were released in revised form on the first studio album, Pretty Hate Machine (1989).
Nine demos, recorded live in November 1988
Buck-Tick’s first major label single ” Just One More Kiss “, became their first hit in October 1988. The band made their first live television appearance the following month performing it on the popular music program Music Station . The song was also used in a series of television commercials…
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Taboo , the band’s fourth studio album, was previously recorded in London in September 1988 with producer Owen Paul . The band had also played a gig there, at the Greyhound music club, and amongst those who attended were members of the band Der Zibet , who were also recording…
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In June 1988, Wire were part of a lineup that included Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Thomas Dolby supporting Depeche Mode at the Pasadena Rose Bowl where they played to over 60,000 people. In 1989, Wire released IBTABA , a “live” album of mostly reworked versions of songs from…
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The band achieved UK Top 40 hits with ” Can U Dig It? ” and ” Wise Up! Sucker ” from their album This Is the Day…This Is the Hour…This Is This! In late 1988, PWEI were invited by Rush Management to support Run-DMC on their European tour. Main support…
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Exit were renamed Shihad in mid-1988 when Geoff Duncan on bass guitar and Phil Knight on guitar joined. The new name was a misspelling of jihad ( Arabic for “striving” or “struggling”) as used in Frank Herbert’s science-fiction novel, Dune (1965). They had heard the term when watching David Lynch…
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Buck-Tick had become popular enough that they could only play at large halls now. They missed small live houses, so they organized a secret gig under the false name “Bluck-Tlick” at Shinjuku Loft on January 24, 1988. The alias was taken from a shōjo manga that was based on themselves,…
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After working the Hamburg underground music scene and releasing albums on European labels, the band began its long-standing relationship with Wax Trax! Records when Don’t Blow Your Top was licensed to the label for US distribution. The album was produced by Adrian Sherwood , and was described by AllMusic critic…
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Watts left the group after working on just three songs on 1988’s Don’t Blow Your Top to start his own project, Pig .