Pirates

thumb|right|300px|Lonesome Train, Hope & Anchor, 1977
The Pirates were originally a 60s beat combo called Johnny Kidd and the Pirates. Big hits including Shakin' all Over. Kidd was killed in a car crash in 1967, and the band fizzled out. The reformed band started in 1976 as a 3-piece fronted by original guitarist Mick Green, who'd been a top session man in the interim, along with other original members.
Gained something of a second wind when they gatecrashed the pre-punk pub-rock scene. Effectively they were a "new" band playing hard R&B like Dr Feelgood.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
None
== Sessions ==
*All three sessions, plus BBC In Concert recordings, released on the double CD set Shakin' At The Beeb 1976- 1978 (Sanctury, 2008).
1. Recorded: 1977-01-04. First broadcast: 12 January 1977. Repeated: 08 March 1977
*Drinking Wine Spodeodee / Let's Talk / Talking About You / Cat Clothes
2. Recorded: 1977-11-08. First broadcast: 14 November 1977. Repeated 02 February 1978
*I Can Tell / Gibson Martin Fender / Four To The Bar / Shakin' All Over
3. Recorded: 1978-05-09. First broadcast: 19 June 1978. Repeated: 07 July 1978, 30 August 1978
*Johnny B. Goode's Good / Shake Hands With The Devil / Voodoo / Long Journey Home
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== Other Shows Played ==
;Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
*21 August 1973: Shakin' All Over
*11 September 1973: Shakin' All Over
*08 March 1977: unknown
*02 May 1978: Jealous Girl (album - The Best Of Johnny Kidd And The Pirates) EMI
*02 May 1978: I'll Never Get Over You (album - The Best Of Johnny Kidd And The Pirates) EMI
*02 May 1978: I Can Tell (album - The Best Of Johnny Kidd And The Pirates) EMI
*03 May 1978: Hungry For Love (LP - The Best Of Johnny Kidd And The Pirates) EMI
*03 May 1978: A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues (LP - The Best Of Johnny Kidd And The Pirates) EMI
*The Dansette Story: Shakin' All Over
;Pirates
*19 April 1977: Casting My Spell (v/a album - Beat Merchants) United Artists RUDM 101/2
*03 October 1977: Sweet Love On My Mind - live (single) Warner Bros.
*23 September 1977: You Don’t Own Me (7" - (Sweet Love On My Mind) Warner Bros. K 17002
*23 September 1977: Don’t München It (7" - (Sweet Love On My Mind) Warner Bros. K 17002
* 30 September 1977: Please Don’t Touch (album - Out Of Their Skulls) Warner Bros. K 56411
*30 September 1977: I Can Tell (album - Out Of Their Skulls) Warner Bros. K 56411
* 30 September 1977: Peter Gunn (album - Out Of Their Skulls) Warner Bros. K 56411
*05 October 1977: Lonesome Train (album - Out Of Their Skulls) Warner Bros. K 56411
*05 October 1977: Shakin’ All Over (album - Out Of Their Skulls) Warner Bros. K 56411
*05 October 1977: Milk Cow Blues (album - Out Of Their Skulls) Warner Bros. K 56411 above 3 played in a row
*14 October 1977: Don’t München It (album - Out Of Their Skulls) Warner Bros. K 56411
*14 October 1977: That's The Way You Are (album - Out Of Their Skulls) Warner Bros. K 56411
*14 October 1977: You Don’t Own Me (album - Out Of Their Skulls) Warner Bros. K 56411
*06 March 1978: Gibson Martin Fender (v/a LP - Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival) Warner Bros.
*03 May 1978: My Babe (LP - The Best Of Johnny Kidd And The Pirates) EMI
*03 May 1978: Casting My Spell (LP - The Best Of Johnny Kidd And The Pirates) EMI
*PM007: All In It Together 
*PM007: Long Journey Home (album - Skull Wars) Warner Bros.
*24 August 1978: Shake Hands With The Devil (album - Skull Wars) Warner Bros.
*PM007: Johnny B Goode’s Good (album - Skull Wars) Warner Bros.
*PM007: Johnny B Goode (album - Skull Wars) Warner Bros.
*PM007: Talking About You (album - Skull Wars) Warner Bros. above 3 played in a row
*PM007: I'm In Love Again (album - Skull Wars) Warner Bros.
*PM007: Voodoo (album - Skull Wars) Warner Bros. above 2 played in a row
*PM007: Four To The Bar (album - Skull Wars) Warner Bros.
*06 October 1979 (BFBS): Golden Oldies (7") Cube
== See Also ==
* 1977 Top Ten Albums
* UK Singles Chart Number Ones
*Gigography 1978
*Sounds
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia: Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
*Official Site
Category:1975
Category:Artists