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| A duo from Sheffield whose initials stood simply for drums and vocals, and whose single was produced by Penny Rimbaud of Crass. | |||
| Singles | |||
| NEAREST DOOR (Crass 121984/1) | 28 | 6 | 22/10/83 |
| THE DAINTEES | |||
| This Durham quartet's work was dominated by their singer/songwriter/guitarist leader and founder Martin Stephenson, to the extent that later releases were not unfairly credited to "Martin Stephenson & The Daintees". | |||
| Singles | |||
| RUNNING WATER (Kitchenware SKEP 1) | 38 | 2 | 7/6/86 |
| CAROLINA DAMAS | |||
| Singles | |||
| SUENO LATINO (BCM BCM 323X) (12" only) | 7 | 6 | 23/9/89 |
| JERRY DAMMERS (see ROBERT WYATT & JERRY DAMMERS) | |||
| THE DAMNED | |||
| The first British punk band to make a record - their Stiff single New Rose, in October 1976, just pipped the Sex Pistols' Anarchy In The UK. Their most famed line-up will alway be that late-70s one of Dave Vanian (vocals), Brian James (guitar), Captain Sensible (bass) and Rat Scabies (drums), but in fact they split, reformed and changed partners more than most people have the proverbial hot dinner, and many additional musicians are scattered around below. | |||
| Singles | |||
| FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH (EP) (NEMS NES 305) | 2 | 16 | 5/12/81 |
| LOVE SONG (Big Beat NS 75) | 3 | 12 | 27/2/82 |
| SMASH IT UP (Big Beat NS 76) | 4 | 11 | 3/4/82 |
| HISTORY OF THE WORLD (Big Beat 12CHIS 135) | 36 | 3 | 5/6/82 |
| WAIT FOR THE BLACKOUT/JET BOY, JET GIRL (Big Beat NS 77) | 3 | 17 | 12/6/82 |
| LIVELY ARTS (Big Beat NS 80) | 5 | 17 | 30/10/82 |
| WHITE RABBIT (Big Beat NS 85) | 2 | 9 | 2/4/83 |
| THERE AIN'T NO SANITY CLAUSE (Big Beat NS 92) | 16 | 7 | 7/1/84 |
| THANKS FOR THE NIGHT (Damned DAMNED 1) | 1 | 20 | 16/6/84 |
| THE PEEL SESSION (Strange Fruit SFPS 2) (12" only) | 5 | 8 | 27/9/86 |
| THE PEEL SESSION, VOL.2 (Strange Fruit SFPS 040) | 26 | 4 | 19/12/87 |
| Albums | |||
| THE BEST OF THE DAMNED (Big Beat DAM 1) | 3 | 40 | 5/12/81 |
| MACHINE GUN ETIQUETTE (Big Beat DAM 2) | 4 | 11 | 27/2/82 |
| THE BLACK ALBUM (Big Beat DAM 3) | 13 | 7 | 30/10/82 |
| LIVE AT SHEPPERTON (Big Beat NED 1) | 5 | 12 | 11/12/82 |
| LIVE IN NEWCASTLE (Big Beat DAMU 2) | 2 | 12 | 5/11/83 |
| DAMNED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN (Dojo DOJOLP 21) | 2 | 15 | 8/2/86 |
| STRAWBERRIES (Legacy LLM 3000) | 7 | 6 | 29/3/86 |
| NOT THE CAPTAIN'S BIRTHDAY PARTY (Demon VEX 7) | 16 | 4 | 8/11/86 |
| LONG LOST WEEKEND (Big Beat WIK 80) | 17 | 2 | 18/6/88 |
| THE DANCING DID | |||
| From Evesham, Worcs., this quartet were described as "a cross between the Clash and Steeleye Span". Line-up was Tim Harrison (vocals), Martyn Dormer (guitar & synth), Roger Smith (bass) and Chris Houghton (drums). | |||
| Albums | |||
| AND DID THOSE FEET (Kamera KAM 009) | 25 | 7 | 4/12/82 |
| THE DANGEROUS GIRLS | |||
| New wave quartet formed in 1978, comprising Mikocupa (aka Michael Cooper, vocals & guitar), Chris Ames (guitar), Rob Rampton (bass & vocals) and Rob Peters (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| TAAGA (EP) (Happy Face - no cat.no.) | 11 | 7 | 19/1/80 |
| MAN IN THE GLASS (Human HUM 1) | 21 | 9 | 29/11/80 |
| STEP OUT (Human HUM 6) | 46 | 1 | 30/5/81 |
| DANNY & DUSTY | |||
| A one-off studio ouffit formed by Dan Stuart and Chris Cacavas of Green On Red, and Steve Wynn and Dennis Duck of Dream Syndicate. | |||
| Albums | |||
| THE LOST WEEKEND (Zippo ZONG 007) | 21 | 5 | 21/12/85 |
| DANSE SOCIETY | |||
| Sheffield-based Goth rockers who did it the hard way by running their own indie label. The line-up was Steve Rawlings (vocals), Paul Nash (guitar), Lyndon Scarfe (keyboards), and Paul Gilmartin (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| SOMEWHERE/HIDE (Society SOC 124) | 2 | 17 | 5/3/83 |
| CLOCK/CONTINENT (Society SOC 2) | 11 | 10 | 16/7/83 |
| WE'RE SO HAPPY (Society SOC 123) | 22 | 8 | 23/7/83 |
| THERE IS NO SHAME IN DEATH (Society SOC 1) | 26 | 6 | 30/7/83 |
| Albums | |||
| SEDUCTION (Society SOC 882) | 3 | 41 | 9/10/82 |
| DANSETTE DAMAGE | |||
| Birmingham-area band comprising Eddie Blower (vocals), Alan Pegg & Steve Kinloch (backing vocals), Colin Hall (guitar), John Kavanagh (guitar), Jeff Collins (bass) and Les Salcombe (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| 2001 APPROXIMATELY (Pinnacle PIN 30) | 45 | 3 | 26/4/80 |
| THE DARK | |||
| A spiky, noisy London-based foursome comprising Phil Langham (vocals), Andy Riff (guitar), Dan Perdicov (guitar) and Jim Kane (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| HAWAII FIVE-O THEME (Fresh FRESH 12) | 42 | 3 | 20/9/80 |
| EINSTEIN'S BRAIN (Fresh FRESH 24) | 47 | 2 | 7/3/81 |
| THE MASQUE (Fresh FRESH 46) | 25 | 3 | 6/3/82 |
| Albums | |||
| CHEMICAL WARFARE (Fresh FRESHLP 9) | 16 | 4 | 24/4/82 |
| DARKNESS & JIVE | |||
| Newcastle-based quartet who employed a couple of regular on-stage female backup singers and generally played lively pop/rock. | |||
| Singles | |||
| FURNACE / GUYS AND DOLLS (Red Rhino RED 27) | 39 | 2 | 28/5/83 |
| THE DARLING BUDS | |||
| A quartet from Newport, Wales, who formed in 1987 to play bright power-pop, with blonde lead singer Andrea Lewis bringing Debbie Harry/Blondie comparisons their way. | |||
| Singles | |||
| SHAME ON YOU (Native BUD 1) | 5 | 10 | 9/4/88 |
| IT'S ALL UP TO YOU (Native NTV 33) | 4 | 8 | 4/6/88 |
| DAS DAMEN | |||
| Seminal New York outfit who combined 60s garage rock and 80s post-punk. Line-up was Jim Walters (vocals & guitar), Alex Totino (guitar), Phil Leopold Von Trapp (bass), and Lyle Hysen (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| NOON DAYLIGHT (What Goes On) | 12 | 2 | 14/10/89 |
| DAWN AFTER DARK | |||
| Birmingham-based four-piece rock band with goth associations. | |||
| Singles | |||
| THE GROOVE (Chapter 22 12 CHAP 31) (12" only) | 17 | 1 | 26/11/88 |
| DANIELLE DAX | |||
| Formerly partnered by Karl Blake in the highly experimental Lemon Kittens, Southend girl Dax stayed on the eclectic fringes of rock music for her subsequent solo career, but her records were more accessible and sometimes even commercial. | |||
| Singles | |||
| YUMMER YUMMER MAN (Awesome AOR 3) | 7 | 18 | 30/11/85 |
| WHERE THE FLIES ARE (Awesome AOR 6) | 14 | 4 | 18/10/86 |
| BIG HOLLOW MAN (Awesome AOR 10) | 4 | 13 | 18/7/87 |
| THE JANICE LONG SESSION (Night Tracks SFNT 006) (12" only) | 24 | 1 | 19/3/88 |
| CAT HOUSE (Awesome AOR 12) | 3 | 15 | 23/4/88 |
| WHITE KNUCKLE RIDE (Awesome AOR 23) | 5 | 5 | 15/4/89 |
| Albums | |||
| THE JESUS EGG THAT WEPT (Awesome AOR 1) | 10 | 13 | 24/11/84 |
| INKY BLOATERS (Awesome AOR 3) | 9 | 18 | 6/6/87 |
| PATTI DAY | |||
| American club singer and session vocalist who became for a while a favourite of the UK gay dance scene. | |||
| Singles | |||
| RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES (Debut DEBT 3088) | 19 | 3 | 23/12/89 |
| THE dB'S | |||
| New York-based Beatle-esque rock quartet, formed in 1978 and comprising Chris Stamey (vocals & guitar), Peter Holsapple (keyboards), Gene Holder (bass) and Will Rigby (drums). | |||
| Albums | |||
| STANDS FOR DECIBELS (Albion ALB 105) | 16 | 6 | 7/3/81 |
| REPERCUSSION (Albion ALB 109) | 17 | 4 | 17/4/82 |
| NINO DE ANGELO | |||
| European "high-energy" dance production. | |||
| Singles | |||
| GUARDIAN ANGEL (Carrere CAR 335) | 36 | 3 | 28/7/84 |
| DE LA SOUL | |||
| Rap trio from Amityville on Long Island, New York, comprising Posdnuos (aka Kelvin Mercer), Trugoy The Dove (David Jolicoeur) and PA. Pacemaster Mase (Vincent Mason Jr.) | |||
| Singles | |||
| ME MYSELF AND I (Big Life BLR 7) | 2 | 8 | 15/4/89 |
| SAY NO GO (Big Life BLR 10) | 3 | 10 | 8/7/89 |
| EYE KNOW (Big Life BLR 13) | 1 | 9 | 21/10/89 |
| BUDDY / THE MAGIC NUMBER (Big Life BLR 14) | 2 | 7 | 23/12/89 |
| Albums | |||
| 3 FEET AND RISING (Big Life DLSLP 1) | 1 | 57 | 25/3/89 |
| DEAD CAN DANCE | |||
| Atmospheric vocal-and-synth duo of Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard, who specialised in creating moody, ethereal soundscapes. | |||
| Singles | |||
| THE GARDEN OF ARCANE DELIGHTS (EP) (4AD BAD 408) (12" only) | 7 | 23 | 15/9/84 |
| Albums | |||
| DEAD CAN DANCE (4AD CAD 404) | 4 | 14 | 17/3/84 |
| SPLEEN AND IDEAL (4AD CAD 512) | 2 | 12 | 21/12/85 |
| WITHIN THE REALM OF A DYING SUN (4AD CAD 705) | 2 | 12 | 1/8/87 |
| THE SERPENT'S EGG (4AD CAD 808) | 5 | 6 | 12/11/88 |
| THE DEAD KENNEDYS | |||
| America's most successful political punk band, formed in 1977 in San Francisco and dedicated to sharp, barbed comment through shock and outrage - a stance which earned them various bans and legal threats through their career. The line-up was Jello Biafra (vocals), East Bay Ray (guitar), Klaus Flouride (bass) and Ted (drums - replaced after first album by D.H. Peligro). | |||
| Singles | |||
| CALIFORNIA UBER ALLIES (Fast Product F 12) | 4 | 70 | 19/1/80 |
| HOLIDAY IN CAMBODIA (Cherry Red CHERRY 13) | 2 | 63 | 28/6/80 |
| KILL THE POOR (Cherry Red CHERRY 16) | 1 | 33 | 1/11/80 |
| TOO DRUNK TO FUCK (Cherry Red CHERRY 24) | 1 | 31 | 30/5/81 |
| IN GOD WE TRUST (EP) (Statik STAT EP 2) | 3 | 17 | 28/11/81 |
| NAZI PUNKS FUCK OFF (Subterranean SUB 24) | 11 | 15 | 6/3/82 |
| BLEED FOR ME (Statik STAT 22) | 3 | 13 | 21/8/82 |
| HALLOWEEN (Statik/Alternative Tentacles STAT 27) | 3 | 13 | 25/12/82 |
| Albums | |||
| FRESH FRUIT FOR ROTTING VEGETABLES (Cherry Red B RED 10) | 2 | 73 | 13/9/80 |
| PLASTIC SURGERY DISASTERS (Statik/Alternative Tentacles STATLP 11) | 2 | 13 | 25/12/82 |
| FRANKENCHRIST (Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 45) | 1 | 19 | 14/12/85 |
| BEDTIME FOR DEMOCRACY (Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 50) | 1 | 17 | 13/12/86 |
| GIVE ME CONVENIENCE OR GIVE ME DEATH (Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 57) | 1 | 27 | 27/6/87 |
| DEAD MAN'S SHADOW (WITH ACTION PACT*) | |||
| Middlesex-based punk trio, formed in 1980 and comprising Matt Dagnut (vocals & bass), John Igoe (guitar) and Ian Fisher (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| HEATHROW TOUCHDOWN (EP)* (Subversive ANARC 01) | 50 | 1 | 13/2/82 |
| BOMB SCARE (EP) (Rondelet ROUND 16) | 34 | 4 | 27/3/82 |
| Albums | |||
| THE 4 Ps (Expulsion EXIT 2) | 20 | 3 | 21/5/83 |
| DEAD OR ALIVE | |||
| Led by the impossibly glam vocalist Pete Burns, this outfit were formely Nightmares In Wax, but took up their new name in May 1980. Despite a constantly fluctuating line-up (apart from Burns), they would later find pop-dance success with Stock Aitken Waterman. | |||
| Singles | |||
| I'M FALLING (Inevitable INEV 005) | 22 | 12 | 20/12/80 |
| NUMBER ELEVEN (Inevitable INEV 008) | 15 | 8 | 27/6/81 |
| IT HAS BEEN HOURS NOW (Black Eyes BE 1) | 13 | 8 | 27/3/82 |
| THE STRANGER (Black Eyes BE 2) | 7 | 9 | 18/9/82 |
| DEAD WRETCHED | |||
| An aggressive, sloganeering punk foursome from the West Midlands. | |||
| Singles | |||
| NO HOPE FOR ANYONE (EP) (Inferno HELL 2) | 10 | 10 | 13/3/82 |
| CONVICTED (Inferno HELL 5) | 34 | 3 | 23/10/82 |
| HAZEL DEAN | |||
| Dance/pop songstress from Essex who had several major chart successes and become something of an icon of the gay club scene. | |||
| Singles | |||
| LOVE PAINS (Lisson DOLE 12) | 12 | 2 | 2/9/89 |
| DEATH CULT (see also The CULT and SOUTHERN DEATH CULT) | |||
| Second incarnation of the band led by Ian Astbury which lost a word from its name with every new re-boot. | |||
| Singles | |||
| BROTHERS GRIMM (EP) (Situation 2 SIT 23T) | 2 | 14 | 30/7/83 |
| GOD'S ZOO (Situation 2 SIT 29) | 4 | 14 | 12/11/83 |
| DEATH IN JUNE | |||
| Comicbook goths whose music combined synth and drum patterns with Hammer horror sound effects and would-be spine-chilling lyrical dirges. | |||
| Singles | |||
| AND MURDER LOVE (N. European BADVC 73) | 22 | 9 | 28/12/85 |
| TO DROWN A ROSE (N. European BADVC 10) (10" only) | 18 | 4 | 6/6/87 |
| Albums | |||
| THE GUILTY HAVE NO PRIDE (New European BAD VC 3) | 13 | 6 | 2/7/83 |
| BURIAL (Syndicate UBADVC 4) | 9 | 6 | 28/4/84 |
| SHE SAID DESTROY (New European BADVC 6) | 13 | 11 | 25/8/84 |
| OH, HOW WE LAUGHED (Eyas Media EYAS 011) | 26 | 2 | 26/9/87 |
| BROWN BOOK (New European BADVC 11) | 24 | 2 | 10/10/87 |
| THE DECORATORS | |||
| Six-piece rock band comprising Mick Bevan (vocals & guitar), Johnny Gilani (guitar), Pete Saunders (piano), Joe Sax (sax), Steve Sandoe (bas) and Allan Boroughs (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| TWILIGHT VIEW (New Hormones ORG 5) | 46 | 1 | 17/5/80 |
| Albums | |||
| REBEL SONGS (Red Flame RFM 20) | 15 | 4 | 28/5/83 |
| THE DEFECTS | |||
| Popish-punk outfit from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1979. Their drummer is now a social worker in south London. | |||
| Singles | |||
| SURVIVAL (WXYZ ABCD 3) | 8 | 20 | 8/5/82 |
| SUSPICIOUS MINDS (ID Records EYE 2) | 17 | 7 | 28/1/84 |
| Albums | |||
| DEFECTIVE BREAKDOWN (WXYZ LMNOP 2) | 10 | 10 | 13/11/82 |
| DEFUNKT | |||
| A taut and highly-rated US jazz-funk unit, renowned for their rock-hard dance beats under soaraway solos. Their focus and leader was Joe Bowie, a virtuoso trombonist from St. Louis, Missouri. | |||
| Singles | |||
| THE RAZOR'S EDGE (Hannibal HNS 1201) | 21 | 4 | 21/11/81 |
| Albums | |||
| THERMO-NUCLEAR SWEAT (Hannibal HNBL 1311) | 2 | 18 | 3/7/82 |
| THE DEL FUEGOS | |||
| American guitar rockers fronted by vocalist/guitarist Dan Zanes, along with Warren Zanes(guitar), Tom Lloyd (bass) and Brent Giessmann (drums). | |||
| Albums | |||
| THE LONGEST DAY (Rough Trade ROUGH 79) | 20 | 3 | 16/2/85 |
| THE DELMONTES | |||
| Formerly known as Strange Daze, this was a quintet from Edinburgh, fronted by vocalist Julie Hepburn. | |||
| Singles | |||
| DON'T CRY YOUR TEARS (Rational RATE 3) | 37 | 3 | 30/5/81 |
| DELTA 5 | |||
| This quintet formed in Leeds in 1978, from the same student circle as the Mekons and the Gang Of Four. Their line-up was unusual in being three-fifths female (Julz, Bethan and Roz on vocals, bass and bass respectively), with a male guitarist and drummer in Alan Rigs and Kelvin Knight. | |||
| Singles | |||
| MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS (Rough Trade RT 031) | 3 | 20 | 19/1/80 |
| YOU/ANTICIPATION (Rough Trade RT 041) | 2 | 19 | 19/4/80 |
| TRY (Rough Trade RT 061) | 9 | 11 | 20/12/80 |
| DEMENTED ARE GO | |||
| A psycho-trash trio formed in Cardiff in 1985, moving to London the following year when I.D. signed them. Line-up was Mark Phillips (vocals), Dick Thomas (guitar) and Ant Thomas (drums), with bassist Graham Grant later upping them to a quartet. | |||
| Singles | |||
| HOLY HACK JACK (I.D. EYE T 8) | 16 | 3 | 2/8/86 |
| Albums | |||
| IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH (I.D. NOSE 9) | 9 | 5 | 6/9/86 |
| DEMOB | |||
| Tuneful punk band from Gloucester, comprising Miff (vocals), Terry (guitar), Barry (bass) and John (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| ANTI-POLICE (Round Ear ROUND 1) | 34 | 9 | 4/4/81 |
| NO ROOM FOR YOU (Round Ear EAR 3) | 28 | 5 | 28/11/81 |
| DEMON | |||
| Heavy rockers fronted by vocalist Dave Hill, originally pushing a supernatural/black metal image, before becoming purveyers of intelligent hard rock. | |||
| Singles | |||
| LIAR (Clay CLAY 4) | 28 | 3 | 13/9/80 |
| Albums | |||
| THE PLAGUE (Clay CLAYLP 6) | 21 | 4 | 30/7/83 |
| THE DENTISTS | |||
| Formed in December 1983 in Chatham, Kent, this melodic power-pop quartet have since switched drummers a couple of times, but the line-up stabilised as Michael Murphy (vocals & guitar), Robert Collins (guitar), Mark Matthews (bass) and Alun Gwynne-Jones (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| STRAWBERRIES ARE GROWING IN MY GARDEN (Spruck SP 003) | 33 | 3 | 20/12/86 |
| WRITHING ON THE SHAGPILE (Tambourine URINE 3) (12" only) | 20 | 5 | 4/7/87 |
| DEPARTMENT S | |||
| Taking their name from the trashy late-60s TV spy series starring Peter Wyngarde, Vaughn Toulouse (vocals), Michael Herbage (guitar), Mark Taylor (keyboards), Tony Lordan (bass) and Stuart Mizon (drums) got together in 1980 in London, where Toulouse was well-known as a contributor to The Face. | |||
| Singles | |||
| IS VIC THERE? (Demon D 1003) (this single was removed from the Indie Chart on 11/4/81 when CBS took over its distribution) | 5 | 9 | 7/2/81 |
| DEPECHE MODE | |||
| The archetypal electro-synth popsters formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, with a line-up of Dave Gahan (vocals), Martin Gore (vocals & guitar), Andy Fletcher (guitar) and Vince Clarke (synths). Clarke departed to form Yazoo in 1981, to be replaced by Alan Wilder, who in turn also left in the mid-90s; the band continues as a trio. | |||
| Singles | |||
| DREAMING OF ME (Mute MUTE 013) | 1 | 40 | 7/3/81 |
| NEW LIFE/SHOUT (Mute MUTE 014) | 1 | 24 | 13/6/81 |
| JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH (Mute MUTE 016) | 1 | 17 | 26/9/81 |
| SEE YOU (Mute MUTE 018) | 1 | 14 | 13/2/82 |
| THE MEANING OF LOVE (Mute MUTE 022) | 2 | 11 | 8/5/82 |
| LEAVE IN SILENCE (Mute 7BONG 1) | 1 | 22 | 28/8/82 |
| GET THE BALANCE RIGHT! (Mute 7BONG 2) | 1 | 13 | 12/2/83 |
| EVERYTHING COUNTS (Mute 7BONG 3) | 1 | 16 | 23/7/83 |
| LOVE IN ITSELF2 (Mute 7BONG 4) | 3 | 9 | 8/10/83 |
| PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE (Mute 7BONG 5) | 1 | 13 | 31/3/84 |
| MASTER AND SERVANT (Mute 7BONG 6) | 1 | 15 | 1/9/84 |
| SOMEBODY/BLASPHEMOUS RUMOURS (Mute 7BONG 7) | 1 | 13 | 17/11/84 |
| SHAKE THE DISEASE (Mute 7BONG 8) | 1 | 16 | 11/5/85 |
| IT'S CALLED A HEART (Mute 7BONG 9) | 1 | 10 | 28/9/85 |
| STRIPPED (Mute 7BONG 10) | 1 | 12 | 22/2/86 |
| A QUESTION OF LUST (Mute 7BONG 11) | 3 | 7 | 26/4/86 |
| A QUESTION OF TIME (Mute 7BONG 12) | 2 | 7 | 23/8/86 |
| STRANGELOVE (Mute 7BONG 13) | 2 | 10 | 2/5/87 |
| NEVER LET ME DOWN AGAIN (Mute 7BONG 14) | 2 | 10 | 29/8/87 |
| BEHIND THE WHEEL (Remix) (Mute BONG 15) | 1 | 6 | 16/1/88 |
| LITTLE FIFTEEN (Mute LITTLE 15) (import) | 8 | 3 | 4/6/88 |
| EVERYTHING COUNTS (live) (Mute BONG 16) | 4 | 6 | 4/3/89 |
| PERSONAL JESUS (Mute BONG 17) | 1 | 8 | 9/9/89 |
| Albums | |||
| SPEAK AND SPELL Mute STUMM 6) | 1 | 53 | 14/11/81 |
| A BROKEN FRAME (Mute STUMM 9) | 1 | 22 | 9/10/82 |
| CONSTRUCTION TIME AGAIN (Mute STUMM 13) | 1 | 15 | 3/9/83 |
| SOME GREAT REWARD (Mute STUMM 19) | 1 | 8 | 13/10/84 |
| THE SINGLES 81-85 (Mute MUTEL 1) | 1 | 17 | 2/11/85 |
| BLACK CELEBRATION (Mute 26) | 1 | 19 | 29/3/86 |
| MUSIC FOR THE MASSES (Mute STUMM 47) | 2 | 14 | 3/10/87 |
| 101 (Mute STUMM 101) | 2 | 6 | 25/3/89 |
| THE DESPERATE BICYCLES | |||
| One of the original do-it-yourself ethos indie bands of the late 70s - down to running and distributing their own Refill label - this London outfit had a frequently-changing line-up based around vocalist Danny Wigley. Their album was their final joint effort before splitting. | |||
| Albums | |||
| REMORSE CODE (Refill RR 6) | 10 | 3 | 3/5/80 |
| THE DESTRUCTORS | |||
| A sloganeering, politically-vocal and generally hyper-active punk band from Peterborough. | |||
| Singles | |||
| SENSELESS VIOLENCE (EP) (Carnage BOOK 2) | 33 | 3 | 12/6/82 |
| THE RELIGION (EP) (Carnage/Benelux KILL 2) | 34 | 3 | 21/8/82 |
| FORCES OF LAW (EP) (Illuminated ILL 19) | 26 | 4 | 30/4/83 |
| CRY HAVOC (Criminal Damage CRI 12104) | 31 | 5 | 10/12/83 |
| Albums | |||
| EXORCISE THE DEMONS OF YOUTH (Illuminated JAM 55) | 12 | 3 | 21/8/82 |
| ARMAGEDDON IN ACTION (Radical Change RC 2) | 10 | 5 | 24/9/83 |
| DEUTSCHE AMERICANISCHE FREUNDESCHAFT (also known as D.A.F) | |||
| An avant-garde electro-industrial-disco ouffit from Dusseldorf, Germany, who had a steadily reducing line-up based around the synth core of Robert Gorl and Gabi Delgado-Lopez. | |||
| Singles | |||
| KEBABTRAUME (Mute MUTE 005) | 15 | 12 | 15/3/80 |
| DER RAUBER LIND DER PRINZ (Mute MUTE 11) | 36 | 4 | 20/12/80 |
| Albums | |||
| DIE KLEINEN LIND DIE BOSEN (Mute STUMM 001) | 4 | 13 | 28/6/80 |
| LEVI DEXTER & THE RIPCHORDS | |||
| Dexter was a Southend-based rockabilly artist, produced by US production legend Richard Gottehrer. The band toured with Wayne/Jayne County. | |||
| Singles | |||
| OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT (Fresh FRESH 40) | 33 | 2 | 20/3/82 |
| THE DIAGRAM BROTHERS | |||
| A Manchester quintet who, inevitably, weren't all brothers. | |||
| Singles | |||
| WE ARE ALL ANIMALS (Construct CON 1 A AA) | 30 | 6 | 1/11/80 |
| BRICKS (New Hormones ORG 9) | 46 | 1 | 6/6/81 |
| DIAMOND HEAD | |||
| Leading lights of the late-70s New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, hailing from Stourbridge. They played support to both Iron Maiden and AC/DC on major UK tours, and signed to MCA after their indie outings. | |||
| Singles | |||
| SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS (Happy Face MMDH 120) | 14 | 9 | 8/3/80 |
| SWEET AND INNOCENT (Media SCREEN 1) | 39 | 6 | 13/9/80 |
| WAITED TOO LONG (Diamond Head DHM 004) | 49 | 2 | 7/3/81 |
| BARBARA DICKSON | |||
| Scottish folk singer turned successful MOR star. An original vocalist in both Evita and Chess, and latterly also busy as an actress, in the likes of TV's Band Of Gold. | |||
| Albums | |||
| BLOOD BROTHERS (Legacy LLM 101) | 17 | 5 | 10/9/83 |
| DIE DORADUS & DIE MARINAS | |||
| With all music by Andreas Dorau, this unusual combination consisted of a German pop journalist with a group of 12-year-old girls providing backing vocals. | |||
| Singles | |||
| FRED VOM JUPITER (Mute MUTE 019) | 31 | 6 | 27/3/82 |
| DIED PRETTY | |||
| A Brisbane, Australia-based quartet, formed in 1984, whose intense, powerful sound was frequently compared to that of the Doors. | |||
| Singles | |||
| OUT OF THE UNKNOWN (What Goes On GOES 1T) (12" only) | 42 | 3 | 2/3/85 |
| DIF JUZ | |||
| A West London-based instrumental quartet, who had strong connections to the Cocteau Twins. | |||
| Albums | |||
| EXTRACTIONS (4AD CAD 505) | 11 | 7 | 5/10/85 |
| DIGITAL UNDERGROUND | |||
| Bay area, Northern California, rap outfit led by Shock-G, famous for their humorous lyrics and mischevious stunts. | |||
| Singles | |||
| DOOWUTCHALIKE (Tommy Boy BCM 330) | 9 | 5 | 9/9/89 |
| DINOSAUR J R | |||
| Punky left-field US guitar band from Amherst, Massachusetts, originally known as the Dinosaurs, led by guitarist/vocalist J. Mascis | |||
| Singles | |||
| FREAK SCENE (WHAT A MESS) (Blast First BFFP 03) | 7 | 12 | 1/10/88 |
| JUST LIKE HEAVEN (Blast First BFFP 47) | 2 | 12 | 20/5/89 |
| Albums | |||
| BUG (Blast First BFFP 31) | 1 | 38 | 22/10/88 |
| DIRT | |||
| Noisy punk outfit with a noteworthy female lead vocalist known as Piglet Warrior. | |||
| Singles | |||
| OBJECT REFUSE REJECT ABUSE (Crass 321984/6) | 4 | 13 | 6/3/82 |
| Albums | |||
| NEVER MIND THE DIRT, HERE'S THE BOLLOCKS (Crass 221984/7) | 4 | 12 | 22/1/83 |
| DISCHARGE | |||
| Among the leading exponents of high-energy sloganeering punk, this quartet from StokeOn-Trent were also the mainstays of the West Midlands label Clay, established by former Beggars Banquet employee Mike Stone. | |||
| Singles | |||
| REALITIES OF WAR (EP) (Clay CLAY 1) | 5 | 44 | 19/4/80 |
| FIGHT BACK (EP) (Clay CLAY 3) | 4 | 46 | 12/7/80 |
| DECONTROL (Clay CLAY 5) | 2 | 44 | 6/12/80 |
| WHY (Clay PLATE 2) | 1 | 26 | 2/5/81 |
| NEVER AGAIN (Clay CLAY 6) | 3 | 12 | 24/10/81 |
| STATE VIOLENCE/STATE CONTROL (Clay CLAY 14) | 4 | 21 | 30/10/82 |
| WARNING: HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH (Clay PLATE 5) | 6 | 8 | 15/10/83 |
| PRICE OF SILENCE (Clay CLAY 29) | 5 | 15 | 17/12/83 |
| THE MORE I SEE/PROTEST AND SURVIVE (Clay CLAY 34) | 3 | 11 | 7/7/84 |
| IGNORANCE (Clay CLAY 43) | 7 | 7 | 15/6/85 |
| Albums | |||
| HEAR NOTHING, SEE NOTHING, SAY NOTHING (Clay CLAYLP 3) | 2 | 16 | 22/5/82 |
| NEVER NEVER (Clay CLAYLP12) | 13 | 7 | 4/8/84 |
| GRAVE NEW WORLD (Clay CLAYLP 19) | 8 | 6 | 5/7/86 |
| THE DISCO ZOMBIES | |||
| Singles | |||
| HERE COME THE BUTS (Dining Out TUX 2) | 40 | 2 | 3/5/80 |
| DISLOCATION DANCE | |||
| An amorphous Manchester outfit whose music roamed around in jazz, reggae, pop and funk styles. | |||
| Singles | |||
| MUSIC MUSIC (New Hormones ORG 15) | 27 | 1 | 12/12/81 |
| ROSEMARY (New Hormones ORG 19) | 46 | 1 | 17/7/82 |
| Albums | |||
| MIDNIGHT SHIFT (Rough Trade ROUGH 63) | 14 | 3 | 11/2/84 |
| DISORDER | |||
| A Bristol-based punk quartet in the iconoclastic Discharge mould. Their line-up was prone to extreme instability, mostly due to members becoming fed up with the band's chaotic career moves and ongoing mission to drink the West Country's cider reserves dry. | |||
| Singles | |||
| COMPLETE DISORDER (EP) (Disorder ORDER 1) | 29 | 9 | 23/5/81 |
| DISTORTION TO DEAFNESS (Disorder ORDER 2) | 9 | 14 | 12/12/81 |
| PERDITION (EP) (Disorder ORDER 3) | 25 | 3 | 13/11/82 |
| THE MENTAL DISORDER EP (EP) (Disorder ORDER 4) | 16 | 8 | 19/3/83 |
| Albums | |||
| UNDER THE SCALPEL BLADE (Disorder AARGH 1) | 7 | 8 | 14/7/84 |
| LIVE IN OSLO (Disorder AARGH 2) | 18 | 2 | 7/12/85 |
| THE DISRUPTIONS | |||
| Norwich-based punks - Dave, Steve, Kev and Gibbon - who also owned and operated the Radical Change label. | |||
| Singles | |||
| YOUNG OFFENDER (Radical Change RC 1) | 37 | 2 | 12/12/81 |
| SHELTERS FOR THE RICH (Radical Change RC 2) | 21 | 7 | 28/8/82 |
| ALIVE IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR (Radical Change 12 RC 8) (12" only) | 20 | 5 | 28/9/85 |
| Albums | |||
| UNREHEARSED WRONGS (Radical Change RCLP 1) | 7 | 8 | 25/6/83 |
| THE DISTRACTIONS | |||
| Manchester-based quintet comprising Mike Finney (vocals), Steve Brown (guitar), Adrian Wright (guitar), Pip Nicholls (bas) and Alec Sidebottom (drums), who combined punk stylings with strong 60s revivalist tendencies. | |||
| Singles | |||
| 24 HOURS (That THAT 1) | 47 | 2 | 2/5/81 |
| DIVINE | |||
| Real name Harris Glenn Milstead, Divine was an immensely overweight American female impersonator, in which persona he had featured in many left-field movies. On record he became a gay dance icon, before dying at the age of 42. | |||
| Singles | |||
| LOVE REACTION (Design Communications DES 4) | 26 | 3 | 29/10/83 |
| DJ LELEWELL | |||
| Singles | |||
| MAGIC ATTO II (THE DEEP) (BCM BCM 335) | 15 | 4 | 16/12/89 |
| D.O.A. | |||
| Punksters from Vancouver, Canada, formed in 1978, known as word-sharp social satirists. Active to the present day, they were and are still led by Joey Keithley. | |||
| Singles | |||
| POSITIVELY D.O.A. (Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 7) | 37 | 6 | 13/2/82 |
| DON'T TURN YOUR BACK (ON DESPERATE TIMES) (Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 42) | 38 | 4 | 23/2/85 |
| Albums | |||
| BLOODIED BUT UNBOWED (Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 31) | 14 | 6 | 18/2/84 |
| DR ALIMANTADO | |||
| Jamaican DJ/producer who worked for Lee Perry in the 70s before moving to the UK at the end of the decade, where he continued to create an individual brand of reggae in London. | |||
| Albums | |||
| SONS OF THUNDER (Greensleeves GREL 22) | 14 | 4 | 29/8/81 |
| DR & THE MEDICS | |||
| Led by "The Doctor", the 6ft Sin and psychedelically-inclined Clive Jackson, this group's stabs at the indie chart were mere asides to their 1986 No.1 revival of Norman Greenbaum's Spririt In The Sky. | |||
| Singles | |||
| HAPPY BUT TWISTED (Illegal MEDICS T 1) (12" only) | 2 | 17 | 15/6/85 |
| 2 PIECES OF CLOTH (Illegal MEDIC T 2) (12" only) | 34 | 4 | 16/5/87 |
| DR FRESH | |||
| US hip-hop dance vocalist. | |||
| Singles | |||
| IS THIS THE AMERICAN DREAM (Rhythm King LEFT 2T) (12" only) | 43 | 1 | 16/5/87 |
| DR MIX & THE REMIX | |||
| A band formed from the ashes of Metal Urbain, featuring Eric Debris (vocals), Pat Vincent (guitar) and Charlie H (keyboards, guitar & drums). | |||
| Albums | |||
| WALL OF NOISE (Rough Trade ROUGH 6) | 19 | 2 | 22/2/80 |
| JEGSY DODD | |||
| Vocalist from Liverpool; a favourite of John Peel. Jegsy fronted a band known as the Bastard Sons Of Harry Cross. | |||
| Albums | |||
| WINE BARS AND WEREWOLVES (Probe Plus) | 19 | 6 | 29/3/86 |
| THE DODGEMS | |||
| Four-piece band comprising Gary Turner (vocals & bass), Doug Potter (guitar), Paul Birchall (keyboards), and Charlie Zauber (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| LORD LUCAN IS MISSING (Criminal SWAG 12) | 39 | 2 | 26/7/80 |
| THE DOGFACED HERMANS | |||
| Anarchic Edinburgh band fronted by Marion Coutts on vocals and trumpet, with Andy Moor (guitar), Colin McLean (bass) and Wilf Plum (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| UNBEND (Demon Radge RADGE 1) | 45 | 2 | 11/4/87 |
| DOME | |||
| A collaborative name covering the fairly experimental work of Wire members Graham Lewis and Bruce Gilbert as a duo. | |||
| Albums | |||
| DOME 2 (Dome 2) | 16 | 9 | 21/3/81 |
| JASON DONOVAN (see also KYLIE MINOGUE & JASON DONOVAN) | |||
| Australian actor who came to fame in his late teens on the Aussie daily soap opera Neighbours, where he played Scott Robinson opposite Kylie Minogue's Charlene. After launching Kylie's UK pop career, Stock, Aitken & Waterman turned their production skills equally successfully towards him. | |||
| Singles | |||
| NOTHING CAN DIVIDE US (PWL PWL 17) | 2 | 6 | 24/9/88 |
| TOO MANY BROKEN HEARTS (PWL PWL 32) | 1 | 6 | 11/3/89 |
| SEALED WITH A KISS (PWL PWL 39) | 1 | 5 | 10/6/89 |
| EVERY DAY (I LOVE YOU MORE) (PWL PWL 43) | 2 | 5 | 9/9/89 |
| WHEN YOU COME BACK TO ME (PWL PWL 46) | 4 | 8 | 9/12/89 |
| Albums | |||
| TEN GOOD REASONS (PWL HF 7) | 1 | 34 | 13/5/89 |
| DOOM | |||
| Hardcore/thrash outfit comprising Paul Halmshaw (vocals), John Pickering (vocals), Brian Talbot (guitar), Peter Nash (bass) and Anthony Dickens (drums). | |||
| Albums | |||
| BURY THE DEBT (Earache) | 16 | 2 | 1/7/89 |
| THE DOOR & THE WINDOW | |||
| One of ex-Sniffin' Glue editor and Alternative TV mainman Mark Perry's many side projects. | |||
| Albums | |||
| DETAILED TWANG (NB NB 5) | 18 | 3 | 31/5/80 |
| DOUBLE TROUBLE & THE REBEL MC | |||
| Double Trouble were UK production/instrumentalist duo Michael Minson and Leigh Guest, who specialised in dance-based ragga music, to which the Rebel MC (Michael West) added vocals. Minson died on February 13th, 1997. | |||
| Singles | |||
| JUST KEEP ROCKIN' (Desire WANT 9) | 5 | 10 | 3/6/89 |
| STREET TOUGH (Desire WANT 18) | 1 | 8 | 14/10/89 |
| THE DREAM FACTORY | |||
| Singles | |||
| WINE AND ROSES (Inferno DREAM 1) | 47 | 2 | 13/4/85 |
| THE DREAM SYNDICATE | |||
| US new-wavers who had a passionate, Lou Reed-like frontman in vocalist Steve Wynn, and mostly for this reason were always being touted in their early years as a new incarnation of the Velvet Underground. | |||
| Singles | |||
| TELL ME WHEN IT'S OVER (Rough Trade RTT 121) | 11 | 7 | 24/12/83 |
| Albums | |||
| DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (Rough Trade ROUGH 53) | 7 | 9 | 2/7/83 |
| THE DREAM SYNDICATE (Zippo ZANE 001) | 25 | 1 | 29/6/85 |
| DRI | |||
| Super-fast heavy metal outfit from Houston, Texas, whose name was a contraction of the original Dirty Rotten Imbeciles. Line-up was: Kurt Brecht (vocals), Spike Cassidy (guitar), Dennis Johnson (bass) and Kurt's brother Eric Brecht (drums). | |||
| Albums | |||
| DIRTY ROTTEN LP (Roadrunner RR 95552) | 18 | 1 | 2/7/88 |
| 4 OF A KIND (Roadrunner RR 95381) | 5 | 5 | 30/7/88 |
| THRASH ZONE (Roadracer RO 94291) | 16 | 2 | 18/11/89 |
| DRINKING ELECTRICITY | |||
| Post-punk rock trio comprising Anne Marie Heighway (vocals), David Rome (guitar) and Paul Edgley (bass). Rome and Heighway owned and ran the Survival label. | |||
| Singles | |||
| SHAKIN' ALL OVER (Pop Aural POP 004) | 43 | 4 | 17/5/80 |
| GOOD TIMES (Survival SUR 5) | 50 | 1 | 1/5/82 |
| SUBLIMINAL (Survival SUR 1) | 48 | 2 | 17/7/82 |
| THE DRONES | |||
| Manchester punk outfit originating in the early days of the movement, eventually splitting in 1981. The line-up was M.J. Drone (vocals & guitar), Gangrene (lead guitar), Steve Cundall (bass) and Pete Perfect (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| CAN'T SEE (Fabulous JC 4) | 50 | 1 | 17/5/80 |
| DRONGOS FOR- EUROPE | |||
| Birmingham-based four-piece punk band with the typically surname-less line-up of Tom (vocals), Steve (guitars), Ezz (bass) and Gebs (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| DEATH'S A CAREER (EP) (Inferno HELL 3) | 25 | 9 | 20/3/82 |
| DRUG FREE AMERICA | |||
| A loud and ranting Leeds-based guitar band who favoured a visual image based on the Vietnam-era G.L's seen in movies like Full Metal Jacket and Apocalypse Now. | |||
| Singles | |||
| HEAVEN AIN'T HIGH ENOUGH (Blind Eye) | 8 | 3 | 28/1/89 |
| Albums | |||
| ATTITUDE 50c (Blind Eye) | 7 | 4 | 29/7/89 |
| DUB SEX | |||
| Manchester quartet comprising Mark Hoyle (vocals & guitar), Dave Rumney (guitar), Cathy Brooks (bass) and Roger Cadman (drums). | |||
| Albums | |||
| SPLINTERED FAITH (Cut Deep LPCUT 1) | 13 | 1 | 5/8/89 |
| DUB SYNDICATE | |||
| An On-U Sound studio project, essentially involving Adrian Sherwood creating dub versions of his own and other tracks. | |||
| Singles | |||
| NIGHT TRAIN (Lacer LAC-ERW 001) | 18 | 9 | 8/8/87 |
| JOHN DUMMER & HELEN APRIL | |||
| Dummer is a veteran blues drummer of 60s vintage, who had later worked with Darts in the 70s. | |||
| Singles | |||
| OWN UP (IF YOU'RE OVER 25) (Red Shadow REDS 009) | 50 | 1 | 7/3/81 |
| DURUTTI COLUMN | |||
| Self-effacing Manchester outfit, specialising in dreamy, near-ambient, mostly instrumental music. Leader/guitarist Vini Reilly, who had formerly played with punk band Ed Banger & The Nosebleeds, was the only permanent fixture among constant shadowy changes of sidemen. | |||
| Singles | |||
| I GET ALONG VERY WELL WITHOUT YOU (Factory FAC 64) | 30 | 4 | 2/7/83 |
| SAY WHAT YOU MEAN (Factory FAC 114) | 5 | 9 | 23/2/85 |
| TOMORROW (Factory Benelux FBN 51) | 15 | 9 | 15/3/86 |
| CITY OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS (Factory FAC 184) (12" only) | 46 | 2 | 1/8/87 |
| Albums | |||
| RETURN OF THE DURUTTI COLUMN (Factory FAC 14) | 7 | 20 | 2/2/80 |
| L.C. (Factory FACT 44) | 12 | 15 | 12/12/81 |
| ANOTHER SETTING (Factory FAC 74) | 4 | 8 | 6/8/83 |
| FRIENDS IN PORTUGAL (Atlantic Foundation 165 2071) | 11 | 7 | 14/1/84 |
| WITHOUT MERCY (Factory FACT 84) | 8 | 9 | 15/12/84 |
| CIRCUSES AND BREAD (Factory Benelux FBN 36) | 11 | 8 | 5/4/86 |
| THE GUITAR AND OTHER MACHINES (Factory FACT 204) | 13 | 5 | 28/11/87 |
| VINI REILLY (Factory FACT 244) | 5 | 5 | 8/4/89 |
Please note these tracks were compiled
for the Indie Hits book and are not
necessarily available to buy from Cherry Red Records.