Today in Obscure Rock History Jan 26

On this date in 1980, Iggy Pop released his tenth solo single, "Loco Mosquito". It was backed by "Take Care Of Me". Both tracks appeared on his fifth solo album, Soldier. The Muskegon, Michigan punk legend who fronted The Stooges has recently re-formed The Stooges.  This video looks like the day in the life of Iggy circa 1980 or more of a home video.


Also, on this date in 1981, The Vapors released their fifth single, "Spiders". It was backed by "Galleries For Guns". The A side appeared on their second album, Magnets. The B side was a non-LP track that was added to the album when it was re-released on CD. The Guildford, England band was from the same area as The Jam and were managed by Bruce Foxton of The Jam. The new wave/power pop band called it quits in 1981 after two albums.  I never knew Bruce was turning Japanese...


And finally, On this date in 1979, Generation X released their second album, Valley Of The Dolls. It contained the singles, "King Rocker" 9#11 U.K.), "Valley Of The Dolls" (#23 U.K.) and "Friday's Angels" (#62 U.K.). This was the last album with Bob Andrews and Mark Laff as members. It reached the #51 spot on the U.K. albums chart. The London punk band disbanded in 1981. Tony James went on to form Sigue Sigue Sputnik. Billy Idol made a comfortable living as a solo artist. 

Thanks to the P5 archive.