ROCK & POP






Punk: Generation X and Chelsea memorabilia,


1976/77,comprising: a Chelsea set-list, in blue and black ballpoints and dated Nov 1976; a Generation X handbill for the Marquee, 31st March 1977; two press releases, circa February/March 1977, one announcing the band's new singer, Bily Idol; a concert poster, Generation X at the Nag's Head, High Wycombe, 10th March 1977; a C60 cassette recording of Generation X at the Greenwich Theatre, London, 16th March 1977, supporting Squeeze; and three black and white Generation X photographs, believed unpublished, the poster 18 3/4in x 23 3/4in (47.5cm x 60.3cm), (Qty)
|The set list is from the very first Chelsea gig, at the ICA in The Mall where they supported Throbbing Gristle. Chelsea's line-up was the original version of the band that was to become Generation X in 1977, comprising vocalist John O'Hara (aka Gene October), William Broad (soon to become Billy Idol) on guitar, John Towe on drums and Tony James on bass.As a result of some energetic flyposting of the Marquee handbill around London, some 700+ people turned up for Generation X's gig there, breaking the house record for this small venue.Provenance:John Towe, drummer with Chelsea/Generation X.