The Rich Kids were an English rock band that made the 1978 EMI album Ghosts of Princes in Towers. Original Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock led the band with ex-Slik guitarist/singer Midge Ure, who left after one album with drummer Rusty Egan to form the electro-rock supergroup Visage, which led Ure into Ultravox. Members: Glen […]
The Members were an English punk-pop/reggae band that debuted with the track “Fear of the Streets” on the 1977 various-artists compilation Streets. After their 1978 Stiff single “Solitary Confinement,” they signed with Virgin for the 1979/80 albums At the Chelsea Nightclub and The Choice Is Yours, scoring hits with “The Sound of the Suburbs” and […]
The Edge was an English new wave/post-punk band from London that debuted with a 1978 single on Albion Records, followed by two 1979 singles on Hurricane Records. That same year, they backed American singer Jane Aire as “The Belvederes” on her singular album for Virgin. The band’s own album, Square 1, appeared in 1980 on […]
The Yachts were an English new wave band from Liverpool, best known for the 1977 Stiff Records single “Suffice to Say.” They released two albums in 1979–80 on Radar Records and gained notice for their use of advanced word play (“Tantamount to Bribery”) and vintage Farfisa organ. Original vocalist John Campbell surfaced in It’s Immaterial, which […]
Modern Man was a Scottish new wave band that released the 1980 album Concrete Scheme with accompanying singles on MAM Records. Members: Jim Cook (vocals), Colin King (drums), Ali McLeod (guitar), Danny Mitchell (guitar), Mike Moran (bass) Background Modern Man formed in Glasgow when drummer Colin King and guitarist Danny Mitchell developed a local covers […]
Johnny Warman is an English vocalist and songwriter who cut the 1975 Bellaphon single “Rock Star” with hard-rockers Bearded Lady, which recorded an album that was ultimately released in 2004 by archivists Angel Air Records. As a solo artist, Warman made the 1978 RCA album Hour Glass, followed by the 1981/82 albums Walking Into Mirrors […]
Pauline Murray is an English new-wave rock singer who fronted Penetration, a pioneering punk band behind two 1978/79 Virgin albums. In 1980 she formed the Invisible Girls, which made a self-titled album on Illusive/RSO. After an eight-year absence, she returned with the 1989 disc Storm Clouds. Members: Martin Hannett (bass, guitar), Steve Hopkins (keyboards), Lyn […]
