London
Origin	London
Country	England
Years active	1976–1978
Genres	Punk rock
Labels	MCA Records
Members	Riff Regan Jon Moss Steve Voice Dave Wight

Contents

• 1 Trivia
• 2 Records
• 3 Videos and film
• 4 Record covers
• 5 See also
• 6 External links

Trivia

London's first single (1977)

• Jon Moss had been drumming in The Clash when he formed London.

• Riff Regan's name came from 'Riff' (the character in West Side Story) and 'Regan' (John Thaw's character in the cult British TV crime series The Sweeney).

• In 1977, Paul McCartney's daughter Heather told The New Musical Express that London were her favourite band along with The Damned and The Clash.

• Henry Padovani, the original guitarist in The Police, once auditioned for London.

• Their song Siouxsie Sue was originally called Susie Sue and had nothing to do with the punk singer.

• Throughout 1977, London shared the same rehearsal studio in Kilburn, north London with David Sylvian and Japan.

• Mike Mansfield directed the video for Everyone's A Winner in the ITN news studios in London.
• London recorded Friday on My Mind in the same studios (IBC London) that The Easybeats recorded the original.

Records

• Everyone's A Winner (1977 MCA Records)
• Summer Of Love and Friday on My Mind (1977 MCA Records)
• Punk Rock - Various Artists. (1977 Philips/Phonogram Records Brazil)
• Animal Games - single. (1977 MCA Records)
• Animal Games - album. (1978 MCA Records)
• Meet the New Punk Wave - Various Artists (1978 EMI Records Holland)
• London The Punk Rock Collection (1997 Captain Oi! Records)

Videos and film

• Everyone's A Winner - Director Mike Mansfield (1977 MCA Records)
• Animal Games - So It Goes. (1977 Granada Television)
• London Live at the Marquee - (1977 Italy)

Record covers

See also List of bands named after places External links London site Riff Regan site Detour Records' London site ModPopPunk Archives London site