Adam and the Ants made their radio debut on John Peel ‘s BBC Radio 1 show when they recorded a session on 23 January 1978 that included the songs ” Deutscher Girls “, “It Doesn’t Matter”, “Puerto Rican” and “Lou” – the latter of which featured the group’s manager Jordan…
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The band’s follow-up single, “Safety in Numbers”, was released on 28 October but did not chart . A fourth single, “No Time to Be 21”, issued on CBS subsidiary Bright Records on 20 January 1978, scraped into the UK Top 40.
In 1978, a sobered Cooper used his experience in the sanitarium as the inspiration for his semi-autobiographical studio album From the Inside , which he co-wrote with Bernie Taupin , known for his work with Elton John; it spawned yet another US Top 20 hit ballad, ” How You Gonna…
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The Specials began at the same time as Rock Against Racism , which was first organised in 1978. According to Dammers, anti-racism was intrinsic to the formation of the Specials, in that the band was formed with the goal of integrating black and white people. Many years later Dammers stated…
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The beginning of 1978 saw Rob Gillies leave the band and Phil Judd briefly re-join.
The band sold-out venues in London in early 1978, but still had problems getting the right recording contract that could give them “complete artistic control”. Polydor offered this guarantee and signed them in June. Their first single, ” Hong Kong Garden “, featuring a xylophone motif, reached the top 10…
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By the summer of 1978, Split Enz had no agent, no manager, and no UK or US record contract, having been dropped by Chrysalis. The New Zealand Arts Council gave the band a grant of $5,000. The grant money was used to book studio time in Luton, England, where the…
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Following the Sex Pistols’ break-up in 1978, photographer Dennis Morris suggested that Lydon travel to Jamaica with him and Virgin Records head Richard Branson , where Branson would be scouting for emerging reggae musicians. Branson also flew American new wave band Devo to Jamaica, aiming to install Lydon as lead…
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After forming in 1978,
Irish magazine Hot Press was influential in shaping U2’s future; in addition to being one of their earliest allies, the publication’s journalist Bill Graham introduced the band to Paul McGuinness , who agreed to be their manager in mid-1978. With the connections he was making within the music industry, McGuinness…
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