Field Marshal Slug - Memorabilia

I am a collector of memorabilia and facts on the band.  I saw the band live many times between 1983 to 1985. I was student,[broke but happy] living near Carmarthen in West Wales, i went to a gig and the support band, 'THE SLUGS', made me sit up and take notice !  they had the crowd 'buzzing', there enthusiasm was infectious and very, very addictive ! it was just total madness  and so, I became, for want of a better word, a fan of the Fun, just Because they took the Piss out of the music scene.  Smelly underpants and all !  this was not normal, this was a paradox. !   'The most Tounge in cheek bunch of spoof performers i ever did saw' ! ...  If you have any info on the band, please contact me: [info@fieldmarshalslug.co.uk] Martin Peters.

Enjoy the stuff i have got together....

REVIEWS ~

If anybody has got any reviews or cuttings ?, Please send them to us.... We have collected the ones to view in the collage, in the pictures and stuff section..  Here are a few selected interesting critic observations.....

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FIELD MARSHAL SLUG were one of the bands to "blow the minds of the happy hippy funsters at the Blue Moon Festival", says our reviewer.. adding ''WOW !''... [Impact Magazine] Aug 83.

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Not a real band !! NO WAY. This group of Lunatics are destined to be a laugh a minute Rock Gods, very very Funny !! [Shaz83]

 

 

Aggresive, vibrant and melodic MAD. [local newspaper] 1983.

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If you forget and don't look at the visual aspects of this band i.e. close your eyes ! they could be the punk Misfits with a pop undertone of The Damned. but believe me they look like a bunch of reject pretend bikers with a atitude problem! it don't work kids.. Try another style. [RocknPunk review] [1984]

 

 

 

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A great deal of visual interest and enjoyable soundz.. But i do not get it ? [Communicon Magazine] 1984. 

                       ******            Girl eats Slugs.

 

News in from Lucien, he's received a tape from FIELD MARSHAL SLUG and tells me "what i was struck by, was glimpsing what the Slugs want to achieve, which is i believe more ambitious than your average band ever entertains". He goes on to say "Their enthusiasm is infectious and i recommend you catch a gig"..[Impact Mag] 1984.

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The most 'exciting' of the eighteen bands that performed. [POP-SPOT by Reg Dyer] 1983.

                      ******        SLUGS KICK ASS !

BAM !!! 'Field Marshal Slug' Hit the stage !. A dark, warm, mid-summer night, Pulsating lights, Pulsating sound, then! "An invasion of little white feathers swarming like locusts over the whole scene, Pure visual Joy and Riffs to die for"!. They are probably all mad ?. Mid set, Nik Turner [HAWKWIND] [Inner City Unit] joins them on four sax driven numbers, including a 'wild' punk version of 'Jingle Bells' Yes!! I know it's June!  The energy and enthusiasm of this band ROCKS ! Go see them live now.!!!!!  [Review from 22nd June 1984, Mid-Summer Festival].

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They're a 'Wow' on stage ! [Up Front] 1985.

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"All the rumours about their unruly followers causing trouble have been laid to rest. The Slugs have just played to the biggest crowd ever on a rock night at Penlan and got immediate satisfaction all round..[Live review, Communicon] 1984.

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Hi-Energy ! Fun ! [Sounds] Feb 85.

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I went to see The Frank Chickens as they were 'Frankie goes to Hollywood's' fave band, but the support band 'Field Marshal Slug' blew them offstage, they were complete 'mega-wow'. [Number One Magazine] Feb '85.

Simper ! WE could be on to something here ! [Editor, Number One Mag]  feb 85.

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A 'distinctive quality' of their own ! [Touch and Go] 1984.

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Field Marshal Slug are back after the great success of their Mad november crawl tour..[Clair Callaghan/Franceesca Hanikova,Up Front] 1985.

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Totally Original ! They do not sound like any other band i can recall, It's a mixture of influences you can recognize, But they retain there own distinct sound ! [1984, Critic Review].

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The band place much emphasis on the fun element in their performance. [Regional Newspaper] 1984.

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They are certainly comparitively original in approach !. [Live review Swansea gig] 1984.

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The Slugs Fu*king Slug !! [A converted slug]..1984...

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If the band dropped the GLam image and spat more, they would find themselves in a more welcome environment

and that might of made a genuine ending ! [Critic/newsLocal] 1985

 

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It takes a few times to get the hooks !! But when you do ! YOU can't get them out of your head. [Critic/Gossip/God]..1985..

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THE BEST EVER.. 'Tongue in cheek' THEY play the act ! Very Well..[VH/85]..1985..

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Go see !!! it's an experience of Glam-Rock with a good sized pinch of Fun Punk at the very best. Catch a gig, cos they are the next 'Big thing'..... [Communicon/1983] 

                      the Tit bits 'n gossip 

• Val and Ian Hill [Upstage Promotions] Managed and Toured with the Band 84/85. Previously they were the Lighting and Catering Managers for 'The Jam', 'The Stranglers', 'AC/DC', 'Thin Lizzy', 'The Beat', 'Devo', 'The Tubes', 'The Undertones' and 'Def Leppard' to name but a few !.. Daughters, Anna and Kerry, were active 'promotion assistants'.
• Simon 'Dino' Dale, was only 16 yrs old when he joined the band.  
• Simon 'Dino' Dale, is the brother of Snooker Champion 'Dominic Dale'.
• Simon 'Dino' Dale, wore his "Fredie Star ate my hampster" [The Sun Newspapers headline] T-shirt, at the end.. Cool ... 
• Andy 'Dennis' Duff, [the mohawk punk drummer] played many gigs in just his 'underpants' sometimes unwashed, not nice if you were at the front!! Mosh pit die hards witnessed the sick disgusting display on many foul occasions. 
• Andy 'Dennis' Duff and Jamie Crawford, appeared as 'extras' as 'Dummies' in the Quadrophenia's star actor 'Phil Daniels' Pop Video. Filmed in London. 1984. Opening review Hammersmith Palais, London. [Phil Daniels was the 'voice' on 'Blur's' Top Ten hit 'Parklife', and recentley signed up for BBC One's Eastenders]
• 'The Regents', [Top Ten hit with '7teen'] Sat in and watched the recording of 'Glambang' at Mupados Studios. 1985.
• Jamie Crawford and Andy Duff, Featured as guest 'Band to Band'.. 'Field Marshal Slug' ask 'The Damned'.[interviewers], with
  Rat Scabies, Roman Jugg and Dave Vanian of 'The Damned' for 'Impact' Life Style Magazine. Cardiff, 1984. [Roman and Dave were very helpfull, Roman gave a great insight of musical knowledge for the Impact readers]
• a Review from Steve Greaves website www.stevegreaves.com  [a reporter traveling with the band at the time] 
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• The Damned - English / British Punk Rock Band

  Exclusive Photographs taken for Impact Magazine.

  Date: 1985

  Venue: The New Ocean Club, South Wales, UK

  They were published in issue 1 in 1985.

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  I travelled to the gig in the back of an old van (no seats in the back) with the

  South Wales Punk Band Field-Marshall Slug. We were allowed in through 

  the back doors of the New Ocean Club to watch The Damned do their pre-

  gig sound check. The band seemed happy for me to take photos while they 

  practised on stage but their manager got a bit stroppy, saying he wasn't happy 

  with me taking pictures of the band who were not dressed in their proper stage 

  gear. Maybe he didn't have a very good grasp of Punk ethics. 

   

  The lads from Field-Marshall Slug interviewed The Damned who were very 

  obliging and answered all of their questions, while I got a few more photos of 

  them relaxing. We stayed for the evening gig which was excellent - loud and 

  energetic as a good Punk Gig should be.

   

  Maybe I'll print the full interview here on the site sometime...

   

  It,s always that bloddy Damned stuff ?
• Lets have something different !
• Ok.
• well, let's carry on ...

• Jamie Crawford and Andy Duff, also did a, Live Review of 'The House Martins' with 'The Happy Mondays' as support, for 'Impact Magazine' at Dingwalls, Camden, London. 1984.
• A very 'pissed' Mr Rat Scabies, declared that night, " The Slugs are Shit" ![raises pint pot] 
• Yes Rat, We know...
• Oh Camden Town nights. 
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• Keeping with 'The DAMNED' connection, Jamie is helping the good Captain Sensible, with his most excellent Blah Party. 
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• The Slugs were 'announced', then called on stage at The Solstice at Stonehenge' Free Music Festival.[1984] Headlined by Hawkwind, But they were not there !!! They were in a Pub miles away, No one had told them they were billed to play !!! 'Ladies Gents and Space Heads will you please welcome on stage Field Marshal Slug'. Empty Stage Ohh Dear, [that's hippy organisers for you].
• The Slugs original 'live' line up, featured 'No Bass guitarist'![the bass player Vince was sacked on the way to the first recording session and not replaced] Geoff Russell on guitar played bass notes on his 6 string for live gigs ! 
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• Popped into Factory Records to present a cassette demo in 1983 and Yes they were polite, in sayiny NO you are not for us, 'I will give this to Tony [Wilson] later' [did not get the irony]
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• The Tube {TV Music Show presented by Jools Holland and Paula Yates] were also very polite, in saying NO you are not for us, [Did not get the irony]

• The Slugs influances, according to interview reports were, The Damned, Hanoi Rocks, The Sex Pistols, New York Dolls, Crass, The Fall, The Cult, Hawkwind,  Black Sabbath, The Clash, T-Rex, Anti-knowhere-league, Motorhead, Ziggy Stardust, to name but a few...
• Other Slug influaences that have been noted are
• Slade, Bauhaus, The Cockney Rejects, Thin Lizzy, The Who, The Kinks, ???  
• The Slugs played for Hawkwind's Nik Turner's Birthday party, in his living room.... Yes ! featuring Nik on Sax. [Blow that trumpet Nicky boy].
• The Slugs played at a bikers open air festival, run by 'The Outcasts' they went down well, even if they were a bit punky and mad for the hard-core bikers, they survived ! [Just]  The payment for the gig.... NO Money just a substantial amount of drugs !![Ohhhh dear] 
• 'The Flabby Fannies' were a offshoot 'Slug' Punk band playing Hardcore Noise Pollution [volume level 11] played Live between 83-84. Featuring 'Dennis' Duff on Vocals , Jamie Crawford on Drums, and Geoff Russell on Guitar. A site for sore eyes and a site for sore ears !.
• The Slugs supported the 'Frank Chickens' in Cardiff '84, They ended up the headline after the promoter heard of the reviews from the Blue Moon Festival, 'Frank Chickens' later became one of the 'Red Wedge' with Paul Weller, Billy Bragg, Jimmy Sumerville and Ken Livingstone. [hI sung dUng cHow mow] 
• 'I Love Bats' the most popular and enthusiastic song performed Live ! was never recorded in the Studio ??
• Ex Slugs Roadie and J'Arthers Drummer, Simon Nugent.. Now runs a international Drum sales company in Wales. Fuck ? 
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• The Slugs were 'arrested' in Cornwall, as they finished a live Set and came off stage. The crowd watched in amazement as eight Police officers took the band off in three police cars to the cells for the night! [if only we had that Rock'n Roll moment on video!!!]. Wow fucking weee [1985 uk tour].
• Field marshal Slug played a festival in the summer of 1985 in mid wales as 2nd top billing, so to celebrate this promotion to the big time Jamie Slug had the bright idea to create the spectactular visual opening to the set, as it had just reached sunset and the lighting would show off the swarm of tiny feathers released out of a large duck down pillow.. yes it looked fab, went down very well with the crowd, but did not go down too well with the stage crew as all the feathers ended up getting into all the electric equiptment on stage and causing a Panic. "Don't you ever do that again you fucking twat" was the general roadie shout as they came of stage. But boy did it look cool. [all the monitors needed a major internal clean..fucking great !] 
• Field Marshal Slug / The Alarm.. Great Gig.. The Slugs guitar Topped that night...Big Style. [we need more info on this] ??? -Quote from a review on The Alarm's web site, at the gathering gig [how can this be ??] please please give us some more info on this, any tit bits will be helpfull you dudes.
• The Punk+Rock nite at St Dogs was stopped by a riot of major fighting between Bikers and Punks. The Headliners Field Marshal Slug came on stage and 'cooled' things down with a Fun Storming set and all went home happy and freinds. [but somewhat bruised] I think the Slugs manager at the time [Barry Davies] started a bit of a Ruk with the promoter cos the slugs were blamed for the fighting and were not going to be paid, so he ended up sticking one on him ! and he did get paid in full.. result all round. Blood off stage Please note ... 
• Warner Bros would have signed the band if 'Glam Bang' sold more than 1'000 copies of the single in the first month of release..it was 196 short.. [fuck I would have bourght the rest me self [j.c]
• Glam Bang the single was found in W.H.Smiths bargain basement for a 'few pence' shortly after. 
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• Fuckin Hell. We have some New Tit Bit Gossip from our Hero Mr Geoff Russell no Less. hE HAS JUST Infomrmed us that some Media Type from 'New Musical Express' came to interveiw Field Marshal Slug at the Gig,[Narbeth-supporting The English Dogs and Picture Frame Seduction] traveling down from London she did, So wot happened. Well Dennis [I've got a Punk Attitude , 'So Fuck OFF'] sent the poor young Lady off with her tail beetween her legs screaming for Home, and that was the end of that.. Daft FuCkin Twat !... 
• Teenage Punk band 'Mexican Seafood' Encored with a storming cover version of 'Glam Bang', Live in Wolverhamton 1999, and stole the show !! Vocalist and guitarist Ben Mottershead wowed the followers with his punk atitude of that old glam fun classic. 
• Jamie Crawford's son, Ben, is the guitarist in Manchesters Top Skater Punk band 'Pendleton'.[Up Date.. Now with 'The Honeymoon Suite'] we think .. watch this space ... 
• Pendleton are currently touring the World, and wowwing the people with mega new punk riffs to die for, you must see this band live.. [Not now ben has left !] see The Honeymoon Suite for further details ..
• The Slugs prematurly 'split' in late '86 in Cambridge . England . uk . world. space . 
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                         Top Five 'Gigs' as voted by you.

   * Blue Moon Festival. West Wales. 1984.

   * The Laughing Pirate. Falmouth, Cornwall. 1985.

   * Patagonia. Cardiff. 1984.

   * The Alamo. Whitemill. 1984.

   * Arts Centre. Newcastle. 1984.

ASSOCIATIONS ~      [We love you all]

• Automonists [The]   
• Alarm [The]   
• A.m.p.Records.
• Andre Ktori.  
• Animal.
• Anti Nowhere League 
• Applied Music Productions. 
• Barry Davies Music Management.   
• BBC.co.uk/wales/southwest/
• BBC Radio Stoke.
• BBC Radio One.
• BBC/South/wales/music  
• BBC Wales. 
• Band-Aid.  
• Bella Vaga.  
• Ben Mottershead.          
• Black Jack Recording Studios. 
• Black Slate.
• Captain Sensible's Blah Party 
• Chalky White and the Sham Rastas.   
• Champagne Charlie.
• Chris Lewis. 
• Come back of the weak.  
• Communicon magazine.
• Coms. [The]
• Convoy [The]     
• Cult [The].  
• Dressed to Kill.
• Dave Sharp.  
• Dave Vanien.   
• Damien.   
• Damned [The]  
• Diamond Backed Rattlesnakes [The]  
• Dingwalls.
• Drumworld uk. 
• Dominic Dale.   
• Elis Mottershead-Crawford.   
• Factory records. 
• Fall [The].     
• Field Marshal Slug/Slug Mag.  
• F.M.Pirate Radio. 
• Frank Chickens [The] 
• Fourteen Feet. 
• Flabby Fannies [The]
• Glam punk. 
• Glamorama. 
• Granada T.V.     
• H.T.V      
• Hanoi Rocks.
• Hawkwind [Nik Turner] 
• Hill/ Ian, Val, Anna, Kerry.  
• Impact Magazine.
• Inner City Unit.       
• I.T.V. 
• Jake. 
• J'Arthurs [The]
• James Crawford. 
• John Ashwell. 
• KFM.Pirate Radio.
• Kit Kat Productions. 
• Linkcentre.
• Little Weed. 
• Lemmy.  
• Looksmart/music/Hardrock
• Mach 4.   
• Makka Recording Studios.  
• Mike Peters. 
• Mupados Recording Studios.  
• Mexican Seafood.
• Monster Ink. 
• Morning Pizza. 
• Melody Maker.
• Myfanwy Waring.   
• Nik Turner.   
• No 1, Music Magazine. 
• N.M.E.   
• Outcasts [The] 
• Pendleton.
• pendletonmusic   
• Phil Daniels.
• Picture Frame Seduction.
• Pine Needles [The]
• Poo Poo. 
• Public eyes.  
• Punknews.        
• Punkyhosting.     
• Punkpal.  
• Punk PHP.   
• Pure Mania.    
• Q
• Rat Scabies.   
• Red Diesel.
• Red Wedge. 
• Regents [The]    
• Rock Garden.  
• Roman Jugg. 
• Root Boot.
• 1666.
• Shit.
• Shooter.      
• Slugs.[The Followers] 
• Slugmag. [U.S.A]      
• So Musical-The Definitive Music Directory. 
• So Musical Rock and Roll Magazine.    
• Sounds.   
• Steve Greaves. 
• Stonehenge Free music Festival.       
• T.B.S. [Total Bull Shit] 
• Touch and Go.
• Tube [The]
• Under Offer. 
• Upstage Promotions.  
• Up Front.     
• Warner Bros.    
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Any information you have however small or trivial please contact me: [info@fieldmarshalslug.co.uk] Martin Peters.

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