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Everybody Knows The Monkey

Brummie Indie Rock with Mighty Mighty, Everybody Knows The Monkey 🙉... Catch it at the YouTube Link here: 'Everybody Knows The Monkey'. This track was released on their own 'Girlie Records' label in 1986, evidently for the eye-watering sum of approximately £40! They were: Russell Burton – Bass and vocals Mick Geoghegan – Guitar Pete Geoghegan – Vox organ and guitar D J Hennessy – Drums Hugh McGuinness – Vocals and harmonica They were formed in Birmingham in 1985 and…

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Self-Drive Indie Rock

Photo Sunset, C4Di, Hull Queen Street by Luke Thornton on Unsplash In a way a shame I wasn't from the Hull area in my teens, I would have loved to have seen this band....Red Guitars. Marimba Jive, reaching the legendary status of 'Single Of The Week' in The NME in 1984. The Lyrics written by Jeremy Kidd and music by Hal Lewis I guess sounds being influenced by African Highlife bands , you can catch the sound at the link.

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No Place to Go

My Bloody Valentine, No Place To Go... Released originally in 1985 on the Fever Record label as a 12" EP called 'Geek'. The Tracklisting: This, sounding much more garage/indie rock and nothing like the shoegaze sound they are most reknowned for. The band at the time were: - David Conway – vocals - Kevin Shields – guitar - Debbie Googe – bass - Colm Ó Cíosóig – drums By 1987 the band signed to the Lazy Record Label founded by…

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Sweetness & Light

The second single by the band on the 4AD Label released in 1990 produced by Talk Talk's Tim Friese-Greene. Their first E.P. Mad Love was produced by Robin Guthrie of The Cocteau Twins. The band were: The band formed in 1987. Miki Berenyi initially started out with the Garage Rock band The Bugs, which you can catch on this site at the link here garage-rock-vibes, Acland was with punk band The Infections, Anderson started out with band The Rover Girls…

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Lost In A Moment

Sad Lovers & Giants, Lost In A Moment... Sad Lovers & Giants were formed in Watford in 1980 and strangely as per the quote in Discogs described as 'pastoral Pink Floyd'. They seem to have split and reformed a number of times since 1983. The band released 6 Albums, appear on 2 Compilation Albums and 7 Singles/E.P.'s all on the Midnight Music Label from 1981 - 1990. They released an album 'Mission Creep' in October 2018 and by the looks of it…

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