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| Gothic heavy rockers comprising Andy Sneap, Martin Walkyer, Fraser Craske and Simon Negus | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| HISTORY OF A TIME TO COME (Noise N 0098) | 8 | 2 | 13/2/88 | |||
| SABRINA | ||||||
| Italian dance/pop singer with a frequently displayed pneumatic figure, specialising in typically Mediterranean high-energy club fare. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| ALL OF ME (PWL PWL 19) | 6 | 5 | 15/10/88 | |||
| LIKE A YO-YO / MY CHICO (Videogram DCUP 1) | 20 | 1 | 8/7/89 | |||
| SAD LOVERS & GIANTS | ||||||
| Lyrically-proficient post-punk popsters from Wafford, noted for their stately instrumental flourishes. Line-up was Garce Allard (vocals), Tristan Garel-Funk (guitar), David Wood (keyboards), Cliff Silver (bass) and Nigel Pollard (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| LOST IN A MOMENT (Midnight Music DING 1) | 48 | 1 | 29/1/83 | |||
| MAN OF STRAW (Midnight Music DINGS) | 31 | 7 | 19/11/83 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| EPIC GARDEN MUSIC (Midnight Music CHIME 00.1) | 21 | 4 | 16/10/82 | |||
| ST. CHRISTOPHER | ||||||
| Trio from York based around singer/songwriter Glenn Melia, who had previously recorded in the early 80s Sheffield scene as Vena Cava. They ran their own Bluegrass label prior to signing with Sarah, and became especially popular in France and Japan, where Melia still records for the Vinyl Japan label. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| YOU DESERVE MORE (Sarah SARAH 15) | 13 | 2 | 11/3/89 | |||
| ALL OF A TREMBLE (Sarah SARAH 20) | 19 | 1 | 9/9/89 | |||
| SALVATION | ||||||
| Goth outfit originally put together by Sisters Of Mercy roadies Daniel Moss, Choque and James Elmore, although the line-up subsequently went through numerous changes. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| GIRL SOUL (Merciful Release MR 025) | 24 | 9 | 24/9/83 | |||
| SUNSHINE SUPERMAN (Karbon KAR 609T) (12" only) | 12 | 2 | 20/8/88 | |||
| ALL AND MORE (Karbon KAR 612T) (12" only) | 18 | 2 | 20/5/89 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (Ediesta CALCLP 022) | 9 | 7 | 25/7/87 | |||
| THE SAMPLES | ||||||
| Four-piece punk band from Worcester, comprising Badher (vocals), Dave (guitar), Pecker (bass) and Rick Vivid Head (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| DEAD HERO (No Future 01 14) | 40 | 2 | 31/7/82 | |||
| SAMSON | ||||||
| Leading lights in the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal movement, Samson were formed by guitarist Paul Samson in 1979, and featured Bruce Dickinson on lead vocals until he left during 1981 to front Iron Maiden. Chris Aylmer (bass) and Thunderstick (drums) completed their 1980 line-up. | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| SURVIVORS (Laser LAP 1) | 3 | 14 | 26/1/80 | |||
| THE SATELLITES | ||||||
| Above-average protest-punk band of the early 80s. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| URBAN GORILLA (Rewind REWIND 2) | 40 | 1 | 6/9/80 | |||
| SAXON | ||||||
| One of the UK's top heavy metal outfits of the early 80s, Saxon started out in Yorkshire under the name Son Of A Bitch in 1978. The line-up on Crusader was Peter "Biff" Byford (vocals), Graham Oliver (guitar), Paul Quinn (guitar), Steve Dawson (bass) and Nigel Glockler (ex-Toyah, drums). | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| CRUSADER (Carrere CAL 200) | 19 | 2 | 17/3/84 | |||
| SCAB AID | ||||||
| Chumbawamba in disguise? | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| LET IT BE (Scab SCAB 1) | 6 | 9 | 30/5/87 | |||
| THE SCARECROWS | ||||||
| Quirky UK rock quintet comprising Mandy Darlington (vocals), Jerry Thirlby (guitar), Adrian Shepherd (keyboards), Billy Paul (sax), James Cotterill (bass) and David Twist (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| NAPALM WITH SILVER (Swordfish SWF 001) | 38 | 3 | 20/4/85 | |||
| SCHOOLY D | ||||||
| US rapper from Philadelphia, real name Jesse B. Weaver Jr. He is widely credited with being the first "gangsta rapper". | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| PUT YOUR FILAS ON (Flame MELT 2T) (12" only) | 10 | 13 | 8/11/86 | |||
| SATURDAY NIGHT (Flame MELT 4T) (12" only) | 18 | 5 | 24/1/87 | |||
| DEDICATION TO ALL B-BOYS (Flame MELT 6) | 11 | 6 | 27/6/87 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| SOMEWHERE IN THE LAND OF NO RAP (Flame MELT LP 1) | 5 | 9 | 22/11/86 | |||
| SATURDAY NIGHT (Flame MELT LP 2) | 4 | 10 | 30/5/87 | |||
| SCIENTIST | ||||||
| Jamaican dub reggae producer and vocalist. | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD | ||||||
| (Greensleeves GREL 13) | 18 | 1 | 9/8/80 | |||
| SCIENTIST MEETS THE SPACE INVADERS (Greensleeves GREL 19) | 13 | 16 | 21/2/81 | |||
| DUB LANDING (Starlight SLID 901) | 25 | 4 | 18/4/81 | |||
| IN THE KINGDOM OF DUB (Kingdom KVL 9004) | 24 | 5 | 8/8/81 | |||
| SCIENTIST RIDS THE WORLD OF THE EVIL CURSE OF THE VAMPIRES(Greensleeves GREL 25) | 9 | 7 | 31/10/81 | |||
| SCIENTIST WINS THE WORLD CUP (Greensleeves GREL 37) | 15 | 6 | 19/6/82 | |||
| SCIENTIST ENCOUNTERS PAC MAN (Greensleeves GREL 46) | 18 | 6 | 22/1/83 | |||
| THE SCIENTISTS | ||||||
| Fluent pop-rockers from Perth, Australia, admired for both their musical muscle and the dexterity of their songwriting. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (Karbon KAR 7) | 11 | 7 | 9/11/85 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| THIS HEART DON'T RUN ON BLOOD (Au-Go-Go ANDA 32) | 10 | 7 | 15/12/84 | |||
| YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE (Karbon KAR 101 L) | 9 | 5 | 17/8/85 | |||
| ATOM BOMB BABY (Au-Go-Go ANDA 37) | 24 | 2 | 14/9/85 | |||
| WEIRD LOVE (Karbon KAR 103 L) | 24 | 3 | 8/11/86 | |||
| THE SCI-FI SEX STARS | ||||||
| A spin-off outfit from Sigue Sigue Sputnik. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| ROCKITT MISS USA (Sputnkco WM 1001) (12" only) | 17 | 3 | 1/11/86 | |||
| SCRATCH ACID | ||||||
| A leading US post-hardcore band from Austin, Texas, with a line-up consisting of David Yow (vocals), Brett Bradford (guitar), David Sims (bass) and Rey Washam (drums). | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| SCRATCH ACID (Fundamental HOLY 1) | 26 | 1 | 31/5/86 | |||
| BERSERKER (Fundamental HOLY 2) | 7 | 5 | 14/3/87 | |||
| SCREAM & DANCE | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| IN RHYTHM (Recreational SPORT 72) | 33 | 3 | 22/5/82 | |||
| THE SCREAMING BLUE MESSIAHS | ||||||
| High-octane guitar-rock trio fronted by American-born vocalist and guitarist Bill Carter, backed by Chris Thompson (bass) and Kenny Harris (drums). They were signed to WEA on the strength of this mini-album, and had a UK hit single in 1988 with I Wanna Be A Flintstone. | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| GOOD AND GONE (Big Beat NED 7) | 6 | 19 | 15/9/84 | |||
| THE SCREAMING DEAD | ||||||
| Cheltenham-based gothic punks, heavily influenced by the more doomy aspects of the Damned. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| NIGHT CREATURES (No Future 120i 25) | 22 | 3 | 17/9/83 | |||
| PAINT IT BLACK (No Future SKULL 2) | 38 | 3 | 11/2/84 | |||
| THE DANSE MACABRE COLLECTIONS (Angel ANG 1) | 31 | 3 | 29/9/84 | |||
| A DREAM OF YESTERDAY (Angel ANG 002) | 42 | 3 | 23/2/85 | |||
| SCREAMING TREES | ||||||
| Sheffield-based synth band. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| IRON GURU (Native 7 NTV 23) | 39 | 3 | 20/6/87 | |||
| SCREEN THREE | ||||||
| UK quintet with an uncharacteristic sharp brass section. The line-up comprised Neil Dyer(vocals & guitar), Peter Jay (trumpet), Jason Votier (trumpet), Richard Kett (bass) and Brett Cooper (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| NEW BLOOD (Romans In Britain NERO 3) | 34 | 3 | 12/12/81 | |||
| SCRITTI POLITTI | ||||||
| As founded in 1978 by Leeds art students, Scritti Politti was originally a political minimalist/experimental outfit, near avant-garde in approach, but eventually took on a more commercial pop edge as vocalist and songwriter Green Gartside gradually took total control of the band. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| FOUR A-SIDES (EP) (Rough Trade TR 027) | 11 | 8 | 19/1/80 | |||
| PEEL SESSIONS (EP) (Rough Trade FIT 034) | 13 | 9 | 19/1/80 | |||
| THE "SWEETEST GIRL' (Rough Trade RT 091) | 3 | 37 | 31/10/81 | |||
| FAITHLESS (Rough Trade RT 107) | 2 | 24 | 15/5/82 | |||
| JACQUES DERRIDA/ASYLUMS IN JERUSALEM | ||||||
| (Rough Trade RT 111) | 2 | 15 | 7/8/82 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| SONGS TO REMEMBER (Rough Trade ROUGH 20) | 2 | 24 | 11/9/82 | |||
| THE SEA URCHINS | ||||||
| Birmingham band, at first a teenage trio consisting of James Roberts, Robert Cooksey and Simon Woodcock, and later a sextet also including Darren Martin, Bridget Duffy and Patrick Roberts. The original trio are still around in Birmingham with new band Delta. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| PRISTINE CHRISTINE (Sarah SARAH 1) | 11 | 6 | 23/1/88 | |||
| SOLACE (Sarah SARAH 8) | 4 | 4 | 16/7/88 | |||
| SEBASTIAN'S MEN | ||||||
| Female-fronted pop/rock quintet comprising Margie Henderson (vocals), Ian Cowpland (guitar), David Hogg (guitar), Tony Elliott (bass) and Mike McCarroll (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| IT'S SO BIZARRE (Horizon SEB 001) | 33 | 6 | 18/8/84 | |||
| SECTION 25 | ||||||
| Blackpool-based, somewhat experimental electronic rockers, centred around brothers Vince Cassidy (electronics & drum machine) and Larry Cassidy (guitar & vocals), who often supported label-mates Joy Division on live dates during 1980. 1983 saw a new 5-piece lineup including keyboard ists/vocalists Jenny Ross and Angela Flowers. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| GIRLS DON'T COUNT (Factory FAC 18) | 28 | 10 | 28/6/80 | |||
| BACK TO WONDER (Factory FAC 68) | 33 | 3 | 4/6/83 | |||
| LOOKING FROM A HILLTOP (Factory FAC 108) | 31 | 4 | 23/6/84 | |||
| CRAZY WISDOM (Factory Benelux FBN 45) | 23 | 6 | 28/9/85 | |||
| BAD NEWS WEEK (Factory FAC 151) | 35 | 3 | 20/6/87 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| ALWAYS NOW (Factory FACT 45) | 13 | 4 | 3/10/81 | |||
| FROM THE HIP (Factory FACT 90) | 7 | 6 | 2/6/84 | |||
| SECTOR 27 | ||||||
| Short-lived band formed by Tom Robinson after the break-up of TRB and before his solo resurrection. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| NOT READY (Panic SEC 27) | 4 | 8 | 19/7/80 | |||
| THE SEERS | ||||||
| Rock quintet comprising Jason Kidd (vocals & bass), Spider (vocals & percussion), L.A. | ||||||
| Wildman (guitar), Kat Day (guitar) and Age Blackmore (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| FREEDOM TRIPS (Skullf*** SKULL 1) | 18 | 3 | 24/9/88 | |||
| SEETHING WELLS (see ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER/SEETHING WELLS) | ||||||
| THE SENATE*/THEATRE OF HATE (see also THEATRE OF HATE) | ||||||
| Original Sin was a re-recording of the very first Theatre Of Hate song from 1980; the B-side reprised TOH's own biggest hit from February 1982. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| ORIGINAL SIN*/DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE WESTWORLD?** (Burning Rome/War BRR 7) (after 6 weeks on the chart as a double A-side, the Senate's ORIGINAL SIN was listed by itself). | 2 | 15 | 28/7/84 | |||
| SEND NO FLOWERS | ||||||
| UK post-punk quintet which operated in a surname-free zone: Lyn (vocals & guitar), Timmo (guitar & keyboards), Paul (bass), Jake (drums) and Alan (percussion). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| PLAYING FOR TIME (Praxis TM 1) | 28 | 3 | 9/10/82 | |||
| THE SENSELESS THINGS | ||||||
| Exuberant West London guitar rockers with a penchant for playing ultra-fast a la Ramones. Line-up was Mark "Oblivion" Keds (vocals & guitar), Ben Harding (guitar), Morgan "Plusfour" Nicolls (bass) and Cass Browne (drums). They would sign to Epic in 1991. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| TOO MUCH KISSING (Way Cool WC 003 S) | 7 | 5 | 28/10/89 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| POSTCARD CV (Way Cool 004 LP) | 7 | 9 | 9/12/89 | |||
| SEPULTURA | ||||||
| Brazilian thrash metal band formed in Sao Paolo in 1983 by teenage brothers Max (vocals and guitar) and Igor (drums) Cavelera, with guitarist Andreas Kisser and bassist Paolo Jr. making up the quartet. | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| BENEATH THE REMAINS (Roadrunner RO 95111) | 9 | 3 | 27/5/89 | |||
| WILL SERGEANT | ||||||
| Echo & The Bunnymen's guitarist taking a solo trip between the band's Porcupine and Ocean Rain albums. | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| THE GRIND (92 Happy Customers HAP LP 001) | 6 | 8 | 25/6/83 | |||
| SERIOUS DRINKING | ||||||
| Rowdy good-time rockers with an overtly humourous approach and a studiedly hedonistic (booze and football) lyrical bent. Line-up was Martin Ling (vocals), Eugene McCarthy (vocals), Andy Hearshaw (guitar), Jem Moore (bass) and Lance Dunlop (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| LOVE ON THE TERRACES (Upright UP 4) | 9 | 13 | 16/10/82 | |||
| HANGOVER (Upright UP 5) | 4 | 13 | 9/4/83 | |||
| COUNTRY GIRL BECAME DRUGS AND SEX PUNK (Upright UP 8) | 8 | 9 | 12/5/84 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| THE REVOLUTION STARTS AT CLOSING TIME (Upright RPLP 3) | 4 | 14 | 17/9/83 | |||
| THEY MAY BE DRINKERS ROBIN, BUT THEY'RE ALSO HUMAN BEINGS. (Upright UPLP 7) | 16 | 3 | 3/11/84 | |||
| THE SERVANTS | ||||||
| London-based guitar pop band, comprising David Westlake (vocals & guitar), John Mohan (guitar), Philip King (bass) and John Wills (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| SHE'S ALWAYS HIDING (Head HEAD 1) | 25 | 7 | 3/5/86 | |||
| THE SUN, A SMALL STAR (EP) (Head HEAD 3) | 47 | 1 | 15/11/86 | |||
| 7 SECONDS | ||||||
| US hardcore punk trio led by vocalist/guitarist Kevin Seconds, with Steve Youth and Troy Mowat. Their later work took a more mainstream rock approach. | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| THE CREW (Better Youth Organisation BYO 005) | 23 | 2 | 29/9/84 | |||
| THE SEVERED HEADS | ||||||
| Australian ensemble who took non-musical instruments like tapes, electronic noises, etc. and came up with a sound akin to electro-pop. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| GOODBYE TONSILS (EP) (Ink INK 129) | 17 | 5 | 2/3/85 | |||
| SEX AIDS | ||||||
| A one-off collaboration (in a session well fuelled by alcohol) of Vice Squad and various members of their road crew (who also recorded for Riot City as Chaotic Dischord) | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| BACK ON THE PISS AGAIN (EP) (Riot City RIOT 28) | 24 | 5 | 17/9/83 | |||
| THE SEX BEATLES | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| WELL YOU NEVER(Charly CYS 1061) | 37 | 3 | 26/1/80 | |||
| ANDI SEX GANG | ||||||
| Solo outings by the former lead vocalist of the Sex Gang Children, following the band's demise. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| LES AMANTS D'UN JOUR (Illuminated ILL 52) | 27 | 5 | 26/1/85 | |||
| IDAHO (Illuminated ILL 53) | 26 | 4 | 23/3/85 | |||
| THE SEX GANG CHILDREN | ||||||
| London-based gothic post-punks, based around vocalist Andi Sex Gang, who took the band's name from a William Burroughs poem. Other original members were Terry McLeay (guitar), Dave Roberts (bass) and Rob Stroud (drums). The band split in the Summer of 1984 after several personnel changes took their toll. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| BEASTS (EP) (Illuminated ILL 1112) | 8 | 42 | 4/9/82 | |||
| INTO THE ABYSS (Illuminated ILL 15) | 7 | 23 | 6/11/82 | |||
| SONG AND LEGEND (Illuminated ILL 20) | 6 | 10 | 16/4/83 | |||
| SEBASTIAN (Illuminated ILL 22) | 19 | 9 | 9/7/83 | |||
| MAURITA MAYER (Clay CLAY 27) | 7 | 16 | 29/10/83 | |||
| DIETCHE (Illuminated ILL 3912) (12" only) | 15 | 8 | 21/7/84 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| SONG AND LEGEND (Illuminated JAMS 666) | 1 | 17 | 5/3/83 | |||
| LIVE (Sex Gang Children SEX 2) | 15 | 6 | 10/3/84 | |||
| ECSTACY AND VENDETTA (ROIR A 127) (cassette only) | 20 | 2 | 5/5/84 | |||
| RE-ENTER THE ABYSS (THE 1985 REMIXES) (Dojo DOJOLP 13) | 22 | 4 | 22/8/85 | |||
| THE SEX PISTOLS | ||||||
| The most influential punk band of all were Johnny Rotten (vocals), Steve Jones (guitar), Glen Matlock (bass - replaced by Sid Vicious) and Paul Cook (drums) - they kick-started and defined the genre in the 1970s. Although they split in early 1978, early live and studio material was rounded up by various labels during the 80s, and this became their indie chart legacy. | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| THE HEYDAY (Factory FACT 13 - cassette only) | 14 | 2 | 7/2/81 | |||
| THE MINI-ALBUM (Chaos APOCA 3) | 3 | 18 | 3/2/85 | |||
| THE ORIGINAL PISTOLS LIVE (Receiver RRLP 101) | 2 | 11 | 10/8/85 | |||
| LIVE WORLDWIDE (Konexion KOMA 788017) | 3 | 8 | 17/8/85 | |||
| S-EXPRESS | ||||||
| UK instrumental and vocal dance music outfit, led by Mark Moore and also including Pascal Gabriel, Michelle, Mark D and Jocasta. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| THEME FROM S-EXPRESS (Rhythm King LEFT 21) | 1 | 10 | 23/4/88 | |||
| SUPERFLY GUY (Rhythm King LEFT 28) | 1 | 9 | 23/7/88 | |||
| HEY MUSIC LOVER (Rhythm King LEFT 30) | 1 | 9 | 18/2/89 | |||
| MANTRA FOR A STATE OF MIND (Rhythm King LEFT 35) | 4 | 7 | 16/9/89 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (Rhythm King LEFTLP 8) | 2 | 8 | 1/4/89 | |||
| THE SHAMEN | ||||||
| Scottish band formed in Aberdeen in 1986 by Derek McKenzie (vocals & guitar), Peter Stephenson (keyboards), Colin Angus (bass & vocals) and Keith McKenzie (drums) to play heavy psychedelic rock. Eventually their style mutated into commercial dance soundscapes, and most of the originals left, leaving a duo of Colin Angus and new bassist Will Sinnott, who was to tragically drown in the Canary Islands in May 1991. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| YOUNG TILL YESTERDAY (Moksha SOMA 1) | 14 | 9 | 13/12/86 | |||
| SOMETHING ABOUT YOU (Moksha SOMA 2) | 23 | 7 | 6/6/87 | |||
| CHRISTOPHER MAYHEW SAYS (Moksha SOMA 3) | 14 | 7 | 26/9/87 | |||
| KNATURE OF THE GIRL (Moksha SOMA 4) | 9 | 4 | 5/3/88 | |||
| JESUS LOVES AMERIKA (Ediesta CALC 69) | 7 | 6 | 11/6/88 | |||
| YOU ME AND EVERYTHING (Moksha SOMA 6) | 11 | 2 | 27/5/89 | |||
| OMEGA AMIGO (One Little Indian 30 TP 12) (12" only) | 10 | 4 | 18/11/89 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| DROP (Moksha SOMALP 1) | 11 | 7 | 4/7/87 | |||
| IN GORBOCHEV WE TRUST (Demon FIEND 666) | 2 | 8 | 11/2/89 | |||
| PHORWARD (Moksha SOMALP 3) | 4 | 5 | 3/6/89 | |||
| THE SHAMEN VERSUS BAM BAM (see also BAM BAM) | ||||||
| Psychedelic dancefloor tag match. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| TRANSCENDENTAL (Desire WANTX 10) (12" only) | 20 | 2 | 24/12/88 | |||
| SANDIE SHAW | ||||||
| Highly successful UK singing star of the 60s, and Britain's first Eurovision Song Contest winner in 1967. After a lengthy semi-retirement she came back to recording as a direct result of the urging of Smiths singer Morrissey, immediately scoring a hit single with a Morrissey-produced cover of a Smiths song. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| HAND IN GLOVE (Rough Trade RT 130) | 1 | 14 | 21/4/84 | |||
| PLEASE HELP THE CAUSE AGAINST LONELINESS(Rough Trade FIT 220) | 9 | 4 | 8/10/88 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| HELLO ANGEL (Rough Trade ROUGH 110) | 11 | 3 | 5/11/88 | |||
| PETE SHELLEY | ||||||
| The former Buzzcocks lead singer in his solo period. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| NEVER AGAIN (Immaculate IMMAC 1) | 13 | 8 | 17/11/84 | |||
| SHELLEYAN ORPHAN | ||||||
| Classical-pop fusionists Caroline Crawley (vocals & clarinet) and Jemaur Tayle (vocals & acoustic guitar), backed by a chamber-orientated group comprising Mark Davies (cello), Richard Tomes (violin), Desne Gobie (viola) and Tom Davey (oboe). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| ANATOMY OF LOVE (Rough Trade RT 207) | 12 | 8 | 25/4/87 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| HELLEBORINE (Rough Trade ROUGH 97) | 5 | 7 | 23/5/87 | |||
| CENTURY FLOWER (Rough Trade ROUGH 137) | 19 | 1 | 3/6/89 | |||
| BRENDAN SHINE | ||||||
| Traditionally-styled Irish vocalist. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (EP) (Play PLAY 1) | 48 | 2 | 26/7/80 | |||
| SHINEHEAD | ||||||
| Bronx, New York-based reggae rapper, real name Carl Aitken, who was born in London and raised in Jamaica before moving to the USA. | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| ROUGH AND RUGGED (African Love) | 22 | 2 | 29/11/86 | |||
| SHOCK HEADED PETERS | ||||||
| Otherwise known as the unconventional Karl Blake, former collaborator with Danielle Dax in the Lemon Kittens. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| I BLOODBROTHER BE (el EL 1) | 8 | 17 | 10/11/84 | |||
| SHOCKABILLY | ||||||
| Psych/avant-garde/heavy metal US power trio, formed in 1982 and consisting of Eugene Chadbourne (guitar), Kramer (bass) and Dave Licht. Their forte was sonic mutations of old rock hits and blues/R&B numbers. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| 19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (Rough Trade RT 127) | 37 | 5 | 9/4/83 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| EARTH VS. SHOCKABILLY (Rough Trade ROUGH 48) | 17 | 4 | 14/5/83 | |||
| MICHELLE SHOCKED | ||||||
| Real name Karen Michelle Johnson, from Dallas, Texas. A rootsy, folk-influenced singer/songwriter who has collaborated prolifically with musicians as varied as Taj Mahal, Fats Domino and the Irish band Hothouse Flowers. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| DISORIENTATED (Cooking Vinyl FM 002) | 5 | 9 | 20/6/87 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| THE TEXAS CAMP-FIRE TAPES (Cooking Vinyl COOK 002) | 4 | 32 | 31/1/87 | |||
| SHOES FOR INDUSTRY | ||||||
| Quirky UK new wave rock sextet comprising Bassett Davies (vocals & sax), Andy Boot (guitar), Tim Norfolk (guitar), Steve Franklin (keyboards), Steve Lonnen (bass) and John Schofield (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| SPEND (Fried Egg EGG 4) | 49 | 1 | 26/4/80 | |||
| THE SHOP ASSISTANTS | ||||||
| Edinburgh-based boy/girl guitar pop band formed in 1984, originally as Buba & The Shop Assistants. Line-up was: Alex Taylor (vocals), David Keegan (guitar), Sarah Kneale (bass), Laura McPhail (drums) and Ann Donald (drums). Taylor departed in 1987 to form the Motorcycle Boy. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| ALL DAY LONG (Subway Organisation SUBWAY 1) | 2 | 38 | 31/8/85 | |||
| SOMEWHERE IN CHINA / SAFETY NET (53rd & 3rd AGARR 1) | 2 | 17 | 22/2/86 | |||
| SHRIEKBACK | ||||||
| Rhythm-driven rock/funk hybrid band formed in 1981 by former XTC keyboards player Barry Andrews and ex-Gang Of Four bassist Dave Allen, plus Carl Marsh (guitar & vocals) and Brian Neville (drums), the latter being replaced in 1982 by Martyn Barker. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| MY SPINE (IS THE BASS LINE) (Y Records Y 27) | 15 | 6 | 16/10/82 | |||
| LINED UP (Y Records Y 102) | 3 | 11 | 12/3/83 | |||
| WORKING ON THE GROUND (Y Records Y 104) | 5 | 6 | 11/6/83 | |||
| LINED UP (REMIX)/MY SPINE (IS THE BASSLINE) (Y Records Y 106) | 7 | 10 | 13/8/83 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| TENCH (Y Records Y 21) | 9 | 6 | 7/8/82 | |||
| CARE (Y Records YLP 502) | 7 | 8 | 9/4/83 | |||
| THE SID PRESLEY EXPERIENCE | ||||||
| Exuberant rock quartet comprising Peter Coyne (vocals), Del Bartle (guitar), Chris Coyne (bass) and Kevin Murphy (drums). The Coyne brothers subsequently formed the Godfathers | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| HUP TWO THREE FOUR (I.D. Records EYE 4) | 4 | 19 |
16/6/84 |
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| COLD TURKEY (Sid Presley Experience SPE 41) | 5 | 18 | 12/1/85 | |||
| FRANK SIDEBOTTOM | ||||||
| A novelty musical/comedic persona adopted by Chris Sievey, former mainstay of the Freshies. Wearing an oversized balloon-shaped papier-mache mask with painted-on face, and singing like George Formby, this creation has far out-achieved the "serious" Sievey. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| CHRISTMAS IS REALLY FANTASTIC (EP) (In Tape IT 041) | 16 | 4 | 20/12/86 | |||
| TIMPERLEY SUNSET (In Tape IT 048) | 12 | 9 | 5/12/87 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| 5/9/88 (In Tape IT 058) | 9 | 4 | 17/9/88 | |||
| THE SILICON TEENS | ||||||
| Synth-pop boy/girl band assembled by Daniel Miller to perform lite cover versions of familiar oldies. Line-up was Darryl (vocals), Jacki (synth), Diane (synth) and Paul (electronic percussion). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| JUDY IN DISGUISE (Mute MUTE 004) | 4 | 11 | 2/2/80 | |||
| JUST LIKE EDDIE/SUN FLIGHT (Mute MUTE 008) | 7 | 12 | 28/6/80 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| MUSIC FOR PARTIES (Mute STUMM 2) | 4 | 14 | 12/7/80 | |||
| SILVER BULLET | ||||||
| UK hip hop/house dancefloor vocal and instrumental duo. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| BRING FORTH THE GUILLOTINE (Tam Tam TTT 013) (12" only) | 16 | 3 | 16/9/89 | |||
| 20 SECONDS TO COMPLY (Tam Tam 7TTT 019) | 2 | 9 | 16/12/89 | |||
| SILVERFISH | ||||||
| Noisy UK garage punks with a penchant for in-your-face lyrics, who would record for Creation in the early 90s. Line-up was Lesley Rankine (vocals), Fuzz (Andrew) Duprey (guitar), Chris Mowforth (bass) and Stuart Watson (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| THE SILVERFISH EP (EP) (Wiiija WIIIJI T 4) | 20 | 1 | 2/9/89 | |||
| NINA SIMONE | ||||||
| Veteran and highly individual US jazz and R&B vocalist and pianist, real name Eunice Waymon. She had UK chart success in the 60s, but My Baby..., popularised here by TV ad use, dates back to her days with the US Bethlehem label in the late 50s. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME (EP) (Charly CYX 201) | 28 | 5 | 4/2/84 | |||
| MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME (reissue) (Charly CYZ 7112) | 1 | 29 | 27/4/85 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME (Charly CR 30217) | 3 | 19 | 31/10/87 | |||
| THE SINATRAS | ||||||
| Leicester band, originally a quintet comprising Tommy Hutchinson (vocals), Nev Hunt (guitar), Bob Grant (guitar), Tommy Hamilton (bass & vocals) and Phil Birtles (drums), which slimmed to a duo of Hunt and Hutchinson by 1982. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I'M WEARING BRAND NEW CLOTHES | ||||||
| (Transmanor CBV 001) | 49 | 1 | 3/4/82 | |||
| SINGERS AND PLAYERS | ||||||
| An Adrian Sherwood-organised studio project featuring Keith Levene and others. | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| VACUUM PUMPING (On-U Sound ONULP 39) | 17 | 3 | 15/10/88 | |||
| SINITTA | ||||||
| Seattle, Washington-born but UK-resident (since age 10) pop/soul/dance vocalist, the daughter of Miquel Brown and niece of Amii Stewart, both also hitmakers in the same genre. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM (Fanfare FAN 18) | 2 | 6 |
10/6/89 |
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| LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP (Fanfare FAN 21) | 3 | 4 | 14/10/89 | |||
| SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES | ||||||
| One of the most consistently successful of all British punk-originated bands, originally formed in 1977 around vocalist Siouxsie (Susan Dallion), who had been one of the "Bromley contingent" of mid-70s Sex Pistols followers. The instrumental line-up went through many changes, and at one time included Robert Smith, "on loan" from the Cure. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| THE PEEL SESSION (Strange Fruit SFPS 012) (12" only) | 6 | 8 | 14/2/87 | |||
| THE SISTERHOOD | ||||||
| A short-lived alias for Sisters Of Mercy vocalist Andrew Eldritch, during a period when that name was the subject of legal dispute between Eldritch and former members Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams (before they formed the Mission). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| GIVING GROUND (Merciful Release SIS 10) | 1 | 18 | 1/2/86 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| GIFT (Merciful Release SIS 020) | 2 | 12 | 26/7/86 | |||
| THE SISTERS OF MERCY | ||||||
| Post-punk rockers who carried (not always happily) goth trappings, formed in Leeds in 1980. The original line-up was Andrew Eldritch (vocals), Gary Marx (guitar) and a drum machine, but by the time of Temple Of Love comprised Eldritch, Marx, Wayne Hussey (guitar) and Craig Adams (bass). Eldritch would front further incarnations of the band into the 1990s. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| ALICE (Merciful Release MR 015) | 8 | 48 | 11/12/82 | |||
| ANACONDA (Merciful Release MR 019) | 3 | 30 | 26/3/83 | |||
| REPTILE HOUSE (Merciful Release MR 023) | 4 | 20 | 9/7/83 | |||
| TEMPLE OF LOVE (Merciful Release MR 027) | 1 | 36 | 15/10/83 | |||
| SIX MINUTE WAR | ||||||
| Highly politicised budget punk rockers who packed dozens of songs on to their cheaply produced EPs. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| MORE SHORT SONGS (EP) (Dummy SMW 002) | 23 | 9 | 15/11/80 | |||
| MORE SHORT SONGS (EP) (reissue) (Six Minute War SMW 002) | 13 | 5 | 24/7/82 | |||
| THE SIX MINUTE WAR (EP) (S.G. SGS 113) | 42 | 2 | 31/7/82 | |||
| SLIGHTLY LONGER SONGS (EP) (Six Minute War SMW 003) | 40 | 4 | 30/10/82 | |||
| THE SKELETAL FAMILY | ||||||
| Goth-rockers from Bingley, Yorks., comprising Anne Marie Hurst (vocals), Stan Greenwood (guitar), Trotwood (Roger Nowell - bass) and Howard Daniels (drums). Martin Henderson replaced the latter early in 1984, and the band were signed by Chrysalis during 1985, which coincided with Hurst leaving to join Ghost Dance. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| JUST A FRIEND (Luggage RRP 00724) | 50 | 2 | 16/4/83 | |||
| THE NIGHT (Red Rhino RED 36) | 41 | 7 | 27/8/83 | |||
| ALONE SHE CRIES (Red Rhino RED 41) | 8 | 23 | 18/2/84 | |||
| RECOLLECTS (Red Rhino RED 42) | 7 | 17 | 26/5/84 | |||
| SO SURE (Red Rhino RED 43) | 2 | 15 | 28/7/84 | |||
| PROMISED LAND (Red Rhino RED 54) | 2 | 16 | 9/3/85 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| BURNING OIL (Red Rhino REDLP 44) | 1 | 12 | 15/9/84 | |||
| FUTILE COMBAT (Red Rhino REDLP 57) | 7 | 5 | 25/5/85 | |||
| THE SKEPTIX/THE INSANE (see also The INSANE) | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| VENDETTA/BERLIN WALL (White Rose BD 1) | 26 | 9 | 18/2/84 | |||
| SKI PATROL | ||||||
| London-based quartet formed in December 1979 by vocalist Ian Lowery (formerly with the Wall), guitarist Nick Clift (ex-Debutants) and bassist Pete Balmer (ex-Stranded), with Alan Cole on drums. They made two further singles for Malicious Damage Records. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| EVERYTHING IS TEMPORARY (Clever Metal VIN 1) | 44 | 1 | 26/4/80 | |||
| SKIN | ||||||
| Not the 90s hard rock Skin, but their mid-80s avant-guitar underachieving forebears. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| 1000 YEARS (Product Inc. 7 PROD 3) | 13 | 8 | 14/3/87 | |||
| GIRL COME OUT (Product Inc. PROD 6) | 16 | 6 | 11/7/87 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| BLOOD, WOMEN AND ROSE (Product Inc. PROD 4) | 3 | 7 | 2/5/87 | |||
| SHAME, HUMILITY AND REVENGE (Product Inc. PROD 11) | 4 | 5 | 9/7/88 | |||
| THE SKROTEEZ | ||||||
| Punk quartet from Livingstone, Scotland, led by future Barbed Wire vocalist Hendo and also featuring Bill (guitar), Tony (bass) and Stu (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| THE OVERSPILL (EP) (Skroteez SPILL 1) | 42 | 2 |
19/6/82 |
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| SLAB! | ||||||
| Comprised Stephen Dray (vocals & sax), Paul Jarvis (guitar), Dave Morris (guitar), High Rawson (trumpet), Neill Woodger (trombone), Bill Davies (bass) and Robi Risson (drums) | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| PARALLAX AVENUE (Ink INK 1226) (12" only) | 45 | 2 | 28/2/87 | |||
| SMOKE RINGS (Ink INK 729) | 31 | 3 | 25/7/87 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| MUSIC FROM THE IRON LUNG (Ink MINK 25) | 21 | 2 | 9/5/87 | |||
| DESCENSION (Ink INK 004) | 30 | 2 | 19/12/87 | |||
| SLAPP HAPPY | ||||||
| Idiosyncratic 1970s outfit revolving around Dagmar Krause (vocals), Peter Blegvad (guitar) and Anthony Moore (keyboards), who had recorded for Virgin and were closely associated with contemporary label-mates Henry Cow. | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| CASABLANCA MOON (Recommended RR 5) | 17 | 1 | 19/7/80 | |||
| SLAUGHTER JOE | ||||||
| An alias for Joe Foster, former member of the Television Personalities and producer of, among others, the Jesus And Mary Chain. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| I'LL FOLLOW YOU DOWN (Creation CRE 019) | 11 | 17 | 13/7/85 | |||
| SHE'S SO OUT OF TOUCH (Creation CRE 035) | 22 | 8 | 13/12/86 | |||
| SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS | ||||||
| Originally formed in 1976 as one of Manchester's first punk bands, their ranks included guitarist Billy Duffy (later of Theatre Of Hate and the Cult) for a while, and Morrissey was once auditioned to replace their vocalist Wayne Barrett, though he didn't get the gig. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| TWIST AND TURN (Thrush THRUSH 1) | 30 | 5 | 2/4/83 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| LIVE AT THE FACTORY (Thrush THRUSH 1) | 14 | 8 | 23/1/82 | |||
| SLEDGEHAMMER | ||||||
| New Wave of British Heavy Metal trio from Slough who regularly supported the bigger names of the day on tour. Line up consisted of Mike Cooke (vocals & guitar), Terry Pearce (bass) and Ken Revell (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| SLEDGEHAMMER (Valiant STRONG 1) | 8 | 13 | 29/3/80 | |||
| LIVING IN DREAMS (Stammer CELL 2) | 46 | 1 | 13/12/80 | |||
| SLEEPING DOGS | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| BEWARE (EP) (Crass 221984/11) | 43 | 3 | 18/6/83 | |||
| THE SLITS (see also The SLITS/The POP GROUP) | ||||||
| Aggressively feminist (and mostly female) tribal/punk band, originally formed in London in 1977, and focused around Ari Up (vocals), Viv Albertine (guitar) and Tessa Pollitt (bass). Their Y and Human singles came between album deals with Island and CBS, but the latter didn't work out, and they split early in 1982. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| MAN NEXT DOOR (Y FIT 044/Y 4) | 5 | 13 | 28/6/80 | |||
| ANIMAL SPACE (Human HUM 4) | 10 | 9 | 6/12/80 | |||
| THE PEEL SESSION (Strange Fruit SFPS 021) (12" only) | 11 | 8 | 14/2/87 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| BOOTLEG RETROSPECTIVE (Y Y3) | 1 | 14 | 19/4/80 | |||
| THE SLITS/THE POP GROUP | ||||||
| A one-off shared release, each band getting a side apiece. Pop Group drummer Bruce Smith would also play with the Slits on their 1981 Return Of The Giant Slits album. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| IN THE BEGINNING/WHERE THERE'S A WILL (Y FIT 039) | 2 | 18 | 22/3/80 | |||
| SMACK | ||||||
| Manchester band. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| EDWARD FOX (Aspirin 001) (label changed to Pinnacle PIN 38 during the record's chart run) | 13 | 9 | 23/9/80 | |||
| KENDRA SMITH/DAVID ROBACK/KEITH MITCHELL | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| FELL FROM THE SUN (Rough Trade RTT 129) (12" only) | 16 | 5 | 9/2/85 | |||
| MANDY SMITH | ||||||
| A teenage model who became the girlfriend and then (for a while) wife of Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman, several decades her senior. Stock, Aitken and Waterman produced her records | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| POSITIVE REACTION (PWL PWL 4) | 48 | 1 | 24/10/87 | |||
| DON'T YOU WANT ME BABY (PWL PWL 137) | 16 | 1 | 3/6/89 | |||
| WAYNE SMITH | ||||||
| Jamaican reggae vocalist. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| SLENG TENG MIXDOWN (remix) (Greensleeves GRED 177) (12" only) | 39 | 2 | 1/6/85 | |||
| SMITH & MIGHTY | ||||||
| The legendarily reticent Bristol avant-garde dance duo. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| WALK ON BY (Three Stripe SAM 1114) | 9 | 10 | 17/12/88 | |||
| THE SMITHEREENS | ||||||
| New Jersey 60s-influenced guitar-pop quartet formed in 1980, with a line-up of Pat DiNizio (vocals), Jim Babjak (guitar), Mike Mesaros (bass) and Dennis Diken (drums). They were heard on the soundtrack of the popular trash movie Class Of Nuke 'Em High in 1986. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| IN A LONELY PLACE (Enigma ENIG 1) | 5 | 9 | 17/1/87 | |||
| BEYOND THE WALL OF SLEEP (Enigma ENIG 2) | 8 | 11 | 4/4/87 | |||
| STRANGERS WHEN WE MEET (Enigma ENIG 3) | 21 | 5 | 1/8/87 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| ESPECIALLY FOR YOU (Enigma Europe 3208-1) | 5 | 18 | 24/1/87 | |||
| GREEN THOUGHTS (Enigma 83751) | 7 | 2 | 23/4/88 | |||
| THE SMITHS | ||||||
| Formed in Manchester during 1982, the quartet of (Steven) Morrissey (vocals), Johnny Marr (guitar), Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (drums) became arguably the most influential British group of the mid-80s, thanks to the songwriting strength of the Morrissey/Marr team, the former's highly distinctive vocal and stage style, and the latter's equally unique guitarwork. They split in mid-1987, and varied solo work followed. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| HAND IN GLOVE (Rough Trade RT 131) | 3 | 59 | 18/6/83 | |||
| THIS CHARMING MAN (Rough Trade FIT 136) | 1 | 66 | 12/11/83 | |||
| WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? (Rough Trade FIT 146) | 1 | 28 | 21/1/84 | |||
| HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW (Rough Trade FIT 156) | 1 | 15 | 2/6/84 | |||
| WILLIAM, IT WAS REALLY NOTHING (Rough Trade RT 166) | 1 | 24 | 1/9/84 | |||
| HOW SOON IS NOW? (Rough Trade FIT 176) | 1 | 23 | 9/2/85 | |||
| SHAKESPEARE'S SISTER (Rough Trade PIT 181) | 1 | 15 | 30/3/85 | |||
| THAT JOKE ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE (Rough Trade PIT 186) | 1 | 11 | 13/7/85 | |||
| THE BOY WITH THE THORN IN HIS SIDE (Rough Trade FIT 191) | 1 | 15 | 5/10/85 | |||
| BIG MOUTH STRIKES AGAIN (Rough Trade PIT 192) | 1 | 13 | 31/5/86 | |||
| PANIC (Rough Trade RT 193) | 1 | 11 | 2/8/86 | |||
| ASK (Rough Trade RT 194) | 1 | 20 | 1/11/86 | |||
| SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD UNITE (Rough Trade FIT 195) | 1 | 11 | 31/1/87 | |||
| SHEILA TAKE A BOW (Rough Trade FIT 196) | 1 | 12 | 18/4/87 | |||
| GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA (Rough Trade FIT 197) | 1 | 22 | 15/8/87 | |||
| I STARTED SOMETHING I COULDN'T FINISH (Rough Trade RT 198) | 2 | 12 | 7/11/87 | |||
| LAST NIGHT I DREAMT SOMEBODY LOVED ME (Rough Trade RT 200) | 2 | 10 | 12/12/87 | |||
| THE PEEL SESSION (Strange Fruit SFPS 055) (12" only) | 9 | 8 | 22/10/88 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| THE SMITHS (Rough Trade ROUGH 61) | 1 | 56 | 3/3/84 | |||
| HATFUL OF HOLLOW (Rough Trade ROUGH 76) | 1 | 67 | 24/11/84 | |||
| MEAT IS MURDER (Rough Trade ROUGH 81) | 1 | 29 | 23/2/85 | |||
| THE QUEEN IS DEAD (Rough Trade ROUGH 96) | 1 | 38 | 28/6/86 | |||
| THE WORLD WON'T LISTEN (Rough Trade ROUGH 101) | 1 | 23 | 28/2/87 | |||
| LOUDER THAN BOMBS (Sire/Rough Trade ROUGH 225) (import) | 2 | 39 | 23/5/87 | |||
| STRANGEWAYS, HERE WE COME (Rough Trade ROUGH 106) | 1 | 32 | 3/10/87 | |||
| RANK (Rough Trade ROUGH 126) | 1 | 11 | 17/9/88 | |||
| SNATCH | ||||||
| Female punk vocal duo featuring Judy Nylon and former Iggy Pop backup singer Patti Palladin. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES (Fetish FET 004) | 36 | 5 | 19/7/80 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| SNATCH (Pandemonium WITCH 1) | 21 | 2 | 4/2/84 | |||
| SNIPERS | ||||||
| Musically incohesive anarcho-punks allied to the Crass label. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| THREE PEACE SUITE (EP) (Crass 321984/4) | 16 | 8 | 12/12/81 | |||
| THE SNOWMEN | ||||||
| A one-off group of session players assembled in the studio for this Christmas novelty. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| XMAS PARTY (Solid STOP 006) | 45 | 2 | 25/12/82 | |||
| SNUFF | ||||||
| Hardcore thrash trio with a penchant for 100 mph cover versions of originally sedate pop material. Formed in 1988, the line-up was Simon (guitar & vocals), Andy (bass) and Duncan(drums & vocals). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| NOT LISTENING ANYMORE (EP) (Workers Playtime PLAY 008) | 9 | 7 | 3/6/89 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| SNUFF SAID (Workers Playtime PLAYLP 10) | 3 | 10 | 9/12/89 | |||
| SOCIETY | ||||||
| Funk-orientated band formed by Steve Rawlings, formerly the lead singer of Danse Society. Their releases were among the earliest production efforts by Youth of Killing Joke, and were engineered by Alan Moulder. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| SATURN GIRL (Big Life BLR i) | 48 | 1 | 29/8/87 | |||
| LOVE IT (Big Life BLR TCC 1) | 19 | 7 | 5/12/87 | |||
| THE SOFT BOYS | ||||||
| Pop/rock band formed during 1976 by vocalist/guitarist Robyn Hitchcock. The line-up went through more than one change, but from 1980 until their split in '81, also included Kimberley Rew (guitar), Matthew Seligman (bass) and Morris Windsor (drums). Hitchcock moved on to work both solo and with new band the Egyptians. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| KINGDOM OF LOVE (Armageddon AEP 002) | 23 | 7 | 5/7/80 | |||
| I WANNA DESTROY YOU (Armageddon AS 005) | 39 | 3 | 25/10/80 | |||
| HE'S A REPTILE (Midnight Music DING 4) | 14 | 5 | 25/6/83 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| UNDERWATER MOONLIGHT (Armageddon ARM 1) | 16 | 2 | 26/7/80 | |||
| INVISIBLE HITS (Midnight Music CHIME 00.02) | 14 | 5 | 3/12/83 | |||
| WADING THROUGH A VENTILATOR (Delorean SOFT 1) | 16 | 4 | 11/2/84 | |||
| A CAN OF BEES (Two Crabs CLAW 1001) | 23 | 2 | 14/7/84 | |||
| SONIC BOOM | ||||||
| Not strictly a band, but a side project by Peter Kember, also known as Sonic Boom in his main outlet Spacemen 3, which produced this successful single and the album Spectrum. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| ANGEL (Silvertone ORET 11) (12" only) | 8 | 3 | 2/12/89 | |||
| SONIC YOUTH | ||||||
| Innovative New York experimental hard rockers comprising Thurston Moore (guitar & vocals), Lee Ranaldo (guitar & vocals), Kim Gordon (bass & vocals) and Steve Shelley (drums). They also recorded as Ciccone Youth on the Madonna-lionising Into The Groovey and The Whitey Album. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| DEATH VALLEY '69 (Blast First BFFP 2) | 4 | 8 | 3/8/85 | |||
| HALLOWEEN / FLOWER (Blast First BFFP 3) (12" only) | 4 | 14 | 18/1/86 | |||
| STAR POWER (Blast First BFFP 7) | 4 | 9 | 11/10/86 | |||
| MASTER DIK (Blast First BFFP 26) | 3 | 7 | 6/2/88 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| BAD MOON RISING (Blast First/Homestead BFFP 1) | 14 | 4 | 13/4/85 | |||
| E.V.O.L. (Blast First BFFP 4) | 2 | 16 | 31/5/86 | |||
| SISTER (Blast First BFFP 20) | 1 | 18 | 6/6/87 | |||
| SONIC YOUTH (SST SST 097) | 25 | 2 | 5/9/87 | |||
| SONIC DEATH: EARLY SONIC YOUTH - LIVE 1981-3 | ||||||
| (Blast First BFFP 32) | 9 | 7 | 9/7/88 | |||
| DAYDREAM NATION (Blast First BFFP 34) | 1 | 27 | 29/10/88 | |||
| SONIC YOUTH & MUDHONEY | ||||||
| A one-off meeting between hardcore guitar bands from opposite sides of the US, covering each other's songs after Mudhoney supported Sonic Youth on a national tour. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| TOUCH ME I'M SICK/HALLOWEEN (Blast First BFFP 46) (12" only) | 2 | 9 | 4/3/89 | |||
| SORE THROAT | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| DISGRACE TO THE CORPSE OF SID (Earache MOSH 10) | 11 | 2 | 20/5/89 | |||
| SOUL ON ICE | ||||||
| Superior guitar-pop band formed by Gary Chaplin after he left Penetration. Their one-and only album was never released, apparently because of management disagreements. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| WIDE SCREEN (Red Rhino RED 24) | 38 | 3 | 5/3/83 | |||
| THE SOUND | ||||||
| Well-crafted new wave pop band, put together by ex-Outsiders leader Adrian Borland (guitar & vocals), along with Max Myers (keyboards), Graham Green (bass) and Michael Dudley (drums). | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| HEADS AND HEARTS (Statik STATLP 24) | 23 | 2 | 23/3/85 | |||
| THE SOUP DRAGONS | ||||||
| An initially very Buzzcocks-styled pop/punk band from Glasgow, who were an offshoot of the BMX Bandits and named after creatures from the children's TV series The Clangers Line-up was Sean Dickson (vocals & guitar), Jim McCulloch (guitar), Sushil Dade (bass), Jackie (tambourine & vocals), and Ross Sinclair (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| WHOLE WIDE WORLD (Subway Organisation SUBWAY 4) | 2 | 15 | 21/6/86 | |||
| HANG TEN! (Raw TV Products RTV 1) | 2 | 24 | 1/10/86 | |||
| HEAD GONE ASTRAY (Raw TV Products RTV 2) | 3 | 11 | 31/1/87 | |||
| CAN'T TAKE NO MORE (Raw TV Products RTV 3) | 1 | 14 | 13/6/87 | |||
| SOFT AS YOUR FACE (Raw TV Products RTV 4) | 2 | 12 | 29/8/87 | |||
| THE MAJESTIC HEAD? (Raw TV Products RTV 5) | 4 | 7 | 19/3/88 | |||
| BACKWARDS DOG (Raw TV Products RTV 6) | 5 | 4 | 19/8/89 | |||
| CROTCH DEEP TRASH (Raw TV Products RTV 7) | 11 | 2 | 21/10/89 | |||
| SOUTHERN DEATH CULT(see also DEATH CULT and The CULT) | ||||||
| The earliest incarnation of the band which eventually became the Cult lasted less than a year, dissolving in February 1983 despite the No.1 indie chart success of its only single. Line-up was Ian Astbury (vocals), David "Buzz" Burrows (guitar), Barry Jepson (bass) and Haq Qureshi (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| FAT MAN/MOYA (Situation 2 SIT 19) | 1 | 24 | 25/12/82 | |||
| RED SOVINE | ||||||
| West Virginia-born veteran country music singer, guitarist and vocalist, real name Woodrow Wilson Sovine. He died of a heart attack in April 1980, a year before his British hit - which was a reissue of a US chart success from 1976. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| TEDDY BEAR (Starday SD 142) | 2 | 8 | 13/6/81 | |||
| SPACEMEN 3 | ||||||
| Psychedelic trancers formed in Rugby, Warwickshire, in 1982, originally comprising Sonic Boom (aka Pete Kember - vocals & guitar), Jason Pierce (vocals & guitar), Rosco (bass) and Pete Baines (drums). By the time they signed to Fire, the latter two had been replaced by Will Carruthers and John Mattock, and this duo eventually left with Pierce to form Spiritualised. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| WALKING WITH JESUS (Glass GLAEP 105) (12" only) | 29 | 6 | 3/1/87 | |||
| TRANSPARENT RADIATION (EP) (Glass GLAEP 108) (12" only) | 29 | 4 | 25/7/87 | |||
| REVOLUTION (Fire BLAZE 29T) | 8 | 11 | 24/12/88 | |||
| HYPNOTIZED (Fire BLAZE 36S) | 1 | 7 | 15/7/89 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| PERFORMANCE (Glass GLALP 030) | 18 | 3 | 30/7/88 | |||
| PLAYING WITH FIRE (Fire FIRELP 16) | 1 | 7 | 11/3/89 | |||
| SOUND OF CONFUSION (Fire REFIRE 5) | 2 | 6 | 16/9/89 | |||
| THE PERFECT PRESCRIPTION (Fire REFIRE 6) | 13 | 4 | 16/12/89 | |||
| SPECIAL DUTIES | ||||||
| Punk band from Colchester, Essex, whose inspiration for their name was school prefect badges. Line-up was: Steve Arrogant (vocals), Bart Povah (guitar), Steve Duty (bass) and Stuart Bray (drums). They broke up in 1983 after the Expulsion release. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| POLICE STATE (EP) (Rondelet ROUND 20) | 23 | 8 | 29/5/82 | |||
| BULLSHIT CRASS (Rondelet ROUND 24) | 7 | 7 | 2/10/82 | |||
| PUNK ROCKER (Expulsion OUT 1) | 37 | 3 | 7/5/83 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| '77 IN '82 (Rondelet ABOUT 9) | 15 | 4 | 16/10/82 | |||
| THE SPECIALS | ||||||
| Leaders of the West Midland ska revival of 1979, this multi-racial Jerry Dammers-led band were previously (and again, later) known as Special AKA, and were also the controlling force behind the 2-Tone label. Lead vocalist Terry Hall later formed Fun Boy 3 and then Colourfield, before eventually going solo. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| THE PEEL SESSION (Strange Fruit SFPS 018) (12" only) | 17 | 4 | 28/2/87 | |||
| SPECIMEN | ||||||
| Heavy goth-rock quintet with more than their share of Jonathans, who comprised Ollie Wisdom (vocals), Jonathan Klein (guitar), Jonathan Melton (keyboards), Kevin Mills (bass) and Jonathan Trevisick (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| SHARP TEETH (The Trust TRUE 001) | 22 | 5 | 13/4/85 | |||
| THE SPECTRES | ||||||
| Punk/poppers formed in mid-1980, featuring Danny Kustow (ex-Tom Robinson Band) and former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock. Despite good sales on their first single, they had split within a year. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| STRANGE EFFECT (Direct Hit DH 1) | 30 | 5 | 26/7/80 | |||
| SPIZZ ENERGI (see also ATHLETICO SPIZZ 80) | ||||||
| The best-known incarnation of punk vocalist Spizz's many and varied-named groups, following Spizz 77 and Spizzoil. Other players on most of the releases below were Peter Petrol (guitar), Jim Solar (bass) and Brian B. Benzine (drums). Spizz is still active, working under name variation No.631 or thereabouts. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| WHERE'S CAPTAIN KIRK (Rough Trade TRSO 4) | 1 | 50 | 19/1/80 | |||
| SOLDIER SOLDIER (Rough Trade RTSO 3) | 10 | 42 | 19/1/80 | |||
| WORK (as SPIZZENERGI 2) (Rough Trade FIT 096) | 8 | 8 | 20/3/82 | |||
| WHERE'S CAPTAIN KIRK (new version, as SPIZZ) (Hobo Railways HOBO 1) | 22 | 3 | 26/9/87 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| HISTORY (as SPIZZ) (Rough Trade ROUGH SO 1) | 10 | 4 | 10/4/82 | |||
| SPK (AS SURGICAL PENIS KLINIK*) | ||||||
| Industrial/electronic noise specialists, who later said their name actually stood for the less nausea-inducing Systems Planning Korporation. Musicians involved were Graham and Derek Thompson, plus vocalist Sinan. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| SLOGAN (MEAT PROCESSING SECTION)* (Industrial IR 0011) | 42 | 1 | 14/6/80 | |||
| METAL DANCE (Desire WANT 1) | 5 | 20 | 5/11/83 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| LEICHENSCHREI (Side Effekts SER 02) | 14 | 2 | 23/7/83 | |||
| AUTO DA FE (Walter Ulbright WULP 002) | 11 | 4 | 28/1/84 | |||
| SPLIT RIVVITT | ||||||
| UK R&B/blues combo. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| SOUL LIMBO (Red Lightnin' RL 450032) | 48 | 2 | 31/5/80 | |||
| THE PHONES B. SPORTSMAN BAND | ||||||
| Sportsman was associated with the Swell Maps, with whom he also played guitar and bass on an occasional basis. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| I REALLY LOVE YOU (EP) (Rather GEAR 9) | 47 | 1 | 17/5/80 | |||
| THE SPRINGFIELDS | ||||||
| One of several studio aliases of Barrington, Illinois duo Ric Menck and Paul Chastain, who were also recording for Subway as Choo Choo Train at the same time as their Sarah releases. They eventually went to Rhode Island, metamorphosed into Velvet Crush, and were signed by Creation. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| SUNFLOWER (Sarah SARAH 10) | 8 | 4 | 16/7/88 | |||
| LESTER SQUARE | ||||||
| The guitarist from the Monochrome Set on a solo outing. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| THE PLUG (Thin Sliced TSR 4) | 32 | 3 | 4/8/84 | |||
| SQUIRE | ||||||
| Mod revival band from Woking, Surrey, where their vocalist/guitarist Tony Meynell was at school with Paul Weller of the Jam. The other players were Enzo (bass) and Kevin Meynell (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| MY MIND GOES ROUND IN CIRCLES (Stage One STAGE 2) | 22 | 5 |
5/7/80 |
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| SQUIRREL BAIT | ||||||
| US punk band from Louisville, Kentucky, whose vocalist Peter Searcy was described as having a voice "like the terrified scream of a boy being chased by an axe murderer". | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| SCAG HEAVEN (Homestead HMS 072) | 26 | 2 | 21/3/87 | |||
| LISA STANSFIELD (see COLDCUT featuring LISA STANSFIELD) | ||||||
| THE STARS OF HEAVEN | ||||||
| Irish quartet comprising Stephen Ryan (vocals & guitar), Stanley Erraught (guitar), Peter O'Sullivan (bass) and Bernard Walsh (drums). Described as "Ireland's answer to the Byrds, Gram Parsons and the Velvet Underground all in one package". | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| HOLYHEAD (Rough Trade RT 203) | 5 | 10 | 23/3/87 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| SACRED HEART HOTEL (mini-album) (Rough Trade FIT RTM 173) | 11 | 4 | 20/9/86 | |||
| SPEAK SLOWLY (Rough Trade ROUGH 131) | 6 | 4 | 25/6/88 | |||
| STARTURN (ON 45 PINTS*) | ||||||
| Satirical studio act, using the persona of a loud, tipsy pub singer to lampoon the Stars On 45 medley craze in 1981, and the J/A/M/M/S' Pump Up The Volume a few years later. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| STARTURNS ON 45 (PINTS) (V-Tone 003) | 15 | 6 | 17/10/81 | |||
| PUMP UP THE BITTER* (Pacific DRINK 1) | 3 | 4 | 7/5/88 | |||
| STEEL PULSE | ||||||
| British reggae band from Handsworth, Birmingham, who became closely associated with the live punk scene in the late 70s., and also supported Bob Marley & The Wailers on a UK tour. | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| TRUE DEMOCRACY (Wiseman Doctrine WMDLP 001) | 14 | 3 |
27/3/82 |
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| SHAKIN' STEVENS | ||||||
| Real name Mike Barrett, this Welsh rockabilly vocalist first recorded with his R&R revival band the Sunsets in 1970, but finally struck gold when linked with Epic Records and producer Stuart Colman in the early 80s, scoring a long stream of top 10 hits with thumping covers of a variety of oldies. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| JUNGLE ROCK (Battle Of The Bands BOB 2) | 46 | 1 | 16/5/81 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| AT THE ROCK HOUSE (Magnum Force MFLP 004) | 27 | 2 | 9/5/81 | |||
| ANDY STEWART | ||||||
| Glasgow-born Scottish singer and entertainer, a TV fixture on New Year's Eve for many years. This novelty number was a revival of his very first hit, originally in the charts in 1960, and featured Stewart's impersonation of Elvis Presley, among other delights. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| DONALD WHERE'S YOUR TROOSERS (Stone SON 2353) | 7 | 6 | 16/12/89 | |||
| DAVE STEWART & BARBARA GASKIN | ||||||
| Stewart was a survivor of 70s progressive music, having previously lent his keyboards to the likes of Egg, National Health and Hatfield & The North. In the 80s he turned pure pop, producing synth-driven revivals of classic oldies, with suitably chosen friends (he'd also worked with Gaskin in the 70s) on vocals. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| BUSY DOING NOTHING (Broken BROKEN 5) | 15 | 5 | 27/8/83 | |||
| DAVE STEWART & COLIN BLUNSTONE | ||||||
| Stewart's first hit collaboration, predating both the above and the chart-topping (though non-indie label) It's My Party with Barbara Gaskin. Following these commercial splashes, he went back to more experimental sounds with Rapid Eye Movement (no relation to US band R.E.M.) | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED (Broken BROKEN 1) (Removed from the indie chart after 3 weeks when its distribution was taken over by CBS) | 13 | 3 | 21/2/81 | |||
| MARK STEWART & THE MAFIA (MARK STEWART SOLO*) | ||||||
| Stewart was the former lead vocalist of the Pop Group. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| HYPNOTISED (Mute 7MUTE 037) | 9 | 10 | 8/6/85 | |||
| TACKHEAD (Mute) | 31 | 6 | 18/1/86 | |||
| STRANGER THAN LOVE (Mute MUTE 59) | 7 | 10 | 26/9/87 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| AS THE VENEER OF DEMOCRACY STARTS TO FADE | ||||||
| (Mute STUMM 24) | 3 | 15 | 14/12/85 | |||
| MARK STEWART* (Mute STUMM 43) | 5 | 8 | 31/10/87 | |||
| STEZO | ||||||
| US rap act. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| TO THE MAX (Sleeping Bag SBUK 008) | 16 | 1 | 20/5/89 | |||
| STIFF LITTLE FINGERS | ||||||
| Belfast punk (and later pop/rock) band whose early material articulated the dilemma of the Northern Irish teenage experience amid "the troubles". Original line-up was Jake Burns (vocals & guitar), Henry Cluney (guitar), Ali McMordie (bass) and Brian Falloon (drums). After some personnel changes, they split in 1983, but reformed (with ex-Jam bassist Bruce Foxton) at the end of the decade. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| ALTERNATIVE ULSTER (Rough Trade RT 004) | 11 | 37 | 26/1/80 | |||
| SUSPECT DEVICE (Rigid Digits SRD 1) | 17 | 21 | 1/3/80 | |||
| GOTTA GETAWAY (Rough Trade FIT 015) | 38 | 4 | 7/6/80 | |||
| THE PEEL SESSION (Strange Fruit SFPS 004) | 16 | 5 | 4/10/86 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| INFLAMMABLE MATERIAL (Rough Trade ROUGH 1) | 2 | 81 | 19/1/80 | |||
| LIVE AND LOUD (Link LINKLP 026) | 6 | 6 | 19/3/88 | |||
| STIFFS | ||||||
| Punk/pop quintet from Burnley, Lancs., comprising Phil Hendricks (vocals & guitar), Ian Barnes (guitar), John McVittie (bass), Tommy O'Kane (drums) and Rankin' Juice (percussion). McVittie and O'Kane were later replaced by bassist Billy Rumour and the wonderfully-named drummer Bloody Rich. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| INSIDE OUT (Dork UR 2) | 22 | 12 | 16/2/80 | |||
| THE STINGRAYS | ||||||
| UK high-energy rock'n'roll/psychobilly guitar band. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| ESCALATOR (Big Beat NS 95) | 34 | 4 | 5/5/84 | |||
| DON'T BREAK DOWN (Big Beat NST 109) | 7 | 7 | 7/9/85 | |||
| JUNE RHYME (ABC ABCST 9) (12" only) | 33 | 2 | 10/5/86 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| LIVE RETALIATION (Media Burn MB 1) | 7 | 10 | 27/7/85 | |||
| THE STING-RITES | ||||||
| UK garage/psychobilly outfit. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| BABY'S GOT A BRAND NEW BRAIN (Snaffle RITE 1) | 15 | 6 | 15/2/86 | |||
| STOCK AITKEN WATERMAN | ||||||
| Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman, the highly successful production trio at PWL Records on one of the occasional dancefloor tracks released under their joint name. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| S.S. PAPARIZZI (PWL PWL 22) | 14 | 2 | 10/12/88 | |||
| THE STOCKHOLM MONSTERS | ||||||
| New wave guitar/keyboards band, often cited as evidence of taste-mongerers Factory's ability to occasionally get things completely wrong! | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| FAIRY TALES (Factory FAC 41) | 43 | 2 | 13/2/82 | |||
| HOW CORRUPT IS ROUGH TRADE (Factory Benelux) | 47 | 1 | 12/10/85 | |||
| THE STONE ROSES | ||||||
| 1985-formed Manchester band who became prime movers in the "Madchester" dance/rock movement which spread from the North-West later in the decade. Line-up was Ian Brown (vocals), John Squire (guitar), Gary "Mani" Manfield (bass) and Reni (drums). In the 90s they were best-known for spending years promising a second album, then disintegrating in the wake of its eventual release. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| SALLY CINNAMON (Black/Revolver 12 REV 36) (12" only) | 3 | 39 | 13/6/87 | |||
| MADE OF STONE (Silvertone ORE 2) | 4 | 16 | 25/3/89 | |||
| SHE BANGS THE DRUM (Silvertone ORE 6) | 1 | 13 | 29/7/89 | |||
| FOOL'S GOLD / WHAT THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR | ||||||
| (Silvertone ORE 13) | 1 | 18 | 25/11/89 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| THE STONE ROSES (Silvertone ORELP 502) | 1 | 51 | 13/5/89 | |||
| RICHARD STRANGE | ||||||
| Vocalist formerly known as Kid Strange, frontman of 70s pre-punks the Doctors Of Madness. He also ran the Cabaret Futura club, a cradle of the New Romantics, in Soho, London, during the early 80s. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE (Cherry Red CHERRY 10) | 48 | 1 | 16/2/80 | |||
| THE STRAPS | ||||||
| Punk band from Brixton, originally put together by PiL drummer Jim Walker. Other members were John Grant (vocals), Dave Reeves (guitar), Simon Werner (guitar) and John Werner (bass). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| JUST CAN'T TAKE ANY MORE (Donut DONUT 1) | 49 | 1 | 14/2/81 | |||
| BRIXTON (Donut DONUT 3) | 43 | 3 | 31/7/82 | |||
| STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE | ||||||
| Glasgow-based duo of Jill Bryson (vocals & guitar) and Rose McDowell (vocals & guitar), who combined a fragile, melodic pop style with a riotous visual image involving polkadot dresses, bangles, frills and ribbons. Roddy Frame of Aztec Camera played guitar on Hearts And Flowers. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| TREES AND FLOWERS (92 Happy Customers HAP 001) | 3 | 15 | 6/8/83 | |||
| STRIFE | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| SCHOOL (Outlaw OUT 1) | 47 | 1 | 24/5/80 | |||
| STUMP | ||||||
| Tongue-in-cheek, off-beat alternative rock band from Manchester, consisting of Mick Lynch (vocals), Chris Salmon (guitar), Kev Hopper (bass) and Rob McKahey (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| GRAB HANDS (EP) (Ron Johnson Z RON 6) | 39 | 5 | 22/3/86 | |||
| THE PEEL SESSION (Strange Fruit SFPS 019) (12" only) | 13 | 5 | 21/2/87 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| QUIRK OUT (Stuff STUF U2) | 2 | 26 | 22/11/86 | |||
| THE STUPIDS | ||||||
| UK skatecore rockers based around singer/guitarist/drummer Tommy Stupid. Big favourites of John Peel. | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| PERUVIAN VACATION (Children Of The Revolution CURT 9) | 12 | 6 | 26/4/86 | |||
| RETARD PICNIC (Children Of The Revolution GURT 15) | 23 | 2 | 13/12/86 | |||
| FRANKFURTER (Vinyl Solution FART 1) | 3 | 9 | 29/8/87 | |||
| JESUS MEETS THE STUPIDS (Vinyl Solution SOL 7) | 1 | 8 | 12/12/87 | |||
| STUTZ BEAR CATS & DENIS KING ORCHESTRA | ||||||
| 40s-revivalist vocal group, frequently heard on radio. Denis King, also a prolific TV music composer for many years, was formerly part of hitmaking vocal trio the King Brothers during the 1950s. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| THE SONG THAT I SING (WE'LL MEET AGAIN) | ||||||
| (Multi Media Tapes MMT 6) | 27 | 3 | 8/5/82 | |||
| SUBCULTURE | ||||||
| Oi! band from Cambridge, comprising Beeter (vocals), Dean (guitar), Phil (bass) and Matt (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| LOUD AND CLEAR (Essential ESSENTIAL 002) | 28 | 6 | 27/8/83 | |||
| THE SUBHUMANS | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| DEMOLITION WAR (EP) (Spiderleg SOB 1) | 13 | 10 | 12/12/81 | |||
| REASONS FOR EXISTENCE (EP) (Spiderleg SDL 5) | 11 | 12 | 1/5/82 | |||
| RELIGIOUS WARS (EP) (Spiderleg SDL 7) | 7 | 12 | 14/8/82 | |||
| EVOLUTION (EP) (Bluurg FISH 2) | 4 | 17 | 18/6/83 | |||
| TIME FLIES BUT AEROPLANES CRASH (Bluurg FISH 5) | 8 | 18 | 5/11/83 | |||
| RATS (Bluurg FISH 10) | 2 | 17 | 8/12/84 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| THE DAY THE COUNTRY DIED (Spiderleg SDL 9) | 3 | 18 | 15/1/83 | |||
| FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE (Bluurg FISH 8) | 2 | 15 | 12/5/84 | |||
| WORLDS APART (Bluurg FISH 12) | 2 | 10 | 1/2/86 | |||
| THE SUBMARINES | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| GREY SKY'S BLUE (Head HEAD 4) | 10 | 9 | 28/2/87 | |||
| THE SUBTERRANEANS | ||||||
| Released well after the one-off session which produced it, this single/band featured former Damned members Brian James, Rat Scabies and Captain Sensible, plus NME journalist Nick Kent on vocals. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| MY FLAMINGO (Demon D 1001) | 47 | 1 | 7/2/81 | |||
| NIKKI SUDDEN | ||||||
| Former lead singer and guitarist of the Swell Maps, Sudden subsequently did various solo and collaborative work through the 80s, and even recorded with members of R.E.M. in 1991. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| THE LAST BANDIT (Creation CRE 033) | 29 | 1 |
25/10/86 |
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| SUDDEN SWAY | ||||||
| UK band comprising Michael McGuire (vocals & keyboards), Simon Childs (guitar), Peter Jostins (bass) and Lee Shale (percussion). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| THE PEEL SESSION (Strange Fruit SFPS 005) | 17 | 3 | 8/10/86 | |||
| THE SUGARCUBES | ||||||
| Icelandic rock band, formed in Rekjavik in mid-1986 from remnants of earlier bands like Theyr and Kukl. Lead singer Bjork Gundmundsdottir went on to find even bigger solo fame(sans her surname) in the 1990s. The other Sugarcubes were Einar Orn Bendiktsson(vocals), Thor Eldon (guitar), Magga Ornolfsdottir (keyboards), Bragi Olaffson (bass) and Siggi Balduresson (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| BIRTHDAY (One Little Indian 7 TP 7) | 2 | 27 | 5/9/87 | |||
| COLD SWEAT (One Little Indian 7 TP 9) | 1 | 10 | 30/1/88 | |||
| DEUS (One Little Indian 7 TP 10) | 2 | 7 | 16/4/88 | |||
| BIRTHDAY (reissue) (One Little Indian 7 TP 11) | 1 | 7 | 3/9/88 | |||
| REGINA (One Little Indian 26 TP 7) | 1 | 7 | 16/9/89 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| LIFE'S TOO GOOD (One Little Indian TPLP 5) | 1 | 22 | 7/5/88 | |||
| HERE TODAY, TOMORROW NEXT WEEK (One Little Indian TPLP 15) | 1 | 7 | 14/10/89 | |||
| SUICIDE | ||||||
| 1970s New York experimentalist duo of Alan Vega (vocals) and Martin Rev (various instruments), who became a seminal influence on many later new wave acts with their D.I.Y electronic neo-50s rock style. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| RAIN OF RUIN (Chapter 22 CHAP 12036) (12" only) | 13 | 4 | 21/1/89 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| SUICIDE (Demon FIEND 74) | 10 | 8 | 18/10/86 | |||
| A WAY OF LIFE (Chapter 22 CHAP LP 35) | 11 | 3 | 11/2/89 | |||
| THE SUICIDE TWINS | ||||||
| A spin-off project from Hanoi Rocks. | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| SILVER MISSILES AND NIGHTINGALES (Lick LICLP 9) | 8 | 3 | 21/6/86 | |||
| THE SUN AND THE MOON | ||||||
| Spin-off band from Manchester outfit the Chameleons, formed in 1988. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| ALIVE NOT DEAD (EP) (Midnight Music DONG 44) | 9 | 3 | 25/2/89 | |||
| THE SUNDAYS | ||||||
| London-based pop-rock quartet formed in 1987 by vocalist Harriet Wheeler and guitarist David Gavurin, who were also its songwriting team. Other members were Paul Brindley (bass) and Patrick Hannan (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| CAN'T BE SURE (Rough Trade RT 128) | 1 | 8 | 11/2/89 | |||
| SUNGLASSES AFTER DARK | ||||||
| Psychobilly band who recorded only sparsely, but also contributed to Anagram's oundbreaking Revenge Of The Killer Pussies compilation. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| MORBID SILENCE (Anagram ANA 20) | 34 | 4 | 7/4/84 | |||
| SURREAL ESTATE | ||||||
| UK quintet comprising John Potter (guitar & vocals), Bobby Carr (guitar), Peter Higgin (keyboards), Anthony Wilding (bass) and Alan McLaughlin (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| MIDAS TOUCH (Probe Plus P 12) (12" only) | 15 | 7 | 10/8/85 | |||
| THE SWANHUNTERS | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| BLOODSPORT (Fon SWAN 3) (12" only) | 41 | 3 | 24/1/87 | |||
| THE SWANS | ||||||
| Sombre New York guitar-based noise-rockers led by Michael Gira, with a notable penchant for confrontational lyrics on dark or distasteful subjects. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| RAPING A SLAVE (EP) (x.422/Some Bizzare KDE 112) (12" only) | 9 | 8 | 23/3/85 | |||
| TIME IS MONEY (BASTARD) (x.422/Some Bizzare KDE 212) (12" only) | 8 | 12 | 15/2/86 | |||
| A SCREW (HOLY MONEY) (x.422/Some Bizzare KDE 312) (12" only) | 4 | 5 | 20/9/86 | |||
| NEW MIND (Product Inc. PROD 16) | 4 | 13 | 15/8/87 | |||
| LOVE WILL TEAR US APART (Product Inc. PROD 23) | 2 | 12 | 28/5/88 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| `COP' (Kelvin 422/Some Bizzare KCC 1) | 12 | 7 | 22/12/84 | |||
| GREED (Kelvin 422/Some Bizzare KCC 2) | 6 | 9 | 19/4/86 | |||
| HOLY MONEY (x.422/Some Bizzare KCC 003) | 6 | 8 | 27/9/86 | |||
| PUBLIC CASTRATION IS A GOOD IDEA (Burn BURN 001 D) | 7 | 10 | 6/12/86 | |||
| CHILDREN OF GOD (Product Inc. PROD 33) | 3 | 7 | 24/10/87 | |||
| FEEL GOOD NOW (Product Inc.) | 7 | 4 | 3/9/88 | |||
| THE SWEET | ||||||
| One of the most popular bands of the 70s glam era, even though they were critically derided at the time. The success of their 1980s mix-medleys illustrated the ongoing public affection for the spangly quartet - Brian Connolly (lead vocals), Andy Scott (guitar), Steve Priest (bass & vocals) and Mick Tucker (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| IT'S IT'S THE SWEET MIX (medley) (Anagram ANA 28) | 2 | 12 | 26/1/85 | |||
| THE WIGWAM WILLY MIX (medley) (Anagram ANA 29) | 18 | 6 | 1/6/85 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| SWEET SIXTEEN - IT'S IT'S… SWEET'S HITS (Anagram GRAM 16) | 10 | 13 | 22/9/84 | |||
| SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK | ||||||
| One of the most influential vocal groups in the history of R&B-styled gospel in the US. | ||||||
| Albums | ||||||
| BREATHS - THE BEST OF SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK | ||||||
| (Cooking Vinyl COOK 008) | 11 | 5 | 19/9/87 | |||
| THE SWELL MAPS | ||||||
| Eclectic Warwickshire band who pre-dated punk but became associated with it in the late 70s because their playing shared its raw approach, though their singles were surprisingly pop-flavoured. Line-up was Nikki Sudden (vocals & guitar), Biggles Books (guitar), Jowe Head (bass) and Epic Soundtracks (drums). | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| LET'S BUILD A CAR (Rough Trade RT 036) | 6 | 8 | 16/2/80 | |||
| Albums | ||||||
| A TRIP TO MARINEVILLE (Rough Trade ROUGH 2) | 10 | 3 | 19/1/80 | |||
| JANE FROM OCCUPIED EUROPE (Rough Trade ROUGH 15) | 4 | 6 | 13/9/80 | |||
| WHATEVER HAPPENS NEXT (Rough Trade ROUGH 21) | 25 | 3 | 23/5/81 | |||
| TRAIN OUT OF IT (Antar ANTAR 4) | 18 | 2 | 9/5/87 | |||
| SYNYX | ||||||
| Poorly-produced third wave punk band. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| THE BLACK DEATH (EP) (Reality Attack EJSP 9815) | 42 | 3 | 17/4/82 | |||
| THE SYSTEM | ||||||
| Another generic Crass/Fluf-influenced punk troupe. | ||||||
| Singles | ||||||
| WARFARE (EP) (Spiderleg SDL 4) | 18 | 6 | 26/6/82 | |||
| SYSTEM IS MURDER (EP) (Spiderleg SDL 11 | ||||||