The band features in the book Postcards from Scotland detailing the 1980s and 1990s independent music scene in Scotland.
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.
During the 1980s, John Ellis recorded with Peter Gabriel , as well as recording and touring frequently with Peter Hammill , then subsequently the Stranglers , eventually joining the latter full-time in the 1990s. Pat Collier went on to work closely with the Soft Boys , producing their seminal album…
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By the mid-1980s (revitalised by the 1984 coal miners’ strike ) the band had returned as an active group. The band was now augmented by vocalist Sally Timms , violinist Susie Honeyman, ex- Damned member Lu Edmonds , accordionist/vocalist Rico Bell (a.k.a. Eric Bellis ), and former The Rumour drummer…
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During the 1980s, APB was one of the most popular underground alternative bands in the New York Tri-State area. Thanks to constant radio play on WLIR 92.7 FM on Long Island and New York college radio, the Scottish band made its mark with funky bass.
Vocalist Harriet Wheeler and guitarist David Gavurin had met as students at Bristol University in the mid-1980s. Wheeler was from Reading , the daughter of an architect and a teacher, and studied English literature. Gavurin was from Wembley and actively pursued a degree in the Romance languages , particularly French…
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In the late autumn of 1980, having spent several years on spiritual pursuits and then gradually returning to music (including playing guitar for David Bowie , Brian Eno , Peter Gabriel and Daryl Hall ; pursuing an experimental solo career; and leading the instrumental new wave band The League of…
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During 1980, Crane contacted Du Cann and after some discussion, got an Atomic Rooster reformation under way. They recruited session drummer Preston Heyman and recorded an album, along with one 7/12″ single, on EMI Records . The album, Atomic Rooster (1980), was followed by a tour, but Heyman left in…
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Despite a number of minor hit singles, the band’s critical appeal in Britain had begun to wane. Their stock was lifted temporarily with the arrival of the self-released Face To Face . 999’s popularity continued to decline steadily, leading to the group disbanding twice in the 1980s, reforming soon afterwards.…
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with Butler returning to the band in January 1980 and Nicholls moving to keyboards.