The Saints’ first release after Kuepper’s departure was the EP, Paralytic Tonight, Dublin Tomorrow , in March 1980 on Lost Records with Bailey producing. It was followed by a studio album, The Monkey Puzzle , co-produced by Bailey and Gerry Nixon for Mushroom Records in February 1981. It reached the…
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In March 1980, the Police began their first world tour, including Mexico, India, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Greece and Egypt. The tour was subsequently documented in the film The Police Around the World (1982), directed by Kate and Derek Burbidge, which contains footage shot by Annie Nightingale originally intended for a…
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On 27 February 1980, the film premiered at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival , where it won an honourable mention.
The band was formed in 1979 by school friends Steven (‘Steve’) Kent (guitar), Michael Fitzsimons (‘Micky Fitz’) (vocals), Nicholas (‘Nick’) Cunningham (drums) and Martin Smith (bass). They played their first gig in front of friends in February 1980, and after taking on Lol Pryor as manager, began performing more often.…
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The band’s first live performance of “Message in a Bottle” was on the BBC’s television show Rock Goes to College filmed at Hatfield Polytechnic College in Hertfordshire. The instrumental title track ” Reggatta de Blanc ” won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. In February 1980, the single…
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The band was formed in 1980 by drummer Paul “Hammy” Halmshaw and guitarist Simon Mooney, both students at Thornhill High School , and the line-up was completed by Simon “Semi” Bridgewater (vocals) and Nicky Djorjevic (bass Guitar).
October sporadically released albums with various Chelsea line-ups throughout the 1980s, including Original Sinners , Rocks Off and Underwraps in which the band were joined by Clash drummer Nicky ‘Topper’ Headon on a cover of The Clash’s song “Somebody Got Murdered” ‘.
it peaked at number 9 on the British album chart and at number 27 in the United States, where it was issued in January 1980.
The Wipers first album, Is This Real? , was issued in January 1980 on Park Avenue Records, a label that the band hoped would gain them wider distribution. It was originally recorded on a 4-track in the band’s rehearsal studio, but the label insisted that the band use a professional…
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The band was formed in 1980 by Wanek and his neighbor Růžička, an organizer of illegal concerts who had done minor jail time for his involvement in the underground music scene. They named themselves Fourth Price Band, or FPB, for short. A “fourth price group” was a term used in…
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