The bootlegged ‘live’ appearance of Wayne County & the Electric Chairs in 1978 on the German TV show Rockpalast was released as a DVD/CD double pack by Repertoire Records UK in December 2014. The concert took place while the band were touring their second album Storm the Gates of Heaven”…
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County played “Lounge Lizard” in Derek Jarman ‘s 1978 film Jubilee , performing “Paranoia Paradise” with the Electric Chairs. This track appeared on the Jubilee soundtrack album released by Polydor UK in 1978. County is featured in the 2013 film CBGB . The Wayne County and the Electric Chairs track…
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Wayne County and the Electric Chairs were supported by the Police during their 1977 tour of Holland. Dust, a Hungarian , was deported following the band’s return to the UK when the authorities found that his visa had expired over a year before. He was replaced by John “JJ” Johnson,…
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Jayne County, then known as Wayne County, originally began performing in New York with a band called Queen Elizabeth . This was followed by Wayne County and The Backstreet Boys as documented on Rhino ‘s DIY: Blank Generation compilation album with an early single: “Max’s Kansas City 1976.” Upon moving…
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Jools Holland had his first studio session with the group in 1976.