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A SMALL WONDER RECORDS EVENING
BIG FIGURE PROMOTIONS present: A SMALL WONDER RECORDS evening - the mighty Punishment Of Luxury headline a special gig dedicated to Pete Stennett who ran Small Wonder in Walthamstow, London, and released records by quite a few north east bands. Punilux,Murder the Disturbed, and The Proles will be joined by jazz punk afficianados The Cravats,… Read more
10 Things You Should Know About The Proles
We're big in the Baltics (Estonia, Lithuania Latvia). Kevin Willis had his fashion and overall styling copied by the Ramones. John is an avid collector of duffel coats. Did peter perm his hair? (No one would comment) We discovered some diarrhea remedies don't work. Peter held Kevin Wilson hostage until agreeing to play drums in… Read more
The Proles – Stereo Love
John Black on bass and vocals, Peter Short guitar, Kevin Willis guitar, Kevin Wilson drums. There are from the north east of England, and played tons of gigs in Newcastle, They had this song out in 1979, and released a single on Small Wonder Records (Softground/SMK) the same year. SMK is available on Itunes apparently.… Read more
John Black ‘in conversation’on ANOTHER MUSIC IN A DIFFERENT KITCHEN
The Proles played tons of gigs in Newcastle. Released Stereo Love / Thoughtcrime in 1979, and released a single on Small Wonder Records (Softground/SMK) the same year. SMK is available on Itunes. There is/was a CD available in the States called Thoughtcrime on Grand Theft Audio records. Read more
The sound of The Proles
The sound of The Proles, HH VS-Musician 100 very loud watts. Travelled to Canterbury a couple of weeks back to pick this up. Just need the band to go with it now... Read more