The Vibes - Inner Wardrobes Of Your Mind!!!!!

The Vibes.

If there was a band that firmly stamped their mark on UK garage scene and me in the shortest of space of time then it has to be The Vibes  ......only around in this guise from early 1983 to late 1985 before morphing into The Purple Things. But in only the most fleeting of moments they managed to play all the major gig haunts and saw various classic releases on vinyl ......ladies and gents ............... I give you......the truly awesome ..........fuzz monsters ......Can you feel it? ................The Vibes!

Bass - Lloyd Tripp
Vocals - Gaz Voola (Gary Boniface)
Drums - John Jobbagy
Guitar - Martin Parson
Guitar Fuzz - Bob Martin

When you see this # ...then I was there :) 

Jumpin' for Vibes!

1983.

1 - Fri - 02/12/83 - The Clarendon, Broadway + The Jailbirds

2 - Fri - 23/12/83 - The Clarendon, Broadway + The Cannibals.

1984.

1 - Fri - 03/02/84 - The Clarendon, Broadway + The Surfadelics.

2 - Sat - 04/02/84 - Old Queens Head, London + The X-Men.

3 - Fri - 10/02/84 - The Clarendon, Broadway + The Sting-Rays #

4 - Tues - 21/02/84 - Dingwalls, Camden + The X-Men, The Cannibals.

5 - Wed 22/02/84 - 'The Trashcan' The Old Queens Head, Stockwell + The Cannibals 

6 - Fri - 24/02/84 - The Clarendon, Broadway + Guana Batz #

7 - Sun - 04/03/84 - 100 Club, Oxford St, London + The X-Men, The Sting-Rays.

8 - Sat - 30/06/84 - Jackson Lane Comm Centre, London + The X-Men, The Surfadelics. 

9 - Thurs - 05/07/84 - 100 Club, Oxford St, London + The Rattlers, Guana Batz.

10 - Fri - 13/07/84 - The Clarendon, Broadway.

11 - Fri - 24/08/84 - Interaction Centre, London + The Sting-Rays, Tall Boys.

Flyer courtesy Tim Fuller

The Vibes - Can You Feel - Big Beat EP released Oct 1984.

12 - Thurs - 18/10/84 - 100 Club, Oxford Street, London + Tall Boys, Demented Are Go.

13 - Tues - 30/10/84 - West Side, Lyon, France.

14 - Wed - 31/10/84 - La Peniche, Besancon, France.
15 - Thurs - 01/11/84 - Club 33, Metz, France
16 - Fri - 02/11/84 - Chez Paulette, Toul, France.
17 - Sat - 03/11/84 - AZ, Frieburg, Germany

Don't Let The Hope Close Down - Compilation LP Released - The Vibes had one track included ' The Underestimated Man'

Somewhere around this period Martin Parsons left the band and Johnny Johnson (from The Cannibals) joined.

18 - Tues - 13/11/84 - One in Twelve Club, Bradford + In-Stinks.

19 - Tues - 20/11/84 - The Clarendon (Upstairs)  Broadway + The Sting-Rays + The Creepshow + The Huns 

Late 84 saw the release of 'Revenge Of The Killer Pussies' Vol 2 which had one track by The Vibes - Alligator Wine.

20 - Sat - 24/11/84 - Riverside Club, Leatherhead + The Dogs.

Flyer courtesy Charlie Spliff

21 - Fri - 30/11/84 - The Clarendon, Broadway + Zombie Rockers #

22 - Thurs - 06/12/84 - Cloud 9 Club, Manchester .

1985.

1 - Fri - 04/01/85 - The Clarendon, Broadway + Stars On Sunday
2 - Tue - 22/01/85 - Dingwalls, Camden + The Sting-Rays + The Prisoners.

Dingwalls - Tues 22nd Jan 1985

Jan 1985 saw the release of a 45 and 12" of 'Inner Wardrobes Of Your Mind' on Chainsaw Records.

12" Back Cover 

3 - Thurs - 24/01/85 - 100 Club, Oxford St + The Sting-Rays + The Golden Horde.

All Photos © Barry Cates

4 - Tues - 29/01/85 - The Clarendon, Upstairs room (side stage) + The Vibes + The Golden Horde.

Flyer courtesy Barry Cates

Photo © Barry Cates - 29/1/85

Photo © Barry Cates - 29/1/85

5 - Fri - 22/02/85 - The Clarendon, Broadway + The Creepshow #

6 - Fri - 08/03/85 - Riverside Club, Leatherhead + Surfadelics.

7 - Fri - 12/04/85 - Burgerweeshuis, Holland + Ruby Chain

8 - Sat - 20/04/85 - Porterhouse, Retford - The Sting-Rays + The Vibes 

9 - Wed - 24/04/85 - The Cricketers, The Oval, London + The Prisoners.

10 - Fri - 26/04/85 - Clarendon, Broadway + Surfin' Lungs

The Vibes released their fantastic LP 'What's Inside?' in mid 85

11 - Fri - 17/05/85 - Letoile, France. 
12 - Sat - 18/05/85 - Letoile, France.

13 - Thurs 23/05/85 - 100 Club, Oxford St, London + Tall Boys + Flayed Alive.

14 - Fri - 24/05/85 - Clarendon, Broadway, Hammersmith.
15 - Sun - 26/05/85 - Embassy Club, Bond St, London + The Fuzztones.

16 - Fri - 31/05/85 - Forum, Enger, Germany .

Vibes, Enger - photo © Axel Gieseking 

Vibes, Enger - photo © Axel Gieseking 

Vibes - Enger - Photo © Axel Gieseking

17 - Mon - 03/06/85 - The Loft, Berlin, Germany.

18 - Tues - 18/06/85 - Dingwalls, Camden Town + Playn Jayn

19 - Wed - 19/06/85 - Pink Toothbrush, Rayleigh, Essex 

20 - Fri - 28/06/85 - Clarendon, Upstairs Ballroom + The X-Men, Scientists, Living In Texas.

21 - Tues - 09/07/85 - Fulham Greyhound, London + Living In Texas.

22 - Sat - 03/08/85 - Klub Foot, Clarendon Ballroom, London + Guana Batz, The Surfadelics, Turnpike Cruisers.