The Distractions

Letters Page in Sounds 14th, July 1979 including TJM Records and The Distractions and John Lydon on Juke Box Jury. @DistractionsMcr @sexpistols

The Distractions' gig in Manchester reviewed by Mick Middles and pic by Steve Richards in Sounds 12th, July 1980. @DistractionsMcr @Mickmiddles

An article on The Distractions by Betty Page and pic by Daniel Meadows in Sounds 12th, July 1980. @DistractionsMcr @IDigStories

A Song A Day For A Year. 187/365. The Distractions, Still It Doesn't Ring, 1980. Does this still happen? Probably, but probably not like this. tinyurl.com/2wwemcuc @DistractionsMcr

@DistractionsMcr @colonelstewart Just over a year since I made their first recording 18 September 1978 - finally available on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your downloads campionrecords.co.uk

The Distractions sign to Island Records. Music Week, 13 Oct 1979 @colonelstewart

The Distractions at Dingwalls, reviewed by Charles Shaar Murray in the NME, 12 July 1980. "Leave You To Dream is one of the most affecting pop songs of the '80s" "May The Distractions always get encores; may they always play as if they have to work to get them" Thanks @nme80s

The Distractions at Dingwalls, reviewed by Charles Shaar Murray in the NME, 12 July 1980. "A high spot in anybody's pop week" "Finney's voice shows its Northern Soul roots in every syllable" "Rhythm and impeccable melody" Thanks @nme1980s

Basement 5, Delta 5, The Distractions, Swinging Cats - live reviews. Pics by Philip Grey, Tom Sheehan, Peter Anderson. New Musical Express, 12 July 1980.

@nme1980s @DistractionsMcr My first signing to @islandrecordsuk in 1979 picked up from Factory

& it still sounds bloody magnificent!! Available from #Spotify #iTunes #Applemusic or wherever you get your downloads #Distractions

The Distractions advert. New Musical Express, 4 October 1980.

From the history of @CampionRecords (est. 1958)

Nobody's Perfect features on Steve Schnee's channel today. Kind words and clips of several album highlights: youtu.be/kyV5a2fC2Pg?si…

If you bought the 10" physical version at the time and would like the digital just drop Occultation a line with some means of verifying your purchase (receipt if you have it, if not they'll try and find you in their records by name and e-mail). thedistractionsmcr.bandcamp.com/album/the-dist…

'The Distractions Go Dark' digital release by Occultation Recordings. Originally a 10" bundled with the third and final LP 'Kindly Leave the Stage'. These 6 tracks were recorded at the sessions for 'Kindly' (side 1) and 'End of the Pier' (side 2). thedistractionsmcr.bandcamp.com/album/the-dist…

THE DISTRACTIONS. Something Lasts. By David Quantick 1981... The Distractions, who were famous in some circles for releasing a single on Factory Records called Time Goes By So Slow... one of those songs that exists outside time. It sounds like a dream... quantick.substack.com/p/the-distract…

Letter from Tony Rodgers in Feb's @RecCollMag

There’s also a professional etiquette of not taking the piss. Debatable whether City could have eased up after six...

**** Breaking News***** Watford have sacked Liverpool manager Arne Slot. In a statement the club said 'Someone had to f**king do it. Might as well be us.'