After settling the dispute with Heavy Metal Records, in 1988 (nearly four years later) the band released their second album, The Biz Suxx . This album spawned a single, “Nukklear Rokket”, which had a promotional video that was produced by Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden . Dickinson played a protester…
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All the remaining material from the singles and EPs that had not appeared on these thirteen studio albums was gathered on the two-volume compilation Past Masters (1988).
The next album Big Thing (1988) yielded the singles ” I Don’t Want Your Love ” (number four in the US), and ” All She Wants Is ” (the last top ten hit in the UK until 1993). The record was experimental, mixing influences from house music and raves with…
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The debut single, “A Sheltered Life”, was released later in 1988 on the Big Cat label ,
In 1988, the Beatles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , their first year of eligibility.
The Housemartins broke up in 1988. Heaton and the drummer, Dave Hemingway , went on to form the Beautiful South , and Cook returned to Brighton to pursue dance music. He invested in equipment including a mixing console , an eight-track reel-to-reel , an Atari ST computer, an Akai S950…
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In 1988, Channel 4 began using “Don’t Get Mad…” as the music for the American Football programme, which ran over the next three years.
In 1988, with the Rolling Stones inactive, Richards released his first solo album, Talk Is Cheap , which reached No. 37 in the UK and No. 24 in the US.
The band achieved UK Top 40 hits with ” Can U Dig It? ” and ” Wise Up! Sucker ” from their album This Is the Day…This Is the Hour…This Is This! In late 1988, PWEI were invited by Rush Management to support Run-DMC on their European tour. Main support…
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The band continued as a three-piece, with Wire switching from rhythm guitar to bass, and in 1988 they released their first single, ” Suicide Alley “. Despite its poor recording quality, this single provides an early insight into both Bradfield’s guitar work and Moore’s live drumming. NME gave “Suicide Alley”…
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