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The Satellites at The Holroyd (Suburbs), Guildford on Sun. April 7th, 2024 on the third and final day of Undercover Festival performing ‘Nightmare’ and ‘Vietnam’. ‘.
Derek ‘Del’ Gibbs aka Dr Strangelove
aka Eeyore – Vocals
Josh Pinto – Guitar
Roger Millington – Bass
Manny – Drums
History
Formed in Acton, west London by Del and old school friend Rob Deacon who gave Del the encouragement to be the frontman. They called the band The Satellites because it had been exactly twenty years before that the Soviet Union had launched the World’s first Earth-orbiting Satellite, Sputnik
The original band members were:
Derek Gibbs – Vocals
Robert ‘Sneak’ Deacon – Guitar
John McCall/Johnson – Bass
Danny Heatley – Drums (1977 – 1983)
Jim Kane – Drums (1983 – 1984)
(ex-The Dark)
Amanda de Grey – Keyboards (1980)
(The Transmitters)
A photograph of Del spraying beer from a can with bass player John Johnson in the background wearing a swimming cap was used as the cover photograph for the Phonograph Records compilation album ‘New Wave’ in 1977. The album had songs by The Damned, Patti Smith, Dead boys and Richard Hell among others. Peter ‘Kodick’ Gravelle the photographer took the photograph in Covent Garden in the Summer of 1977 and is known for his work on record sleeves for The Damned, Chelsea and Generatiin X.
The Satellites played with a multitude of bands over the years including Rat Scabies’ White Cats, The Ruts, Crass, Adam & The Ants, Tubeway Army, The Lurkers, Misty In Roots, The Pack and Killing Joke to name just some of the many. Rat Scabies took a liking to The Satellites and produced their first two singles.
Del also produced the local fanzine ‘Sound Of The Westway’ with his friend Carol Clark who went on to write for The Melody Maker and was a champion of the ‘3rd wave’ of punk including The Exploited, Anti-Nowhere League and Discharge.
Singles, EP’s & Albums
•Urbane Gorilla/High Rise Hillbillies 7″ – 1980
(Produced by Rat Scabies/Rewind Records)
•Human Being/Windscale Boy 7″ – 1980
(Produced by Rat Scabies/Rewind Records)
(with Amanda De Grey on keyboards)
•Nightmare/Danse McCabre/New Holy War EP – 1983 (Kamera Records)(Jim Kane on drums)
•Vietnam/Lucy Is a Lesbian/I Fell In Love With A Prostitute 7″ – 1983 (Brickyard Records) (Jim Kane on drums)
•Here is Today’s News LP – 1983 (Brickyard Records) (Danny Healey on drums)
The three tracks from the Kamera EP were available on Anagram Records’ Punk Rock Rarities Volume II CD (1997), and on
‘1980 : Brand New Age’ compilation (2022).
For family and friends and all ex-members of the band, Tony Smith at SOTS Records, and all those who come to the gigs and support the band.
These songs are dedicated to Robert ‘Sneak’ Deacon, a close friend and valued band member and song writer, sadly gone too soon and dearly missed!
Video by ‘Jim C & George W’
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Instagram – @the_satellites_eeyore
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Facebook – The Satellites
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