Draft:Restricted Code

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Restricted Code are a post-punk band from Glasgow, Scotland. Originally active from 1978 to 1981 and signed to Bob Last's pop:aural label, the band reformed in 2018. Their debut album, Chasing Shadows, was released in 2025 by Last Night from Glasgow and reached number 34 on the Official Scottish Albums Chart and number 13 on the Official Independent Album Breakers Chart.^[1]

Restricted Code were formed in the Easterhouse district of Glasgow in 1978 by school friends Tom Cannavan (vocals and guitar) and Frank Quadrelli (guitar and vocals), who had played together in earlier school bands; they were joined by Kenny Blythe (bass guitar) and Stephen Lironi (drums). The band played their first live gig in 1979.^[2]

Tom Cannavan

The band were part of the early-1980s Glasgow independent scene and attracted attention in the contemporary music press. In December 1980, NME published a feature covering the band alongside ABC and Essential Bop; it also reported their London gig supporting The Human League at the Hammersmith Odeon.^[3] Sounds also covered the band around the same period.^[4]

Their first recording appeared in 1980 on the various-artists compilation Second City Statik. They were then signed by Bob Last, manager of The Human League, to his pop:aural label. Their first single, "First Night On" / "From the Top", appeared in 1980,^[3] followed by a second single in 1981; the band also recorded a session for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 programme in 1981.^[5] Drummer Stephen Lironi, who played on the band's pop:aural recordings, went on to join Altered Images;^[6] Restricted Code split in 1981.

Restricted Code reformed in 2018 around the original songwriting partnership of Cannavan and Quadrelli, with Kenny Blythe returning on bass. Robert McCormick, formerly the band's drummer, rejoined on keyboards, and Les Gaff (formerly of the Glasgow band Positive Noise) joined on drums, making the band a five-piece for the first time.^[7]

The reformed band self-released an EP in 2020 and further singles in 2021, 2023 and 2024. In 2025 they released their debut album, Chasing Shadows, on Last Night from Glasgow.^[7] The release was covered with a full-page feature in The Sunday Post^[7] and reviewed in The Scotsman, which awarded it four stars out of five and described it as a "natural middle ground between flinty post-punk and melodic jangling".^[8] The band are documented in the book Hungry Beat: The Scottish Independent Pop Underground Movement (1977–1984)^[2] and are featured, with a track and biography, on Cherry Red Records' box set Big Gold Dreams: A Story of Scottish Independent Music 1977–1989, which described their music as "a taut form of mutant pop".^[9]

• Chasing Shadows (Last Night from Glasgow, 2025)

• I Got Lost (Recoded, 2020)

• "First Night On" / "From the Top" (pop:aural, 1980)
• "Love to Meet You" / "Monkey Monkey Monkey" (pop:aural, 1981)
• "All Better Now" (self-released, 2021)
• "One Nation" / "Run to Me" (self-released, 2023)
• "A Little Wiser" / "Such a Fool" (self-released, 2024)
• "Book of Angels" (Last Night from Glasgow, 2025)
• "Silver Sun" (Last Night from Glasgow, 2025)

• Second City Statik (Statik Records, 1980) – various-artists compilation
• Big Gold Dreams: A Story of Scottish Independent Music 1977–1989 (Cherry Red Records, 2019)

• Official website
• Restricted Code discography at MusicBrainz

Category:Musical groups established in 1978 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1981 Category:Musical groups reestablished in 2018 Category:Musical groups from Glasgow Category:Scottish post-punk music groups Category:Last Night from Glasgow artists

From Easterhouse in Glasgow, school friends Tom Cannavan (Vocals and guitar) and Frank Quadrelli (Guitar and vocals) played together in various school bands before forming Restricted Code in 1978. They recruited Kenny Blythe (Bass guitar) and Robert McCormick (Drums).

The band's first record release in 1980 was a compilation EP alongside Positive Noise and The Alleged. Following this they were signed by Bob Last, Manager of the Human League, for his Pop:aural label. They released two singles on Pop:aural in 1981 and recorded a session for the John Peel^[1] show on BBC Radio. Robert McCormick left the band in 1981 to be replaced by Steve Lironi (Drums).

In 2018 Restricted Code reformed^[2] with all four of the original members including songwriting partnership Tom Cannavan and Frank Quadrelli, and bass player Kenny Blythe. Drummer Robert McCormick now played keyboards, so Les Gaff, formerly of fellow Glaswegian band, Positive Noise was recruited on drums and the band became a five-piece for the first time. Restricted Code released a self-funded E.P. in 2020, singles in 2021, 2023 and 2024, then in 2025 their first album was released by the record label Last Night From Glasgow. The release saw coverage with a full page feature in The Sunday Post^[3] newspaper ('Post-post punk: Band tipped for ’80s star­dom put out album at last'), and was reviewed with four stars out of five in The Scotsman^[4] newspaper ("a natural middle ground between flinty post-punk and melodic jangling on comeback album Chasing Shadows...they don’t shy away from open sentimentality and melodrama in pursuit of their classy Scotpop."). The band was featured extensively in the Book, 'Hungry Beat The Scottish Independent Pop Underground Movement 1977 - 1984^[5], and had a track and biography included in Cherry Red Record's Big Gold Dreams - A Story of Scottish Independent Music^[6] ("A taut form of mutant pop.")

• Chasing Shadows, Last Night From Glasgow (2025)

• Second City Statik, Statik Records (1980)
• I Got Lost, Recoded (2020)

• First Night On/From the Top, Pop:aural (1980)
• Love to Meet You/Monkey Monkey Monkey Pop:aural (1981)
• All Better Now, Digital (2021)
• One Nation/Run to Me, Digital (2023)
• A Little Wiser/Such a Fool, Digital (2024)
• Book of Angels, Last Night From Glasgow (2025)
• Silver Sun, Last Night From Glasgow (2025)