Throbbing Gristle at Butler’s Wharf (December, 1979)

byDavid Elliott
March 14, 2024

Writer and zine-machine David Elliott reflects on the immersive and life-changing experience of seeing Throbbing Gristle play live at Butler’s Wharf in December 1979

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Throbbing Gristle at Butler’s Wharf (December, 1979)

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David Elliott

Marvin Gaye ‘Sexual Healing’

Orbital, Glastonbury 1994

Finitribe

Françoise Cactus

Test Dept Miners’ Benefit Concert

Craig Armstrong

Classix Nouveaux ‘Is It A Dream’

Del Shannon

Colleen “Cosmo” Murphy

Memorials: Monumentally Good

UNE: Never Mind The Balkans

Arthur Baker: Quality Baked Goods

Robin Guthrie: Round Robin

Tunng: Folking Great

Throbbing Gristle at Butler’s Wharf (December, 1979)

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