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| DES O'CONNOR (see Roger Whittaker & Des O'Connor | pos | wks | entry |
| HAZEL O'CONNOR | |||
| Singer, actress and songwriter from Coventry who, after a low-key dance and film career, scored a major success in 1980 in the punk-oriented British movie Breaking Glass, in which she took the starring role as well as writing and performing the soundtrack, | |||
| Singles | |||
| TIME (Albion ION 1006) |
30 |
8 |
20/12/80 |
| D-DAYS (Albion ION 1009) |
2 |
10 |
21/3/81 |
| (COVER PLUS) WE'RE ALL GROWN UP (Albion ION 1018) |
5 |
7 |
8/8/81 |
| HANGING AROUND (Albion ION 1022) |
10 |
5 |
3/10/81 |
| Albums | |||
| SONS AND LOVERS (Albion ALB 104) |
5 |
21 |
13/12/80 |
| COVER PLUS (Albion ALB 108) |
4 |
12 |
19/9/81 |
| OMEGA TRIBE | |||
| Punk-based political rockers with a thing about names: Hugh Twitm'n (vocals), Pete Loudm'n (guitar), Radly Hardm'n (bass), and Peteroleum Yorkie Bigmin (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| ANGRY SONGS (EP) (Crass 221984/10) |
7 |
14 |
9/4/83 |
| IT'S A HARD LIFE (Corpus Christi CHRIST ITS 12) |
5 |
11 |
6/10/84 |
| Albums | |||
| NO LOVE LOST (Corpus Christi CHRIST ITS 5) |
2 |
13 |
22/10/83 |
| THE ONE SHOTS | |||
| Singles | |||
| GOODBYE CAROLINE (Instant INST 101) |
48 |
1 |
31/5/80 |
| 1,000 MEXICANS | |||
| Singles | |||
| THE LAST POP SONG (Abstract ABS 021) |
24 |
8 |
11/2/84 |
| UNDER CONSTRUCTION (Abstract 12ABS 024) (12" only) |
24 |
5 |
14/7/84 |
| 1,000 VIOLINS | |||
| 60s-influenced pop/rock quintet from Sheffield, comprising Vincent Keenen (vocals), Colin Gregory (guitar), David Warmsley (keyboards), Darren Swindells (bass) and Ian Addie (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| PLEASE DON'T SAND-BLAST MY HOUSE (Dreamworld DREAM 8) |
11 |
12 |
6/12/86 |
| UNGRATEFUL BASTARD (Constrictor 00 0001) |
27 |
5 |
28/2/87 |
| LOCKED OUT OF THE LOVE-IN (Dreamworld DREAM 14) |
13 |
7 |
12/9/87 |
| IF I WERE A BULLET (Report REPX 1) |
17 |
7 |
28/11/87 |
| ONE WAY SYSTEM | |||
| A Blackpool-based punk band led by Gav Whyte, whose haircuts veered from mohican to soul boy. Others were David Ross (guitar), Gaz Buckley (bass) and Tom Couch (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| JUST ANOTHER HERO (Anagram ANA 1) |
28 |
4 |
4/9/82 |
| JERUSALEM (Anagram ANA 5) |
22 |
8 |
22/1/83 |
| CUM ON FEEL THE NOISE (Anagram ANA 9) |
11 |
9 |
16/7/83 |
| THIS IS THE AGE (Anagram ANA 14) |
21 |
5 |
12/11/83 |
| VISIONS OF ANGELS (Anagram ANA 19) |
39 |
3 |
7/4/84 |
| Albums | |||
| ALL SYSTEMS GO (Anagram GRAM 003) |
11 |
8 |
19/3/83 |
| WRITING ON THE WALL (Anagram GRAM 008) |
6 |
4 |
19/11/83 |
| THE ONLY ONES | |||
| Highly-rated late-70s new-wavers fronted by vocalist and guitarist Peter Perrett, plus John Perry (guitar), Alan Mair (bass) and Mike Killie (drums). After some initial single and album success on CBS, they split in 1981, and the indie successes were all posthumous. | |||
| Singles | |||
| BABY'S GOT A GUN (Vengeance VEN 001) |
6 |
6 |
31/8/85 |
| Albums | |||
| REMAINS (Closer CL 012) |
5 |
13 |
16/6/84 |
| ALONE IN THE NIGHT (Dojo JOJOLP 43) |
21 |
2 |
8/11/86 |
| LIVE (Mau Mau MAU 603) |
9 |
5 |
26/8/89 |
| THE PEEL SESSIONS ALBUM (Strange Fruit SFRLP 102) |
18 |
1 |
23/12/89 |
| ONSLAUGHT | |||
| Bristol-based thrash metallers led by vocalist Sy Keeler. | |||
| Singles | |||
| LET THERE BE ROCK (Under One Flag 12 FLAG 103) (12" only) |
14 |
4 |
7/11/87 |
| OPAL | |||
| Psychedelia-influenced US band formed by ex-Rain Parade guitarist David Roback and former Dream Syndicate bassist Kendra Smith. Roback later formed Mazzy Star. | |||
| Singles | |||
| NORTHERN LINE (One Big Guitar OBGT 2) (12" only) |
17 |
6 |
18/1/86 |
| ORANGE JUICE | |||
| Scottish pop-rock quartet formed in late 1977 as the Nu-Sonics, becoming leaders of the cult-favoured Postcard roster in 1980/81, when their line-up was Edwyn Collins (vocals & guitar), James Kirk (guitar & vocals), David McClymont (bass) and Steven Daly (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| FALLING AND LAUGHING (Postcard 80-1) |
48 |
1 |
5/4/80 |
| BLUE BOY (Postcard 80-2) |
15 |
17 |
13/9/80 |
| SIMPLY THRILED HONEY (Postcard 80-6) |
5 |
23 |
13/12/80 |
| POOR OLD SOUL (Postcard 81/3) |
5 |
14 |
28/3/81 |
| THE ORCHIDS | |||
| Melodic pop quartet comprising James Hackett (vocals), Matthew Drummond (guitar), John Scally (guitar) and Chris Quinn (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| I'VE GOT A HABIT (Sarah SARAH 2) |
8 |
5 |
13/2/88 |
| UNDERNEATH THE WINDOW, UNDERNEATH THE SINK (Sarah SARAH 11) |
14 |
2 |
3/12/88 |
| Albums | |||
| LYCEUM (Sarah SARAH 401) |
9 |
3 |
16/9/89 |
| RAUL ORELLANA | |||
| Italian hip-hop/house dance music producer/artist. | |||
| Singles | |||
| REAL WILD HOUSE (BCM BCM 322) |
4 |
6 |
7/10/89 |
| THE ORSON FAMILY | |||
| Short-lived gothic rock band featuring sibling vocalists Vernon, Ruby and John Orson, who also played guitars and were backed by Vincent (bass) and David O. (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| NO ONE WAITS FOREVER (New Rose NEW 30) (12" only) |
7 |
10 |
28/4/84 |
| SWEETEST EMBRACE (Orson Enterprises OE 2) |
12 |
9 |
10/11/84 |
| Albums | |||
| THE RIVER OF DESIRE (New Rose NEW 22) |
7 |
7 |
22/10/83 |
| WAVIS O'SHAVE | |||
| Eccentric new wave musical humourist. | |||
| Albums | |||
| ANNA FORD'S BUM (Company CR 2) |
6 |
10 |
19/1/80 |
| JOHN OTWAY & WILD WILLIE BARRETT | |||
| Eccentric duo (Otway on vocals and Barrett on fiddle or guitar) who had a hit single with the typically madcap (Cor, Baby, That's) Really Free in 1977. Otway performed mainly solo in singer/songwriter mode in the 80s | |||
| Singles | |||
| HEADBUTTS (Stiff Indie STIN 1) |
16 |
13 |
19/12/81 |
| THE OUTCASTS | |||
| Northern Ireland punk band with an unusual rhythm structure created by dual drummers Colin Cowan and Raymond Falls. Other members were Greg Cowan (vocals & bass), Martin Cowan (vocals & guitar) and Colin "Getty" Getgood (guitar). | |||
| Singles | |||
| ANGEL FACE (Only 00 200) |
21 |
9 |
19/6/82 |
| SEVEN DEADLY SINS (New Rose NEW 38) |
40 |
5 |
6/10/84 |
| Albums | |||
| SELF-CONSCIOUS OVER YOU (Good Vibrations BIG 1) |
20 |
1 |
24/5/80 |
| BLOOD AND THUNDER (Abstract AABT 004) |
20 |
8 |
18/12/82 |
| SEVEN DEADLY SINS (New Rose NEW 40) |
19 |
3 |
18/8/84 |
Please note these tracks were compiled
for the Indie Hits book and are not
necessarily available to buy from Cherry Red Records.