a listen and instantly addicted. I've listened to the track 'One Way' again and again just like I'd taped it off the Top 40 on the wireless. The Plumstead Radical Club have an album out called The Coast Is Clear and I'm sure it's available in your local record store. Well, they don't really exist anymore so it'll be a trip up to Rays Jazz Store. Ahh. That doesn't really exist anymore either. It's now just tucked away in Foyles Bookshop. In my humble opinion, just not a proper record shop.

Well, I don't know if the jazz band are from this leafy suburb or not, but I'd like to know more about them. I must do the modern thing and buy their album on iTu........ Hmmmmm. Interesting. I typed Plumstead into iTunes, hoping to find jazz, but instead am watching a handful of Open University programmes about our dear Plumstead constabulary.

Well, if the PRC are local musicians then I wonder if they're taking part in the Plumstead Live! event. I do hope so.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

see http://www.myspace.com/plumsteadradicalclub

Doctor Pangloss said...

Thanks anon, however I think your myspace link is for a different Plumstead Radical Club. Well fancy that, two bands with the same quirky name.

This is the one I like.

http://www.myspace.com/52449402

It's utterly trombonetastic!!!!

Anonymous said...

the trombone player from incognito. he is good indeed! you can download (purchase) the trax here: http://impossibleark.ithinkmusic.com/my-store/detail.php?page=LR&r=513

Anonymous said...

"My partner in crime has pointed me in the direction of the Plumstead Radical Club; the jazz band, rather than the imposing building opposite Plumstead Railway Station"

The so called "imposing building" has been the "Plumstead Radical Club" for over a century, just how long have these groups calling themselves the plumstead radical club been going?