The Vapors - New Clear Days (35th anniversary)

This month marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of New Clear Days, the 1980 debut album from the new-wave band the Vapors. In the group's native UK, the record reached number 44 on the charts. In the US, the record went to number 62 on the Billboard Album chart with a twenty-eight week total run. In Canada, it went to number 41 on the charts.

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The Vapors - New Clear Days

Coming from Guidford, Surrey, the four member England new wave band the Vapors made their recording debut in 1980. The album title New Clear Days included the play on words for “nuclear”, given that concern over nuclear weapons and power stations was a major headline at the time.

The line-up for the group was David Fenton (songwriter, guitarist and vocalist), Howard Smith (drummer), Edward Bazalgette (lead guitarist) and Steve Smith (bass guitarist and vocals).