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The Records 1979-1982 |
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| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | May 26, 2008 (570 days back) |
About Me |
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| Will Birch and John Wicks, formerly of the Kursaal Flyers, founded The Records in 1978. Will thought of the name in the bathtub. Influences included Big Star, The Raspberries, Blue Ash, Badfinger, Stealers Wheel and the Beatles' Revolver LP. Will and John immediately wrote 11 songs including Teenarama, Up All Night and Held Up High. They advertised in Melody Maker and located Phil Brown (bass) and Huw Gower (guitar). In 1978 The Records joined the Be Stiff tour as backing group for Rachel Sweet. They recorded the 45 Starry Eyes and signed to Virgin Records. Their debut album Shades In Bed (aka 'The Records') helped to establish their reputation, particularly in the USA, where Starry Eyes was a minor hit. They toured with Joe Jackson, opened for The Cars in Central Park and played their own headline shows with the likes of the dB's and The Rubinoos in support. In 1980 Jude Cole (ex Moon Martin) joined the group in time for their second album, Crashes, featuring Hearts In Her Eyes, a song Will and John originally wrote for The Searchers. A third album, Music On Both Sides, was recorded in 1981. The Records disbanded in 1982. CD reissues of The Records' original albums - Shades In Bed aka The Records, Crashes and Music On Both Sides, all with bonus tracks - are available by mail order from www.willbirch.com OR www.therecords.com |
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Music:Member Since: 1/9/2007Band Website: therecords.com Band Members: Will Birch 1978-1982 / John Wicks 1978-1982 / Phil Brown 1978-1982 / Huw Gower 1978-1979 / Jude Cole 1980 / Chris Gent 1981-1982 / Dave Whelan 1981-1982 Influences: The Beatles, The Searchers, The Byrds, The Move, Badfinger, Todd Rundgren, Big Star, Blue Ash, Raspberries, Dwight Twilley, Shoes, Cheap Trick, Tom Petty, Ramones. Sounds Like: CLICK PICTURE TO BUY CD 'THE RECORDS/SHADES IN BED' CLICK PICTURE TO BUY CD 'CRASHES' CLICK PICTURE TO BUY CD 'MUSIC ON BOTH SIDES' Record Label: On The Beach Recordings Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Powerpop / Pop / Rock) |
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Music On Both Sides CD reissue for 2007 |
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| On The Beach Recordings is working on a CD reissue of The Records third and final album Music On Both Sides (1982). It will include a number of bonus tracks including some live material from the... Posted by The Records on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:43:00 PST |
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