# The New English Archive: full text > The full text of The New English Archive, matching the web pages. Last substantive revision: 6 November 2026. The archive is about the English independent pop band The New English and not about other organisations of the same name. --- # The New English *Songs, photographs and stories from the 1980s* The New English were a London indie pop band of the late 1980s, built around Johnny Rasheed and Shareef C. (Sources: [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/)) This archive gathers their tickets, posters, fanzine pages and publicity sheets, with the album and videos that later appeared online. Every item has its own page. Last substantive revision: 6 November 2026. Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/ ## At a glance - **Origin:** Fulham, south-west London. (Sources: [A08](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/), [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/)) - **Genre:** Indie pop, moving towards soul pop. (Sources: [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/)) - **Active:** 1986 to 1988, with a [reunion show in Bonn](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/) in 1990. (Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/), [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **Line-up:** [Johnny Rasheed](https://thenewenglish.uk/#johnny-rasheed) (bass, vocals), [Shareef C](https://thenewenglish.uk/#shareef-c) (guitar), [Joz](https://thenewenglish.uk/#joz) (vocals), [Sara](https://thenewenglish.uk/#sara) (drums). (Sources: [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/), [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **Recordings:** *London 1987*, an eleven-track digital album released on 2 January 2019, a 2001 CDr of the same title, and a track on the 2015 compilation *3am Radio England*. (Sources: [B03](https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541), [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987), [B29](https://open.spotify.com/album/1sx1GI0hDOmHNOUuO32qVr)) - **Later projects:** Johnny Rasheed’s solo CD [Inspiration](https://thenewenglish.uk/#later-projects) (1993), [The Internationalists](https://thenewenglish.uk/#the-internationalists) and [Those Meddling Kids](https://thenewenglish.uk/#those-meddling-kids). (Sources: [B04](https://www.twee.net/bands/r/rasheedjohnn.html), [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) - **Not to be confused with:** The New English Rock Ensemble, the 2005 album New English on Popster, or The New English Weekly. (Sources: [B22](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/new-english-mn0001761947), [B23](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-new-english-rock-ensemble/214419385)) ## The story of The New English The New English were a London indie pop band built around Johnny Rasheed and Shareef C. The two grew up in Fulham in the late 1970s and early 1980s and first met at the age of eight, in a “jumpers for goals” football match in Normand Park. Their songs told true stories of teenage love in the schools, parks and pubs of south-west London. (Sources: [A08](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/)) The partnership began as a duo called Years of Backwater in December 1983. They played one gig at The Swan in Kingston upon Thames in July 1984 and stopped after trouble with their drum and bass machines. In May 1985 Johnny and Shareef regrouped with Dave Beech on bass and a Korg drum machine as The Fallen Idols, who recorded several demo tapes but never played live. The name The New English followed in May 1986. (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) Dave left soon after the change of name, and Johnny took over the bass. Joz came in as lead vocalist and left after three performances, and Johnny went back to singing. Demos continued with a Sequential Tom drum machine, which one interview prints as “Sequestial”. Sara joined on drums in April 1987 and left that September, after which the band played live with a drum machine again. (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01), [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/)) Their reference points came from the independent scene of the time, the world of the NME’s C86 cassette: Felt, Morrissey, the Redskins, the Woodentops, the Smiths and the Housemartins. “Kept me alive!” Shareef said of that scene, and Johnny said of Morrissey and Marr: “What those two blokes wrote in 1984 saved my life!” One interview page carried the slogan “Harder than the 4Skins, More melodic than The Beatles!” In a Reading preview, Johnny said the band wanted to lose the “Indie Pop” tag and move towards soul pop. (Sources: [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/), [B32](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C86)) A fanzine writer counted an audience of 25 at the [Tunnel Club](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/) in Greenwich on a very wet Tuesday, 28 October 1986, and judged The New English the better band on the bill. At [Le Beat Route](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/) on 23 February 1987, a review called them “the liveliest band out on the night”, recorded that this was their tenth gig since October, and ended with a question: “When are they coming up north I ask ?” (Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/), [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/)) The band supported the Brilliant Corners and Frank Chickens, the latter at the Sir George Robey in Finsbury Park on 25 July 1987, and played the [Wimbledon Festival](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/) that month. For [Network East](https://thenewenglish.uk/#press) they recorded This Evening and Get Ready, and This Evening was broadcast. Their publicity offered bookers a tape and a video tape of the band. Tickets and posters add the ordinary details of a working band: £3 at the [Rock Garden](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/), a 10.30pm stage time at [Zeeta’s](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/) in Putney, £2.50 before ten o’clock in [Reading](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/). (Sources: [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [A08](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01), [A03](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/), [A04](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/), [A06](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/)) Despite interest from independent labels, the band could not secure a recording contract and split in March 1988. They reunited for a single show with S.P.G. at the [Bazooka in Bonn](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/) on 17 February 1990, playing a stripped-back Get Ready with guitar, bass and vocals only. The songs reappeared much later, when [London 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/#recordings) reached digital platforms on 2 January 2019. (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02), [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/), [B03](https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541)) ### Timeline This timeline of The New English runs from 1983 to 2019. - **December 1983**: Years of Backwater formed. (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) - **July 1984**: The duo plays The Swan. (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) - **May 1985**: The Fallen Idols formed, with Dave Beech on bass. (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) - **May 1986**: The band takes the name The New English. (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) - **28 October 1986**: Tunnel Club, Greenwich. (Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/)) - **23 February 1987**: Le Beat Route, London. (Sources: [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/)) - **October 1987**: Get Ready recorded at Triple X Studios. (Sources: [Y04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opZEBh10uxM)) - **1987**: Network East and the Wimbledon Festival. (Sources: [A08](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/)) - **March 1988**: The main period of the band ends. (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) - **April 1988**: You Make My Day Shine recorded at Cymbelline, Reading. (Sources: [Y03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGsgy2igPBo)) - **17 February 1990**: Reunion show at the Bazooka, Bonn. (Sources: [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/), [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) - **December 1991**: The Internationalists formed. (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) - **February 1992**: The Internationalists on BBC Radio Berkshire. (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) - **1993**: Inspiration by Johnny Rasheed. (Sources: [B04](https://www.twee.net/bands/r/rasheedjohnn.html)) - **11 March 1995**: Johnny Rasheed at MacDevitt’s Bar, Reading. (Sources: [A01](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-macdevitts-poster/)) - **July 1997**: The Internationalists at Bracknell Festival. (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) - **2001**: London 1987 CDr on Jackfruit Music. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) - **28 February 2015**: 3am Radio England compilation. (Sources: [B29](https://open.spotify.com/album/1sx1GI0hDOmHNOUuO32qVr), [B30](https://music.apple.com/us/album/3am-radio-england/1381528346)) - **2 January 2019**: London 1987 released digitally. (Sources: [B03](https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541), [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4)) ## The musicians The two core musicians of The New English were Johnny Rasheed (bass, vocals) and Shareef C (guitar), with Joz and Sara in the line-up at different times and Dave Beech in the earlier project. (Sources: [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) ### Johnny Rasheed *Bass and vocals* Johnny Rasheed sang and played bass, and also played acoustic guitar. Johnny took over the bass after Dave Beech left and returned to lead vocals after Joz. A fanzine interview lists Johnny on bass and vocals, and a Reading preview uses “singer/bassist” and quotes Johnny on the band’s direction. The kit was an Ovation acoustic guitar, a Cimar copy of a Precision bass and a Carlsboro amplifier. In 1993 came a solo CD, *Inspiration*. (Sources: [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/), [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01), [B04](https://www.twee.net/bands/r/rasheedjohnn.html)) ### Shareef C *Guitar* Shareef C played guitar, and both live reviews in this archive single out that playing: “brilliant riffs” at the Tunnel Club, where the name is typed Sharef, and “brilliant guitaring” at Le Beat Route. In a fanzine interview Shareef talks about the independent scene and an admiration for Lawrence of Felt and for Morrissey. The kit was a Fender Jazz, later swapped for an Eccleshall copy of a Gibson ES-335, played through a Peavey amplifier. (Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/), [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) ### Joz *Vocals, early line-up* Joz came in as lead vocalist after Dave Beech left and sang at three performances. A photograph on a fanzine page from 1987 shows Joz in the middle, with a caption saying Joz was no longer with the band. (Sources: [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) ### Sara *Drums* Sara joined on drums in April 1987 and left that September. The name appears on a band publicity sheet beside a photograph of three people, under the booking details, and a drummer is on stage in the Wimbledon Festival photograph of July 1987. (Sources: [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [A17](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) ### Earlier line-up and predecessor project #### Dave Beech *Earlier project* Dave Beech played bass in The Fallen Idols, the project before The New English, and left shortly after the change of name in May 1986. (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) ## Live history The New English played clubs, colleges and festivals in London, Reading and beyond between 1986 and 1988, with a later show in Bonn. (Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/), [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [A06](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/), [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) ### Tunnel Club, Greenwich *28 October 1986* The Tunnel Club was best known as Malcolm Hardee’s alternative comedy club. The New English shared the bill with The Third Man. A fanzine reviewer counted 25 people on a very wet Tuesday, at a pub and club on an industrial estate near the Blackwall Tunnel, and rated The New English “by far the best”. (Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/), [B25](https://greenwichwire.co.uk/2016/08/08/fire-wrecks-home-of-the-tunnel-club-greenwichs-alternative-comedy-shrine/)) ### Le Beat Route, London *23 February 1987* Le Beat Route was a Soho nightclub at 16 Greek Street, opened in November 1980, and the review heading spells it La Beatroute. The reviewer called The New English “the liveliest band out on the night” and the venue “a rather plush expensive night club”, noted wrong opening chords on “Sixteen” and recorded that this was their tenth gig since October. (Sources: [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [B26](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Street), [B33](https://shapersofthe80s.com/2011/12/09/2011-%E2%9E%A4-party-of-the-year-recreates-the-swinging-80s-at-the-legendary-beat-route-down-down-past-the-talk-of-the-town/)) ### Extended gig chronology - **28 October 1986**, [Tunnel Club, Greenwich](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1986-10-28-tunnel-club/). Documents: [Review](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/). (Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/)) - **11 November 1986**, The Tramshed, Woolwich. (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **15 November 1986**, The Harlequin, Peckham. (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **3 February 1987**, Mad Hatters, Southport. (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **23 February 1987**, [Le Beat Route, London](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-02-23-le-beat-route/). Documents: [Review](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/). (Sources: [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/)) - **15 May 1987**, [Paradise Club, Reading](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-05-15-paradise-club/). Documents: [Poster](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/). (Sources: [A06](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **15 June 1987**, Le Beat Route, London. (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **11 July 1987**, [Wimbledon Festival, Wimbledon](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-07-11-wimbledon-festival/). Documents: [Photo](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/), [Publicity](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/). (Sources: [A17](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **25 July 1987**, [Sir George Robey (supporting Frank Chickens), Finsbury Park](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-07-25-sir-george-robey/). Documents: [Publicity](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/). (Sources: [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **16 August 1987**, Dingwalls, Camden. (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **27 August 1987**, The Old White Horse, Brixton. (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **16 October 1987**, Edge Hill College, Ormskirk. (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **7 November 1987**, Sipson Community Hall, Sipson. (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **27 November 1987**, [St David’s Hall, Reading](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-11-27-st-davids-hall/). Documents: [Preview](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/). (Sources: [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **7 December 1987**, [Rock Garden, London](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-12-07-rock-garden/). Documents: [Ticket](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-band-pass/), [Ticket 2](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/). (Sources: [A03](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01), [A18](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-band-pass/)) - **11 January 1988**, Polytechnic of Central London, London. (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **11 February 1988**, [The World at Zeeta’s, Putney](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1988-02-11-the-world-at-zeetas/). Documents: [Ticket](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/). (Sources: [A04](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **17 February 1990**, [Bazooka, Bonn](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1990-02-17-bazooka/). Documents: [Poster](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/). (Sources: [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/), [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02), [Y07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE)) The dates, venues and documents are also on the [timeline](https://thenewenglish.uk/timeline/). ## Photographs, posters and documents The New English archive holds eighteen items: colour photographs of the band, fanzine reviews and interviews, tickets, a band pass, posters, publicity sheets and two items for Johnny Rasheed’s solo appearances. Each item has its own page. - [The New English, May 1986](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-photograph-may-1986/): Photograph, May 1986. Colour photograph of the band in May 1986, the month the name The New English was adopted. - [The New English, October 1986](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-photograph-october-1986/): Photograph, October 1986. Colour photograph of the band in a hallway, October 1986. - [Tunnel Club review, 28 October 1986](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/): Fanzine review, 28/10/86. A fanzine Reviews page with a review of The New English and The Third Man at the Tunnel Club, Greenwich, 28 October 1986. - [Fanzine interview, first page](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/): Fanzine interview, 1987. 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. - [Le Beat Route review, 23 February 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/): Fanzine review, 23.2.87. 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. - [The New English at the Wimbledon Festival, July 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/): Photograph, July 1987. The New English on stage at the Wimbledon Festival, July 1987. - [Rock Garden band pass, 7 December 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-band-pass/): Band pass, 7 December 1987. Rock Garden band pass with The New English and 7/12/87 written in by hand. - [Reading poster for 15 May](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/): Poster, 15 May 1987. Poster for New English on 15 May 1987, with admission prices and a Reading address. - [Reading preview in What’s Happening?](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/): Local listing and interview, 27 November 1987. 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 admission card, 7 December](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/): Ticket, 7 December 1987. Rock Garden admission card for The New English at “Breakthrough I”, Monday 7 December 1987, £3 at the door. - [Band publicity biography](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/): Publicity sheet, 1987. Band publicity biography describing a Fulham childhood, a first national television appearance and songs about teenage love. - [Publicity sheet with trio photograph](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/): Publicity sheet, 1987. 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](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/): Demo review, 1987. Demo review of The New English in the What’s Happening? zine, covering the songs Get Ready and This Evening. - [Interview in The Mighty Utterance!](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-continuation/): Fanzine interview, 1987. Mighty Utterance! interview with The New English: Johnny on London, teenage love and the band name. - [Zeeta’s ticket, 11 February](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/): Ticket, 11 February 1988. 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](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/): Poster, 17 February 1990. 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](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-macdevitts-poster/): Poster, 11 March 1995. Poster for a free Johnny Rasheed evening at MacDevitt’s Bar, Reading, Saturday 11 March 1995. - [Johnny Rasheed: Saturday running order](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-saturday-running-order/): Running order, Undated. A printed Saturday running order listing Johnny Rasheed with four other acts. ## Reviews and interviews The press in this archive comes from fanzines and local listings sheets: live reviews, a review of a two-song demo and interviews about music and life in London. (Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/), [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/), [A11](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-continuation/), [A13](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/), [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/)) ### Who wrote about the band The Tunnel Club and Le Beat Route pages both carry a sign-off from someone called Nik and thank the same contributors. Pages from *What’s Happening?* and *The Mighty Utterance!* in Reading share one contact block, so one Reading publisher covered the band three times. (Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/), [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/), [A11](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-continuation/), [A13](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/)) ### A two-song demo A *What’s Happening?* review discusses a tape of Get Ready and This Evening. The writer hears “two sprightly pop songs”, compares the vocals with Lloyd Cole and Paul Weller, and notes that the brass sounds synthesised. It is a response to two recordings, not a general history of the group. (Sources: [A13](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/)) ### Two interview pages One fanzine page lists the line-up and runs through short topics, from drum machines and the independent scene to Morrissey and Marr. A page from *The Mighty Utterance!* has Johnny on London, teenage love and the band’s name: “We ARE the new english! - The newest blood in this country... like the Normans in 1066!” On London, the advice was “I’d always recommend Whitechapel over Westminster, and East Ham over Ealing!” (Sources: [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/), [A11](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-continuation/)) ### Johnny on soul pop In a Reading preview, Johnny says the band wanted to lose the “Indie Pop” label and compete with Rick Astley rather than Voice of the Beehive or All About Eve: “We’re trying to move more towards soul pop.” The piece quotes an earlier line calling the band “The only hope inspiring phoenix to rise from the ashes of Indie Pop”, which Johnny says Shareef did not like, and Johnny adds: “London is the worst place in the world for gigs.” It previews a show at St David’s Hall on Friday 27 November 1987. (Sources: [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/)) ### Network East Network East was a BBC Two programme for Britain’s Asian communities, launched on 25 July 1987 and made at Pebble Mill in Birmingham. The band’s appearance that year was its first on national television. The line-up recorded This Evening and Get Ready for the programme, and This Evening was broadcast. A video of This Evening from the television studio is on YouTube. (Sources: [B24](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_in_British_television), [B34](https://www.pebblemill.org/tag/network-east/), [A08](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01), [Y06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_WRj2e86Ds)) ## Recordings ### London 1987 *The New English* *Digital release 2 January 2019* *London 1987* is an eleven-track album of about 35 minutes, released digitally on 2 January 2019 with a RipItUp Records credit. It is on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer and Tidal. (Sources: [B03](https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541), [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [B21](https://open.spotify.com/album/3BnIhDq7OO7oDUTvWwp8Ar), [B18](https://www.deezer.com/album/83444182), [B19](https://tidal.com/album/101908814)) Get Ready and This Evening, the two songs reviewed on a demo tape in *What’s Happening?*, are tracks 1 and 2 of *London 1987*. (Sources: [A13](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/), [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4)) Get Ready and This Evening were recorded at Triple X Studios, North Acton, in 1987, and You Make My Day Shine at Cymbelline, Reading, in April 1988. The two Live in Bonn tracks come from the band’s 1990 concert at the Bazooka. (Sources: [Y02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzYbWwo1Izw), [Y03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGsgy2igPBo), [Y04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opZEBh10uxM), [Y07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE)) A limited CDr called *London 1987* appeared on Jackfruit Music (JRJF004) in 2001, with fifteen tracks: Secretly I Wonder, This English Day, Sixteen, The First Time, Let’s Take a Walk, Secretly I Wonder (Oxshott Mix), Tufnell Park, I Rather Be Alone, This Evening, Get Ready, Kim, (You Make My) Day Shine, Zoot Suit, Get Ready (Live) and The Day After Tomorrow. Sixteen is the song named in the Le Beat Route review. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987), [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/)) The compilation *3am Radio England* (28 February 2015, RipItUp Records) includes [Alone (I’d Rather Be)](https://open.spotify.com/track/1tDkeQ6Oyr6Y9WZWeyqwmx) by The New English and Hope (Freedom) by Johnny Rasheed. (Sources: [B29](https://open.spotify.com/album/1sx1GI0hDOmHNOUuO32qVr), [B30](https://music.apple.com/us/album/3am-radio-england/1381528346)) *Track order and durations for the 2019 digital album.* (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [B03](https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541), [B18](https://www.deezer.com/album/83444182)) ### Videos Eight videos of The New English and The Internationalists are on YouTube. Each one starts when you press play. (Sources: [Y01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQixqSQqJuw), [Y02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzYbWwo1Izw), [Y03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGsgy2igPBo), [Y04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opZEBh10uxM), [Y05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDldN02cvMg), [Y06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_WRj2e86Ds), [Y07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE), [Y08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sop6wz5qcIg)) #### London 1987: track listing The New English. 2 January 2019. Label credit: RipItUp Records. (Sources: [B03](https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541), [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [B18](https://www.deezer.com/album/83444182), [B19](https://tidal.com/album/101908814), [B21](https://open.spotify.com/album/3BnIhDq7OO7oDUTvWwp8Ar)) 1. [Get Ready](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/get-ready/) (03:00). Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/4KPxMmNkwpeZJEHhjpFHPA), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/get-ready/1448550541?i=1448550544), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736622), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=taH5WxdvXxk) 2. [This Evening](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/this-evening/) (02:34). Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/6ZvXWJydi1S2As55wNaMdM), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/this-evening/1448550541?i=1448550549), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736632), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXML5281CL0) 3. [Alone](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/alone/) (02:47). Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/6TRtb9XjPhIyW1S4aELlka), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/alone/1448550541?i=1448550701), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736642), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=RVDdL15iGjo) 4. [Secretly I Wonder](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/secretly-i-wonder/) (02:54). Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/7B44K9oret6mkOkCTmDzd1), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/secretly-i-wonder/1448550541?i=1448550702), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736652), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kyv3Xmt2p0) 5. [The Day After Tomorrow](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/the-day-after-tomorrow/) (02:58). Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/0YDHVKH6L8qkXoPoN1Wr1M), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-day-after-tomorrow/1448550541?i=1448550705), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736662), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=BU7usREuJFQ) 6. [You Make My Day Shine](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/you-make-my-day-shine/) (02:47). Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/2DT20g0CZEG4AMluJDug8J), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-make-my-day-shine/1448550541?i=1448550710), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736672), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=tc1TeqR1Wys) 7. [This English Day](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/this-english-day/) (03:36). Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/22d6iFAdjZENCq9RxRXVYm), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/this-english-day/1448550541?i=1448550712), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736682), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=2b636cw0sd8) 8. [Let’s Take a Walk](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/lets-take-a-walk/) (02:55). Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/3fueOcgpGvbArPcRS2liDW), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/lets-take-a-walk/1448550541?i=1448550714), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736692), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=qZjsnyTM2K4) 9. [Tufnell Park](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/tufnell-park/) (02:30). Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/0hJhEmZre1JhV6Q9jwqxb1), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/tufnell-park/1448550541?i=1448550722), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736702), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=JkgTjD2aitk) 10. [Get Ready (Live in Bonn)](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/get-ready/) (04:35). Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/7MO1KU3e5vn7tFdrWlVEtj), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/get-ready-live-in-bonn/1448550541?i=1448550724), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736712), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=yT3s2BzowFQ) 11. [This English Day (Live in Bonn)](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/this-english-day/) (04:31). Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/4qv6o73BzDgHf4DYD7vNdw), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/this-english-day-live-in-bonn/1448550541?i=1448550726), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736722), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=gZNDihMwvRU) Listen or view: [Listen on Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541); [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/3BnIhDq7OO7oDUTvWwp8Ar); [View on Amazon Music](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4); [Listen on Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/album/83444182); [Listen on Tidal](https://tidal.com/album/101908814) Every song has its own page: [all songs](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/). #### Videos - [The New English - The Day After Tomorrow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQixqSQqJuw), 3:00, uploaded 8 July 2024 by sc101101. Description: Artist: The New English / Song: The Day After Tomorrow (this version recorded 1998) / Playing at Wimbledon Festival July 1987 / © 1984 RipItUp records (Sources: [Y01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQixqSQqJuw)) - [The New English - This Evening](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzYbWwo1Izw), 2:35, uploaded 7 August 2024 by sc101101. Description: © 1987 (P) 1987 RipItUp Records / Recorded at Triple X, North Acton, London 1987 (Sources: [Y02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzYbWwo1Izw)) - [The New English - You Make My Day Shine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGsgy2igPBo), 2:52, uploaded 18 August 2024 by sc101101. Description: © 1988 ℗ 1988 The New English / Recorded at Cymbelline, Reading England April 1988 / RipItUp Records (Sources: [Y03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGsgy2igPBo)) - [The New English - Get Ready!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opZEBh10uxM), 3:02, uploaded 1 September 2024 by sc101101. Description: Recorded at Triple X Studios, North Acton, London October 1987 / Ⓒ 1987 Ⓟ 1987 RipItUp Records (Sources: [Y04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opZEBh10uxM)) - [The New English - You Make My Day Shine (99Mix)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDldN02cvMg), 2:43, uploaded 1 October 2024 by sc101101. Description: Recorded New Rising Studios, Essex / New Years Day 1999 / Ⓒ 1987 Ⓟ 1999 RipItUp Records (Sources: [Y05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDldN02cvMg)) - [The New English "This Evening"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_WRj2e86Ds), 2:31, uploaded 18 February 2014 by sc101101. Description: This Evening, performed in a television studio for the BBC Two programme Network East. (Sources: [Y06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_WRj2e86Ds)) - [The New English - Get Ready! (Live)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE), 3:59, uploaded 1 September 2024 by sc101101. Description: Recorded Live concert at Bazooka, Bonn, Germany March 1990 / Ⓒ 1987 Ⓟ 1987 RipItUp Records (Sources: [Y07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE)) ## Later projects and solo work After the main period of the band, Johnny Rasheed released a solo CD, *Inspiration* (1993), and played in two further groups, The Internationalists and Those Meddling Kids. The New English also reunited for a show with S.P.G. at the Bazooka in Bonn on Saturday 17 February 1990, a venue that was hosting bands in the city that year. (Sources: [B04](https://www.twee.net/bands/r/rasheedjohnn.html), [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02), [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/), [Y07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE), [B35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn_n5bLqNHY)) ### Inspiration *Johnny Rasheed* *CD 1993 Jackfruit Music* *Inspiration* is a solo CD by Johnny Rasheed on Jackfruit Music (JRJF001), recorded at Blockhouse Studios, Stratford, London, in April 1993 and released that May. Jezz Wright produced it and played drums and keyboards, and Guy Davis mastered it at SRT, Cambridge. Johnny sang and played acoustic guitar, with Shareef C on acoustic and electric guitars, Martin Lynch on bass, Simon Tarry of The Rileys on electric guitar, Robb Johnson on electric guitar, dobro, banjo and harmonica, George Whitfield of VOXPOP and Pressgang on accordion, Aubrey Braithewaite on piano and Gemma Townley of Blueboy and Sarah Records on cello. The founder of Twee.net later picked it out among five obscure indiepop releases worth hearing. A Reading poster and a Saturday running order record Johnny’s solo appearances. (Sources: [B04](https://www.twee.net/bands/r/rasheedjohnn.html), [B15](https://www.discogs.com/release/3166424-Johnny-Rasheed-Inspiration), [B31](https://www.cloudberryrecords.com/blog/?p=826), [A01](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-macdevitts-poster/), [A02](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-saturday-running-order/)) ### The Internationalists The Internationalists were an acoustic duo of Johnny and Shareef, formed in December 1991, who performed without bass or drums. They appeared on BBC Radio Berkshire in February 1992, were active through 1993 and gave their final live performance at Bracknell Festival in July 1997. A sixteen-minute video of that set is on YouTube. (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02), [Y08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sop6wz5qcIg)) ### Those Meddling Kids Between 1991 and 1993, Johnny played bass in Those Meddling Kids, who performed throughout south-east England. (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) #### Inspiration: track listing Johnny Rasheed. 1993. Label credit: Jackfruit Music. (Sources: [B04](https://www.twee.net/bands/r/rasheedjohnn.html)) 1. Close To Me 2. Living in Surrey 3. Summer Strangers 4. Hope 5. May 6. Smile In The End 7. Cressida 8. George Harrison Listen or view: [TweeNet entry](https://www.twee.net/bands/r/rasheedjohnn.html); [Discogs entry](https://www.discogs.com/release/3166424-Johnny-Rasheed-Inspiration) #### Videos - [The New English - Bracknell Festival July 1997](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sop6wz5qcIg), 16:13, uploaded 12 July 2025 by sc101101. Description: The New English aka The Internationalists / Live at Bracknell Festival July 1997 / Johnny Rasheed - vocals, Telecaster / Shareef C - Eccleshall Custom 335 / copyright The New English (Sources: [Y08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sop6wz5qcIg)) More: [songs](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/), [timeline](https://thenewenglish.uk/timeline/), [sources and research data](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/), [questions and answers](https://thenewenglish.uk/questions/), [about this archive](https://thenewenglish.uk/about-this-archive/). --- # 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. Last substantive revision: 6 November 2026. Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/ ## Photographs and publicity - [The New English, May 1986](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-photograph-may-1986/): Photograph, May 1986. Colour photograph of the band in May 1986, the month the name The New English was adopted. - [The New English, October 1986](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-photograph-october-1986/): Photograph, October 1986. Colour photograph of the band in a hallway, October 1986. - [The New English at the Wimbledon Festival, July 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/): Photograph, July 1987. The New English on stage at the Wimbledon Festival, July 1987. - [Band publicity biography](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/): Publicity sheet, 1987. Band publicity biography describing a Fulham childhood, a first national television appearance and songs about teenage love. - [Publicity sheet with trio photograph](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/): Publicity sheet, 1987. Band publicity sheet with a trio photograph, handwritten booking details for A C Promotion and a typed question-and-answer section. ## Posters and tickets - [Rock Garden band pass, 7 December 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-band-pass/): Band pass, 7 December 1987. Rock Garden band pass with The New English and 7/12/87 written in by hand. - [Reading poster for 15 May](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/): Poster, 15 May 1987. Poster for New English on 15 May 1987, with admission prices and a Reading address. - [Rock Garden admission card, 7 December](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/): Ticket, 7 December 1987. Rock Garden admission card for The New English at “Breakthrough I”, Monday 7 December 1987, £3 at the door. - [Zeeta’s ticket, 11 February](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/): Ticket, 11 February 1988. 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](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/): Poster, 17 February 1990. Handwritten poster billing S.P.G. (UK) and The New English (UK) at the Bazooka, Bonn, Saturday 17 February 1990. ## Press and interviews - [Tunnel Club review, 28 October 1986](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/): Fanzine review, 28/10/86. A fanzine Reviews page with a review of The New English and The Third Man at the Tunnel Club, Greenwich, 28 October 1986. - [Fanzine interview, first page](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/): Fanzine interview, 1987. 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. - [Le Beat Route review, 23 February 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/): Fanzine review, 23.2.87. 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 preview in What’s Happening?](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/): Local listing and interview, 27 November 1987. Reading listings zine spread previewing The New English at St David’s Hall on Friday 27 November 1987, with Johnny Rasheed on soul pop. - [Demo review: Get Ready and This Evening](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/): Demo review, 1987. Demo review of The New English in the What’s Happening? zine, covering the songs Get Ready and This Evening. - [Interview in The Mighty Utterance!](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-continuation/): Fanzine interview, 1987. Mighty Utterance! interview with The New English: Johnny on London, teenage love and the band name. ## Later projects - [Johnny Rasheed at MacDevitt’s Bar: solo poster](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-macdevitts-poster/): Poster, 11 March 1995. Poster for a free Johnny Rasheed evening at MacDevitt’s Bar, Reading, Saturday 11 March 1995. - [Johnny Rasheed: Saturday running order](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-saturday-running-order/): Running order, Undated. A printed Saturday running order listing Johnny Rasheed with four other acts. --- # The New English, May 1986 > A colour photograph of three people sitting close together against a pale wall, from May 1986, the month the group took the name The New English. The person on the left wears dark glasses and a dark jacket, the one in the middle a white T-shirt and the one on the right a red cardigan. The picture has a soft, hazy finish around the edges, and it was used again as the cover image of the YouTube upload of Get Ready. It is the earliest photograph in the archive. - Type: Photograph - Date: May 1986 - Subjects: The New English - Image credit: Author unknown, from The New English, on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0. Resized for the web. - Image source: [Source file](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_New_English_Band_May_1986.jpg); [CC BY 4.0 licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-photograph-may-1986/ - Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/band-photograph-may-1986-1716.jpg (1716 x 1151 px) ## Source note This is a scan supplied to the archive and catalogued at https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-photograph-may-1986/. Reproduced from a scan supplied to this archive. No licence for reuse is implied. ## Cite this item The New English, May 1986. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-photograph-may-1986/ --- # The New English, October 1986 > A colour photograph of three people in a hallway, from October 1986, the month of the Tunnel Club show reviewed in this archive. The person on the left wears a red polo shirt with a jacket over one shoulder, a blond figure looks out from a doorway behind, and the person on the right wears a dark shirt and a wristwatch. The doorway setting is close to the picture printed with the Le Beat Route review, which names Joz as the one in the middle. It shows the band in its first months under the new name. - Type: Photograph - Date: October 1986 - Subjects: The New English - Also named: Tunnel Club, Le Beat Route - Image credit: Author unknown, from The New English, on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0. Resized for the web. - Image source: [Source file](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_New_English_in_October_1986.jpg); [CC BY 4.0 licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-photograph-october-1986/ - Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/band-photograph-october-1986-966.jpg (966 x 755 px) ## Source note This is a scan supplied to the archive and catalogued at https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-photograph-october-1986/. Reproduced from a scan supplied to this archive. No licence for reuse is implied. ## Cite this item The New English, October 1986. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-photograph-october-1986/ --- # Tunnel Club review, 28 October 1986 > This typed fanzine page, headed Reviews, includes a review of The New English and The Third Man at the Tunnel Club in Greenwich on 28 October 1986. The writer reports an audience of 25 on a wet Tuesday in an industrial setting, says The New English were by far the better of the two bands, and praises the riffs of a guitarist spelt Sharef. The rest of the page covers gigs by other acts, and it ends with a sign-off from Nik and a handwritten note crediting the magazine’s artwork. It is the earliest review of the band in the archive. - Type: Fanzine review - Date: 28/10/86 - Subjects: The New English, Shareef C - Also named: The Third Man, Tunnel Club, Greenwich, Blackwall Tunnel, Bonapartes, The Damned, Blue In Heaven, Liverpool Royal Court, The Redskins - Image credit: Page signed off “Nik”. - Web copy: Private contact details are masked on this web copy. The original document is unchanged. - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/ - Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/tunnel-club-review-848.jpg (848 x 1168 px) Excerpt: “The New English were by far the best, with Sharef playing some brilliant riffs.” (Fanzine review of the Tunnel Club gig, 28 October 1986.) ## Related performances - **28 October 1986**, [Tunnel Club, Greenwich](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1986-10-28-tunnel-club/). Documents: [Review](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/). (Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/)) ## Marked on the scan - [Date 28/10/86 as printed in the review](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1986-10-28-tunnel-club/) - [The Tunnel Club, Greenwich, as printed in the review](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1986-10-28-tunnel-club/) ## Source note This is a scan supplied to the archive and catalogued at https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/. Reproduced from a scan supplied to this archive. No licence for reuse is implied. ## Cite this item Tunnel Club review, 28 October 1986. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/ --- # Fanzine interview, first page > The first page of a typewritten fanzine interview with The New English. The introduction names Johnny Rasheed on bass and vocals and Shareef on guitars, with drums supplied by a drum machine printed as “Sequestial”; a black bar hides a word before Shareef’s name. Short topic headings run down the page, from drum machines and the independent scene to Morrissey and Marr, television, alcohol, religion, racism, skinhead fashion and benefit gigs, with answers from Johnny and Shareef. A solid black panel carries a rotated slogan about being harder and more melodic than two famous groups. - Type: Fanzine interview - Date: No date printed - Subjects: The New English, Johnny Rasheed, Shareef C - Also named: Redskins, Felt, Morrissey and Marr, Cherry Red, C86 bands, Primal Scream, The Pastels, Talulah Gosh, Band of Holy Joy, Ian Curtis, Sylvia Plath, Phil Ochs, 4Skins, The Beatles, Fulham, London - Image credit: Photographer or publisher not recorded. - Web copy: Private contact details are masked on this web copy. One passage is covered on this web copy. The original document is unchanged. - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/ - Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/band-interview-first-page-848.jpg (848 x 1168 px) Excerpt: “Johnny Rasheed (Bass and vocals)” (The interview’s introduction.) ## Source note This is a scan supplied to the archive and catalogued at https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/. Reproduced from a scan supplied to this archive. No licence for reuse is implied. ## Cite this item Fanzine interview, first page. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/ --- # Le Beat Route review, 23 February 1987 > A typed fanzine page with a review headed “New English - La Beatroute 23.2.87”. The writer calls the band the liveliest of the night, notes wrong opening chords on “Sixteen” and says it was their tenth gig since October. A grainy photograph of three people by a doorway is captioned to say that Joz, the one in the middle, is no longer with the band, and a small competition box asks readers to name the band, where it comes from and who left it without a bassist. The same page holds reviews of another band and a notice for a zine called Fight Back. - Type: Fanzine review - Date: 23.2.87 - Subjects: The New English, Shareef C, Joz - Also named: Le Beat Route, Lost Chord, Bonaparte’s, Fight Back, Amebix, Sacrilege, Concrete Sox, Ripcord - Image credit: Page signed off “Nik”. - Web copy: Private contact details are masked on this web copy. One passage is covered on this web copy. The original document is unchanged. - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/ - Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/le-beat-route-review-848.jpg (848 x 1168 px) Excerpt: “the liveliest band out on the night” (Fanzine review, 23 February 1987.) ## Related performances - **23 February 1987**, [Le Beat Route, London](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-02-23-le-beat-route/). Documents: [Review](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/). (Sources: [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/)) ## Marked on the scan - [La Beatroute as printed in the review](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-02-23-le-beat-route/) - [23.2.87 as printed in the review](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-02-23-le-beat-route/) ## Source note This is a scan supplied to the archive and catalogued at https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/. Reproduced from a scan supplied to this archive. No licence for reuse is implied. ## Cite this item Le Beat Route review, 23 February 1987. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/ --- # The New English at the Wimbledon Festival, July 1987 > A colour photograph of The New English on an outdoor stage at the Wimbledon Festival in July 1987. A guitarist stands on the left, a player sings at the microphone on the right, and the drummer sits behind a kit at the back of the stage, in front of a white marquee, with rooftops and a summer sky behind. The amplifiers carry Union Jack stickers, and bunting runs along the front of the stage. It is the only photograph in the archive that shows the band playing live with a drummer. - Type: Photograph - Date: July 1987 - Subjects: The New English - Also named: Wimbledon Festival - Image credit: Rock Garden, from the Rolling Stone Archive, on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 3.0. Resized for the web. - Image source: [Source file](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_New_English_Wimbledon_Festival_July_1987.jpg); [CC BY 3.0 licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/ - Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/wimbledon-festival-july-1987-1740.jpg (1740 x 1151 px) ## Related performances - **11 July 1987**, [Wimbledon Festival, Wimbledon](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-07-11-wimbledon-festival/). Documents: [Photo](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/), [Publicity](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/). (Sources: [A17](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) ## Source note This is a scan supplied to the archive and catalogued at https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/. Reproduced from a scan supplied to this archive. No licence for reuse is implied. ## Cite this item The New English at the Wimbledon Festival, July 1987. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/ --- # Rock Garden band pass, 7 December 1987 > A printed band pass for the Rock Garden in Covent Garden, with the club’s logo at the top and the words Band Pass at the foot. The band name and date are filled in by hand: The New English, 7/12/87. It belongs to the same night as the admission card for Breakthrough I, and it gives the year of that show in full. Together, the pass and the card record both sides of the evening, the way in for the musicians and the way in for the audience. It is one of the smallest items in the archive. - Type: Band pass - Date: 7/12/87 - Subjects: The New English - Also named: Rock Garden, Breakthrough I - Image credit: Rock Garden, from the Rolling Stone Archive, on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 3.0. Resized for the web. - Image source: [Source file](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rock_Garden_Band_Pass.jpg); [CC BY 3.0 licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-band-pass/ - Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/rock-garden-band-pass-291.jpg (291 x 424 px) ## Related performances - **7 December 1987**, [Rock Garden, London](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-12-07-rock-garden/). Documents: [Ticket](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-band-pass/), [Ticket 2](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/). (Sources: [A03](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01), [A18](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-band-pass/)) ## Marked on the scan - [Rock Garden logo on the band pass](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-12-07-rock-garden/) - [Date 7/12/87 handwritten on the band pass](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-12-07-rock-garden/) ## Source note This is a scan supplied to the archive and catalogued at https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-band-pass/. Reproduced from a scan supplied to this archive. No licence for reuse is implied. ## Cite this item Rock Garden band pass, 7 December 1987. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-band-pass/ --- # Reading poster for 15 May > This bold black-and-white poster advertises New English on 15 May 1987 at 112 London Street, Reading, the home of the Paradise Club. A black panel gives the details: admission £3.50 from 9:00 until late, or £2.50 before 10:00. The very large lettering above the band name is cut off by the scan. The billing reads New English without the The, as it does in some of the fanzine pieces. Reading was an important town for the band, with shows, a local listings sheet and a fanzine that covered it more than once. - Type: Poster - Date: 15 MAY - Subjects: The New English - Also named: Reading, 112 London Street - Image credit: Photographer or publisher not recorded. - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/ - Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/reading-may-poster-1168.jpg (1168 x 848 px) Excerpt: “NEW ENGLISH 15 MAY” (Headline of the poster.) ## Related performances - **15 May 1987**, [Paradise Club, Reading](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-05-15-paradise-club/). Documents: [Poster](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/). (Sources: [A06](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) ## Marked on the scan - [15 May as printed on the poster](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-05-15-paradise-club/) - [Venue address line (London Street, Reading) as printed on the poster](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-05-15-paradise-club/) ## Source note This is a scan supplied to the archive and catalogued at https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/. Reproduced from a scan supplied to this archive. No licence for reuse is implied. ## Cite this item Reading poster for 15 May. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/ --- # Reading preview in What’s Happening? > A spread from a Reading listings zine, with a What’s Happening? banner at lower right and an article on The New English in the left column. The article says the London band is coming down the M4 to play St David’s Hall on London Road on Friday 27 November 1987, notes that the band has been grouped with the Indie Pop bands, and quotes singer and bassist Johnny Rasheed on wanting to lose that label and move towards soul pop. Shareef is described as the guitarist. The centre column is a gig calendar, and the right column carries an interview with a different band, Yargo. - Type: Local listing and interview - Date: FRIDAY 27th NOVEMBER - Subjects: The New English, Johnny Rasheed, Shareef C - Also named: St David’s Hall, London Road, Reading, The Brilliant Corners, Rick Astley, Voice Of The Beehive, All About Eve, Melody Maker, What’s Happening?, Readifolk at the George Hotel, Yargo, Paradise - Image credit: What’s Happening? - Web copy: Private contact details are masked on this web copy. The original document is unchanged. - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/ - Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/reading-preview-interview-1168.jpg (1168 x 848 px) Excerpt: “We’re trying to move more towards soul pop.” (Johnny Rasheed in What’s Happening?) ## Related performances - **27 November 1987**, [St David’s Hall, Reading](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-11-27-st-davids-hall/). Documents: [Preview](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/). (Sources: [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) ## Marked on the scan - [St David's Hall, Friday 27th November as printed in the preview](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-11-27-st-davids-hall/) ## Source note This is a scan supplied to the archive and catalogued at https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/. Reproduced from a scan supplied to this archive. No licence for reuse is implied. ## Cite this item Reading preview in What’s Happening?. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/ --- # Rock Garden admission card, 7 December > This printed admission card for the Rock Garden in Covent Garden, London, reads “To see: The New English at Breakthrough I”, for Monday 7 December 1987, 7.30pm to 3am, at a special admission price of £3 to be paid at the door. Breakthrough I was the name of the night, and the card’s conditions run down the right edge, including an age limit of 18 and no refunds or transfers. The Rock Garden was a basement music venue at The Piazza, Covent Garden, and the card’s design runs its name down the left side in red and grey. - Type: Ticket - Date: Monday 7 DEC; 7.30pm - 3am - Subjects: The New English - Also named: Rock Garden, The Piazza, Covent Garden, London, Breakthrough I - Image credit: Photographer or publisher not recorded. - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/ - Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/rock-garden-ticket-635.jpg (635 x 322 px) Excerpt: “THE NEW ENGLISH at "BREAKTHROUGH I"” (Printed on the Rock Garden admission card.) ## Related performances - **7 December 1987**, [Rock Garden, London](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-12-07-rock-garden/). Documents: [Ticket](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-band-pass/), [Ticket 2](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/). (Sources: [A03](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01), [A18](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-band-pass/)) ## Marked on the scan - [Rock Garden logo on the ticket](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-12-07-rock-garden/) - [Monday 7 Dec as printed on the ticket](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-12-07-rock-garden/) ## Source note This is a scan supplied to the archive and catalogued at https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/. Reproduced from a scan supplied to this archive. No licence for reuse is implied. ## Cite this item Rock Garden admission card, 7 December. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/ --- # Band publicity biography > A one-page typed biography of the band, with a vertical New English logo down the right-hand edge. It says the two members grew up in Fulham, first met aged eight at a mass football match in Normand Park, and describes a later meeting at a Redskins gig at The King’s Head, in a sentence partly covered by a black bar. It says the band had already made its first national television appearance on Network East, and describes the lyrics as honest stories of teenage love in South West 6. It closes with a slogan: “Songs to hum now and forever!” - Type: Publicity sheet - Date: NETWORK EAST - [day clipped]/9/87 - Subjects: The New English, Johnny Rasheed, Shareef C - Also named: Fulham, Normand Park, The Redskins, The King’s Head, Network East - Image credit: Photographer or publisher not recorded. - Web copy: Private contact details are masked on this web copy. The original document is unchanged. - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/ - Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/band-promotional-biography-848.jpg (848 x 1168 px) Excerpt: “Songs to hum now and forever!” (Band publicity biography.) ## Source note This is a scan supplied to the archive and catalogued at https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/. Reproduced from a scan supplied to this archive. No licence for reuse is implied. ## Cite this item Band publicity biography. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/ --- # Publicity sheet with trio photograph > A one-page publicity sheet, part handwritten and part typed, prepared to promote The New English for bookings. A grainy photograph shows three people outdoors beside a low wall, with the handwritten names Sara Hewes, Johnny Rasheed and Shareef C around it. Bookings are directed to an agency, A C Promotion, in Liverpool. The handwritten text says the band had supported The Brilliant Corners and Frank Chickens, played the Wimbledon Festival and recently appeared on Network East. A typed question-and-answer section gives the band’s views on music, the indie scene and politics. - Type: Publicity sheet - Date: No date printed - Subjects: The New English, Johnny Rasheed, Shareef C, Sara - Also named: A C Promotion, The Brilliant Corners, Frank Chickens, Wimbledon Festival, Network East, Woodentops, The Smiths, Housemartins, Redskins, N.M.A., Soup Dragons, Shop Assistants, Mighty Lemon Drops, Felt, The Pastels, Red Action - Image credit: A C Promotion. - Web copy: One passage is covered on this web copy. The original document is unchanged. - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/ - Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/agency-publicity-trio-848.jpg (848 x 1168 px) Excerpt: “We play Indie-pop like eg Woodentops, Smiths, Housemartins” (The band’s publicity sheet.) ## Related performances - **11 July 1987**, [Wimbledon Festival, Wimbledon](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-07-11-wimbledon-festival/). Documents: [Photo](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/), [Publicity](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/). (Sources: [A17](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **25 July 1987**, [Sir George Robey (supporting Frank Chickens), Finsbury Park](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-07-25-sir-george-robey/). Documents: [Publicity](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/). (Sources: [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) ## Marked on the scan - [Wimbledon Festival as written on the sheet](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-07-11-wimbledon-festival/) ## Source note This is a scan supplied to the archive and catalogued at https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/. Reproduced from a scan supplied to this archive. No licence for reuse is implied. ## Cite this item Publicity sheet with trio photograph. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/ --- # Demo review: Get Ready and This Evening > A page from a Reading listings zine whose title, What’s Happening?, runs vertically down the left margin, with a demo review headed The New English in the right-hand column. The reviewer discusses a two-song tape, “Get Ready” and “This Evening”, calling them sprightly pop songs full of the excitement of new love. The vocals on the first are likened to Lloyd Cole and on the second to Paul Weller in his In The City period, the brass is described as obviously hi-tech, and a closing line points to Otis Redding’s “My Girl” as a comparison for the feeling in the music. - Type: Demo review - Date: No date printed - Subjects: The New English - Also named: What’s Happening?, Lloyd Cole, Paul Weller, Otis Redding, The Brilliant Corners, After Dark Club, Reading, Joe Louis Walker, The Gathering, Robbed In Rome, The Cell, Cemetery Rehearsal Studios, Hattons - Image credit: What’s Happening? - Web copy: Private contact details are masked on this web copy. The original document is unchanged. - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/ - Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/demo-tape-review-873.jpg (873 x 606 px) Excerpt: “Two sprightly pop songs that bounce along” (Opening words of the demo review.) ## Source note This is a scan supplied to the archive and catalogued at https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/. Reproduced from a scan supplied to this archive. No licence for reuse is implied. ## Cite this item Demo review: Get Ready and This Evening. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/ --- # Interview in The Mighty Utterance! > A page of a fanzine interview with The New English in The Mighty Utterance!, a Reading fanzine whose hand-drawn masthead and contact block run along the foot of the page. Johnny answers short prompts headed London, Teenage Love and The New English, including what the band’s name means, and the writer closes with a paragraph noting Felt and Smiths influences and Johnny’s liking for the Redskins. A halftone photograph of two people sits at the top right. Below the interview is a separate live review of two performers at a Reading club, dated 2/4/87. - Type: Fanzine interview - Date: 2/4/87 (printed on a separate review on the page; the band interview itself is undated) - Subjects: The New English, Johnny Rasheed - Also named: The Mighty Utterance!, Acorn Bookshop, Felt, The Smiths, The Redskins, Burial, Clive Pig and G.K. Wall, The Pressgang Club, Cap and Gown, Reading, Pop Records, Probe, HMV - Image credit: The Mighty Utterance!, printed by Acorn Bookshop. - Web copy: Private contact details are masked on this web copy. The original document is unchanged. - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-continuation/ - Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/band-interview-continuation-848.jpg (848 x 1168 px) Excerpt: “We ARE the new english!” (Johnny in The Mighty Utterance!) ## Source note This is a scan supplied to the archive and catalogued at https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-continuation/. Reproduced from a scan supplied to this archive. No licence for reuse is implied. ## Cite this item Interview in The Mighty Utterance!. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-continuation/ --- # Zeeta’s ticket, 11 February > This pre-printed admission card for The World at Zeeta’s, a club in Putney, is headed Presents Live. The band name, the day and the stage time have been filled in by hand: The New English, Thurs 11th Feb, onstage 10.30pm. The printed text gives the club’s opening hours, a smart-casual dress code and entry prices with the card of £2.00 from Monday to Thursday and £3.00 on Friday and Saturday. The show fell in February 1988, in the last weeks of the band’s main period, and the club’s address on Upper Richmond Road runs along the foot of the card. - Type: Ticket - Date: THURS 11th FEB (handwritten); Onstage 10-30PM (handwritten) - Subjects: The New English - Also named: The World at Zeeta's, Zeeta's, Putney, London SW15 - Image credit: Photographer or publisher not recorded. - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/ - Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/zeetas-ticket-628.jpg (628 x 447 px) ## Related performances - **11 February 1988**, [The World at Zeeta’s, Putney](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1988-02-11-the-world-at-zeetas/). Documents: [Ticket](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/). (Sources: [A04](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) ## Marked on the scan - [The World at Zeeta's logo on the ticket](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1988-02-11-the-world-at-zeetas/) - [Thurs 11th Feb handwritten on the ticket](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1988-02-11-the-world-at-zeetas/) ## Source note This is a scan supplied to the archive and catalogued at https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/. Reproduced from a scan supplied to this archive. No licence for reuse is implied. ## Cite this item Zeeta’s ticket, 11 February. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/ --- # Bazooka poster with S.P.G., 17 February > This handwritten, photocopied poster in German and English promotes a bill of S.P.G. (UK) and The New English (UK) at the Bazooka on Samstag, Feb. 17th 1990, with entry at 6 and the words “one and only European date”. It names the presenters as A.C. Promotions and Bazooka kollectiv, and a dedication to the memory of The Redskins runs across the top. The poster carries a photocopy of two guitarists on stage and a school-style portrait of a child. It is the record of the band’s reunion show in Bonn, the source of the Live in Bonn tracks on London 1987. - Type: Poster - Date: SAMSTAG FEB. 17TH 20.[overwritten digit]0 UHR - Subjects: The New English - Also named: S.P.G., A.C. Promotions, Bazooka kollectiv, Bazooka, The Redskins - Image credit: Presented by A.C. Promotions and Bazooka kollectiv. - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/ - Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/bazooka-poster-848.jpg (848 x 1168 px) Excerpt: “ONE AND ONLY EUROPEAN DATE” (Wording on the poster.) ## Related performances - **17 February 1990**, [Bazooka, Bonn](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1990-02-17-bazooka/). Documents: [Poster](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/). (Sources: [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/), [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02), [Y07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE)) ## Marked on the scan - [Im Bazooka as written on the poster](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1990-02-17-bazooka/) - [Samstag Feb. 17th, 20.30 Uhr as written on the poster](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1990-02-17-bazooka/) ## Source note This is a scan supplied to the archive and catalogued at https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/. Reproduced from a scan supplied to this archive. No licence for reuse is implied. ## Cite this item Bazooka poster with S.P.G., 17 February. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/ --- # Johnny Rasheed at MacDevitt’s Bar: solo poster > This typewritten poster advertises a free evening with Johnny Rasheed at MacDevitt’s Bar in Reading on Saturday 11 March 1995, with an 8pm start. A hand-drawn box labelled The Free Box sits above the details, with a black-and-white print along the top edge. It is one of two items in this archive from Johnny’s solo appearances. The poster names Johnny alone, with no support acts, and gives the bar’s address in South Street. Admission was free, and the drawing inside the box carries the words Yum and Eat Me. - Type: Poster - Date: SATURDAY 11th MARCH...8pm - Subjects: Johnny Rasheed - Solo item: not a New English performance - Also named: MacDevitt's Bar, Reading, The Free Box - Image credit: Photographer or publisher not recorded. - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-macdevitts-poster/ - Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/johnny-rasheed-macdevitts-poster-1168.jpg (1168 x 848 px) ## Source note This is a scan supplied to the archive and catalogued at https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-macdevitts-poster/. Reproduced from a scan supplied to this archive. No licence for reuse is implied. ## Cite this item Johnny Rasheed at MacDevitt’s Bar: solo poster. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-macdevitts-poster/ --- # Johnny Rasheed: Saturday running order > This printed sheet headed Saturday is laid out as a timetable, with a scale from 12.00 to 11.00 and ruled boxes for the acts of the day. Johnny Rasheed is the first act named, in a box just after the 3.00 mark, followed by Uncertainty of Passion, Moonboot Oz, Spooner and Karen Grace. Two earlier boxes read Ask at Sound Desk. The lower left corner of the sheet is trimmed and held with tape. It is a working document from the day itself, and it places Johnny’s solo set on a bill of five acts. - Type: Running order - Date: SATURDAY (heading only; no date or year printed) - Subjects: Johnny Rasheed - Solo item: not a New English performance - Also named: Uncertainty of Passion, Moonboot Oz, Spooner, Karen Grace - Image credit: Photographer or publisher not recorded. - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-saturday-running-order/ - Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/johnny-rasheed-saturday-running-order-848.jpg (848 x 1168 px) ## Source note This is a scan supplied to the archive and catalogued at https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-saturday-running-order/. Reproduced from a scan supplied to this archive. No licence for reuse is implied. ## Cite this item Johnny Rasheed: Saturday running order. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-saturday-running-order/ --- # Songs Each song has its own page with its versions, the matching tracks on streaming services, where the archive mentions it, its videos and the gigs where it was played. Last substantive revision: 6 November 2026. Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/ - [Get Ready](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/get-ready/): 4 versions. Get Ready is track 1 of London 1987 and appears again as track 10 in a live version recorded in Bonn. A fanzine review of a two-song tape discusses it with This Evening, and the studio version was recorded at Triple X Studios in North Acton in October 1987. The band recorded it for the BBC Two programme Network East, and at the Bazooka in Bonn played it with guitar, bass and vocals only. - [This Evening](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/this-evening/): 2 versions. This Evening is track 2 of London 1987. A fanzine review of a two-song tape discusses it with Get Ready and likens the vocals to Paul Weller in his In The City period. The song was recorded at Triple X in North Acton in 1987, and the BBC Two programme Network East broadcast it. - [Alone](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/alone/): 3 versions. Alone is track 3 of London 1987 and runs for 2 minutes 47 seconds. The 2001 CDr lists it as I Rather Be Alone, and the 2015 compilation 3am Radio England as Alone (I’d Rather Be), at 2 minutes 53 seconds. - [Secretly I Wonder](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/secretly-i-wonder/): 3 versions. Secretly I Wonder is track 4 of London 1987 and lasts 2 minutes 54 seconds. The 2001 CDr track list opens with it and carries it again at track 6 as Secretly I Wonder (Oxshott Mix). - [The Day After Tomorrow](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/the-day-after-tomorrow/): 2 versions. The Day After Tomorrow is track 5 of London 1987 and lasts 2 minutes 58 seconds. It closes the fifteen-track list of the 2001 CDr. A YouTube video of the song gives the version as recorded in 1998 and labels the film as the band playing at the Wimbledon Festival in July 1987. - [You Make My Day Shine](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/you-make-my-day-shine/): 3 versions. You Make My Day Shine is track 6 of London 1987 and lasts 2 minutes 47 seconds. Two videos carry recording places: Cymbelline in Reading in April 1988, and, for the 99Mix, New Rising Studios in Essex on New Year’s Day 1999. The 2001 CDr lists it as (You Make My) Day Shine. - [This English Day](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/this-english-day/): 3 versions. This English Day is track 7 of London 1987 and returns as track 11 in a live version from Bonn that runs for 4 minutes 31 seconds. The 2001 CDr track list has it second, after Secretly I Wonder. - [Let’s Take a Walk](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/lets-take-a-walk/): 2 versions. Let’s Take a Walk is track 8 of London 1987 and lasts 2 minutes 55 seconds. It is fifth on the 2001 CDr track list, where the title is printed Let's Take A Walk. - [Tufnell Park](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/tufnell-park/): 2 versions. Tufnell Park is track 9 of London 1987. At 2 minutes 30 seconds it is the shortest track on the album. It is seventh on the 2001 CDr track list. - [Sixteen](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/sixteen/): 1 version. Sixteen is named in a fanzine review of the Le Beat Route show on 23 February 1987, where the writer notes wrong opening chords at the start of the song. It is third on the 2001 CDr track list. - [The First Time](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/the-first-time/): 1 version. The First Time is track 4 of fifteen on the 2001 CDr London 1987, released on Jackfruit Music with the catalogue number JRJF004. The title is not on the 2019 digital album. - [Kim](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/kim/): 1 version. Kim is track 11 of fifteen on the 2001 CDr London 1987, released on Jackfruit Music with the catalogue number JRJF004. The title is not on the 2019 digital album. - [Zoot Suit](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/zoot-suit/): 1 version. Zoot Suit is track 13 of fifteen on the 2001 CDr London 1987, released on Jackfruit Music with the catalogue number JRJF004. The title is not on the 2019 digital album. --- # Get Ready > Get Ready is track 1 of London 1987 and appears again as track 10 in a live version recorded in Bonn. A fanzine review of a two-song tape discusses it with This Evening, and the studio version was recorded at Triple X Studios in North Acton in October 1987. The band recorded it for the BBC Two programme Network East, and at the Bazooka in Bonn played it with guitar, bass and vocals only. (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [A13](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/), [Y04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opZEBh10uxM), [Y07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01), [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02), [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) - Also written: Get Ready! - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/get-ready/ ## Versions - **Album version** (Studio, 03:00). Track 1 of London 1987. Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/4KPxMmNkwpeZJEHhjpFHPA), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/get-ready/1448550541?i=1448550544), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736622), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=taH5WxdvXxk). (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4)) - **Live in Bonn** (Live, 04:35). Track 10 of London 1987. Recorded live at the Bazooka in Bonn. Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/7MO1KU3e5vn7tFdrWlVEtj), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/get-ready-live-in-bonn/1448550541?i=1448550724), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736712), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=yT3s2BzowFQ). (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [Y07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE)) - **Get Ready on the 2001 CDr** (CDr). Track 10 of 15 on the 2001 CDr. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) - **Get Ready (Live) on the 2001 CDr** (Live). Track 14 of 15 on the 2001 CDr. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) ## Where the archive mentions it - [Demo review: Get Ready and This Evening](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/): The demo review discusses Get Ready as one of the two songs on a tape, likens the vocals to Lloyd Cole, and says the brass sounds obviously synthesised. “show shades of Lloyd Cole” (Sources: [A13](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/)) ## Videos - [The New English - Get Ready!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opZEBh10uxM), 3:02. (Sources: [Y04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opZEBh10uxM)) - [The New English - Get Ready! (Live)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE), 3:59. (Sources: [Y07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE)) ## Gigs - **17 February 1990**, [Bazooka, Bonn](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1990-02-17-bazooka/). Documents: [Poster](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/). (Sources: [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/), [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02), [Y07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE)) [All songs](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/) ## Cite this page Get Ready. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/get-ready/ --- # This Evening > This Evening is track 2 of London 1987. A fanzine review of a two-song tape discusses it with Get Ready and likens the vocals to Paul Weller in his In The City period. The song was recorded at Triple X in North Acton in 1987, and the BBC Two programme Network East broadcast it. (Sources: [A13](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01), [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02), [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987), [Y02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzYbWwo1Izw)) - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/this-evening/ ## Versions - **Album version** (Studio, 02:34). Track 2 of London 1987. Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/6ZvXWJydi1S2As55wNaMdM), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/this-evening/1448550541?i=1448550549), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736632), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXML5281CL0). (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4)) - **This Evening on the 2001 CDr** (CDr). Track 9 of 15 on the 2001 CDr. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) ## Where the archive mentions it - [Demo review: Get Ready and This Evening](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/): The demo review discusses This Evening as the second song on the tape and says it shares the boy-girl subject and the urgency of Get Ready. “the same style of joyous chorus” (Sources: [A13](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/)) ## Videos - [The New English - This Evening](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzYbWwo1Izw), 2:35. (Sources: [Y02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzYbWwo1Izw)) - [The New English "This Evening"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_WRj2e86Ds), 2:31. (Sources: [Y06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_WRj2e86Ds)) [All songs](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/) ## Cite this page This Evening. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/this-evening/ --- # Alone > Alone is track 3 of London 1987 and runs for 2 minutes 47 seconds. The 2001 CDr lists it as I Rather Be Alone, and the 2015 compilation 3am Radio England as Alone (I’d Rather Be), at 2 minutes 53 seconds. (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987), [B29](https://open.spotify.com/album/1sx1GI0hDOmHNOUuO32qVr), [B30](https://music.apple.com/us/album/3am-radio-england/1381528346)) - Also written: I Rather Be Alone; Alone (I’d Rather Be) - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/alone/ ## Versions - **Album version** (Studio, 02:47). Track 3 of London 1987. Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/6TRtb9XjPhIyW1S4aELlka), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/alone/1448550541?i=1448550701), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736642), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=RVDdL15iGjo). (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4)) - **I Rather Be Alone on the 2001 CDr** (CDr). Track 8 of 15 on the 2001 CDr. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) - **3am Radio England** (Studio, 02:53). Track 6 of 8 on the 2015 compilation. (Sources: [B29](https://open.spotify.com/album/1sx1GI0hDOmHNOUuO32qVr), [B30](https://music.apple.com/us/album/3am-radio-england/1381528346)) [All songs](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/) ## Cite this page Alone. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/alone/ --- # Secretly I Wonder > Secretly I Wonder is track 4 of London 1987 and lasts 2 minutes 54 seconds. The 2001 CDr track list opens with it and carries it again at track 6 as Secretly I Wonder (Oxshott Mix). (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/secretly-i-wonder/ ## Versions - **Album version** (Studio, 02:54). Track 4 of London 1987. Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/7B44K9oret6mkOkCTmDzd1), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/secretly-i-wonder/1448550541?i=1448550702), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736652), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kyv3Xmt2p0). (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4)) - **Secretly I Wonder on the 2001 CDr** (CDr). Track 1 of 15 on the 2001 CDr. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) - **Secretly I Wonder (Oxshott Mix) on the 2001 CDr** (Remix). Track 6 of 15 on the 2001 CDr. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) [All songs](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/) ## Cite this page Secretly I Wonder. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/secretly-i-wonder/ --- # The Day After Tomorrow > The Day After Tomorrow is track 5 of London 1987 and lasts 2 minutes 58 seconds. It closes the fifteen-track list of the 2001 CDr. A YouTube video of the song gives the version as recorded in 1998 and labels the film as the band playing at the Wimbledon Festival in July 1987. (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987), [Y01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQixqSQqJuw)) - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/the-day-after-tomorrow/ ## Versions - **Album version** (Studio, 02:58). Track 5 of London 1987. Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/0YDHVKH6L8qkXoPoN1Wr1M), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-day-after-tomorrow/1448550541?i=1448550705), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736662), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=BU7usREuJFQ). (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4)) - **The Day After Tomorrow on the 2001 CDr** (CDr). Track 15 of 15 on the 2001 CDr. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) ## Videos - [The New English - The Day After Tomorrow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQixqSQqJuw), 3:00. (Sources: [Y01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQixqSQqJuw)) [All songs](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/) ## Cite this page The Day After Tomorrow. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/the-day-after-tomorrow/ --- # You Make My Day Shine > You Make My Day Shine is track 6 of London 1987 and lasts 2 minutes 47 seconds. Two videos carry recording places: Cymbelline in Reading in April 1988, and, for the 99Mix, New Rising Studios in Essex on New Year’s Day 1999. The 2001 CDr lists it as (You Make My) Day Shine. (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [B12](https://open.spotify.com/track/2DT20g0CZEG4AMluJDug8J), [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987), [Y03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGsgy2igPBo), [Y05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDldN02cvMg)) - Also written: (You Make My) Day Shine - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/you-make-my-day-shine/ ## Versions - **Album version** (Studio, 02:47). Track 6 of London 1987. Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/2DT20g0CZEG4AMluJDug8J), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-make-my-day-shine/1448550541?i=1448550710), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736672), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=tc1TeqR1Wys). (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [B12](https://open.spotify.com/track/2DT20g0CZEG4AMluJDug8J)) - **99Mix** (Remix, 02:43). Recorded at New Rising Studios, Essex, on New Year’s Day 1999. (Sources: [Y05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDldN02cvMg)) - **(You Make My) Day Shine on the 2001 CDr** (CDr). Track 12 of 15 on the 2001 CDr. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) ## Videos - [The New English - You Make My Day Shine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGsgy2igPBo), 2:52. (Sources: [Y03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGsgy2igPBo)) - [The New English - You Make My Day Shine (99Mix)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDldN02cvMg), 2:43. (Sources: [Y05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDldN02cvMg)) [All songs](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/) ## Cite this page You Make My Day Shine. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/you-make-my-day-shine/ --- # This English Day > This English Day is track 7 of London 1987 and returns as track 11 in a live version from Bonn that runs for 4 minutes 31 seconds. The 2001 CDr track list has it second, after Secretly I Wonder. (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [Y07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE), [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/this-english-day/ ## Versions - **Album version** (Studio, 03:36). Track 7 of London 1987. Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/22d6iFAdjZENCq9RxRXVYm), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/this-english-day/1448550541?i=1448550712), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736682), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=2b636cw0sd8). (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4)) - **Live in Bonn** (Live, 04:31). Track 11 of London 1987. Recorded live in Bonn. Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/4qv6o73BzDgHf4DYD7vNdw), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/this-english-day-live-in-bonn/1448550541?i=1448550726), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736722), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=gZNDihMwvRU). (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4)) - **This English Day on the 2001 CDr** (CDr). Track 2 of 15 on the 2001 CDr. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) ## Gigs - **17 February 1990**, [Bazooka, Bonn](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1990-02-17-bazooka/). Documents: [Poster](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/). (Sources: [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/), [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02), [Y07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE)) [All songs](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/) ## Cite this page This English Day. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/this-english-day/ --- # Let’s Take a Walk > Let’s Take a Walk is track 8 of London 1987 and lasts 2 minutes 55 seconds. It is fifth on the 2001 CDr track list, where the title is printed Let's Take A Walk. (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) - Also written: Let's Take A Walk - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/lets-take-a-walk/ ## Versions - **Album version** (Studio, 02:55). Track 8 of London 1987. Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/3fueOcgpGvbArPcRS2liDW), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/lets-take-a-walk/1448550541?i=1448550714), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736692), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=qZjsnyTM2K4). (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4)) - **Let's Take A Walk on the 2001 CDr** (CDr). Track 5 of 15 on the 2001 CDr. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) [All songs](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/) ## Cite this page Let’s Take a Walk. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/lets-take-a-walk/ --- # Tufnell Park > Tufnell Park is track 9 of London 1987. At 2 minutes 30 seconds it is the shortest track on the album. It is seventh on the 2001 CDr track list. (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/tufnell-park/ ## Versions - **Album version** (Studio, 02:30). Track 9 of London 1987. Listen: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/0hJhEmZre1JhV6Q9jwqxb1), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/tufnell-park/1448550541?i=1448550722), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/track/612736702), [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=JkgTjD2aitk). (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4)) - **Tufnell Park on the 2001 CDr** (CDr). Track 7 of 15 on the 2001 CDr. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) [All songs](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/) ## Cite this page Tufnell Park. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/tufnell-park/ --- # Sixteen > Sixteen is named in a fanzine review of the Le Beat Route show on 23 February 1987, where the writer notes wrong opening chords at the start of the song. It is third on the 2001 CDr track list. (Sources: [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/sixteen/ ## Versions - **Sixteen on the 2001 CDr** (CDr). Track 3 of 15 on the 2001 CDr. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) ## Where the archive mentions it - [Le Beat Route review, 23 February 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/): The review of the Le Beat Route show says Shareef played the wrong opening chords to Sixteen and that his guitar playing soon covered it. “The only blemish on an otherwise perfect set” (Sources: [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/)) ## Gigs - **23 February 1987**, [Le Beat Route, London](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-02-23-le-beat-route/). Documents: [Review](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/). (Sources: [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/)) [All songs](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/) ## Cite this page Sixteen. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/sixteen/ --- # The First Time > The First Time is track 4 of fifteen on the 2001 CDr London 1987, released on Jackfruit Music with the catalogue number JRJF004. The title is not on the 2019 digital album. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987), [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4)) - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/the-first-time/ ## Versions - **The First Time on the 2001 CDr** (CDr). Track 4 of 15 on the 2001 CDr. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) [All songs](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/) ## Cite this page The First Time. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/the-first-time/ --- # Kim > Kim is track 11 of fifteen on the 2001 CDr London 1987, released on Jackfruit Music with the catalogue number JRJF004. The title is not on the 2019 digital album. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987), [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4)) - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/kim/ ## Versions - **Kim on the 2001 CDr** (CDr). Track 11 of 15 on the 2001 CDr. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) [All songs](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/) ## Cite this page Kim. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/kim/ --- # Zoot Suit > Zoot Suit is track 13 of fifteen on the 2001 CDr London 1987, released on Jackfruit Music with the catalogue number JRJF004. The title is not on the 2019 digital album. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987), [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4)) - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/zoot-suit/ ## Versions - **Zoot Suit on the 2001 CDr** (CDr). Track 13 of 15 on the 2001 CDr. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) [All songs](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/) ## Cite this page Zoot Suit. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/zoot-suit/ --- # Tunnel Club, Greenwich, 28 October 1986 > A fanzine review dated 28/10/86 covers a bill of The New English and The Third Man at the Tunnel Club in Greenwich. The writer counted 25 people in the audience on a very wet Tuesday and rated The New English the better of the two bands. The Tunnel Club was Malcolm Hardee’s alternative comedy club. (Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/), [B25](https://greenwichwire.co.uk/2016/08/08/fire-wrecks-home-of-the-tunnel-club-greenwichs-alternative-comedy-shrine/)) - Date: 28 October 1986 - Venue: Tunnel Club - City: Greenwich - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1986-10-28-tunnel-club/ ## Also on the bill - The Third Man ## Details - **Billing:** The New English and The Third Man (Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/)) - **Audience:** 25, counted by the reviewer (Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/)) - **Setting:** A pub and club on an industrial estate near the Blackwall Tunnel (Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/)) - **Players named:** Sharef, on guitar (Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/)) ## Documents - [Tunnel Club review, 28 October 1986](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/): Fanzine review, 28/10/86. Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/tunnel-club-review-848.jpg [Live history](https://thenewenglish.uk/#live) ## Cite this page Tunnel Club, Greenwich, 28 October 1986. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1986-10-28-tunnel-club/ --- # Le Beat Route, London, 23 February 1987 > A fanzine review headed New English - La Beatroute 23.2.87 calls the band the liveliest on the night and the venue a rather plush, expensive night club. The reviewer notes that Shareef played the wrong opening chords to Sixteen, and records that this was the band’s tenth gig since October. Le Beat Route was a Soho nightclub at 16 Greek Street. (Sources: [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [B26](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Street)) - Date: 23 February 1987 - Venue: Le Beat Route - City: London - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-02-23-le-beat-route/ ## Details - **Billing:** Four other acts on the night, none named in the review (Sources: [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/)) - **Venue spelling:** Printed as La Beatroute (Sources: [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/)) - **Players named:** Shareef, on guitar (Sources: [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/)) - **Song named:** Sixteen (Sources: [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/)) - **Drinks:** Lemonade £1 for a small glass; lager and lime £1.20 for half a pint (Sources: [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/)) - **Count:** Tenth gig since October (Sources: [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/)) ## Songs - [Sixteen](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/sixteen/) ## Documents - [Le Beat Route review, 23 February 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/): Fanzine review, 23.2.87. Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/le-beat-route-review-848.jpg [Live history](https://thenewenglish.uk/#live) ## Cite this page Le Beat Route, London, 23 February 1987. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-02-23-le-beat-route/ --- # Paradise Club, Reading, 15 May 1987 > The New English played the Paradise Club in Reading on 15 May 1987. The poster for the night prints admission of £3.50 from 9:00 until late, or £2.50 before 10:00, and names no other acts. (Sources: [A06](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - Date: 15 May 1987 - Venue: Paradise Club - City: Reading - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-05-15-paradise-club/ ## Details - **Billing:** NEW ENGLISH, as printed (Sources: [A06](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/)) - **Hours:** 9:00 until late (Sources: [A06](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/)) - **Admission:** £3.50; £2.50 before 10:00 (Sources: [A06](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/)) - **Venue:** Paradise Club, Reading (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) ## Documents - [Reading poster for 15 May](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/): Poster, 15 May 1987. Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/reading-may-poster-1168.jpg [Live history](https://thenewenglish.uk/#live) ## Cite this page Paradise Club, Reading, 15 May 1987. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-05-15-paradise-club/ --- # Wimbledon Festival, Wimbledon, 11 July 1987 > A colour photograph shows The New English on an outdoor stage at the Wimbledon Festival in July 1987, in front of a white marquee, with a guitarist, a singer at the microphone and a drummer. The band’s publicity sheet lists the festival among its appearances. A video of The Day After Tomorrow is labelled as film of the band at the festival. (Sources: [A17](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [Y01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQixqSQqJuw), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - Date: 11 July 1987 - Venue: Wimbledon Festival - City: Wimbledon - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-07-11-wimbledon-festival/ ## Details - **On stage:** A guitarist, a singer at the microphone and a drummer (Sources: [A17](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/)) - **Publicity:** The festival is named in the band’s publicity sheet (Sources: [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/)) - **Date:** 11 July 1987 (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) ## Documents - [The New English at the Wimbledon Festival, July 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/): Photograph, July 1987. Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/wimbledon-festival-july-1987-1740.jpg - [Publicity sheet with trio photograph](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/): Publicity sheet, 1987. Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/agency-publicity-trio-848.jpg [Live history](https://thenewenglish.uk/#live) ## Cite this page Wimbledon Festival, Wimbledon, 11 July 1987. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-07-11-wimbledon-festival/ --- # Sir George Robey, Finsbury Park, 25 July 1987 > The New English supported Frank Chickens at the Sir George Robey in Finsbury Park on 25 July 1987. The band’s publicity sheet lists Frank Chickens and the Brilliant Corners among the acts it had supported. (Sources: [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - Date: 25 July 1987 - Venue: Sir George Robey (supporting Frank Chickens) - City: Finsbury Park - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-07-25-sir-george-robey/ ## Also on the bill - Frank Chickens ## Details - **Billing:** Support to Frank Chickens (Sources: [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **Venue:** Sir George Robey, Finsbury Park (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) ## Documents - [Publicity sheet with trio photograph](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/): Publicity sheet, 1987. Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/agency-publicity-trio-848.jpg [Live history](https://thenewenglish.uk/#live) ## Cite this page Sir George Robey, Finsbury Park, 25 July 1987. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-07-25-sir-george-robey/ --- # St David’s Hall, Reading, 27 November 1987 > A Reading listings zine previews the show, saying the London band The New English are coming down the M4 to play St David’s Hall on London Road on Friday 27th November. Johnny Rasheed, named as singer and bassist, says the band want to lose the indie pop label and move towards soul pop. Shareef is named as the guitarist. (Sources: [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/)) - Date: 27 November 1987 - Venue: St David’s Hall - City: Reading - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-11-27-st-davids-hall/ ## Details - **Date printed:** Friday 27th November (Sources: [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/)) - **Venue:** St David’s Hall, London Road, Reading (Sources: [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/)) - **Line-up named:** Johnny Rasheed (singer, bass); Shareef (guitar) (Sources: [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/)) ## Documents - [Reading preview in What’s Happening?](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/): Local listing and interview, 27 November 1987. Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/reading-preview-interview-1168.jpg [Live history](https://thenewenglish.uk/#live) ## Cite this page St David’s Hall, Reading, 27 November 1987. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-11-27-st-davids-hall/ --- # Rock Garden, London, 7 December 1987 > An admission card reads To see: The New English at Breakthrough I, for Monday 7 DEC, 7.30pm to 3am, at a special admission price of £3 paid at the door. A band pass for the same night carries The New English and the date 7/12/87 in handwriting. The card gives the venue as the Rock Garden in Covent Garden, London. (Sources: [A03](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/), [A18](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-band-pass/)) - Date: 7 December 1987 - Venue: Rock Garden - City: London - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-12-07-rock-garden/ ## Details - **Billing:** The New English at “Breakthrough I” (Sources: [A03](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/)) - **Times:** 7.30pm to 3am (Sources: [A03](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/)) - **Admission:** £3 special admission price, paid at the door (Sources: [A03](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/)) - **Conditions:** 18+; ticket valid for the holder only; no refunds; no transfers; admission not guaranteed (Sources: [A03](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/)) - **Band pass:** The New English and 7/12/87, handwritten (Sources: [A18](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-band-pass/)) ## Documents - [Rock Garden band pass, 7 December 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-band-pass/): Band pass, 7 December 1987. Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/rock-garden-band-pass-291.jpg - [Rock Garden admission card, 7 December](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/): Ticket, 7 December 1987. Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/rock-garden-ticket-635.jpg [Live history](https://thenewenglish.uk/#live) ## Cite this page Rock Garden, London, 7 December 1987. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-12-07-rock-garden/ --- # The World at Zeeta’s, Putney, 11 February 1988 > A pre-printed admission card for The World at Zeeta’s, headed Presents Live, has The New English, Thurs 11th Feb and onstage 10.30pm written in by hand. The card prints the club’s hours as Monday to Saturday, 9pm to 2am, with a smart casual dress code. Entry with the card was £2.00 from Monday to Thursday and £3.00 on Friday and Saturday. (Sources: [A04](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/)) - Date: 11 February 1988 - Venue: The World at Zeeta’s - City: Putney - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1988-02-11-the-world-at-zeetas/ ## Details - **Billing:** The New English, written in by hand (Sources: [A04](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/)) - **Onstage:** 10.30pm (Sources: [A04](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/)) - **Club hours:** Monday to Saturday, 9pm to 2am (Sources: [A04](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/)) - **Dress code:** Smart casual (Sources: [A04](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/)) - **Admission:** With this card: £2.00 Monday to Thursday; £3.00 Friday and Saturday (Sources: [A04](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/)) - **Drinks:** All drinks £1.00 before 11pm, Monday to Thursday (Sources: [A04](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/)) ## Documents - [Zeeta’s ticket, 11 February](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/): Ticket, 11 February 1988. Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/zeetas-ticket-628.jpg [Live history](https://thenewenglish.uk/#live) ## Cite this page The World at Zeeta’s, Putney, 11 February 1988. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1988-02-11-the-world-at-zeetas/ --- # Bazooka, Bonn, 17 February 1990 > A handwritten poster in German and English bills S.P.G. (UK) and The New English (UK) at the Bazooka on Saturday, 17 February, presented by A.C. Promotions and Bazooka kollectiv. It calls the night the one and only European date and dedicates it to the memory of The Redskins. The album London 1987 includes two tracks recorded live in Bonn, Get Ready and This English Day. (Sources: [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/), [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02), [Y07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE), [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4)) - Date: 17 February 1990 - Venue: Bazooka - City: Bonn - Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1990-02-17-bazooka/ ## Also on the bill - S.P.G. (UK) ## Details - **Billing:** S.P.G. (UK) + The New English (UK) (Sources: [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/)) - **Presented by:** A.C. Promotions and Bazooka kollectiv (Sources: [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/)) - **Start:** 20 Uhr, with the minutes written over (Sources: [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/)) - **Admission:** Eintritt 6, with no currency printed (Sources: [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/)) - **Printed on the poster:** One and only European date; dedicated to the memory of The Redskins (Sources: [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/)) - **Songs:** Get Ready (Live in Bonn); This English Day (Live in Bonn) (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [Y07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE)) ## Songs - [Get Ready](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/get-ready/) - [This English Day](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/this-english-day/) ## Documents - [Bazooka poster with S.P.G., 17 February](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/): Poster, 17 February 1990. Image: https://thenewenglish.uk/media/bazooka-poster-848.jpg [Live history](https://thenewenglish.uk/#live) ## Cite this page Bazooka, Bonn, 17 February 1990. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1990-02-17-bazooka/ --- # Timeline Gigs, recordings and documents from 1983 to 2019, on one line. Every mark is a link. Last substantive revision: 6 November 2026. Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/timeline/ ## 1983 - **December 1983**, Event: [Years of Backwater formed](https://thenewenglish.uk/#history). (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) ## 1984 - **July 1984**, Gig: [The duo plays The Swan](https://thenewenglish.uk/#history). (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) ## 1985 - **May 1985**, Event: [The Fallen Idols formed, with Dave Beech on bass](https://thenewenglish.uk/#history). (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) ## 1986 - **May 1986**, Photograph: [The New English, May 1986](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-photograph-may-1986/). - **May 1986**, Event: [The band takes the name The New English](https://thenewenglish.uk/#history). (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) - **28 October 1986**, Gig: [Tunnel Club, Greenwich](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1986-10-28-tunnel-club/). (Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/)) - **28 October 1986**, Fanzine review: [Tunnel Club review, 28 October 1986](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/). - **October 1986**, Photograph: [The New English, October 1986](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-photograph-october-1986/). - **11 November 1986**, Gig: [The Tramshed, Woolwich](https://thenewenglish.uk/#gig-G02). (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **15 November 1986**, Gig: [The Harlequin, Peckham](https://thenewenglish.uk/#gig-G03). (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) ## 1987 - **3 February 1987**, Gig: [Mad Hatters, Southport](https://thenewenglish.uk/#gig-G04). (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **23 February 1987**, Gig: [Le Beat Route, London](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-02-23-le-beat-route/). (Sources: [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/)) - **23 February 1987**, Fanzine review: [Le Beat Route review, 23 February 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/). - **15 May 1987**, Gig: [Paradise Club, Reading](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-05-15-paradise-club/). (Sources: [A06](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **15 May 1987**, Poster: [Reading poster for 15 May](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/). - **15 June 1987**, Gig: [Le Beat Route, London](https://thenewenglish.uk/#gig-G07). (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **11 July 1987**, Gig: [Wimbledon Festival, Wimbledon](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-07-11-wimbledon-festival/). (Sources: [A17](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **25 July 1987**, Gig: [Sir George Robey (supporting Frank Chickens), Finsbury Park](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-07-25-sir-george-robey/). (Sources: [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **July 1987**, Photograph: [The New English at the Wimbledon Festival, July 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/). - **16 August 1987**, Gig: [Dingwalls, Camden](https://thenewenglish.uk/#gig-G10). (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **27 August 1987**, Gig: [The Old White Horse, Brixton](https://thenewenglish.uk/#gig-G11). (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **16 October 1987**, Gig: [Edge Hill College, Ormskirk](https://thenewenglish.uk/#gig-G12). (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **October 1987**, Recording: [Get Ready recorded at Triple X Studios](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/get-ready/). (Sources: [Y04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opZEBh10uxM)) - **7 November 1987**, Gig: [Sipson Community Hall, Sipson](https://thenewenglish.uk/#gig-G13). (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **27 November 1987**, Gig: [St David’s Hall, Reading](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-11-27-st-davids-hall/). (Sources: [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **27 November 1987**, Local listing and interview: [Reading preview in What’s Happening?](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/). - **7 December 1987**, Gig: [Rock Garden, London](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1987-12-07-rock-garden/). (Sources: [A03](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01), [A18](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-band-pass/)) - **7 December 1987**, Ticket: [Rock Garden admission card, 7 December](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/). - **7 December 1987**, Band pass: [Rock Garden band pass, 7 December 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-band-pass/). - **1987**, Publicity sheet: [Band publicity biography](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/). - **1987**, Fanzine interview: [Interview in The Mighty Utterance!](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-continuation/). - **1987**, Event: [Network East and the Wimbledon Festival](https://thenewenglish.uk/#press). (Sources: [A08](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/)) ## 1988 - **11 January 1988**, Gig: [Polytechnic of Central London, London](https://thenewenglish.uk/#gig-G16). (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **11 February 1988**, Gig: [The World at Zeeta’s, Putney](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1988-02-11-the-world-at-zeetas/). (Sources: [A04](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **11 February 1988**, Ticket: [Zeeta’s ticket, 11 February](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/). - **March 1988**, Event: [The main period of the band ends](https://thenewenglish.uk/#live). (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) - **April 1988**, Recording: [You Make My Day Shine recorded at Cymbelline, Reading](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/you-make-my-day-shine/). (Sources: [Y03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGsgy2igPBo)) ## 1990 - **17 February 1990**, Gig: [Bazooka, Bonn](https://thenewenglish.uk/live/1990-02-17-bazooka/). (Sources: [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/), [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02), [Y07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE)) - **17 February 1990**, Poster: [Bazooka poster with S.P.G., 17 February](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/). ## 1991 - **December 1991**, Event: [The Internationalists formed](https://thenewenglish.uk/#later-projects). (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) ## 1992 - **February 1992**, Recording: [The Internationalists on BBC Radio Berkshire](https://thenewenglish.uk/#later-projects). (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) ## 1993 - **1993**, Release: [Inspiration, Johnny Rasheed](https://thenewenglish.uk/#release-inspiration). (Sources: [B04](https://www.twee.net/bands/r/rasheedjohnn.html)) ## 1995 - **11 March 1995**, Poster: [Johnny Rasheed at MacDevitt’s Bar: solo poster](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-macdevitts-poster/). ## 1997 - **July 1997**, Gig: [The Internationalists at Bracknell Festival](https://thenewenglish.uk/#later-projects). (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) ## 2001 - **2001**, Recording: [London 1987 CDr on Jackfruit Music](https://thenewenglish.uk/#release-london-1987). (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) ## 2015 - **28 February 2015**, Recording: [3am Radio England compilation](https://thenewenglish.uk/#recordings). (Sources: [B29](https://open.spotify.com/album/1sx1GI0hDOmHNOUuO32qVr), [B30](https://music.apple.com/us/album/3am-radio-england/1381528346)) ## 2019 - **2 January 2019**, Release: [London 1987, The New English](https://thenewenglish.uk/#release-london-1987). (Sources: [B03](https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541), [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [B18](https://www.deezer.com/album/83444182), [B19](https://tidal.com/album/101908814), [B21](https://open.spotify.com/album/3BnIhDq7OO7oDUTvWwp8Ar)) ## No date printed These documents carry no date, so they are not on the line. - [Fanzine interview, first page](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/): Fanzine interview. - [Publicity sheet with trio photograph](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/): Publicity sheet. - [Demo review: Get Ready and This Evening](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/): Demo review. - [Johnny Rasheed: Saturday running order](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-saturday-running-order/): Running order. --- # Methodology, sources and research data This page explains how the archive is put together. The other pages tell the story plainly, and this is the one place where their limits are set out. Last substantive revision: 6 November 2026. Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/research/ ## How to read this archive This is a curated archive. It was assembled from documents supplied to it, catalogue entries and later accounts. The site states the history plainly and does not repeat qualifications beside each sentence. Much of it has not been independently confirmed. Early dates, some gig dates, the line-up history, the later groups and the musicians’ equipment come from a later wiki-style account and its copies, which count as one source, and that account’s own sources were challenged by Wikipedia editors. Support slots, the Wimbledon Festival and Network East come from band publicity, and no programme listing naming the band has been read. Recording places come from YouTube upload notes on the channel sc101101, which has not been identified as official. The 2001 CDr and the credits on Inspiration come from user-submitted Discogs entries. Posters, tickets and previews record what was advertised, and they do not prove that a performance took place. Only the Tunnel Club and Le Beat Route shows are described by a review. The gig list is not complete: the Le Beat Route review calls that show their tenth since October, and the list holds five. Years that a document does not print are attributed from labels supplied with the scans, weekdays or context. Reviews and interviews are fanzine writing, and interview answers and publicity give the band’s own view. The streaming audio has not been compared with any 1980s recording, and the demo tape and the album tracks of the same names may be different recordings. Where sources disagree, the main pages follow the contemporary document, and the disagreement is listed under open questions below. That includes the spelling of Sara’s name, the band’s origin, several dates and the billing of the 1997 performance. The four images from Wikimedia Commons keep the licences stated there, and the author and date labels on those files are as uploaded. Song pages treat titles that differ only in wording, such as Alone and I Rather Be Alone, as one song, which is a reading of the titles and is not stated in any document. The data files keep the type of evidence for each record, so anyone using them can separate what is documented from what is reported. ## Open questions These conflicts are unresolved. The archive shows each reading and does not choose between them. - **Drummer identity.** The publicity sheet gives the handwritten name Sara Hewes; a later account calls the drummer Sarah Hughes. The archive uses Sara until the credit is confirmed. (Sources: [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **Network East date.** A clipped date on the band’s publicity ends /9/87, and a later account gives a different month. The Network East broadcast date is unresolved. (Sources: [A08](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **Zeeta’s performance date.** The ticket says Thursday 11 February; a later chronology says 10 February 1988. The performance date is unresolved. (Sources: [A04](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **St David’s Hall date.** The listing advertises Friday 27 November; a later list says 23 November. The performance date is unresolved. (Sources: [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **Solo poster year.** A faint pencil note on the solo poster appears to read 1995, while the label supplied with the scan says 1993. The printed weekday rules out 1993. 1995 is an inference. (Sources: [A01](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-macdevitts-poster/)) - **Bonn show: month and city.** The poster gives Saturday 17 February, while an upload note says March 1990. Bonn comes from a later account and the upload note, not from the poster. (Sources: [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/), [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02), [Y07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE)) - **Interview issue dating.** Page two of an interview contains a review dated 2 April 1987, so it cannot be safely paired with the first page as one dated issue. (Sources: [A11](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-continuation/), [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/)) - **1997 artist attribution.** A mirror’s infobox calls the 1997 Bracknell item a New English reunion, while its narrative gives The Internationalists. The archive keeps the later duo separate. (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01), [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02)) - **Predecessor bassist tenure.** A later account says Dave Beech left shortly after May 1986. No contemporary document names Dave in the band. (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **Joz’s role.** Later accounts call Joz a vocalist, while a quiz beside the 1987 caption asks who left the band with no bassist. (Sources: [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) - **Length of the partnership.** A publicity sheet says the band had been together about eight months, yet a review places them on stage in October 1986. (Sources: [A08](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/), [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/)) - **Two versions of London 1987.** Discogs lists a fifteen-track CDr from 2001, while platforms list an eleven-track digital album from 2019. No document here confirms the CDr. (Sources: [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987), [B03](https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541), [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4)) - **Fanzine titles.** The two live reviews probably come from one fanzine whose title is not shown. The Reading pages share a contact block. (Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/), [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/), [A11](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-continuation/), [A13](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/)) - **Origin.** Band publicity and an interview say Fulham, a Le Beat Route reviewer wrote “the band from the East End”, and a later account says Surrey. (Sources: [A08](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/), [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/), [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01), [B15](https://www.discogs.com/release/3166424-Johnny-Rasheed-Inspiration)) - **Demo and album versions.** The demo reviewed in What’s Happening?, the Network East recording and the Triple X sessions may be different versions of the same songs. (Sources: [A13](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01), [Y04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opZEBh10uxM)) - **Alone.** Alone, Alone (I’d Rather Be) and I Rather Be Alone look like one song, but no source says so. (Sources: [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [B29](https://open.spotify.com/album/1sx1GI0hDOmHNOUuO32qVr), [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987)) ## Notes on dates Where each item’s date comes from. - [The New English, May 1986](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-photograph-may-1986/). The date comes from the file title and date field on Wikimedia Commons. - [The New English, October 1986](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-photograph-october-1986/). The date comes from the file title and date field on Wikimedia Commons. - [Tunnel Club review, 28 October 1986](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/). The date is printed in the review heading as 28/10/86 and the text calls it a ‘very wet Tuesday’, which agrees with the calendar (28 October 1986 was a Tuesday); it dates the gig, not the publication of the fanzine issue. - [Fanzine interview, first page](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/). No date is printed on the page; the scan label’s October 1986 is unsupported, and the page ends “or look at the next page!” while the apparent next page (A11) carries a review dated 2/4/87, which would put the issue in April 1987 or later if the two pages belong together. - [Le Beat Route review, 23 February 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/). Printed in the review heading as 23.2.87 (the day’s second digit is slightly damaged but reads 3); 23 February 1987 was a Monday by calendar calculation, and the page itself was printed later because it also carries a review dated late March 1987. - [The New English at the Wimbledon Festival, July 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/). The month comes from the file title on Wikimedia Commons and the gig list, which gives 11 July 1987. - [Rock Garden band pass, 7 December 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-band-pass/). The date is handwritten on the pass as 7/12/87. - [Reading poster for 15 May](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/). Day and month are printed (‘15 MAY’) with no weekday or year; the label supplied with the scan says May 1987 and a later list gives 15 May 1987, but nothing on the scan itself confirms the year (15 May 1987 was a Friday, which the poster cannot confirm). - [Reading preview in What’s Happening?](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/). The day and month are printed in the article; the year is not printed, and the weekday pattern across the listings (Friday 27 November with Monday 30th, Tuesday 1 December and Sunday 6 December) fits 1981, 1987 and 1992, so 1987 is inferred from the band’s activity and the Rick Astley remark, and the date is an advertised one rather than a confirmed performance. - [Rock Garden admission card, 7 December](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/). Weekday, day and month are printed as Monday 7 DEC, and the band pass for the same night gives 7/12/87. - [Band publicity biography](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/). The sheet carries no date of its own; the only date is for the Network East appearance, printed with the day clipped at the left edge and ending “/9/87” (September 1987 on UK day/month order), so by its own wording the sheet was written on or after that appearance. - [Publicity sheet with trio photograph](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/). No date or year is printed; the sheet says only “so far this year” and “recently appeared” on Network East, and the label supplied with the scan attributes it to 1987, which A08’s September 1987 Network East date makes plausible but does not prove. - [Demo review: Get Ready and This Evening](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/). No date or year is printed; the news column lists dates from 9 March to 5 April without a year, which puts the issue in early spring of an unstated year, and the label supplied with the scan attributes it to 1987. - [Interview in The Mighty Utterance!](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-continuation/). No issue date is printed; the only date on the page is 2/4/87 on the Pressgang Club review, a Thursday as that review says the club runs on Thursdays, so the page cannot have been printed before 2 April 1987 and the October 1986 in the label supplied with the scan does not fit it. - [Zeeta’s ticket, 11 February](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/). Weekday, day and month are handwritten (‘THURS 11th FEB’) with no year; the archive attributes the card to 1988 and 11 February was a Thursday in 1988, but a later chronology gives 10 February (a Wednesday in 1988), so the performance date stays unresolved. - [Bazooka poster with S.P.G., 17 February](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/). Weekday (German ‘Samstag’), month and day are handwritten but no year is given; 17 February was a Saturday in 1990, which agrees with the label supplied with the scan, so 1990 is a consistent attribution but not a printed fact. - [Johnny Rasheed at MacDevitt’s Bar: solo poster](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-macdevitts-poster/). Day and month are printed (‘SATURDAY 11th MARCH’); the year is a faint handwritten pencil note reading 1995 at the lower left, which agrees with the weekday (11 March was a Saturday in 1995 but a Thursday in 1993, the year in the label supplied with the scan), although the annotation’s author and date are unknown and the owner has not confirmed it. - [Johnny Rasheed: Saturday running order](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-saturday-running-order/). Nothing is printed except the weekday heading ‘SATURDAY’; the label supplied with the scan says 1993, but no year, event name or venue appears on the scan to confirm it. ## How evidence is treated Every statement on the site links to its sources, and the data files carry the type of evidence behind each record. A printed weekday can support a year but does not prove a performance. A catalogue date is a release date and not a recording date. ## Source tiers A tier describes the type of source, not whether a statement is true. Read each entry together with its qualification. - **Tier A, Contemporary primary document:** A document from the period, or datable to it where stated: a review, a fanzine interview, a ticket or a poster. Sources: A01, A02, A03, A04, A05, A06, A09, A10, A11, A13, A14, A15, A16, A17, A18. - **Tier B, Band publicity:** Contemporary publicity made by the band or its agency. It shows what the band claimed and is not independent. Sources: A07, A08, A12. - **Tier C, Catalogues and platforms:** Music platforms and specialist catalogues. They confirm listings and release dates, not recording dates. Sources: B03, B04, B05, B12, B13, B14, B15, B16, B17, B18, B19, B20, B21, B22, B23, B28, B29, B30. - **Tier D, Uploader notes:** Descriptions written by the uploader of a video. The channel sc101101 has not been identified as official. Sources: Y01, Y02, Y03, Y04, Y05, Y06, Y07, Y08. - **Tier E, Retrospective and reference:** Later accounts from a wiki-style article and its copies, which count as one source family and are used as attributed leads, plus encyclopedia and local news pages used only for background on venues and programmes. Sources: B01, B02, B24, B25, B26, B31, B32, B33, B34, B35. ## Biographies to quote Three lengths of the same short biography, written only from the sources listed in the register below. ### 50 words The New English were a London indie pop band of the late 1980s. Johnny Rasheed (bass and vocals) and Shareef C (guitar) grew up in Fulham and played together from 1983. The main period of the band ran from 1986 to 1988, and the digital album *London 1987* followed on 2 January 2019. Sources: [A08](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/), [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01), [B03](https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541) ### 100 words The New English were a London indie pop band of the late 1980s, with Johnny Rasheed (bass and vocals), Shareef C (guitar), Joz (vocals) and Sara (drums). Fanzines reviewed them at the Tunnel Club, Greenwich, on 28 October 1986 and at Le Beat Route, London, on 23 February 1987. They supported the Brilliant Corners and Frank Chickens and appeared on the BBC Two programme Network East. The main period ended in 1988. Johnny Rasheed’s solo CD *Inspiration* appeared in 1993, and the eleven-track digital album *London 1987* on 2 January 2019. Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/), [A08](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/), [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01), [B03](https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541), [B04](https://www.twee.net/bands/r/rasheedjohnn.html) ### 250 words The New English were a London indie pop band of the late 1980s. Johnny Rasheed and Shareef C grew up in Fulham, first met as children and began playing together as Years of Backwater in 1983, then as The Fallen Idols with Dave Beech on bass. The name The New English followed in 1986. Johnny played bass and sang, Shareef played guitar, and the line-up also included Joz on vocals and Sara on drums. Their reference points included Felt, Morrissey and the Redskins. Fanzines reviewed the band at the Tunnel Club, Greenwich, on 28 October 1986, when the writer counted an audience of 25, and at Le Beat Route, London, on 23 February 1987, when the reviewer called them the liveliest band of the night. Both reviews praise Shareef’s guitar playing. The band supported the Brilliant Corners and Frank Chickens, played the Wimbledon Festival and appeared on the BBC Two programme Network East in 1987. A Reading preview has Johnny talking about a move towards soul pop. The main period ended in March 1988, and the band reunited for a show with S.P.G. at the Bazooka in Bonn in February 1990. Johnny and Shareef went on to the acoustic duo The Internationalists, and Johnny released the solo CD *Inspiration* in 1993. A CDr called *London 1987* appeared in 2001, and the eleven-track digital album of the same title followed on 2 January 2019. Sources: [A08](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/), [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/), [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/), [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01), [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/), [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02), [B03](https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541), [B04](https://www.twee.net/bands/r/rasheedjohnn.html), [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4) ## How to cite Cite the underlying document where you can, then this archive as the place it is catalogued. A suggested form is the page title, The New English Archive, the date of the last substantive revision and the page address, as shown in the box below. The New English | Methodology, Sources and Data. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/research/ ## Data files The same eligible information that is on the pages is available as plain Markdown and structured JSON. Crawler access to these files is not a licence to reuse the material. - [Facts](https://thenewenglish.uk/data/facts.json) (application/json): Source-backed statements with their citations. - [Entities](https://thenewenglish.uk/data/entities.json) (application/json): The band, its musicians and separately represented later projects. - [Timeline](https://thenewenglish.uk/data/timeline.json) (application/json): Dated events with date precision and citations. - [Gigs](https://thenewenglish.uk/data/gigs.json) (application/json): Performance records with dates, venues and citations. - [Releases](https://thenewenglish.uk/data/releases.json) (application/json): Releases with correct artist credits, dates and track metadata. - [Sources](https://thenewenglish.uk/data/sources.json) (application/json): Public source register with tiers and citation locations. - [Archive objects](https://thenewenglish.uk/data/archive.json) (application/json): Public metadata for each archive object and its cleared image files. - [Graph](https://thenewenglish.uk/data/graph.json) (application/ld+json): JSON-LD graph of eligible entities, releases, recordings and videos. - [Changelog](https://thenewenglish.uk/data/changelog.json) (application/json): Real content changes and their dates. - [Videos](https://thenewenglish.uk/data/videos.json) (application/json): Catalogued video uploads with descriptions and citations. - [Answers](https://thenewenglish.uk/data/answers.json) (application/json): Direct answers to common questions, with sources. - [Text chunks](https://thenewenglish.uk/data/chunks.json) (application/json): The archive text split into citable chunks with source links. - [Source tiers](https://thenewenglish.uk/data/source-tiers.json) (application/json): The A to E source tier scale and the sources in each tier. - [Songs](https://thenewenglish.uk/data/songs.json) (application/json): Songs with their versions, streaming links, mentions in the archive, videos and gigs. - [Homepage as Markdown](https://thenewenglish.uk/index.md) (text/markdown) - [Archive index as Markdown](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/index.md) (text/markdown) - [Research directory as Markdown](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/index.md) (text/markdown) - [Questions and answers as Markdown](https://thenewenglish.uk/questions/index.md) (text/markdown) - [About this archive as Markdown](https://thenewenglish.uk/about-this-archive/index.md) (text/markdown) - [Songs index as Markdown](https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/index.md) (text/markdown) - [Timeline as Markdown](https://thenewenglish.uk/timeline/index.md) (text/markdown) - [Archive directory](https://thenewenglish.uk/llms.txt) (text/plain) - [Full archive text](https://thenewenglish.uk/llms-full.txt) (text/plain) ## Source register The sources behind this site, with their tiers. Scans are cited at their own page in this archive, and other sources link to the original. B01 and B02, two copies of a former Wikipedia article, are named here without a link. - **A01**, tier A (Contemporary primary document): [Johnny Rasheed at MacDevitt’s Bar: solo poster](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-macdevitts-poster/). Archive item. SATURDAY 11th MARCH...8pm; a faint pencil note at lower left appears to read 1995. Poster for a free Johnny Rasheed evening at MacDevitt’s Bar, Reading, Saturday 11 March 1995. - **A02**, tier A (Contemporary primary document): [Johnny Rasheed: Saturday running order](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/johnny-rasheed-saturday-running-order/). Archive item. SATURDAY (heading only; no date or year printed). A printed Saturday running order listing Johnny Rasheed with four other acts. - **A03**, tier A (Contemporary primary document): [Rock Garden admission card, 7 December](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/). Archive item. Monday 7 DEC; 7.30pm - 3am. Rock Garden admission card for The New English at “Breakthrough I”, Monday 7 December 1987, £3 at the door. - **A04**, tier A (Contemporary primary document): [Zeeta’s ticket, 11 February](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/). Archive item. THURS 11th FEB (handwritten); Onstage 10-30PM (handwritten). Red-printed Zeeta’s club card with The New English, Thurs 11th Feb 1988 and 10.30pm written in by hand. - **A05**, tier A (Contemporary primary document): [Tunnel Club review, 28 October 1986](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/). Archive item. 28/10/86. A fanzine Reviews page with a review of The New English and The Third Man at the Tunnel Club, Greenwich, 28 October 1986. - **A06**, tier A (Contemporary primary document): [Reading poster for 15 May](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/). Archive item. 15 MAY. Poster for New English on 15 May 1987, with admission prices and a Reading address. - **A07**, tier B (Band publicity): [Bazooka poster with S.P.G., 17 February](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/). Archive item. SAMSTAG FEB. 17TH 20.[overwritten digit]0 UHR. Handwritten poster billing S.P.G. (UK) and The New English (UK) at the Bazooka, Bonn, Saturday 17 February 1990. - **A08**, tier B (Band publicity): [Band publicity biography](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/). Archive item. NETWORK EAST - [day clipped]/9/87. Band publicity biography describing a Fulham childhood, a first national television appearance and songs about teenage love. - **A09**, tier A (Contemporary primary document): [Le Beat Route review, 23 February 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/). Archive item. 23.2.87. 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. - **A10**, tier A (Contemporary primary document): [Reading preview in What’s Happening?](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/). Archive item. FRIDAY 27th NOVEMBER. Reading listings zine spread previewing The New English at St David’s Hall on Friday 27 November 1987, with Johnny Rasheed on soul pop. - **A11**, tier A (Contemporary primary document): [Interview in The Mighty Utterance!](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-continuation/). Archive item. 2/4/87 (printed on a separate review on the page; the band interview itself is undated). Mighty Utterance! interview with The New English: Johnny on London, teenage love and the band name. - **A12**, tier B (Band publicity): [Publicity sheet with trio photograph](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/). Archive item. No date printed. Band publicity sheet with a trio photograph, handwritten booking details for A C Promotion and a typed question-and-answer section. - **A13**, tier A (Contemporary primary document): [Demo review: Get Ready and This Evening](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/). Archive item. No date printed. Demo review of The New English in the What’s Happening? zine, covering the songs Get Ready and This Evening. - **A14**, tier A (Contemporary primary document): [Fanzine interview, first page](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/). Archive item. No date printed. 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. - **A15**, tier A (Contemporary primary document): [The New English, May 1986](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-photograph-may-1986/). Archive item. Checked 5 November 2026. Colour band photograph from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. - **A16**, tier A (Contemporary primary document): [The New English, October 1986](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-photograph-october-1986/). Archive item. Checked 5 November 2026. Colour band photograph from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. - **A17**, tier A (Contemporary primary document): [The New English at the Wimbledon Festival, July 1987](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/wimbledon-festival-july-1987/). Archive item. Checked 5 November 2026. Colour stage photograph from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. - **A18**, tier A (Contemporary primary document): [Rock Garden band pass, 7/12/87](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-band-pass/). Archive item. Checked 5 November 2026. Band pass from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. - **B01**, tier E (Retrospective and reference): [The New English on EverybodyWiki](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01). Later account. Retrospective account derived from a former Wikipedia article. Treated as a later account, not as independent corroboration. - **B02**, tier E (Retrospective and reference): [The New English on Wikibin](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02). Later account. Mirror of the same article as B01. The two are one source family and are not counted separately. - **B03**, tier C (Catalogues and platforms): [London 1987 on Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541). Platform catalogue. Catalogue listing: eleven tracks, a digital release date of 2 January 2019 and a RipItUp Records credit. A catalogue date is a release date, not a recording date. - **B04**, tier C (Catalogues and platforms): [Johnny Rasheed on TweeNet](https://www.twee.net/bands/r/rasheedjohnn.html). Specialist catalogue. Specialist catalogue listing for Inspiration (CD, 1993, Jackfruit Music, eight listed songs). A catalogue entry, not a biography. - **B05**, tier C (Catalogues and platforms): [London 1987 on Amazon Music](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4). Platform catalogue. Album listing with track order and durations. - **B12**, tier C (Catalogues and platforms): [You Make My Day Shine on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/2DT20g0CZEG4AMluJDug8J). Platform catalogue. Platform listing for one track of London 1987. It is not evidence of an 1980s commercial release. - **B13**, tier C (Catalogues and platforms): [The New English on Amazon artist page](https://music.amazon.com.br/artists/B07CX4MR8M/the-new-english). Platform catalogue. Platform artist page. Its popular-track order is not the album sequence and is not used as a track listing. - **B14**, tier C (Catalogues and platforms): [London 1987 (CDr, 2001) on Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987). Platform catalogue. Checked 5 November 2026. User-submitted Discogs entry, data quality “Needs Vote”: CDr, Jackfruit Music JRJF004, 2001, fifteen tracks. Not confirmed by any document in this archive. - **B15**, tier C (Catalogues and platforms): [Inspiration by Johnny Rasheed on Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/release/3166424-Johnny-Rasheed-Inspiration). Platform catalogue. Checked 5 November 2026. User-submitted Discogs entry with data quality “Correct”: catalogue number JRJF001 and a guitar credit for Shareef C. - **B16**, tier C (Catalogues and platforms): [The New English on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/5aJcS4aEhQ0XwoUB8MEHVd). Platform catalogue. Checked 5 November 2026. Platform artist page. - **B17**, tier C (Catalogues and platforms): [The New English on Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-new-english/1381529598). Platform catalogue. Checked 5 November 2026. Platform artist page. - **B18**, tier C (Catalogues and platforms): [London 1987 on Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/album/83444182). Platform catalogue. Checked 5 November 2026. Eleven tracks, release date 2 January 2019. - **B19**, tier C (Catalogues and platforms): [London 1987 on Tidal](https://tidal.com/album/101908814). Platform catalogue. Checked 5 November 2026. Eleven tracks, 35:09, release date 2 January 2019. - **B20**, tier C (Catalogues and platforms): [The New English on YouTube (Topic channel)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG3t9hDdeZZG-yelv9x_u0A). Platform catalogue. Checked 5 November 2026. Channel generated automatically by YouTube from the 2019 distributor delivery. It is separate from the channel sc101101. - **B21**, tier C (Catalogues and platforms): [London 1987 on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/3BnIhDq7OO7oDUTvWwp8Ar). Platform catalogue. Checked 5 November 2026. Album page, release date 2 January 2019. - **B22**, tier C (Catalogues and platforms): [New English on AllMusic (a different act)](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/new-english-mn0001761947). Platform catalogue. Checked 5 November 2026. Used only to distinguish names: this AllMusic entry lists a 2005 album on Popster and is not the band in this archive. - **B23**, tier C (Catalogues and platforms): [The New English Rock Ensemble on Apple Music (a different act)](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-new-english-rock-ensemble/214419385). Platform catalogue. Checked 5 November 2026. Used only to distinguish names. This is not the band in this archive. - **B24**, tier E (Retrospective and reference): [1987 in British television on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_in_British_television). Background reference. Checked 5 November 2026. Reference for what Network East was. It does not mention The New English. - **B25**, tier E (Retrospective and reference): [Tunnel Club history in Greenwich Wire](https://greenwichwire.co.uk/2016/08/08/fire-wrecks-home-of-the-tunnel-club-greenwichs-alternative-comedy-shrine/). Background reference. Checked 5 November 2026. Local news reference for the venue. It does not mention The New English. - **B26**, tier E (Retrospective and reference): [Greek Street on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Street). Background reference. Checked 5 November 2026. Reference for the address of Le Beat Route. It does not mention The New English. - **B28**, tier C (Catalogues and platforms): [New English on Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/1866234-New-English). Platform catalogue. Checked 5 November 2026. Artist entry holding the 2001 CDr. A 1989 compilation credit on the same entry may belong to a different group. - **B29**, tier C (Catalogues and platforms): [3am Radio England on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1sx1GI0hDOmHNOUuO32qVr). Platform catalogue. Checked 5 November 2026. Eight-track compilation dated 28 February 2015. - **B30**, tier C (Catalogues and platforms): [3am Radio England on Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/3am-radio-england/1381528346). Platform catalogue. Checked 5 November 2026. Eight-track compilation with a RipItUp Records credit. - **B31**, tier E (Retrospective and reference): [Interview with the founder of Twee.net on the Cloudberry Records blog](https://www.cloudberryrecords.com/blog/?p=826). Background reference. Checked 5 November 2026. Names Inspiration among five obscure indiepop recommendations. Independent of the band. - **B32**, tier E (Retrospective and reference): [C86 on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C86). Background reference. Checked 5 November 2026. Reference for the NME cassette of May 1986. It does not mention The New English. - **B33**, tier E (Retrospective and reference): [Shapers of the 80s on Le Beat Route](https://shapersofthe80s.com/2011/12/09/2011-%E2%9E%A4-party-of-the-year-recreates-the-swinging-80s-at-the-legendary-beat-route-down-down-past-the-talk-of-the-town/). Background reference. Checked 5 November 2026. Reference for the club. It does not mention The New English. - **B34**, tier E (Retrospective and reference): [Network East on the Pebble Mill archive](https://www.pebblemill.org/tag/network-east/). Background reference. Checked 5 November 2026. Reference for where the programme was made. It does not mention The New English. - **B35**, tier E (Retrospective and reference): [In Fear Of Fear live at Bazooka, Bonn, September 1990](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn_n5bLqNHY). Background reference. Checked 5 November 2026. Independent record of a venue called Bazooka in Bonn in 1990. - **Y01**, tier D (Uploader notes): [YouTube upload: The New English - The Day After Tomorrow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQixqSQqJuw). Video upload note. Uploaded 8 July 2024. Description written by the uploader of the channel sc101101, which has not been identified as an official channel. Recording places and dates in the description are the uploader’s notes, not independently verified. - **Y02**, tier D (Uploader notes): [YouTube upload: The New English - This Evening](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzYbWwo1Izw). Video upload note. Uploaded 7 August 2024. Description written by the uploader of the channel sc101101, which has not been identified as an official channel. Recording places and dates in the description are the uploader’s notes, not independently verified. - **Y03**, tier D (Uploader notes): [YouTube upload: The New English - You Make My Day Shine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGsgy2igPBo). Video upload note. Uploaded 18 August 2024. Description written by the uploader of the channel sc101101, which has not been identified as an official channel. Recording places and dates in the description are the uploader’s notes, not independently verified. - **Y04**, tier D (Uploader notes): [YouTube upload: The New English - Get Ready!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opZEBh10uxM). Video upload note. Uploaded 1 September 2024. Description written by the uploader of the channel sc101101, which has not been identified as an official channel. Recording places and dates in the description are the uploader’s notes, not independently verified. - **Y05**, tier D (Uploader notes): [YouTube upload: The New English - You Make My Day Shine (99Mix)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDldN02cvMg). Video upload note. Uploaded 1 October 2024. Description written by the uploader of the channel sc101101, which has not been identified as an official channel. Recording places and dates in the description are the uploader’s notes, not independently verified. - **Y06**, tier D (Uploader notes): [YouTube upload: The New English "This Evening"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_WRj2e86Ds). Video upload note. Uploaded 18 February 2014. The upload’s own description is the text “abc”. The link to Network East comes from a later account. - **Y07**, tier D (Uploader notes): [YouTube upload: The New English - Get Ready! (Live)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE). Video upload note. Uploaded 1 September 2024. Description written by the uploader of the channel sc101101, which has not been identified as an official channel. Recording places and dates in the description are the uploader’s notes, not independently verified. - **Y08**, tier D (Uploader notes): [YouTube upload: The New English - Bracknell Festival July 1997](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sop6wz5qcIg). Video upload note. Uploaded 12 July 2025. Description written by the uploader of the channel sc101101, which has not been identified as an official channel. Recording places and dates in the description are the uploader’s notes, not independently verified. ## Changelog Real changes to the content, with their dates. - **6 November 2026**, Song pages, gig pages and a timeline. Each song now has its own page with its versions, streaming links, mentions in the archive and videos. Nine gigs with a surviving document have their own pages, and the documents link to them. A timeline shows gigs, recordings and documents from 1983 to 2019, and the archive can be sorted and opened at random. - **5 November 2026**, Four Commons items and more sources. Four items from Wikimedia Commons joined the archive: two band photographs from 1986, a photograph of the Wimbledon Festival in July 1987 and the Rock Garden band pass. More sources were added for the 2015 compilation, the venues and the television programme. - **5 November 2026**, First public release. The archive was published with fourteen scanned documents, a gig chronology, a timeline, two releases and eight videos, each with its sources. --- # Questions and answers Last substantive revision: 6 November 2026. Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/questions/ Direct answers about the band and the archive, each with the sources behind it. ## Who were The New English? The New English were a London indie pop band of the late 1980s, built around Johnny Rasheed (bass and vocals) and Shareef C (guitar). (Sources: [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) ## Where were The New English from? Fulham, in south-west London. (Sources: [A08](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/), [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/)) ## Is this the same New English as other acts with that name? No. This archive covers the late-1980s London band The New English and the later work of its members. Other acts and publications with similar names are separate, including The New English Rock Ensemble, the 2005 album New English on Popster, The New English Weekly and New English Review. (Sources: [A06](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/), [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [B22](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/new-english-mn0001761947), [B23](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-new-english-rock-ensemble/214419385)) ## When was the band active? The main period ran from 1986 to March 1988, and the band reunited for a show in Bonn on 17 February 1990. (Sources: [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01), [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02), [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/), [A07](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/)) ## Who were the members? Johnny Rasheed (bass and vocals), Shareef C (guitar), Joz (vocals) and Sara (drums). Dave Beech played bass in the predecessor project, The Fallen Idols. (Sources: [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) ## What kind of music did they play? Indie pop, with reference points including Felt, Morrissey, the Redskins, the Woodentops, the Smiths and the Housemartins. Johnny Rasheed later described a move towards soul pop. (Sources: [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [A10](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/), [A14](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/)) ## Which performances are documented? Fanzines reviewed the band at the Tunnel Club, Greenwich, on 28 October 1986 and at Le Beat Route, London, on 23 February 1987. Other dates include the Rock Garden, Zeeta’s in Putney, Dingwalls, the Wimbledon Festival and Reading. The full list is on the homepage. (Sources: [A05](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/), [A09](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/), [A03](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/), [A04](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/), [A06](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01)) ## Did The New English appear on television? Yes. The band appeared on the BBC Two programme Network East in 1987, its first national television appearance. (Sources: [A08](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [B01](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01), [B24](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_in_British_television)) ## What is London 1987? *London 1987* is an eleven-track digital album by The New English, released on 2 January 2019 with a RipItUp Records credit. It includes studio tracks and two live recordings from Bonn. (Sources: [B03](https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541), [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [Y03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGsgy2igPBo), [Y04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opZEBh10uxM), [Y07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE)) ## Did the band release a record in the 1980s? No commercial release from the 1980s appears in this archive. The band recorded demos, including a two-song tape reviewed in *What’s Happening?*. A CDr called *London 1987* followed in 2001 and the digital album in 2019. (Sources: [A13](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/), [A12](https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/), [B14](https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987), [B03](https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541)) ## Where can I listen to The New English? *London 1987* is on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer and Tidal. Links are in the [Recordings section](https://thenewenglish.uk/#recordings) of the homepage, with eight videos on YouTube. (Sources: [B03](https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541), [B05](https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4), [B21](https://open.spotify.com/album/3BnIhDq7OO7oDUTvWwp8Ar), [B18](https://www.deezer.com/album/83444182), [B19](https://tidal.com/album/101908814)) ## Is Inspiration a New English album? No. *Inspiration* is a 1993 solo CD by Johnny Rasheed on Jackfruit Music, with eight songs and Shareef C on guitars. (Sources: [B04](https://www.twee.net/bands/r/rasheedjohnn.html), [B15](https://www.discogs.com/release/3166424-Johnny-Rasheed-Inspiration)) ## What was The Internationalists? The Internationalists were an acoustic duo of Johnny and Shareef, formed in December 1991. They played Bracknell Festival in July 1997. (Sources: [B02](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02), [Y08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sop6wz5qcIg)) ## Are there videos of the band? Yes. Eight videos are on YouTube and can be played from the homepage. (Sources: [Y01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQixqSQqJuw), [Y02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzYbWwo1Izw), [Y03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGsgy2igPBo), [Y04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opZEBh10uxM), [Y05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDldN02cvMg), [Y06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_WRj2e86Ds), [Y07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE), [Y08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sop6wz5qcIg)) --- # About this archive Last substantive revision: 6 November 2026. Canonical page: https://thenewenglish.uk/about-this-archive/ This collection brings together surviving documents and accounts of The New English, so that readers can follow the band through its reviews, interviews, publicity and recordings. The [methodology page](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/) explains how the archive is put together and lists its sources and data files. ## Images, credits and rights The scans were supplied to this archive for this site. Showing an item here does not grant a licence to reuse it, and crawler access to this site is not a licence either. Private addresses and personal telephone numbers printed on some originals are masked on the web copies, and a small number of other passages are covered. The black bars on some pages are on the originals. No lyrics are reproduced. Four images come from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons licences: [May 1986](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_New_English_Band_May_1986.jpg) and [October 1986](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_New_English_in_October_1986.jpg) (CC BY 4.0), [Wimbledon Festival](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_New_English_Wimbledon_Festival_July_1987.jpg) and [Rock Garden band pass](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rock_Garden_Band_Pass.jpg) (CC BY 3.0). ## Data files Plain Markdown and JSON versions of the content are listed on the [research page](https://thenewenglish.uk/research/), and a short directory is in [llms.txt](https://thenewenglish.uk/llms.txt). Anchors on the homepage: [history](https://thenewenglish.uk/#history), [musicians](https://thenewenglish.uk/#members).