Preview the original Version of Suburbs - Order Vinyl Box Sets and CDS
We have been working away behind the scenes on various projects that are now coming to fruition. JC has been in France recording his Celtic Record provisionally entitle "Celtique" The Band are doing only a few festival shows this year so catch us when you can detail below. The Big news is the Archive material! 

We are not doing the usual punk festivals this summer but you can catch us these eclectic interesting festivals 
THE MEMBERS SHOWS FOR 2025
17.08.2025 - New Days Festival Faversham  Tickets
24.08.2025 - Sunshine Festival Upton on Severn Tickets
04.01.2026 - Rockaway Beach Bognor Regis Tickets
Preview the Original Version of Suburbs here !

 

Explosive Archive

Material set for release on Vinyl  in August 2025
preview the original version of Suburbs on the Video above
or here

 

Limited Collectors Edition Vinyl Releases

400 Limited edition Vinyl 100 Limited Edition Box Sets
Two important pieces of Members history are being released on Vinyl and CD  in August . Both the result of the discovery of early master tapes . At the Coach House is a recording session in 1978 which contains most of the material that would become The Members debut album "At the Chelsea Nightclub" including the first recording of their anthem "the Sound of the Suburbs"

At the End of Term is a recording from 1979 for what was to be the follow up to "suburbs" a schools out style anthem plus three tracks that would eventually feature on their second album. This second tape was incredibly the result of a chance conversation at a car boot fair in 2012.

At The Coach House

Will be available on 12" 33  1/3 rpm coloured vinyl

  • Two separate covers "the Haynes Cover" "The Punk Cover"
  • 18  page Fanzine "The Surrey Vomit"
  • Various Plectrums Posters and Box Set Format Planned
  • Limited edition Tee Shirts

At The End of Term

Will be available on 10" 45 Rpm coloured vinyl

  • Gatefold cover

 
RESERVE MY RECORD(s)
AT THE COACH HOUSE DETAILS

In 1978 The Members were one of the hottest bands on the London circuit the unique post punk sound a dual guitar attack Reggae  basslines and incendiary drum work add to this mix the pocket rocket that was Nick Tesco you get an unique band, a Mixture of Surf Guitar, Dub Reggae and New Wave Rock .  They were on the cusp of smashing through into the big time, and they went into the studio with soon to be superstar producer. Steve Lillywhite to make a recording of their best numbers. This recording would ultimately get them a record deal, and subsequently lay in a cupboard untouched for 45 years. but it also stands as a record of their unique sound recorded at The first black owned studios in UK, Eddy Grant’s coach house studios.  This record has it all, the first studio recording of Sound of the suburbs and most of the tracks from the first album. There is something of the crossroads of this record. The band was standing on the edge of their biggest record. The studio was standing on the edge of the biggest hit and Steve Lillywhite was at the beginning of a huge career.  Because he was working in a bank at the time..JC couldn’t make it to the backing vocal sessions, so his brother Meesh and future World domination enterprises  bass player, Steve Jameson sang backing vocals !
AT THE COACH HOUSE TRACK LIST
 
  1. Electricity
  2. Soho a Go Go
  3. At the Chelsea Nightclub
  4. Sally
  5. Solitary Confinement
  6. Dont Push
  7. The Sound of the Suburbs
  8. Phone in Show
  9. Physical Love
  10. Stand up and Spit
  11. Love inna Lift
AT THE END OF TERM  details Tracklist

Mastered from 8 track 1 Inch tape

Some people who criticised the production of our second album as too polished. Here are four tracks with The Members at their raucous rowdy best.     The first three tracks are all under 3 minutes yet are packed with lyrics drum fills guitar solos and chris’s throbbing bass lines. This is the sound of a band that came up the hard way through the tough punk pub circuit . No X factor lottery winners !  I have tried to present the band as you would have heard them live Enjoy! 

JC Carroll 2025
 
  1. At The End of Term
  2. Mazak Machine
  3. Normal People 
  4. Gang War
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IN THE TIME B4 THE SMARTPHONE

 

In the time B4 the smartphone in a land beyond the sea,

there lived a woman who was known for her great beauty,

but nobody had a camera so nobody could see,

So they had to describe her beauty with a piece of poetry

In the time B4 the smartphone in a land beyond the sea,

 

Well Moses to his people out of slavery,

he promised them a land of milk and honey

be he said there a better place if you wanna come with me,

To the time B4 the smartphone 

To the time B4 the smartphone in a land beyond the sea,

 

in the time B4 the smartphone in a land beyond the sea,

in the time B4 the smartphone in a land beyond the sea,

 

Well i used to get my money in a brown envelope,

Quite a lot of change and some £10 notes

I’d go to a shop and give it to a bloke

And if there was anything left it would give me hope,

In the time B4 the smartphone in the land beyond the sea,

 

I’m sailing on a ship and we are heading out to sea,

I’m watching the land disappear behind me

I’m never going back to that place where I was free

To the time B4 the smartphone

To the time B4 the smartphone in the land beyond the sea,
Old Grey Whistle Test Archive footage
Whilst on tour in France with the "Brilliant Shake them all" we recorded this acoustic version
of Don't Push!
This is a rough for the cover of JC's upcoming celtic album due in the Autumn
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