Libertines(2)

:(This page is about the Birmingham based band. For the London band of the same name, see Libertines).
The Libertines were a Birmingham band in the mid/late 80s and released just one record, the “Smith is a Liar”. The group consisted of Mark Bellamy, Nick Raybould, Paul Clifford and Russ Hunt. Bass player Paul Clifford later joined The Wonder Stuff. The group are not connected to the London based band of the same name (Libertines), who got success in the early 00's.
==Links to Peel==
In an interview with the Cloudberry Records website, Russ Hunt and Nick Raybould were asked whether the band got much attention by the press and radio: 
Russ: Mainly local Birmingham radio and press. I had no idea John Peel had played our record until Nick mentioned it recently !
Nick: I understand BBC Radio legend John Peel played us twice! There were also indie rock programmes on local BBC stations and Birmingham’s own BRMB commercial station. Very little press for us, sadly. I think our name was mentioned occasionally, when NME or Sounds were reviewing a gig we’d supported at.
When asked how they feel about the London based band of the same name, which Peel played a track ('Vertigo') from in 2003, Russ mentioned the following words:
"As for the other lot…when they first broke I had a lot of people saying you should sue them but obviously we didn’t. I wish I had now as it may have gone toward shutting the annoying twat and his terrible band up ! (never been one to sit on the fence me)" 
==Shows Played==
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*21 September 1989: Smith Is A Liar (7") Loose Fish
==External Links==
*Discogs
*Cloudberry Records
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