Signed to United Artist MCA Records with his band Pocket Rockets. Described in The Times newspaper as: ‘Britain’s answer to the Beastie Boys’. Members included Dave Carroll (vocals), Ian Cazmia, Martin Chorley, Gavin Juniper, Gary McPherson. They survived two UK tours before breaking up due to ego tantrums!

After leaving Pocket Rockets Dave (vocals) formed the band CSM101 of the Ted Metal genre (the term ‘Ted Metal’ given to them by the then compere Vic Reeves) with Paul Cunningham, Andy and Chris. Photos (above & below) by Jasper James

Began trading his vintage and Seditionaries clothing collection at the famous Portobello Market. People from around the world would bring their old punk clothing to sell or trade with Dave on his stall throughout the 90s and early 2000s. Dave’s contribution to punk clothing archives and collections is well documented in the British and Japanese press from the time.

Picture above, photographed at Portobello Market for a Japanese fashion magazine, 1998.

CHAOS, this is one of the first t-shirt Dave produced for retail. The artwork is taken from an armband he bought from the shop Seditionaries’ for £1 in 1978. He produced the t-shirt in every colour imaginable, foil print, glitter, rainbow foil. In 1993 this t-shirt was bought by and sold in stockists 666, Beams and United Arrows in Japan. Patricia Fields in New York. Ludwig Beck in Germany. Duffer of St. George, Sign Of The Times and Urban Outfitters in London. Each of these stockists went on to stock Dave’s first label Cockney Visionaries.

The fashion label Cockney Visionaries Ltd was founded by Dave and his friend Miles English in London. They made clothes inspired by Dave’s vast Seditionaries collection, 1970s memorabilia and the motorcycle scene at the time. Miles was ahead of his time with computer graphics and together they produced clothes that are today held in some of the best vintage clothing archives around the world. Cockney Visionaries was licenced in Japan and America.

Dave (middle/ right) featured and interviewed by The Independent On Sunday magazine for a story called ‘Second Hand Seditionaries’, February 1994. You can read the full article here.

Given the title of Contributing Fashion Editor for the men’s fashion magazine Loaded Fashion, published by IPC. His stories and styling included this cover story on Evel Knievel of which he consulted directly with Evel. His work featured in every issue of Loaded Fashion through to 2000.

Created the company S.I.D Limited where he produced a 12” Action Man figure of Sid Vicious produced with his then business partner Neil. Modelled on Sid’s character from the film The Great Rock’n’Roll Swindle and packaged in a coffin. The doll featured on MTV Cribs with each doll individually numbered for collectors. Just 3,000 were made with 1,500 of them sold in Japan.

The RAH UNKLE Futura Figure designed by Dave Carroll, James Lavelle and Neil Oldham for Mo Wax Arts and Medicom Toys.

Photographed by Jasper James for The Independent On Sunday magazine , April 1999. To accompany an interview and fashion story on modern British suits.

Acquired British heritage label Pride & Clarke Ltd. You can read more about P&C here.

You can shop the P&C collections here.

Dave launched the label La Rocka!79 with Lloyd Johnson, the founder of the infamous mods & rockers clothing store Johnson’s of the Kings Road, Kensington Market and Portobello Road in London. La Rocka!79 was a revival of the label Lloyd founded in 1979 called La Rocka! di Londres.

With La Rocka!79 Lloyd and Dave produced motorcycle racing shirts, t-shirts, accessories and leather garments for both men and woman inspired by British rockers and the La Rocka! archive.

Photographed by Stephanie Sian Smith in Brighton for the book Denim Dudes.

With Bridget Veal, photographed by Nick Clements for a feature in Men’s File Magazine.

In 2018, Dave acquired the heritage punk, fetish and motorcycle leather label The London Leatherman. You can read more about Dave and The London Leatherman by clicking here.