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| CABARET VOLTAIRE | pos | wks | entry |
| Experimental band formed in Sheffield in 1974 and named after a Dadaist group, Cabaret Voltaire were essentially vocalist and bassist Stephen Millander and multi-instrumentalist Richard H. Kirk. Early live performances were less conventionally musical than confrontational "events", though in later days, convention did creep in when they discovered the hypnotic joys of funk. | |||
| Singles | |||
| SILENT COMMAND (Rough Trade RT 035) | 10 | 13 | 19/1/80 |
| THREE MANTRAS (Rough Trade RT 038) | 10 | 9 | 12/4/80 |
| SECONDS TOO LATE (Rough Trade PIT 060 | 8 | 14 | 29/11/80 |
| EDDIES OUT (JAZZ THE GLASS) (Rough Trade RT 095/096) | 6 | 9 | 19/12/81 |
| YASHIR (Factory FAC 8212) | 6 | 13 | 29/10/83 |
| THE DRAIN TRAIN (Double Vision DVR 21) (12" only) | 5 | 10 | 5/7/86 |
| Albums | |||
| MIX-UP (Rough Trade ROUGH 4) | 12 | 9 | 19/1/80 |
| LIVE AT THE YM.C.A. (Rough Trade ROUGH 7) | 2 | 13 | 16/2/80 |
| THE VOICE OF AMERICA (Rough Trade ROUGH 11) | 3 | 12 | 9/8/80 |
| LIVE AT THE LYCEUM (Rough Tapes COPY 002 - cassette only) | 14 | 12 | 27/6/81 |
| RED MECCA (Rough Trade ROUGH 27) | 1 | 13 | 12/9/81 |
| 2 x 45 (Rough Trade ROUGH 42) | 1 | 18 | 19/6/82 |
| HAI! (Rough Trade RTD 1) | 5 | 9 | 23/10/82 |
| JOHNNY YESNO (Double Vision DVR 1) | 8 | 9 | 26/11/83 |
| CAIRO | |||
| Manchester-area band who made this one single before changing their name to the Outline and recording the same song again for Ariola Records. | |||
| Singles | |||
| I LIKE BLUEBEAT (Absurd A 7) | 12 | 5 | 26/1/80 |
| JOHN CALE | |||
| Welsh multi-instrumentalist and comer, who during the mid-60s in New York was part of the legendary original line-up of the Velvet Underground. He later became a guru of the New Wave movement on both sides of the Atlantic, and a busy producer. | |||
| Albums | |||
| SABOTAGE - LIVE (Spy 004 - US import) | 7 | 1 | 26/1/80 |
| CAMERA OBSCURA | |||
| German keyboards-based instrumental quartet comprising Matthias Becker (synth/keyboards), Hans Niederberger (organ), Micheal Peters (guitar) and Urs Fuchs (synth & guitar). | |||
| Singles | |||
| DESTITUTION (Small Wonder SMALL 28) | 32 | 2 | 28/5/83 |
| CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN | |||
| Northern Californian sextet comprising David Lowery (vocals & guitar), Greg Lisher (guitar), Chris Pederson (guitar), Jonathan Segal (violin), Victor Krummenacher (bass) and Chris Molla (drums), noted for their humourous and irreverent lyrical approach as well as their musical eclecticism. Lowery now fronts Cracker. | |||
| Singles | |||
| TAKE THE SKINHEADS BOWLING (EP) | |||
| (Rough Trade RTT 161) (12" only) | 8 | 20 | 30/8/86 |
| Albums | |||
| TELEPHONE FREE LANDSLIDE VICTORY (Rough Trade ROUGH 95) | 30 | 1 | 14/6/86 |
| THE THIRD ALBUM (Rough Trade ROUGH 109) | 7 | 9 | 20/12/86 |
| II AND III (Rough Trade ROUGH 123) | 8 | 4 | 9/5/87 |
| VAMPIRE CAN MATING OVEN (Rough Trade) | 24 | 7 | 28/11/87 |
| CANDLEMASS | |||
| Bombastic Swedish doom-metal outfit formed in 1985, and comprising Messiah Marcolin (vocals),Mats Bjorkman (guitar), Lars Johansson (guitar), Leif Edling (bass) and Jan Lindh (drums). | |||
| Albums | |||
| NIGHTFALL (Axis AXISLP 3) | 29 | 1 | 12/12/87 |
| CAPELLA | |||
| Italian-produced techno-dance act; on of Gianfranco Boitolotti's numerous "Italo-house" projects. | |||
| Singles | |||
| HELYOM HABIB (ACID ACID ACID) (Music Man MMPS 7004) | 4 | 7 | 20/5/89 |
| TONY CAPSTICK & THE CARLTON MAIN | |||
| A stalwart of the Northern club scene as a comedian and folk/pop singer, and a TV bit-part actor in later years, Capstick joined up with a noted Yorkshire pit band for a humouros whimsical recitation. | |||
| Singles | |||
| CAPSTICK COMES HOME (Dingle's SID 27) | 2 | 9 | 28/3/81 |
| CAPTAIN SENSIBLE | |||
| Real name Ray Burns, "The Captain" played guitar with Johnny Moped in the 70s, then found fame as the bassist and general outrage-maker in the original line-up of the Damned. Humour and novelty became the hallmark of his solo work from the early 80s onward. This EP was a collaboration with members of Crass. | |||
| Singles | |||
| THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING (EP) (Crass 321984/5) | 3 | 18 | 19/12/81 |
| CAPTAIN SINBAD | |||
| Reggae vocalist backed by the Roots Radics. | |||
| Albums | |||
| SEVEN VOYAGES OF CAPTAIN SINBAD (Greensleeves GREI 34) | 18 | 5 | 15/5/82 |
| CARAMBA | |||
| A faceless studio aggregation brought together to record a jingle for a TV Kia-Ora soft drink advertisement, of which their hit single was simply an expanded version. | |||
| Singles | |||
| FEDORA (I'LL BE YOUR DAWG) (Billco BILL 101) | 33 | 4 | 17/12/83 |
| CARCASS | |||
| Three-man death/thrash metal band fronted on guitar and vocals by ex-Napalm Death man Bill Steer, along with Jeff Walker (bass & vocals) and Ken Owen (drums). | |||
| Albums | |||
| REEK OF PUTRIFACTION (Earache MOSH 6) | 7 | 5 | 13/8/88 |
| SYMPHONIES OF SICKNESS (Earache MOSH 18) | 16 | 2 | 2/12/89 |
| CARCRASH INTERNATIONAL | |||
| Gene Loves Jezebel-styled glam-goth rockers | |||
| Singles | |||
| THE WHIP/THE WHITE HOTEL (Crammed Discs CRAM 028) | 34 | 5 | 17/12/83 |
| ALL PASSION SPENT (Crammed Discs CRAM 031) | 47 | 2 | 5/5/84 |
| LUIS CARDENAS | |||
| The former vocalist/drummer of the Los Angeles-based hard rock band Renegade. | |||
| Singles | |||
| RUNAWAY (Consolid Allied TOON 1) | 26 | 3 | 6/9/86 |
| THE CARDIACS | |||
| Mixing humour with hard rock, this band, led by the manic singer/guitarist Tim Smith, began as deliberate over-the top rock parodists, though the crossover success of their second single brought them to legitimate rock notice | |||
| Singles | |||
| THERE'S TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE (Alphabet ALPH 006) | 40 | 3 | 19/9/87 |
| IS THIS THE LIFE (Alphabet ALPH 008) | 4 | 7 | 16/4/88 |
| Albums | |||
| A LITLE MAN AND A HOUSE AND THE WHOLE WORLD WINDOW(Alphabet ALPHLP 007) | 7 | 2 | 16/4/88 |
| ON LAND AND IN THE SEA (Alphabet ALPHLP 012) | 12 | 2 | 3/6/89 |
| CARMEL | |||
| A name covering both stylish jazz/pop vocalist Carmel McCourt, and the cool, stylish trio from Scunthorpe which she fronted. After middling early-80s success, the singer herself found far bigger acclaim later in the decade in France. | |||
| Singles | |||
| STORM (Red Flame RF 701) | 13 | 6 | 22/5/82 |
| Albums | |||
| CARMEL (Red Flame RFM 9) | 8 | 10 | 2/10/82 |
| CASE | |||
| South London group whose style was basically punk-pop with a helping of Oi! and a dash of 2-Tone ska. Line-up was Matthew Newman (vocals), Robert Brook (guitar), Mickey Donnelly (later of Spear Of Destiny - sax), Marc Adams (bass), and Derwent (ex-Long Tall Shorty - drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| WHEAT FROM THE CHAFF (EP) (Sus SUS 1) | 23 | 7 | 13/8/83 |
| CASH MONEY & MARVELLOUS | |||
| An early Philadelphia-based rap duo. | |||
| Singles | |||
| FIND AN UGLY WOMAN (Sleeping Bag SLX 40143) | 16 | 2 | 14/1/89 |
| Albums | |||
| WHERE'S THE PARTY AT (Sleeping Bag SBUKLP 4) | 15 | 1 | 4/3/89 |
| THE CAT WAX AXE COMPANY | |||
| Neo-gothic/punk outfit from the Nottingham/Mansfield area of the East Midlands. | |||
| Singles | |||
| 25 GALLONS OF PARANOIA (EP) (Fever FEV 2) (12" only) | 24 | 5 | 13/10/84 |
| NICK CAVE (& THE BAD SEEDS*) | |||
| Australian vocalist Cave formed the Bad Seeds in Berlin in 1983 following the break-up of his earlier outfit the Birthday Party. Other members were German guitarist Blixa Bargeld, and English multi-instrumentalists Barry Adamson and Mick Harvey. | |||
| Singles | |||
| IN THE GHETTO* (Mute 7MUTE 032) | 1 | 20 | 30/6/84 |
| TUPELO* (Mute 7MUTE 038) | 1 | 13 | 10/8/85 |
| THE SINGER (Mute 7 MUTE 47) | 1 | 14 | 5/7/86 |
| THE MERCY SEAT* (Mute MUTE 52) | 3 | 11 | 25/6/88 |
| DEANNA (Mute MUTE 86) | 4 | 6 | 17/9/88 |
| Albums | |||
| FROM HER TO ETERNITY (Mute STUMM 17) | 1 | 22 | 2/6/84 |
| THE FIRST BORN IS DEAD* (Mute STUMM 21) | 2 | 20 | 15/6/85 |
| KICKING AGAINST THE PRICKS (Mute STUMM 28) | 1 | 30 | 30/8/86 |
| YOUR FUNERAL, MY TRIAL (Mute STUMM 34) | 1 | 20 | 15/11/86 |
| TENDER PREY* (Mute STUMM 52) | 2 | 9 | 1/10/88 |
| CELTIC FROST | |||
| An avant-garde death-metal band from Switzerland, led by one Tom G. Warrior. | |||
| Singles | |||
| I WON'T DANCE (Noise NOISE 094T) | 18 | 4 | 7/11/87 |
| Albums | |||
| INTO THE PANDEMONIUM (Noise NOISE 065) | 21 | 3 | 15/8/87 |
| CHAKK | |||
| Futuristic funk outfit, originating from Sheffield, where they built their own studio on the proceeds of signing an ultimately abortive deal with MCA Records. | |||
| Singles | |||
| OUT OF THE FLESH (Double Vision DVR 6) (12" only) | 4 | 15 | 13/10/84 |
| YOU/THEY SAY (Fon FON 001) | 14 | 11 | 6/4/85 |
| TIMEBOMB (Fon FONTP 6) | 20 | 7 | 14/2/87 |
| THE CHAMELEONS | |||
| A melodic, multi-layered guitar-pop quartet formed in Manchester in 1981, and comprising Mark Burgess (vocals & bass), Reg Smithies (guitar), Dave Fielding (guitar), and Brian Schofield (drums later replaced by John Lever). Their career was characterised by inter personnel conflicts, which eventually split them. | |||
| Singles | |||
| AS HIGH AS YOU CAN GO (Statik STAT 30) | 7 | 12 | 5/3/83 |
| NOSTALGIA / IN SHREDS (Statik TAK 29) | 11 | 21 | 30/3/85 |
| SINGING RULE BRITANNIA (WHILE THE WALLS CLOSE IN) (Statik TAK 35) | 2 | 11 | 24/8/85 |
| Albums | |||
| SCRIPT OF THE BRIDGE (Statik STAT LP 17) | 11 | 8 | 1/6/85 |
| WHAT DOES ANYTHING MEAN, BASICALLY? (Statik STAT LP 22) | 2 | 25 | 1/6/85 |
| CHANNEL 3 | |||
| Hardcore punk band from Cerritos, in southern suburban Los Angeles, whose line-up comprised Mike McGrann (vocals & guitar), Kimm Gardner (vocals & guitar), Larry Kelley (bass), and Jack Debaun (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| I'VE GOT A GUN (No Future OI 11) | 8 | 13 | 19/6/82 |
| Albums | |||
| I'VE GOT A GUN (No Future PUNK 2) | 28 | 3 | 30/10/82 |
| CHAOS UK | |||
| Politically up-front thrash-punk quartet from Portishead, Bristol, formed in 1979 as part of the UK hardcore movement, which they have spearheaded ever since. Their leader is a guy named Chaos! | |||
| Singles | |||
| BURNING BRITAIN (EP) (Riot City RIOT 6) | 8 | 5 | 13/3/82 |
| LOUD, POLITICAL AND UNCOMPROMISING (EP) (Riot City RIOT 12) | 27 | 6 | 10/7/82 |
| THE SINGLES (EP) (Riot City 12 RIOT 32) (12" only) | 31 | 10 | 24/11/84 |
| Albums | |||
| CHAOS UK (Riot City CITY 002) | 16 | 6 | 2/4/83 |
| CHAOTIC DISCHORD | |||
| A bunch of complete punk loonies from Bristol who started out as Vice Squad's road crew plus some mates. The line-up settled down as Ampex, E.Stix, Ransid and Pox (really!), and their music delighted in consistently trying to shock and insult the rest of the world. | |||
| Singles | |||
| FUCK THE WORLD (EP) (Riot City RIOT 10) | 14 | 10 | 24/7/82 |
| NEVER TRUST A FRIEND (Riot City RIOT 23) | 30 | 5 | 14/5/83 |
| Albums | |||
| POLITICS, RELIGION, ETC. (Riot City CITY 004) | 6 | 9 | 13/8/83 |
| NEW IMPROVED (Riot City 12 RIOT 30) | 14 | 3 | 30/6/84 |
| FUCK OFF YOU C ...., WHAT A LOAD OF BOLLOCKS | |||
| (Syndicate SYNLP 12) | 22 | 1 | 22/9/84 |
| LIVE IN NEW YORK (Riot City CITY 008) | 18 | 3 | 10/11/84 |
| CHARGE | |||
| A hard and fast English band, originally formed in 1977, who found almost all their gigging fame in Continental Europe. | |||
| Singles | |||
| KINGS CROSS (Test Pressing TP 3) | 18 | 10 | 15/8/81 |
| DESTROY THE YOUTH (EP) (Kamera ERA 003) | 8 | 9 | 20/3/82 |
| FASHION (Kamera ERA 007) | 10 | 8 | 29/5/82 |
| LUXURY (Kamera ERA 015) | 9 | 4 | 13/11/82 |
| Albums | |||
| PERFECTION (Kamera KAM 013) | 8 | 6 | 30/10/82 |
| CHARGED See GBH | |||
| THE CHARLIE PARKAS | |||
| Singles | |||
| BALLAD OF ROBIN HOOD (Paranoid PPS 001) | 41 | 3 | 2/2/80 |
| CHAS & DAVE | |||
| Vocalists Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock (also piano and bass, respectively), were veterans of straight-ahead 60s and 70s rock'n'roll (Hodges played in the Outlaws for legendary producer Joe Meek), before finding a unique niche as purveyors of "Rockney" - singalong rock'n'roll pub music. | |||
| Singles | |||
| RABBIT (Rockney ROCKNEY 9) | 4 | 10 | 13/12/80 |
| Albums | |||
| MUSTN'T GRUMBLE (Rockney ROCKNEY 909) | 21 | 4 | 11/4/81 |
| CHATSHOW | |||
| Goth rock quartet from Oxford, comprising Steve (vocals), John (guitar), Alex (bass) and Julian (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| RED SKIES (Tanz TANZ 4) | 32 | 5 | 10/5/86 |
| THE CHEATERS | |||
| Hard-gigging blues'n'boogie pub-rockers, with a line-up of Mick Brophy (vocals & guitar), Coss (guitars), Neil Brockbank (bass) and Stewart Burnett (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| SPIRIT IN THE SKY (Revo/Albion ION 10281) | 34 | 3 | 20/2/82 |
| THE CHEFS | |||
| From Brighton, this quartet comprised James McCallum (guitar), Carl Evans (guitar), Russell Greenwood (drums) and singer/bassist Helen McCookerybook, who later moved on to front the brass-driven outfit Helen & The Horns. | |||
| Singles | |||
| SWEETIE (EP) (Attrix RB 10 EP) | 40 | 3 | 20/9/80 |
| 24 HOURS (Attrix RIB 13) | 34 | 10 | 23/5/81 |
| (label of the above was changed to Graduate GRAD 11 by its second 6-week chart run) | |||
| CHELSEA | |||
| A punk outfit formed in London in 1977 by vocalist Gene October. Original members Billy Idol and Tony James swiftly departed to form Generation X, but October has continued to front them ever since through myriad line-ups | |||
| Singles | |||
| NO-ONE'S COMING OUTSIDE (Step Forward SF 14) | 27 | 3 | 8/3/80 |
| LOOK AT THE OUTSIDE (Step Forward SF 15) | 37 | 4 | 3/5/80 |
| NO ESCAPE (Step Forward SF 16) | 39 | 4 | 6/9/80 |
| ROCKIN' HORSE (Step Forward SF 17) | 30 | 3 | 9/5/81 |
| FREEMANS (Step Forward SF 18) | 27 | 4 | 22/8/81 |
| EVACUATE (Step Forward SF 20) | 23 | 11 | 28/11/81 |
| WAR ACROSS THE NATION (Step Forward SF 21) | 10 | 9 | 3/4/82 |
| STAND OUT (Step Forward SF 22) | 20 | 6 | 13/11/82 |
| Albums | |||
| ALTERNATIVE HITS (Step Forward SFLP 5) | 7 | 8 | 18/10/80 |
| EVACUATE (Step Forward SFLP 7) | 3 | 13 | 8/5/82 |
| LIVE (Chaos Tapes CHAOS 005) (cassette only) | 10 | 4 | 22/5/82 |
| THE CHERRY BOMBZ | |||
| A glitzy hard-rock outfit featuring some members of Hanoi Rocks, and fronted by vocalist Anita Hahadervan, who had previously sung with Toto Coelo and danced with Pan's People (and who would subsequently become a Sky TV presenter). | |||
| Singles | |||
| HOT GIRLS IN LOVE (Lick LIX 3) | 7 | 9 | 1/3/86 |
| HOUSE OF ECSTASY (Lick LIX 4) | 12 | 9 | 7/6/86 |
| THE CHERRY BOYS | |||
| New wave popsters from the Wirral, Merseyside, with a line-up of John Cherry (guitar), Jimmy Hughes (keyboards), Keith Gunson (bass) and Howie De Minzo (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| KARDOMAH CAFE (Crash CRA 510) | 17 | 9 | 30/7/83 |
| THE CHESTERFIELDS | |||
| A breezy lightweight pop-rock quartet hailing from deepest Dorset. | |||
| Singles | |||
| A GUITAR IN YOUR BATH (EP) (Subway Organisation SUBWAY 5) | 19 | 7 | 3/5/86 |
| COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY (Subway Organisation SUBWAY 7) | 16 | 11 | 6/12/86 |
| ASK JOHNNY DEE (Subway Organisation SUBWAY 11) | 4 | 11 | 28/3/87 |
| NIGHT TRACKS (Night Trax SFNT 3) | 29 | 4 | 29/4/87 |
| GOODBYE GOODBYE (Household HOLD 1T) (12" only) | 10 | 4 | 26/3/88 |
| BLAME (Household HOLD 3) | 11 | 3 | 10/9/88 |
| Albums | |||
| KETTLE (Subway Organisation SUB ORG 003) | 5 | 13 | 20/6/87 |
| WESTWARD HO! (Subway Organisation SUB ORG 005) | 25 | 3 | 12/12/87 |
| CROCODILE TEARS (Household HOLD 4 LP) | 10 | 4 | 1/10/88 |
| THE CHEVALIER BROTHERS | |||
| A heavily Louis Jordan-influenced 1940s-style jump jive outfit, who got their chance on record after successfully busking in Camden Town. | |||
| Singles | |||
| HEY BARTENDER (Waterfront WFST 005) | 8 | 9 | 25/2/84 |
| BABY (Disques Cheval DCG 01) | 43 | 5 | 29/3/86 |
| Albums | |||
| LIVE AND JUMPING (Disques Cheval GG 1) | 18 | 9 | 2/11/85 |
| THE CHILLS | |||
| A New Zealand guitar-pop band, originally formed in 1980 by singer, guitarist and songwriter Martin Phillips, who has remained consistently at their helm through myriad personnel comings and goings. | |||
| Singles | |||
| THE LOST EP (EP) (Flying Nun COLD 4) (12" only) | 31 | 4 | 12/4/86 |
| I LOVE MY LEATHER JACKET (Flying Nun FNUK 7) | 25 | 8 | 14/3/87 |
| HOUSE WITH A HUNDRED ROOMS (Flying Nun FNUKT 11) (12" only) | 21 | 12 | 15/8/87 |
| Albums | |||
| KALEIDOSCOPE WORLD (Creation CRELP 008) | 3 | 13 | 1/3/86 |
| BRAVE WORDS (Flying Nun FNE 12) | 7 | 8 | 10/10/87 |
| ALEX CHILTON | |||
| Former lead singer of both 1960s US soul/pop hitmakers the Box Tops and the commercially thwarted 1970s melodic pop maestros Big Star, Chilton pursued a much quirkier later solo career, which nonetheless endeared him to much of the New Wave fraternity as an apparently seminal influence. | |||
| Singles | |||
| NO SEX (New Rose NEW 12068) (12" only) | 22 | 4 | 24/5/86 |
| Albums | |||
| DOCUMENT (Fan Club FC 015) | 29 | 2 | 19/4/86 |
| TED CHIPPINGTON | |||
| A surreal humorist, whose single successfully debunked Status Quo's 1984 revival of the same Dion oldie. | |||
| Singles | |||
| THE WANDERER (Vindaloo UGH 15) | 28 | 3 | 8/8/87 |
| Albums | |||
| MAN IN A SUITCASE (Vindaloo YUS 6) | 5 | 14 | 29/3/86 |
| CHRIS & COSEY (see also THROBBING GRISTLE) | |||
| Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti (otherwise Christine Newby), the couple who were at the heart of industrial sound purveyors Throbbing Gristle, and who continued along similar "experimental noise" lines after the latter group fragmented in 1981. | |||
| Singles | |||
| OCTOBER LOVE SONG (Rough Trade RT 078) | 24 | 6 | 11/6/83 |
| CONSPIRACY (International One CTI 001) | 33 | 3 | 6/10/84 |
| SWEET SURPRISE (Rough Trade RTT 148) (12" only) | 12 | 8 | 14/12/85 |
| Albums | |||
| HEARTBEAT (Rough Trade ROUGH 34) | 28 | 1 | 20/2/82 |
| SONGS OF LOVE AND LUST (Rough Trade ROUGH 64) | 14 | 10 | 24/3/84 |
| TECHNO PRIMITIV (Rough Trade ROUGH 84) | 18 | 3 | 15/2/86 |
| CHRISTIAN DEATH | |||
| Confrontational goth-rockers from Los Angeles, originally formed in 1979, but at their height in the mid-80s when fronted by Aussie-born lead singer Valor Kand for a stage act full of horror-shock imagery. | |||
| Singles | |||
| 7" BOX SET (SICK OF LOVE) (Normal NORMAL 48) | 49 | 1 | 10/10/87 |
| CHURCH OF NO RETURN (Jungle JUNG 40) | 6 | 4 | 2/7/88 |
| WHAT'S THE VERDICT (Jungle JUNG 45) | 11 | 3 | 19/11/88 |
| Albums | |||
| ATROCITIES (Normal NORMAL 18) | 17 | 2 | 12/7/86 |
| SEX AND DRUGS AND JESUS CHRIST (Jungle FREUD 25) | 10 | 4 | 24/12/88 |
| THE CHRISTIANS, GERRY MARSDEN, PAUL McCARTNEY & S.A.W. | |||
| For a fund-raising charity single in aid of the Hillsborough Disaster Appeal, Stock Aitken Waterman put contemporary Liverpool artists the Christians alongside two of the original pioneers of Merseybeat, reviving Marsden's own poignant 1964-written tribute to their collective home town. | |||
| Singles | |||
| FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY (PWL PWL 41) | 1 | 7 | 20/5/89 |
| CHROME | |||
| San Francisco- based multi-instrumental/electronic trio comprising Damon Edge, Helios Creed and John L. Cyborg. | |||
| Singles | |||
| READ ONLY MEMORY (EP) (Siren/Red RS-12007) | 48 | 1 | 24/5/80 |
| CHRON GEN | |||
| Energetic punk band originating in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, in 1978, who kept their good natured Sex Pistols-inspired vision active well into the mid-1980s. | |||
| Singles | |||
| PUPPETS OF WAR (EP) (Gargoyle GRGL 780) (label of the above changed to Fresh FRESH 36 during its chart run) | 4 | 37 | 4/7/81 |
| REALITY (Step Forward SF 19) | 2 | 23 | 26/9/81 |
| JET BOY, JET GIRL (EP) (Secret SHH 129) | 4 | 11 | 27/2/82 |
| Albums | |||
| CHRONIC GENERATION (Secret SEC 3) | 2 | 15 | 3/4/82 |
| NOWHERE TO RUN (Picasso PIK 002) | 25 | 1 | 31/3/84 |
| APOCALYPSE LIVE TOUR JUNE '81 (Chaos APOCA 1) | 15 | 3 | 21 /4/84 |
| CHUMBAWAMBA | |||
| A Leeds-based collective (with varying membership) of out-and-out anarchists, for whom their musical ventures were merely vehicles for an ongoing programme of always sharply observed social and political rant. | |||
| Singles | |||
| REVOLUTION (Agit Prop AGIT 1) | 4 | 34 | 12/10/85 |
| STATE OF MIND / WE ARE THE WORLD (Agit Prop AGIT 2) | 4 | 8 | 26/4/86 |
| SMASH CLAUSE 28 (Agit Prop AGIT 003) | 5 | 9 | 16/7/88 |
| Albums | |||
| PICTURES OF STARVING CHILDREN SELL RECORDS (Agit Prop PROP 001) | 2 | 21 | 20/12/86 |
| NEVER MIND THE BALLOT, HERE'S THE REST OF YOUR LIFE (Agit Prop PROP 002) | 2 | 16 | 20/6/87 |
| ENGLISH REBEL SONGS, 1381-1914 (Agit Prop PROP 003) (10" only) | 13 | 5 | 21/10/89 |
| THE CHURCH | |||
| An Australian band with a jangly, 12-string Byrds-like approach, formed in Canberra in 1980, and comprising Steve Kilbey (vocals & bas), Peter Koppes (vocals & guitar), Marty Wilson-Piper (vocals & guitar), and Richard Ploog (drums). | |||
| Albums | |||
| SEANCE (Carrere CAL 201) | 18 | 9 | 28/4/84 |
| CICCONE -YOUTH (see also SONIC YOUTH) | |||
| A one-off project by the members of Sonic Youth and some friends, inspired by their collective fascination with the burgeoning cultural phenomenon of Madonna - although much of the album was not the direct parody which the cheekily-titled single offered. | |||
| Singles | |||
| INTO THE GROOVEY (Blast First BFFP OS) | 1 | 27 | 8/11/86 |
| Albums | |||
| THE WHITEY ALBUM (Blast First BFFP 28) | 2 | 8 | 1/2/89 |
| THE CIMARONS | |||
| A reggae outfit popular on the early 80s punk scene. Line-up was Winston Reid (vocals), Locksley Gichie (guitar), Carl Levy (keyboards), Franklyn Dunn (bass), and Maurice Ellis (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY (Safari SAFE 49) | 27 | 4 | 16/10/82 |
| CINDYTALK | |||
| Experimental quasi-industrial trio comprising Gordon Sharp (vocals & piano), John Byrne (instruments) and Alex Wright (instruments). | |||
| Albums | |||
| CAMOUFLAGE HEART (Midnight Music CHIME 0006S) | 22 | 1 | 3/11/84 |
| THE CIRCLES | |||
| Wolverhampton-based mod revival band, formed in 1979 and naming themselves after an early Who song. The line-up was Mick Walker (vocals & guitar), Tony Howells (lead guitar), Glen Tranter (bass) and Keith Allen (drums). They split up before the end of 1980. | |||
| Singles | |||
| OPENING UP (Graduate GRAD 4) | 15 | 6 | 19/1/80 |
| CIVILISED SOCIETY | |||
| A generic hardcore punk band. | |||
| Albums | |||
| VIOLENCE SUCKS (Cor) | 18 | 3 | 19/9/87 |
| GARY CLAWS ON-U SOUND SYSTEM | |||
| A former Bristol scaffolder and second-hand car salesman, Clail became huge on the UK dance scene as the MC/operator for the Tackhead crew's cutting-edge sound system. | |||
| Albums | |||
| END OF THE CENTURY PARTY (On-U Sound) | 7 | 10 | 25/11/89 |
| CLAN OF XYMOX (see XYMOX) | |||
| JOHN COOPER CLARKE | |||
| A Manchester club circuit poet with a visual fixation on Bob Dylan circa mid-1965, Clarke became an odd stand-up feature on the punk scene, sharing gig bills with the likes of the Buzzcocks. | |||
| Albums | |||
| OU EST LA MAISON DE FROMAGE? (Rabid NOZE 1) | 7 | 10 | 5/7/80 |
| VINCE CLARKE & PAUL QUINN | |||
| A one-off collaboration between Clarke (Yazoo and pre-Erasure) and the former lead singer of Bourgie Bourgie. | |||
| Singles | |||
| ONE DAY (Mute TAG 1) | 7 | 7 | 29/6/85 |
| CLASS WAR | |||
| Political punk outfit led by Ian Bone, whose hit single was a tirade to "celebrate" Prince Andrew's marriage to Fergie. | |||
| Singles | |||
| BETTER DEAD THAN WED (Mortarhate MORT 20) | 5 | 10 | 26/7/86 |
| CLASSIX NOUVEAU | |||
| A would-be avant-garde outfit, focusing around striking bald-headed vocalist/guitarist Sal Solo, the Classix actually scored most of their successes while signed to EMI, where they were channelled towards commercialism. Other members were Mik Sweeney (bass) and B.P Hurding (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| THE ROBOTS DANCE (ESP ES 1) | 22 | 11 | 27/9/80 |
| CLOCK DVA | |||
| A Sheffield quintet with a typically doomy experimental/industrial sound. Personnel were Adi Newton (vocals & violin), Paul Widger (guitar), Steven Taylor (vocals & bass), Charlie Collins (sax) and Roger Quail (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| FOUR HOURS (Fetish FET 008) | 32 | 4 | 13/6/81 |
| Albums | |||
| THIRST (Fetish FR 2002) | 7 | 19 | 14/2/81 |
| THE CLOSE LOBSTERS | |||
| Quintet from Johnstone, Scotland, who played tight, lyrically intriguing pop/rock. Led by vocalist and songwriter Andrew Burnett, the band also included his brother Robert Burnett, Stewart McFadeyn, Graeme Wilmington and Thomas Donnelly. | |||
| Singles | |||
| GOING TO HEAVEN TO SEE IF IT RAINS (Fire BLAZE 15) | 9 | 10 | 20/12/86 |
| NEVER SEEN BEFORE (Fire BLAZE 20) | 11 | 8 | 25/4/87 |
| LET'S MAKE SOME PLANS (Fire BLAZE 22T) | 17 | 9 | 21/11/87 |
| WHAT IS THERE TO SMILE ABOUT? (Fire BLAZE 25) | 17 | 2 | 24/9/88 |
| Albums | |||
| FOXHEADS STALK THIS LAND (Fire FIRELP 9) | 12 | 10 | 7/11/87 |
| HEADACHE RHETORIC (Fire FIRELP 17) | 7 | 3 | 6/5/89 |
| THE CLOUDS | |||
| Glasgow Brothers John and Bill Charneley, who began as back-bedroom punks and gradually softened to an acoustic, West Coast-influenced sound after signing with the Subway Organisation. | |||
| Singles | |||
| TRANQUIL (Subway Organisation SUBWAY 12) | 13 | 4 | 13/2/88 |
| THE COCKNEY REJECTS | |||
| East London hard nuts and self-consciously proletarian punk-rockers, this quartet (vocalist Stinky Turner, guitarist Mickey Geggus, bassist Vince Riordan and drummer Sticks Warrington) were originally championed by Jimmy Pursey of Sham 69. | |||
| Singles | |||
| FLARES AND SLIPPERS (Small Wonder SMALL 19) | 24 | 18 | 9/2/80 |
| TILL THE END OF THE DAY (AKA AKF 102) | 25 | 7 | 11/12/82 |
| Albums | |||
| THE WILD ONES (Arena AKA 1) | 7 | 6 | 4/9/82 |
| COCO, STEEL & LOVEBOMB | |||
| A quintet from Brighton playing sample-heavy "obscure dance music", tied together by the rapping of MC Mikey B. | |||
| Singles | |||
| CRUCIFIXION OF DONNY - LOVE PUPPY (Audio Instant INST 007) | 26 | 4 | 3/10/87 |
| THE SOUND OF EUROPE (EP) (Audio Instant INST 008) | 9 | 1 | 30/4/88 |
| COCOON | |||
| A popular club dance groove, well exposed on T.V's late-night The Hit Man And Her show. | |||
| Singles | |||
| TIMERIDER (Lisson DOLE 8) | 17 | 2 | 15/4/89 |
| COCTEAU TWINS | |||
| Formed in Grangemouth, Scotland, by guitarist, comer and producer Robin Guthrie, the Cocteaus' unique, wistful, other-worldly sound focused around his music and the ethereal vocals of Elizabeth Frazer. Original third member (on bass) Will Heggie was later replaced by Simon Raymonde. | |||
| Singles | |||
| LULLABIES (4AD BAD 213) | 11 | 7 | 16/10/82 |
| PEPPERMINT PIG (4AD AD 303) | 2 | 17 | 9/4/83 |
| SUNBURST AND SNOWBLIND (4AD BAD 314) | 2 | 42 | 3/12/83 |
| PEARLY DEWDROPS' DROPS (4AD AD 405) | 1 | 64 | 28/4/84 |
| AIKEA GUINEA (EP) (4AD AD 501) | 1 | 26 | 30/3/85 |
| TINY DYNAMINE (EP) (4AD BAD 510) (12" only) | 1 | 31 | 23/11/85 |
| ECHOES IN A SHALLOW BAY ((EP) (4AD CAD 511) (12" only) | 1 | 27 | 7/12/85 |
| LOVE'S EASY TEARS (4AD AD 610) | 1 | 17 | 25/10/86 |
| Albums | |||
| GARLANDS (4AD CAD 211) | 4 | 54 | 7/8/82 |
| HEAD OVER HEELS (4AD CAD 313) | 1 | 56 | 5/11/83 |
| TREASURE (4AD CAD 412) | 2 | 81 | 24/11/84 |
| VICTORIALAND (4AD CAD 602) | 1 | 26 | 26/4/86 |
| BLUE BELL KNOLL (4AD CAD 807) | 1 | 10 | 1/10/88 |
| COIL | |||
| A trio of colourful musical mayhem-makers comprising Stephen Thrower, John Balance and Peter Christopherson, the latter two both being former members of Psychic TV | |||
| Singles | |||
| PANIC (x.422/Force & Form K 512) (12" only) | 5 | 6 | 15/6/85 |
| THE ANAL STAIRCASE (x.422/Force & Form ROTA 121) (12" only) | 6 | 11 | 27/12/86 |
| Albums | |||
| SCATOLOGY (Some Bizzare FFK 1) | 7 | 6 | 23/2/85 |
| HORSE ROTORVATOR (x.422/Some Bizzare ROTA 1) | 3 | 12 | 28/2/87 |
| COLDCUT | |||
| (Feat. Junior Reid & the Ahead Of Our Time Orchestra! featuring Lisa Stansfield**)A pair of cut up-and-remix DJ/producers from London - Matt Black and Jonathan More. Both were veterans of pirate dance radio station Kiss FM, while Black was formerly a whizz kid at Logica Computers. | |||
| Singles | |||
| BEATS AND PIECES (Ahead Of Our Time CCUT 1) | 6 | 23 | 17/10/87 |
| DOCTORIN' THE HOUSE (Ahead Of Our Time CCUT 2) | 2 | 11 | 20/2/88 |
| STOP THIS CRAZY THING' (Ahead Of Our Time CCUT 4) | 1 | 7 | 10/9/88 |
| PEOPLE HOLD ON" (Ahead Of Our Time CCUT 5) | 3 | 8 | 1/4/89 |
| MY TELEPHONE (Ahead Of Our Time CCUT 6) | 8 | 4 | 3/6/89 |
| COLDCUT'S CHRISTMAS BREAK (Ahead Of Our Time CCUT 7) | 14 | 4 | 23/12/89 |
| Albums | |||
| WHAT'S THAT NOISE? (Ahead Of Our Time CCUTLP 1) | 4 | 6 | 29/4/89 |
| EDWYN COLLINS | |||
| Collins was formerly the lead vocalist and guitarist in the Scottish cult band Orange Juice, and moved on to a solo career (and occasional collaborations, for instance with Paul Quinn) after they split in 1984. | |||
| Albums | |||
| HOPE AND DESPAIR (Demon FIEND 144) | 4 | 7 | 17/6/89 |
| THE COLOURBLIND JAMES EXPERIENCE | |||
| Eclectic band from New York State, USA, who combined a potpourri of rootsy musical influences with a wacky lyrical bent courtesy of leader, songwriter and singer/guitarist James. Other members were Phillip Marshall (guitar & vocals), Bernie Heveron (bass & vocals), and Jim McAvaney (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| DANCE CRITTERS (Fundamental PRAY 109) (12" only) | 10 | 2 | 12/11/88 |
| Albums | |||
| COLOURBLIND JAMES EXPERIENCE (Fundamental SAVE 050) | 5 | 17 | 4/6/88 |
| WHY SHOULD I STAND UP? (Cooking Vinyl 028) | 13 | 4 | 11/11/89 |
| COLOURBOX (FEAT. LORITA GRAHAME) | |||
| A duo of electronic cut 'n' mix funksters, Steve and Martin Young. They were also one of the elements (along with labelmates A.R. Kane and CJ Mackintosh) which made up M/A/R/R/S of Pump Up The Volume fame. | |||
| Singles | |||
| SAY YOU (4AD AD 403) | 7 | 10 | 7/4/84 |
| PUNCH (4AD AD 406) | 15 | 6 | 7/7/84 |
| THE MOON IS BLUE (4AD AD 507) | 3 | 12 | 27/7/85 |
| THE OFFICIAL COLOURBOX WORLD CUP THEME (4AD AD 605) | 6 | 13 | 24/5/86 |
| BABY I LOVE YOU SO- (4AD AD 604) | 4 | 10 | 24/5/86 |
| Albums | |||
| MINI LP (4AD MAD 315) | 8 | 12 | 17/12/83 |
| COLOURBOX (4AD CAD 508) | 1 | 12 | 24/8/85 |
| COMBAT'84 | |||
| This strident London skinhead punk outfit got themselves featured in a BBC 2 TV documentary which alleged right-wing leanings | |||
| Singles | |||
| ORDERS OF THE DAY (EP) (Victory VIC 1) | 11 | 8 | 22/1/83 |
| RAPIST (Victory VIC 2) | 42 | 2 | 24/9/83 |
| CONDEMNED `84 | |||
| A skinhead Oil band from Ipswich, Suffolk, comprising Kev Parker (vocals), Mick (guitar), Gunk (bass) and Cliff (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| OI! AIN'T DEAD (RFB Recordings RFBSIN 27) | 21 | 3 | 9/8/86 |
| Albums | |||
| BATTLE SCARRED (Oil) | 26 | 1 | 8/3/86 |
| CONFLICT | |||
| Eltham, South London, anarchist punks of Crass ilk, formed in 1981 and remarkably durable, whose repertoire and entire ethos was dominated by forthright political, social, animal welfare and environmental protest. | |||
| Singles | |||
| THE HOUSE THAT MAN BUILT (EP) (Crass 221984/1) | 3 | 18 | 26/6/82 |
| LIVE AT THE CENTRO IBERICO (EP) (XNTRIX XN 2001) | 7 | 21 | 6/11/82 |
| TO A NATION OF ANIMAL LOVERS (Corpus Christi CHRIST ITS 4) | 4 | 18 | 20/8/83 |
| THE SERENADE IS DEAD (EP) (Mortarhate MORT 1) | 5 | 13 | 26/11/83 |
| LIVE AT THE CENTRO IBERICO (EP) (reissue) (Mortarhate MORT 7) | 14 | 13 | 10/11/84 |
| THIS IS NOT ENOUGH (Mortarhate MORT 8) | 3 | 27 | 30/3/85 |
| THE BATTLE CONTINUES (EP) (Mortarhate MORT 15) | 1 | 23 | 2/11/85 |
| FROM PROTEST TO RESISTANCE (Konnexion KOMA 788029) (12" only) | 11 | 4 | 14/11/87 |
| Albums | |||
| IT'S TIME TO SEE WHO'S WHO (Corpus Christi ITS 3) | 1 | 11 | 2/4/83 |
| INCREASE THE PRESSURE (Mortarhate LP MORT 6) | 2 | 16 | 7/7/84 |
| ONLY STUPID BASTARDS HELP EMI (Modern Army THIS IS NOT 5.99) | 5 | 19 | 31/5/86 |
| THE UNGOVERNABLE FORCE (Mortarhate MORT 20) | 2 | 11 | 13/9/86 |
| TURNING REBELLION INTO MONEY (Mortarhate MORT 30) | 1 | 12 | 25/7/87 |
| THE FINAL CONFLICT (Mortarhate MORT 22) | 13 | 3 | 11/2/89 |
| COOK DA BOOKS | |||
| Merseyside quartet comprising Digsy (vocals & guitar), Tony Prescott (keyboards), Owen Moran (bass) and John Legget (drums), who ran their own locally-based Kiteland label for a while. Digsy was later celebrated in song by Oasis, and currently front Smaller. | |||
| Singles | |||
| PIGGIE IN THE MIDDLE EIGHT (Probe Plus CUSTY 1) | 18 | 3 | 27/3/82 |
| LOW PROFILE (Kiteland CUSTY 123) | 13 | 9 | 30/4/83 |
| WOULDN'T WANT TO KNOCK IT! (Kiteland CUSTY 124) | 20 | 6 | /83 |
| THE COOKIE CREW (WITH THE BEATMASTERS*) | |||
| Two British girl rappers - MC Remedy and MC Suzy Q, both of whom hailed from Battersea in South London. Coming together in 1983, they took off after winning a national rap championship in 1985. | |||
| Singles | |||
| FEMALES (Rhythm King LEFT 12) | 5 | 18 | 24/10/87 |
| ROCK DA HOUSE- (Rhythm King LEFT 11) | 1 | 11 | 16/1/88 |
| THE COOL NOTES | |||
| A south London soul/dance vocal trio who first performed as teenagers in the late 70s, originally recording in a reggae style. | |||
| Singles | |||
| YOU'RE NEVER TOO YOUNG (Abstract Dance 12AD 001) (12" only) | 12 | 6 | 25/8/84 |
| THE CORN DOLLIES | |||
| South-West London quintet who unusually featured a violinist, Jo Podmore. Other members were Steve Musham (vocals & guitar), Tim Sales (guitars), Steve Ridder (bass) and Jack Hoser (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| BE SMALL AGAIN (Medium Cool MC 008) | 28 | 4 | 7/11/87 |
| FOREVER STEVEN (Medium Cool MC OOOT) (12" only) | 16 | 2 | 12/3/88 |
| ELVIS COSTELLO (& THE ATTRACTIONS*) | |||
| (see also The Imposter and The Coward Brothers) Real name Declan McManus (he is the Liverpool-born son of a former Joe Loss Band vocalist), Costello emerged from early sharp hit single days on Stiff to become one of the UK's most consistently literate and observant singer/songwriters. Just to try to confuse this book, he has recorded under more pseudonyms than you can shake a stick at. | |||
| Singles | |||
| TOKYO STORM WARNING (Imp IMP 7) | 1 | 8 | 30/8/86 |
| I WANT YOU (Imp IMP 8) | 3 | 11 | 22/11/86 |
| BLUE CHAIR (as The COSTELLO SHOW) (Demon D 1047) | 8 | 6 | 7/2/87 |
| Albums | |||
| TEN BLOODY MARYS AND TEN HOW'S YOUR FATHERS' (Demon FIEND 27) | 2 | 16 | 28/4/84 |
| BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE (Imp/Demon FIEND 80) | 1 | 11 | 27/9/86 |
| OUT OF OUR IDIOT (Demon X FIEND 67) | 6 | 8 | 28/11/87 |
| GIRLS + £-GIRLS = $+GIRLS (Demon DFIEND 160) | 13 | 3 | 28/10/89 |
| JAYNE COUNTY | |||
| Former vocalist and leader of the Electric Chairs of Fuck Off infamy, US-born County started out as a guy named Wayne and metamorphosed during the 80s into a gal named Jayne. | |||
| Albums | |||
| ROCK'N'ROLL RESURRECTION (Safari LIVE 1) | 18 | 2 | 21/6/80 |
| COURT MARTIAL | |||
| 1979-formed Bristol band playing in the typical abrasive punk style of the time and location. Members Alex McPherson, Simon Burrough, Ian Burrough and Richard Braybrook all originally came together while still at school. | |||
| Singles | |||
| GOTTA GET OUT (EP) (Riot City RIOT 5) | 23 | 5 | 13/3/82 |
| NO SOLUTION (EP) (Riot City RIOT 11) | 40 | 2 | 24/7/82 |
| THE COWARD BROTHERS | |||
| Elvis Costello again, in pseudonymous collaboration with T -Bone Burnette. | |||
| Singles | |||
| THE PEOPLE'S LIMOUSINE (Imp IMP 006) | 2 | 21 | 20/7/85 |
| THE COWBOY JUNKIES | |||
| A Toronto, Canada, based quartet playing spare, country-flecked music in almost the ultimate laidback, whispery style. The line-up was Margo Timmins (vocals), her brother Michael Timmins (guitar), Alan Anton (bass), and a further Timmins sibling, Peter, on drums. | |||
| Singles | |||
| SWEET JANE (Cooking Vinyl FRY 008) | 18 | 3 | 29/4/89 |
| BLUE MOON REVISITED (Cooking Vinyl FRY 011) | 10 | 7 | 15/7/89 |
| Albums | |||
| THE TRINITY SESSION (Cooking Vinyl COOK 011) | 5 | 14 | 1/4/89 |
| THE CRADLE | |||
| Manchester-based quintet formed by two former Easterhouse members, Ivor Perry and Gary Rostock, after the latter group's demise. Recruited to the new ranks were vocalist Andy Housley, bassist Lee Bennett, and sometime Smiths guitarist Craig Gannon. | |||
| Singles | |||
| IT'S TOO HIGH (Rough Trade RT 202) | 12 | 7 | 23/5/87 |
| THE CRAMPS | |||
| The kings of the B-movie psychedelic trash punk rockabilly revival. Originally formed in Ohio in 1976, their driving force has always been the demonic duo of vocalist Lux Interior and wild girl guitarist Poison Ivy Rorschach, aided and abettted by drummer Nick Knox, and initially by guitarist Bryan Gregory, who has had several replacements since departing in 1980. | |||
| Singles | |||
| FEVER (Illegal ILS 0017) | 12 | 9 | 12/4/80 |
| DRUG TRAIN (Illegal ILS 0021) | 5 | 13 | 13/9/80 |
| GRAVEST HITS (12" EP) (Illegal ILS 012013) | 41 | 2 | 7/5/83 |
| FASTER PUSSYCAT (New Rose NEW 28P) (picture disc) | 7 | 13 | 17/3/84 |
| GOREHOUND (New Rose NEW 33) | 2 | 13 | 7/4/84 |
| SMELL OF FEMALE (BOX SET) (New Rose CRAMPS 1) | 4 | 12 | 7/7/84 |
| CAN YOUR PUSSY DO THE DOG? (Big Beat NS 110) | 1 | 29 | 9/11/85 |
| WHAT'S INSIDE A GIRL? (Big Beat NS 115) | 2 | 10 | 17/5/86 |
| KISMIAX (Ace NEW 71) | 15 | 6 | 14/6/86 |
| Albums | |||
| SONGS THE LORD TAUGHT US (Illegal ILS 005) | 1 | 18 | 22/3/80 |
| OFF THE BONE (Illegal ILP 012) | 1 | 71 | 2/7/83 |
| SMELL OF FEMALE (Big Beat NED 6) | 1 | 119 | 26/11/83 |
| A WITH ELVIS (Big Beat WUKA 46) | 1 | 28 | 1/3/86 |
| ROCKIN'N'REELIN'INAUKLANDNEWZEALAND (Vengeance C 669) | 4 | 7 | 6/6/87 |
| CRASS (WITH THE POISON GIRLS*) | |||
| Britain's best-known anarchist band, Crass were formed in 1978 by Steve Ignorant and Penny Rimbaud, and lived a commune-type life in an Epping, Essex, farmhouse. Releases on their own Crass label had catalogue numbers "counting down" to 1984 - "Year Zero" in the collective's scheme of things, and the year in which, true to its ideals, it split up. | |||
| Singles | |||
| REALITY ASYLUM (Crass 19454U) | 9 | 10 | 19/1 /80 |
| FEEDING OF THE 5,000 (Small Wonder WEENY 2) | 6 | 22 | 15/3/80 |
| BLOODY REVOLUTIONS* (Crass 421984-1) | 1 | 75 | 24/5/80 |
| FEEDING OF THE 5,000 (SECOND SITTING) (Crass 621984) | 11 | 36 | 8/11/80 |
| NAGASAKI NIGHTMARE (Crass 421984/5) | 1 | 52 | 28/2/81 |
| MERRY CRASSMAS (EP) (Crass COLD TURKEY 1) | 2 | 8 | 26/12/81 |
| HOW DOES IT FEEL (TO BE THE MOTHER OF A THOUSAND DEAD?) (Crass 221984/6) | 1 | 23 | 30/10/82 |
| SHEEP FARMING IN THE FALKLANDS (Crass 121984/3) | 1 | 16 | 18/6/83 |
| WHO DUNNIT? (Crass 121984/4) | 2 | 14 | 23/7/83 |
| TEN NOTES ON A SUMMER'S DAY (Crass CAT NO 6) | 6 | 12 | 15/11/86 |
| Albums | |||
| STATIONS OF THE CRASS (Crass 521984) | 1 | 106 | 19/1/80 |
| PENIS ENVY (Crass 321984/1) | 1 | 28 | 11/7/81 |
| CHRIST THE ALBUM (Crass 221984/3) | 1 | 27 | 21/8/82 |
| YES SIR, I WILL (Crass 121984/2) | 1 | 19 | 11/6/83 |
| BEST BEFORE 1984 (Crass CAT NO 5) | 7 | 8 | 2/8/86 |
| CRAVATE | |||
| Albums | |||
| THE COLOSSAL TUNE'S OUT (Corpus Christi CHRIST ITS 8) | 22 | 4 | 25/2/84 |
| THE CRAVATS | |||
| A quartet from Redditch, Worcs., comprising Shend (aka Chris Harz, vocals & bass), Robin Dallaway (guitar & vocals), Richard London (sax) and Dave Bennett (drums). They later became the Very Things, while Shend took up acting, and turned up on Eastenders. | |||
| Singles | |||
| PRECINCT (Small Wonder SMALL 24) | 39 | 4 | 4/10/80 |
| RUB ME OUT (Crass 221984/4) | 15 | 9 | 24/7/82 |
| IN THE LAND OF THE GIANTS (Reflex 12RE 10) (12" only) | 44 | 4 | 8/3/86 |
| Albums | |||
| THE CRAVATS IN TOYLAND (Small Wonder CRAVAT 1) | 19 | 2 | 22/12/80 |
| CRAWLING CHAOS | |||
| Singles | |||
| SEX MACHINE (Factory FAC 17) | 39 | 4 | 12/7/80 |
| THE ROBERT CRAY BAND | |||
| A blues/R&B quartet from Georgia, USA, led by guitarist Cray, who was hailed as the 80s inheritor of the fluid, upfront blues playing style of Albert Collins and Buddy Guy. Other band members were Peter Boe (keyboards), Richard Cousins (bass) and Dave Olson (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| CHANGE OF HEART, CHANGE OF MIND (Demon DT 1038) (12" only) | 42 | 5 | 14/12/85 |
| Albums | |||
| BAD INFLUENCE (Demon FIEND 23) | 2 | 53 | 27/4/85 |
| FALSE ACCUSATIONS (Demon FIEND 43) | 2 | 20 | 12/10/85 |
| WHO'S BEEN TALKING (Charly CRIB 1140) | 5 | 9 | 18/10/86 |
| CRAZYHEAD | |||
| A manic and grungy foursome from Leicester, who became a name in the rock press dubbed "grebo band" scene, alongside Pop Will Eat Itself. | |||
| Singles | |||
| WHAT GIVES YOU THE IDEA (Food SNAK 8) (12" only) | 2 | 20 | 14/3/87 |
| BABY TURPENTINE (Food FOOD 10) | 4 | 11 | 22/8/87 |
| CREATION REBEL (& NEW AGE STEPPERS*) | |||
| Loose indie-pop ensemble including members of the Slits, PIL and Aswad, pulled together by Adrian Sherwood. | |||
| Albums | |||
| STARSHIP AFRICA (HD HDLP 1) | 11 | 6 | 16/8/80 |
| THREAT TO CREATION- (Cherry Red BRED 21) | 28 | 1 | 13/2/82 |
| THE CREEPERS (see MARC RILEY & The CREEPERS) | |||
| CRIME & THE CITY SOLUTION | |||
| An avant-garde band with loose and ever-switching personnel, originally formed in Sydney in 1978 by Aussie vocalist Simon Bonney. Later based in both London and Berlin, they also numbered ex-Birthday Party guitarist Rowland S. Howard among their ranks. | |||
| Singles | |||
| THE DANGLING MAN (Mute 12 MUTE 36) | 17 | 5 | 8/6/85 |
| THE KENTUCKY CLICK / ADVENTURE (Mute 12MUTE 046) | 27 | 2 | 14/6/86 |
| ON EVERY TRAIN (GRAIN WILL BEAR A GRAIN) | |||
| (Mute 12MUTE 76) (12" only) | 20 | 1 | 30/4/88 |
| Albums | |||
| JUST SOUTH OF HEAVEN (Mute STUMM 22) | 3 | 11 | 28/9/85 |
| ROOM OF LIGHTS (Mute STUMM 36) | 14 | 4 | 22/11/86 |
| CRISIS | |||
| An angry and noisy punk protest band whose anti-establishment lyrics belied their leafy origins in Guildford, Surrey. | |||
| Singles | |||
| UK '79 (ArdkorCRl2) | 27 | 5 | 19/1/80 |
| HYMNS OF FAITH (Crisis CRI 003) | 19 | 7 | 31/5/80 |
| CRISPY AMBULANCE | |||
| Manchester-based outfit comprising Alan Hempsall (vocals), Robert Davenport (guitar), Keith Darbyshire (bass) and Gary Madeley (drums). Formed in 1978, they developed a style very redolent of hometowners Joy Division. | |||
| Singles | |||
| DEAF (Factory FAC32) | 27 | 10 | 20/12/80 |
| Albums | |||
| THE PLATEAU PHASE (Factory Benelux FBN 12) | 23 | 3 | 10/4/82 |
| BRENDAN CROKER (& THE 5 O'CLOCK SHADOWS*) | |||
| Croker is a Bradford-born singer/guitarist who has worked with Mark Knopfler in his Notting Hillbillies project. His 5 O' Clock Shadows were guitarist Mark Cresswell and bassist Marcus Cliffe. | |||
| Singles | |||
| DARLING (Red Rhino RED 81) | 41 | 2 | 1/8/87 |
| Albums | |||
| BOAT TRIPS IN THE BAY (Red Rhino REDLP 77) | 19 | 5 | 13/6/87 |
| BRENDAN CROKER & THE 5 O'CLOCK SHADOWS (Silvertone ORELP 505) | 8 | 2 | 16/9/89 |
| THE CROWD | |||
| A fund-raising charity project to benefit the victims of the Bradford football stadium fire, this was an aggregation of mainly older pop/rockers led by Gerry Marsden in an emotional rendition of his 1963 No.1 hit with the Pacemakers. | |||
| Singles | |||
| YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE (Al Records BRAD 1) | 1 | 9 | 15/6/85 |
| CROWN OF THORNS | |||
| West Country band who formed part of the 80s psychedelic revival. | |||
| Singles | |||
| KINGDOM COME (Illegal ILS 35) | 34 | 3 | 19/3/83 |
| CRUCIFIX | |||
| Lyrically outspoken punk quartet consisting of Sothria (vocals), Jake (guitar), Matt (bass) and Chris (drums). | |||
| Albums | |||
| DEHUMANISATION (Corpus Christi CHRIST ITS 11) | 7 | 11 | 24/12/83 |
| CRUX/CRASH | |||
| Both these rapid-fire punk bands (who had a side apiece of their shared single), were formed by brothers: Nuneaton's Crux by Andrew & Michael McGrath, and Hebden Bridge's Crash by Nigel and Ian Truearthur. | |||
| Singles | |||
| KEEP ON RUNNING/FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE (No Future OI 18) | 36 | 9 | 11/12/82 |
| CRY SISCO | |||
| Singles | |||
| AFRO DIZZY ACT (Escape AWOL 1) | 12 | 8 | 9/9/89 |
| CUD | |||
| A Leeds band, comprising Carl Puttnam (vocals), Mike Dunphy (guitar), William Potter (bass) and Stephen Goodwin (drums), who specialised in absurdist takes on pop classics and po-faced indie styles with a groovy funk backbeat. | |||
| Singles | |||
| THE PEEL SESSION (Strange Fruit SFPS 045) (12" only) | 21 | 4 | 27/2/88 |
| UNDER MY HAT (Ediesta CALC 049) (12" only) | 12 | 3 | 28/5/88 |
| LOLA (Imaginary MIRAGE 7) | 12 | 4 | 29/4/89 |
| ONLY A PRAWN IN WHITBY (Imaginary MIRAGE 010 (12" only) | 8 | 6 | 16/9/89 |
| Albums | |||
| WHEN IN ROME, KILL ME (Imaginary ILLUSION 5) | 3 | 8 | 1/7/89 |
| THE CUDDLY TOYS | |||
| Based in Ireland, this band mutated from late-70s glam-punks Raped, and seemed guided by their vocalist Sean Purcell's David Bowie fixation. Other members were Faebhean Kwest (guitar), Tony Baggett (bass) and Paddy Phield (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| MADMAN (Fresh FRESH 10) | 19 | 8 | 19/7/80 |
| Albums | |||
| GUILLOTINE THEATRE (Fresh FLP 1) | 11 | 1 | 2/2/80 |
| THE CULT (see also DEATH CULT and SOUTHERN DEATH CULT) | |||
| The third incarnation of this (originally severely gothic) Bradford-based band, and only a short indie gasp before going mainstream, "big chart" and hard rock on Beggars Banquet. The 1984 line-up was Ian Astbury (vocals), Billy Duffy (guitar), Jamie Stewart (bass) and Les Warner (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| SPIRITWALKER (Situation 2 SIT 35) | 1 | 61 | 26/5/84 |
| THE CULT FIGURES | |||
| A weirdo quintet (Gary on vocals, Jonnie on guitar, Howie on guitar, Barry on bass and Marv on drums) who incorporated stand-up comedy into their music. | |||
| Singles | |||
| I REMEMBER (Rather GEAR 8) | 43 | 2 | 24/5/80 |
| THE CULT MANIAX | |||
| A punk band from Devon fronted by vocalist Big Al, along with Paul Bennett (guitar), Foxy (bass) and Mildu (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| FULL OF SPUNK (EP) (Xcentric Noise SIXTH 1) | 11 | 8 | 21/7/84 |
| THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF JOHNNY THE DUCK | |||
| (Xcentric Noise EIGHTH 1) | 11 | 12 | 1/12/84 |
| WHERE DO WE ALL GO? (Xcentric Noise TENTH 1) | 12 | 3 | 22/6/85 |
| C U PO L | |||
| Cupol was actually a nom-de-duo for Wire musicians Bruce Gilbert and Graham Lewis who (confusingly) also recorded as a twosome under their own names! | |||
| Singles | |||
| LIKE THIS FOR AGES (4AD BAD 9) (12" only) | 15 | 7 | 19/7/80 |
| THE CURE | |||
| Crawley, Sussex-originated band formed in 1978 by vocalist Robert Smith, who has remained at their helm ever since through many line-up changes and major international success. Their first indie chart helped celebrate their 10th anniversary! | |||
| Singles | |||
| THE PEEL SESION (Strange Fruit SFPS 050) (12" only) | 7 | 7 | 21/5/88 |
| CURRENT 93 | |||
| Experimental, occult-inspired outfit led by David Tibet, with contributions from members of 23 Skidoo, foil, Nurse With Wound and others. | |||
| Albums | |||
| IMPERIUM (Maldoron) | 22 | 3 | 8/8/87 |
| IVOR CUTLER | |||
| Long-established Scottish piano-playing vocal eccentric with a whimsical lyrical bent. Appeared in Magical Mystery Tour and recorded with George Martin in 1967, and was highly rated by John Peel, for whom he did 17 Radio 1 sessions between 1969 and 1991. | |||
| Albums | |||
| GRUTS (Rough Trade ROUGH 98) | 10 | 7 | 24/5/86 |
| PRINCE IVOR (Rough Trade ROUGH 89) | 13 | 3 | 8/11/86 |
Please note these tracks were compiled
for the Indie Hits book and are not
necessarily available to buy from Cherry Red Records.