Effective period / Period of releases: 2014

Members: Richie Program

Formed Stirling 1978, played around Various clubs, pubs and toilets in Scotland from 1978 until 1981. Now defunct
A demo album was recorded with Richie and Kennie at Wilf Smarties Planet. The tracks ended being engineered and produced by Richie after a fall out with Wilf over "musical differences. The album was not released at the time.. Wilf has since gone to writing and producing for Kylie Minogue
The Final Program album is now due for release thanks to Anna Logue Records, a German record label who specialize in "Electropop", "Technopop", "Synthiepop", "Minimal Electronics" or "Cold Wave" dating from 1979 to 1984
Protect and Survive EP on Program records reached number 20 on Sounds Futurist chart
It is now changing hands on Discogs at £90 a hit
.Various tracks released on cassette compilations including Trax Technodeath and Horrorbox (see Discogs)
There is a nice article by Graham Cammack former member of FP at
http://jpop.com/Final%20Program
Update
6th Aug 2011
I have just found out that Graeme died on 3rg Aug.
He did however leave a wealth of music check out the link below
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=36705

Discography for Richie Program

Final Program - Protect and Survive Ep Program Records Final 001 7" EP Released Summer 1981
http://www.discogs.com/buy/Vinyl/Final-Program-Protect-Survive-EP/12612598?ev=bp_titl

Final Program - Phase One, Technodeath Cassette Compilation Trax 1281
Released December 1981
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Technodeath/release/672785

Final Program - Cure for Cancer, Horrorbox Cassette Compilation Trax 0282
Released 1982
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Horrorbox/release/1290268

Sean Novak, This is your Captain Calling, Priority Records 7" and 12" single PX9
Released 1984
http://www.discogs.com/Sean-Novak-This-Is-Your-Captain/release/586119

Final Program Protect and Survive featured on -Ssg Special: High-Rise Living 78-86 [Part 1] - compiled by The Black Dog & Regis 2011
http://mnmlssg.blogspot.com/2010/11/ssg-special-high-rise-living-78-86-part.html

Crispy Nuggets Volume 5 featuring Final Program
http://crispynuggets.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=final+program

Helm of Awe, Happy Here, CD Compilation, Future Music Magazine FM223
Feb 2010

Helm Of Awe, Happy Here, Remixes, AWE Records AWE 10 , 12" EP
released March 2010
http://www.discogs.com/HIDEOUS-WHEEL-INVENTION-HAPPY-HERE-REMIX/release/2192191

Crispy Nuggets Volume 5 featuring Final Program
http://crispynuggets.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=final+program

Protect and Survive Ep and Album due to be Released on Anna Logue Records Anna 047, Robots, Rockets, Radiation, 1st October2014, http://www.annaloguerecords.com/

Final Program 7 tracks on MINIMAL/SYNTH-GREETINGS FROM SCOTLAND 7LP PLUS 7" Due for release May 2014
http://www.vinyl-on-demand.com/