The Trudy
@thetrudyband.bsky.social
“The Trudy are the coolest UK cult pop band you’ve probably never heard of.” - Louder Than War
Making independent music since 1979.
https://thetrudy.bandcamp.com/
Making independent music since 1979.
https://thetrudy.bandcamp.com/
On this day in 1985 we didn’t play with Moonbats and Ozric Tentacles in Croydon as our bass player's car broke down and he couldn't get back from Cornwall. Maybe it was Devon. Perhaps we should have played without him.
November 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
On this day in 1985 we didn’t play with Moonbats and Ozric Tentacles in Croydon as our bass player's car broke down and he couldn't get back from Cornwall. Maybe it was Devon. Perhaps we should have played without him.
Unused 10" acetate for The Invisible Man 7" single. Hand inscribed by the great man himself:
To Vic + the gang
Here's to the next million!!
Bexx
To Vic + the gang
Here's to the next million!!
Bexx
November 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Unused 10" acetate for The Invisible Man 7" single. Hand inscribed by the great man himself:
To Vic + the gang
Here's to the next million!!
Bexx
To Vic + the gang
Here's to the next million!!
Bexx
On 17/11/1981 John Peel played Hotel by The Trudy. Our drummer recently found out, via a #Cardiacs page, that the Cardiac Arrest EP he played on in 1979 was played twice on the John Peel show. He was so excited to discover this, just 46 years after it happened, that he barely slept for a week.
November 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
On 17/11/1981 John Peel played Hotel by The Trudy. Our drummer recently found out, via a #Cardiacs page, that the Cardiac Arrest EP he played on in 1979 was played twice on the John Peel show. He was so excited to discover this, just 46 years after it happened, that he barely slept for a week.
Two days late this time. If we’d posted this on Sunday we could have said, "On this day in 1987, The Trudy played at the brilliant Alice in Wonderland at Gossips."
May 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Two days late this time. If we’d posted this on Sunday we could have said, "On this day in 1987, The Trudy played at the brilliant Alice in Wonderland at Gossips."
Oh no! We should have posted this yesterday! We could have then said, "On this day in 1990 ..."
Must try harder next year!
Must try harder next year!
May 1, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Oh no! We should have posted this yesterday! We could have then said, "On this day in 1990 ..."
Must try harder next year!
Must try harder next year!
A poster advertising our second gig, in 1981. Rescued from a wall by Sue Smallwood and now presented here for your wonderment.
April 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM
A poster advertising our second gig, in 1981. Rescued from a wall by Sue Smallwood and now presented here for your wonderment.
From The Trudy Love Boutique, circa 1986.
April 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
From The Trudy Love Boutique, circa 1986.
Tomorrow, Friday 25th April Melissa & Del are special guests of Neovenator, at the Willoughby Arms, Kingston.
Playing songs made famous by The Trudy, in acoustic mode. PLUS, some new songs, which are venturing outside of Trudy HQ for the very first time!
Onstage 8:45 pm.
Admission FREE!
Playing songs made famous by The Trudy, in acoustic mode. PLUS, some new songs, which are venturing outside of Trudy HQ for the very first time!
Onstage 8:45 pm.
Admission FREE!
April 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Tomorrow, Friday 25th April Melissa & Del are special guests of Neovenator, at the Willoughby Arms, Kingston.
Playing songs made famous by The Trudy, in acoustic mode. PLUS, some new songs, which are venturing outside of Trudy HQ for the very first time!
Onstage 8:45 pm.
Admission FREE!
Playing songs made famous by The Trudy, in acoustic mode. PLUS, some new songs, which are venturing outside of Trudy HQ for the very first time!
Onstage 8:45 pm.
Admission FREE!
From the archive. Late 80s 'Countdown To Love' badge set. 12 pieces - count 'em!
April 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
From the archive. Late 80s 'Countdown To Love' badge set. 12 pieces - count 'em!
Two of us acoustically redefining some space-age pop. Also introducing new songs for your listening pleasure, prior to recording them for new release. This Friday, 25th April, The Willoughby Arms, Kingston, as special guests of Neovenator.
April 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Two of us acoustically redefining some space-age pop. Also introducing new songs for your listening pleasure, prior to recording them for new release. This Friday, 25th April, The Willoughby Arms, Kingston, as special guests of Neovenator.
Comprehensive biographical info. from '06 at sadly defunct American site arrivedercibklyn. To be fair there was little about us on line back then. This is from when we released Lost Summer of Love. Photo by David Churchill, taken in 1991 ish, before the hiatus mentioned in the article. #Cardiacs
February 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Comprehensive biographical info. from '06 at sadly defunct American site arrivedercibklyn. To be fair there was little about us on line back then. This is from when we released Lost Summer of Love. Photo by David Churchill, taken in 1991 ish, before the hiatus mentioned in the article. #Cardiacs
To avoid any doubt about about the Spaceflight News photo here’s a more recognisable pic of Melissa at the Kennedy Space Centre. Pretty certain the camera operative in the image is Bob Geldof.
February 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
To avoid any doubt about about the Spaceflight News photo here’s a more recognisable pic of Melissa at the Kennedy Space Centre. Pretty certain the camera operative in the image is Bob Geldof.
In the 80s people seemed quite happy to believe we came from the planet Miron, but when we printed this genuine photo of Melissa at The Kennedy Space Centre, taken from Spaceflight News, they wouldn't have it.
February 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
In the 80s people seemed quite happy to believe we came from the planet Miron, but when we printed this genuine photo of Melissa at The Kennedy Space Centre, taken from Spaceflight News, they wouldn't have it.
Melissa Jo Heathcote & Victor Champion resplendent in Trudy t-shirts circa 1989. Photo by John Crane.
February 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Melissa Jo Heathcote & Victor Champion resplendent in Trudy t-shirts circa 1989. Photo by John Crane.
In the 80s, DIY cassette singles were a great way for unsigned bands to release their music. Before we could afford to press 7" records, we duplicated cassette singles at home and then got the train to the Xerox shop with a colour copier, which was near Waterloo Station, to copy the inserts.
February 3, 2025 at 8:40 AM
In the 80s, DIY cassette singles were a great way for unsigned bands to release their music. Before we could afford to press 7" records, we duplicated cassette singles at home and then got the train to the Xerox shop with a colour copier, which was near Waterloo Station, to copy the inserts.
24th January 1990. While Cyndi Lauper was heading west The Trudy stayed where they were last week; at No.4 on the W963 Campus Countdown. [Sounds like something Peter Powell would've said if he hadn’t retired 2 year earlier – Ed.]
January 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
24th January 1990. While Cyndi Lauper was heading west The Trudy stayed where they were last week; at No.4 on the W963 Campus Countdown. [Sounds like something Peter Powell would've said if he hadn’t retired 2 year earlier – Ed.]
Merchandise menu from 1986. This handsome artefact was next to The Record Shack at our gigs. The Trudy Boutique later became The Trudy Love Boutique & then The Planet Miron Love Boutique. We got The Batman posters cheap from Broadway Bargains in Worcester Park. #TheTrudy
January 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Merchandise menu from 1986. This handsome artefact was next to The Record Shack at our gigs. The Trudy Boutique later became The Trudy Love Boutique & then The Planet Miron Love Boutique. We got The Batman posters cheap from Broadway Bargains in Worcester Park. #TheTrudy
Q. Hey Bexx, did I imagine it, or did #RoseTyler appear in the #DoctorWho Storybook 2009 wearing a Trudy T-shirt?
A. Sorry Johnny, you must have imagined it, but a similar thing did happen in the Doctor Who Storybook 2007. Bexx Bissell - self-appointed Manager of #TheTrudy
A. Sorry Johnny, you must have imagined it, but a similar thing did happen in the Doctor Who Storybook 2007. Bexx Bissell - self-appointed Manager of #TheTrudy
January 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Q. Hey Bexx, did I imagine it, or did #RoseTyler appear in the #DoctorWho Storybook 2009 wearing a Trudy T-shirt?
A. Sorry Johnny, you must have imagined it, but a similar thing did happen in the Doctor Who Storybook 2007. Bexx Bissell - self-appointed Manager of #TheTrudy
A. Sorry Johnny, you must have imagined it, but a similar thing did happen in the Doctor Who Storybook 2007. Bexx Bissell - self-appointed Manager of #TheTrudy
Here's one from Wikipedia.
January 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Here's one from Wikipedia.
#TheTrudy circa 1983. (L-R) Richard Targett, Tracy Savage, Lorna Diamond, Jon Bastable Jnr., with Vic Austin & Keith Dangerfield out of shot. Looks like The Swan in Kingston.
January 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
#TheTrudy circa 1983. (L-R) Richard Targett, Tracy Savage, Lorna Diamond, Jon Bastable Jnr., with Vic Austin & Keith Dangerfield out of shot. Looks like The Swan in Kingston.
A follow-up to yesterday's post. On this day in 1981, the very talented and much missed Colvin Mayers guested with #TheTrudy, at Snoopies in Richmond on a song he'd written called 'I Want To Be On Television'. Colvin was still in #Cardiacs and had just been asked to join #TheSound.
January 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM