Crime(2)

:(This page is about the British punk band. For the American punk band of the same name, see Crime).
The Crime were a British punk band formed in 1978 in a Coal-Mining town called Seaham where three members worked in the mining industry. They played many gigs in the North East area. The Sunderland area at the time had a really good gig circuit and the band played several of the better venues with the bands like 'The Angelic Upstarts', 'Toy Dolls' and 'Red Alert'.
They self-financed their one and only release which was recorded at 'Impulse Studio', Wallsend. They also appeared alongside 'The Toy Dolls', 'Red Alert', 'The Cult' (who featured an ex-member of 'Disorder'), 'Negative Throb', 24 Hours, Allergic To Cats, Rhythm Methodists, Suspects, Remnants Of Warsaw and other obscure acts on a local compilation album called "N.E.1 (The Sunderland Musicians Collective)". It was released on the 'Durham Book Centre Label' in 1981, the same label that released the debut single from 'Disorder'. 'The Crime' track that appears on this compilation is called 'R.A.F." and is not available anywhere else.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played their single, 'Johnny Come Home' on his 18th August 1980 before playing another track from an American band of the same name. It is not known how often he played the band's only single on his radio programmes.
==Shows Played==
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*18 August 1980: Johnny Come Home (7") Punk Product
==External Links==
*Bored Teenagers
*Discogs
Category:Artists