The basis of ‘Time and Matter’ is to provide a chronological listing, day by day; month by month; year by year of the band’s many activities. Our aim is to provide as full an historical archive of the U.K. Subs as possible...Full website editors' statement... click here
"People, people, people, get involved. Play your guitar, do your fanzines, take photos BE INVOLVED. One day it could all be worth something because it's not only history but the future too. So live it, don't just be part of the audience, participate."
Charlie Harper, 17 December 1998 - quoted from an interview in Scanner Fanzine Issue 3
Homepage Picture Choice Number Ten
This Gun Says? Or Mr C. Harper in James Bond pose shock! Charlie Harper pictured in June 1964, on a boat near the Isle Of Wight. Click image to enlarge.
20 more exclusive unseen mega rare photos of Charlie Harper from the early to late 1960s have now been published (see the RARE PICS section on the top menu bar)
"If you want to know more about the line-up changes, or spot any holes in the discography, please make an urgent appointment with a counsellor. The UK Subs are an institution, of sorts. The fact that I like them, despite being as fashionable as asbestos, doubtless disqualifies me from polite society."
Time & Matter website is pleased to announce the launch of our 'not for profit company' Time & Matter Recordings.
T&M exists purely to put out previously un-released or no longer available U.K. Subs material on CD and DVD (and possibly other formats) with 100% of the profits going to a charity or individual personally chosen by Charlie Harper.
OUR FIRST RELEASE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO PURCHASE AS DETAILED BELOW
Originally released in 1980 by Black & White Recs (from the Isle of White in the UK), the recording was made by the late Tracy Crazy, from the Italian punk band S.I.B, who also took the photographs used on the cover. The gig where the recording was made, at the Palalido in Milan, Italy was part of a seven date European tour that the Subs played with the Ramones.
Now, thirty years later, this historic recording is finally getting a proper CD release. Whilst not recorded with the most sophisticated equipment, and reproduced here from an original vinyl copy, "Dance & Travel" captures the Subs at the height of their powers with a blistering set of what would become the classics that are the mainstay of their live performances to this day.
Time & Matter Recordings now gives you the opportunity to own this essential U.K. Subs bootleg in digital format.
The CD features exclusive liner notes by Paul Slack, a 4 page booklet with artwork from the original bootleg release and exclusive Black & White band member profile photographs originally used on the back cover of the Warhead 7" single, seen here in their original uncropped, untreated form.
Recorded:
16 February 1980
Track listing:
You Can't Take It Anymore / Rat Race / I Couldn't Be You / I Live In A Car / Tomorrows Girls / Telephone Numbers / Kicks / Warhead / Public Servant / C.I.D. / Rockers / Organised Crime / Brand New Age / Killer / Dirty Girls / Stranglehold / Emotional Blackmail
Band Line Up:
Charlie Harper - vocals / Nicky Garratt - guitar / Paul Slack - bass / Pete Davies - drums
Grab yourself a real bargain, and it's for charity as well
More information on Charlie's Charitable Causes - click here
Nicky Garratt will be on Pirate Cat Radio, based in San Francisco on Tuesday 8 December. He'll be on to promote the new releases from his label New Red Archive along w ith Social UnRest and The Slits [Ari Up and Tessa Pollitt]. Mike of Pirate Cat Radio will also be "hyping" this new website!
SHOW INFO: WHEN: Tuesday December 8, 6-8pm [PT] WHERE: 2781 21st Street, San Francisco PHONE: 415.341.1199 (studio)
The U.K. Subs tour of Japan has been cancelled - read more...
25/8/2009 - U.K. Subs Podcast
There is a new Podcast from Pirate Cat Radio 87.9FM in San Francisco featuring Charlie Harper and Nicky Garratt available to listen to or download. Including some interesting 'teasers' on new Subs stuff...
From Knox's excellent website: "Charlie Harper and Knox are just over halfway through making an Urban Dogs accoustic album (April 2009). This album has both old (Urban Dogs standards like Warhead, Dragnet, etc.) plus quite a few new songs. It's being recorded at Stan's, guitarist with Demented Are Go. It's been in the making for maybe a year so might take a little while yet to complete due to Charlie's touring. Knox is currently off the road through heart problems but is available most of the time."
23/6/2009 - NEW U.K. SUBS 'BEST OF' RELEASED IN THE USA...
On 23 June 2009, the Great American Music Co. label released a new Subs CD entitled: 'UK Subs Greatest Hits'. The pre-release ad picture shows that this CD uses the She's Not There single cover shot as its cover... It's available to pre-order on Amazon, etc - although it is a tad expensive. You can view the new CD here or here... The track listing is the same as the 'Introduction to the UK Subs' US CD which came out in 2006 on Fuel2000 records.
19/5/2009 - CHARLIE HARPER IN NEW BOOK ON THE RAMONES
Today sees the release of a new book about the Ramones and the way they have influenced 90 artists/people. The book is titled 'Ramones: Soundtrack Of Our Lives', and has been compiled by Jari-Pekka Laitio-Ramone. "Ramones: Soundtrack Of Our Lives is full of stories of love for what Joey, Dee Dee, and Johnny Ramone and the rest of the Ramones family have done for all of us. This memory book is a result of 4.5 years work. The opening text is written by Tommy Ramone." Charlie Harper is one of the contributors and you can read lots more about the book here.
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Below is a selection of various updates as they go up, we haven't got time to list all the updates we do, but hopefully this will keep you abreast of some of the major additions...
Our first interviewee is Bob Broglia, the sound engineer on the Subs' debut LP Another Kind Of Blues. SEE THE LINK BELOW...
The website will regularly publish interviews with various people connected to the U.K. Subs story!
Future interviews will hopefully include Jamie Oliver, Sindy (Old Fan Club chief) and Paul Slack.
If you know anyone connected with the band in any way - and would like to conduct an interview to be published exclusively on this website then please get in touch.
Welcome to our collectors' watch! Or Collectors corner...
This section will hopefully provide you with a current price guide on what you can expect to pay for that choice Subs item you have your collecting eye on!
If you know of any recent BIG SALES in the world of collecting the U.K. Subs, let us know so we can update this section...
LATEST COLLECTORS NEWS:
7 March 2010: A promo white label copy of the Crash Course LP has sold for £360 on e-bay! The LP is black vinyl with RCA/GEM information sheets. SCREENPRINT HERE
On the same date, a Spanish copy of the Brand New Age LP went for £139. SCREENPRINT HERE
A cover version of the Sonics song 'Strychnine', filmed at Southampton on 18 December 2009. This is a Promo video for the forthcoming Time & Matter DVD release of this gig, filmed by 'Radar Proof Recordings' from Dorset, with 3 cameras, and featuring extras including a Charlie Harper interview plus much more... Promo video created by Wesley Cohen of Radar Proof Recordings...
...which is our favourite quote from 'No More Heroes', by ALEX OGG. 
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