Nic Bullen live at The Mermaid
Nic Bullen performing live in Napalm Death at The Mermaid in 1986
Nic Bullen performing live in Napalm Death at The Mermaid in 1986
'stenchcore fest' - a delightfully named evening out at the mermaid.
This is the poster for the first Napalm Death gig, though it was before that infamous name has been settled on, here the band were called Evasion. The gig took place at the Queen Inn in Hillfields, Coventry.
A selection of hand written set lists from Napalm Death 1985 - 86
1st Stenchcore flyer Line up: Chaos UK Extreme Noise Napalm Death Ripcord Hell Bastard Deviated Instinct venue: Mermaid, Stratford Road, Birmngham Cost: £1.50 Promoter: Daz
This jacket belongs to Duncan Wilkins, a fan of Napalm Death, a grindcore band formed in Birmingham in the early 80s.
Set list from 1983 gig at the Bluebell Hill Community Centre, Nottingham. Set list is written on both sides of one piece of paper, larger writing is Rat's, smaller writing is Nic's.
Flyer for Amebix + Napalm Death gig at Hand + Heart, Coventry. The flyer was designed by Mid from Deviated Instinct who also played at this show. Mid later went on to design Napalm Death cover art in 1990s.
Flyer for: Amebix + Napalm Death Deviated Instinct Anorexia In Coventry Saturday October 11th 1986 cost: £1.75 Promoter: Daz
Hand drawn advert for 'Antisocial' zine, issue 2 - the zine created by Napalm Death founders Nic Bullen and Miles 'Rat' Ratledge. They would put adverts in record shops, where often they would sell zines.
Nic Bullen handwritten set list from February 1986
Flyer for Napalm Death gig playing with DRI, Heresy and Holy Terror
Anti Social zine, advert, review and parody, 1981
Grindcrusher tour itinerary, poster and backstage pass,1989.
Hand written lyrics on A4 sheet for Napalm Death - Scum by Nicholas Bullen
'stenchcore fest' - a delightfully named evening out at the mermaid - Napalm Death live.
Crass were a big influence upon early Napalm Death.
Photograph of Napalm Death (1985) at The Mermaid pub.
Portraits of Lee Dorrian in Birmingham after a gig in 1988
Napalm Death Mentally Murdered EP (1989)
Napalm Death NME magazine cover and feature (1988)