In December 1981, the Clash released ” This Is Radio Clash ” as a single; it charted at number 47 in the UK Singles Chart.
In November 1981, Adam and the Ants released the parent album Prince Charming which spent three weeks at number 2. A third single from the album, ” Ant Rap ” reached No. 3 in January 1982. The band was one of the most successful single acts in the UK in…
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November 1981 saw the release of their first single, a cover version of Ralph McTell ‘s ” Streets of London “. The single peaked at No. 48 in the UK Singles Chart and spent five weeks in the listings. The profanity -laden B-side of the single, ” So What “,…
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With James Levesque on bass (replacing Soto, who left to form the Adolescents ), the group recorded their debut Living In Darkness album with Brian Elliot, best known for composing Madonna ‘s hit ” Papa Don’t Preach “. The record was released by Posh Boy in November 1981 and included…
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In November 1981, they released their debut single, “Harry May”, which spent over three months in the UK Indie Chart , reaching No. 13. The initial line-up split up in late 1981, with Kent, Cunningham, and Smith forming Q-Bow, but Fitz carried on with Pryor, recruiting Graham Ball on guitar,…
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Influenced by Sex Pistols , The Clash , and The Ramones , the band started off covering punk rock hits and soon started to compose their own material. They were the second band signed to Chris Berry’s No Future Records label, and their debut release, the double A-sided “Police Story”…
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Andy Martin joined as vocalist in summer 1983 , and the group played their first concert on 22 September 1981. This line-up of the group then recorded an eponymous demo tape later that year.
In September 1981, the band began work on their fifth album Combat Rock
The band was formed in 1977 by Neil Thompson (vocals, guitar), George Maddison (bass), and Kevin Heard (drums) (all three had played together since 1974 in Brown Sugar), The band’s first release, the Radio Wunderbar EP , released on the Walthamstow -based indie label Small Wonder . The band named…
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While the second album and re-released singles brought growing chart success, Hughes, together with Ant, Miall, and Pirroni, recorded the single ” Stand and Deliver “. The band, which now included Tibbs, filmed a video that depicts the song’s ” dandy highwayman ” story, at Hatfield House . To support…
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