Oil City Confidential
“Oil City is 100% Pure Below Sea Level, Canvey Island Noir”
2009•1h 44m•7.8•Released
DocumentaryMusic
Director Julien Temple's film celebrates Canvey Island's Dr Feelgood, the Essex R 'n' B band that exploded out of the UK in the prog era of the early Seventies, delivering shows and albums that helped pave the way for pub rock and punk.
Director
Julien Temple
Studio
A Product of Malitsky
Cast
Lee Brilleaux
Lee
Wilko Johnson
Wilko
John Martin
The Big Figure
John B. Sparkes
Sparko
Chris Fenwick
Self
Jake Riviera
Self
Jools Holland
Self
Alison Moyet
Self
Joe Strummer
Self (archive footage)
Suggs
Self
Richard Hell
Self
Will Birch
Self
Glen Matlock
Self
Clem Burke
Self
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