At the 1982 Brit Awards in London, the Police received the award for Best British Group .
The original members of Flipper, save for the late Shatter (with Bruno DeSmartass again replacing Shatter, as he had done for a 1982 tour), reunited to support CBGB on August 22 and 28, 2005. This lineup then continued to perform live beginning in 2006.
In 1982, Sting furthered his acting career by co-starring in the Richard Loncraine film Brimstone and Treacle . He also had a minor solo hit in the United Kingdom with the movie’s theme song, a cover of the 1929 hit ” Spread a Little Happiness ” (which appeared on the…
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Controversy erupted around the band after they were featured in a 1982 BBC Arena documentary, during which Henderson alleged that the police were tougher on White skinheads than they were on Black rioters, said that “there will never be racial harmony” and blamed the Asians for the 1981 Southall riot…
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In late 1982, the group toured Australia with Bailey, Hall and Shedden joined by Chris Burnham on guitar (ex- Supernaut ) and Laurie Cuffe on guitar. In 1983, Bailey released his first solo album, Casablanca , on New Rose. In 1984, Bailey was based in Sydney, and the Saints’ album,…
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Suicidal Tendencies quickly gained a following and began performing at larger gigs. They recorded a demo in 1982 and were featured on the Slamulation compilation album on Mystic Records . The song featured was “I Saw Your Mommy”, which was later featured on their self-titled debut album. The Dunnigan brothers…
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Their debut EP, Love on the Terraces (produced by Madness ‘s Mark Bedford ) reached number 9 on the UK Indie Chart in 1982,
Synchronicity became a No. 1 album in both the UK (where it debuted at No. 1) and the US. It stayed at No. 1 in the UK for two weeks and in the US for seventeen weeks. It was nominated for Grammy Awards for Album of the Year , but…
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In 1982, the manager of The 4-Skins , Gary Hitchcock, attempted to get the band signed to Secret Records, then home to The 4-Skins, The Business , Infa Riot and The Exploited , although the deal fell through at the last minute, prompting Combat 84 to sign to Victory Records…
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In 1982, the Damned released their only studio album for Bronze Records , Strawberries . The band had now expanded to a quintet with the addition of full-time keyboardist Roman Jugg . At the time, Sensible was splitting his time between the Damned and his own solo career, having reached…
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