January 11 - Birth of Greta Garbage and the Trashcans

(Pete Holidai, Stephen Rapid and Billy Morley)

July 13 - Debut of Philip Chevron Band at Blackrock Park, Dublin

November 11 - Chevron phones Holidai after reading appeal for like-minded spirits in Fachna O'Kelly's rock column in a Dublin Newspaper

1976

January - Chevron meets separately, Mark Megaray and Jimmy Crashe. Plans for new band

March 14 - Portmarnock Co Dublin - Rapid, Holidai and Chevron have first rehearsal together. Band to be called Rockette

May 12 - Chevron replaces Billy Morley as lead guitarist of Rockette

June 22 - Crashe replaces drummer Joey Clarke

27 - Dave McAdam becomes bass player. Band change name to Hell Razors

August 22 - Megaray replaces McAdam as bass player. Regular rehearsals of full line-up now take place in Portmarnock

First photo shoot

Record garage demo for CBS man Jackie Hayden and Horslips drummer Eamon Carr,who have just launched independent record label, Midnite

19 - Band change name to The Radiators (from space)

First shot as The Radiators

October 30 - Jackie Hayden produces a session (Psychotic Reaction/ Television Screen/ Mistreater/ The Hucklebuck)at Trend Studios, Dublin

A rare acetate of the Trend session

Hear 'Psychotic Reaction' from this acetate

November 4 - Eamon Carr plays tape to Roger Armstrong and Ted Carroll at Chiswick Records in London

13 - The Radiators make their 'Live' debut as support to Eddie and The Hot Rods at UCD, Dublin

18 - Band accepts contract with Chiswick Records

December 13 - Baggot Inn, Dublin

29 - C.U.S. Dublin

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