Eric's - June 1977

Wednesday June 1st   Barbara Thompson's Paraphanalia

Wednesday June 8th      Elton Dean quartet 

                               (Elton Dean, Keith Tippett, Joe Gallivan and Hugh Hopper)

Friday June 10th                XTC
                             + (maybe) Vibrators

XTC

Wednesday 15th June         Harry Miller's Isipingo

Sunday June 19th                      Stranglers

                                  + London

Liverpool Echo 10th and 15th June 1977

It looks as though the Stranglers gig was originally planned for the Empire but was moved to Eric's at short notice.  The gig was dropped from the Empire's advertising between 10th and 15th of June.

Wednesday 22nd June          Bobby Bradford Quartet with Trevor Watts

Friday 24th                              Desolation Angel

                                (Jack Kerouac in words & music)

Saturday 25th                          Ultravox

Wednesday 29th June 1977     Benny Carter
                                + Ralph Sutton Quartet

Two weeks later Benny Carter was at the Montreux Jazz Festival where this was recorded:

Here's that Rainy Day (Live at Montreux July 1977)

and here's some Ralph Sutton, also from 1977

If you came expecting a load of punk enjoy this documentary

                             The Year of Punk

Eric's - June 1978

Fri 2nd June        Sham 69

Sat 3rd June        XTC

                                 + Big in Japan

recorded by Virgin for possible release

Andrew Cooke review

Mon 5th June     Tony McPhee's Terraplane

Thurs 8th June   Sore Throat

Fri 9th June        Steel Pulse

                                  + China Street

Sat 10th June      X-Ray Spex (did not play? - or did not play matinee?)

                            Big in Japan

                                  + Durutti Column

                                  + Torchy & the Moonbeams

Andrew Cooke review

Tues 13th June   Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers

note the plug for Eric's at the end

Thurs 15th June  Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers

Fri 16th June       Reggae

ok, ok, but you know . . .

Sat 17th June      Penetration

                                   + The Germs

Andrew Cooke review

Fri 23rd June      The Lurkers

Andrew Cooke review, 

a rare Friday matinee

Sat 24th June      Mink de Ville

Earlier that same day . . .

Thursday 29th June             Eddy
                                             Hot Water

Fri 30th June                       Wire