By January 1977, punk had become a major media phenomenon in the UK; according to New Musical Express (NME): “1977 is the year of The Clash”. On 25 January, the band signed to CBS Records for £100,000, a remarkable amount for a band who had played about thirty gigs and…
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In 1977, Idol sang “Your Generation” on the TV series Marc . Generation X signed a recording contract with Chrysalis Records , released three studio albums, performed in the 1980 film D.O.A.: A Rite of Passage , and then disbanded.
Such was the immense success of Cooper’s solo project that he decided to continue as a solo artist, and the original band became officially defunct. Bruce, Dunaway, and Smith went on to form the short-lived band Billion Dollar Babies, producing one studio album— Battle Axe —in 1977. While occasionally performing…
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Phil Judd and Mike Chunn left the band in 1977.
As a result of a breakdown in communications with the band’s record label, and a divergence in creative approaches to the music, Palumbo left the band in 1977 to pursue a solo career. The remaining band members, with new vocalist Gary Lee Chappell, Philadelphia guitarist Barry Siegfried, and Pittsburgh keyboardist…
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Split Enz’s third album, Dizrythmia , was recorded at London’s AIR Studios with producer, and former Beatles engineer, Geoff Emerick , from June to July 1977.
The band also drew on influences from reggae to jazz to progressive and pub rock . While maintaining the main band, Police members continued to moonlight within the art rock scene. In late 1977 and early 1978, Sting and Summers recorded and performed as part of an ensemble led by…
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Named after the UK’s emergency telephone number , 999 were founded in London by two brothers: singer and guitarist Nick Cash, and Guy Days. Cash was a member of the pub rock band Kilburn and the High Roads , and Days a session guitarist who played on some of the…
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Depeche Mode’s origins date to 1977, when schoolmates Vince Clarke and Andy Fletcher formed a band called No Romance in China with Clarke on vocals and guitar and Fletcher on bass.
The band intended to split up after the gig, but they were asked to play again. Over the next few months, Siouxsie and Severin recruited drummer Kenny Morris and guitarist Peter Fenton. After playing several gigs in early 1977, they realised that Fenton did not fit in because he was…
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