| Love 'em.
I regularly play around with stuff by the above, especially JD, ACR and PiL.
Dave Allen from the Go4 was/is a great im my book. His stuff on 'Entertainment' is sooooo cool.
Anhy idea what bass DA played on those records?
I really suggest checking out early Stranglers, XTC, Magazine,The Fall (up till about '94).
Some great stuff there, and IMHO, the last time British bands actually bothered to move things past The Beatles. I may be from this side of the pond, but pretty much all the bands and artists I love come from the US.....such a wealth of styles!
Sorry, back to OP - great to see these bands mentioned, as even over here, stuff like ACR never get even the smallest of a mention.
You've got to check out early Section 25 - first album, 'Always Now' - Hannett-produced, and classic Manchester post-punk....doomy, and bass-driven, very JD esque. (Actually, their first single was co-produced by Ian Curtis). | 
