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” ‘.
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).
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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In January 1980, Rhodes was reinstated as the band’s manager and the single “Hitsville UK” reached number 54 in the UK Singles Chart while “The Magnificent Seven” charted at number 34, and the band spent most of the year touring.
Signed by EMI after just four gigs, the Cockney Rejects quickly rose to fame with sell-out UK tours and a chart-topping debut album. Their wild antics on Top of the Pops earned them a ban from the show, adding to their rebellious reputation. In 1980, they recorded the iconic ”…
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The band changed direction in 1980, with all four members (Deane, Jaymes, Austin and Gainsbrough) renaming the act Modern Romance . This “new” group had a much more electronic sound than the Buzzards, but their first two singles flopped, missing the charts completely. At that point, Modern Romance was retooled,…
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After a flexi-disc debut, the Flexible Membrane EP in 1980, they released the debut single proper “Muscles” in 1982, which was raved over by both the music press and John Peel . That record’s success saw the band sign a deal with Rondelet Records who issued a follow-up, the Pin…
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Before forming Flogging Molly, Dublin -born Dave King was the lead singer for the heavy metal band Fastway featuring guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke of Motörhead in the early to mid- 1980s . He later fronted a hard rock band called Katmandu (1991), featuring Mandy Meyer of Krokus and Asia on…
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