TO CROWDFUND THE FOURTH ALBUMDave, Steve and Michael are appearing on Sky TV’s Memory Lane 80s Show with Hayley Palmer tonight. They will be chatting about the band as well as selecting their favourite songs from the decade.
The programme screens at 9pm tonight on SKY TV ch. 376, Freesat ch. 516 & Connected Freeview ch. 264.
Update 15/11- if you missed it, you can watch it here… Read the rest
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News News The band recently took part in some filming for an upcoming online TV series called ‘That Was Then, This Is Now’. Devised by Radio 1 legend Mike Read and producer Mike Stock, the series features many artists from the United DJs’ Heritage Chart who are still making music today. Alongside The Vapors, the series has appearances from Toyah, Paul Young, Kim Wilde and many others. The series consists of five episodes and will be shown online weekly from 7pm Thursday 5th of November (the older amongst us will recognise this as the regular ‘Top Of The Pops’ slot!).… Read the rest News  On this day in 1980, the band released their fourth single ‘Waiting For The Weekend’, the third and final single from ‘New Clear Days’. The single version was a different mix to the album track and featured the inclusion of a brass section. The lyrics described a relationship hindered by the constraints of the working week and the catchy track ‘Billy’ was the b-side. Despite the accompanying video (with the band as mechanics), the single didn’t make the UK chart. Listen to both songs from the single on Spotify here… Read the rest News Congratulations to the band who have reached number one with Girl From The Factory on the Heritage Chart on United DJs Radio. The track has been climbing steadily over recent weeks and has now hit the top spot. It’s a well deserved position for such a great track, well done Dave, Dan, Steve & Michael! Check out the chart here … Read the rest News  The band are being interviewed on All Access Live with Kevin Rankin, which is broadcast on Youtube, sharing stories of life of the road over the years. The programme will be shown at 1PM PDT (9pm GMT) on Tuesday 25th August. Tune in via this link Updated 31/8- if you missed the show at the time, you can watch it online here… Read the rest News  40 years ago this week, in mid August 1980, the band headed to the Antipodes to play a 13 gig tour of Australia. They were their first shows outside the UK and followed on from the chart success of Turning Japanese in the territory. With a packed itinerary, the band also appeared on various TV shows which helped to propel TJ to number 1 in Oz (watch their Countdown appearance here). They were even presented with gold discs on the trip!… Read the rest News Unfortunately but inevitably, AGMP Promotions have confirmed that, due to the current global situation, the New Clear Days 40th Anniversary tour scheduled for later this year is being postponed until Autumn 2021. Obviously, this is disappointing but the safety of everyone is first and foremost and being able to enjoy the shows without restrictions is a priority. The tour in 2021 will also need to be scaled back in terms of dates because of the uncertain future faced by some venues sadly.… Read the rest News  There is a new limited-edition collectors’ pack available to buy now from our merch store. Each pack contains: ‘Crazy’ pin badge; ‘Together’ pin badge; ‘Magnets’ fridge magnet; ‘Wasted’ beer bottle opener; Vapors key ring/trolley token; Vapors business card signed by Dave. Each pack costs £10 including P&P in the UK, £18 for USA and £12 for the rest of the world. To buy yours, please send a Paypal payment (via the ‘friends and family’ option) to vaporsmerch@gmail.com Please include the word ‘bundle’ in your message along with your shipping details.… Read the rest News  We have a brand new Together hoodie which is available to order for the next 2 weeks only. The hoodie is zip fastening, comes in a range of sizes and features the Together album design on the breast & the band’s logo on the sleeve. To order yours now, click here … Read the rest Features For any fans wishing to start collecting the band’s output on physical release, whether it be vinyl, CD or even cassette, it seems fairly easy to secure the full discography with a back catalogue of only six 7” singles and three albums to find. In this article, we delve a little deeper into the murky land of the vinyl junkie, a world of acetates, test pressings and forty different versions of Turning Japanese! … Read the rest |
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