The archive: photographs, posters and press
Every item in the archive has its own page with the scan and a description.
Items are broadly in date order.
The New English, May 1986 Colour photograph of the band in May 1986, the month the name The New English was adopted.
Tunnel Club review, 28 October 1986 A fanzine Reviews page with a review of The New English and The Third Man at the Tunnel Club, Greenwich, 28 October 1986.
The New English, October 1986 Colour photograph of the band in a hallway, October 1986.
Le Beat Route review, 23 February 1987 Fanzine page reviewing The New English at Le Beat Route on 23 February 1987, with a photograph captioned to say Joz, in the middle, had left the band.
Reading poster for 15 May Poster for New English on 15 May 1987, with admission prices and a Reading address.
The New English at the Wimbledon Festival, July 1987 The New English on stage at the Wimbledon Festival, July 1987.
Reading preview in What’s Happening? Reading listings zine spread previewing The New English at St David’s Hall on Friday 27 November 1987, with Johnny Rasheed on soul pop.
Rock Garden band pass, 7 December 1987 Rock Garden band pass with The New English and 7/12/87 written in by hand.
Rock Garden admission card, 7 December Rock Garden admission card for The New English at “Breakthrough I”, Monday 7 December 1987, £3 at the door.
Band publicity biography Band publicity biography describing a Fulham childhood, a first national television appearance and songs about teenage love.
Interview in The Mighty Utterance! Mighty Utterance! interview with The New English: Johnny on London, teenage love and the band name.
Zeeta’s ticket, 11 February Red-printed Zeeta’s club card with The New English, Thurs 11th Feb 1988 and 10.30pm written in by hand.
Bazooka poster with S.P.G., 17 February Handwritten poster billing S.P.G. (UK) and The New English (UK) at the Bazooka, Bonn, Saturday 17 February 1990.
Johnny Rasheed at MacDevitt’s Bar: solo poster Poster for a free Johnny Rasheed evening at MacDevitt’s Bar, Reading, Saturday 11 March 1995.
Fanzine interview, first page First page of a fanzine interview with The New English, naming Johnny Rasheed on bass and vocals and Shareef on guitars, with a drum machine.
Publicity sheet with trio photograph Band publicity sheet with a trio photograph, handwritten booking details for A C Promotion and a typed question-and-answer section.
Demo review: Get Ready and This Evening Demo review of The New English in the What’s Happening? zine, covering the songs Get Ready and This Evening.
Johnny Rasheed: Saturday running order A printed Saturday running order listing Johnny Rasheed with four other acts.