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| Liverpool new wave pop band fronted by vocalist/keyboards player Henry Priestman, later of the Christians. Other members were Martin Watson (guitar), Martin Dempsey (bass) and Bob Bellis (drums). | |||
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| A FOOL LIKE YOU (Demon D 1005) | 43 | 1 | 7/3/81 |
| THE YARDBIRDS | |||
| One of the major R&B-based bands of the 60s, indie-charting via a reissue of a 1966 album from the period when Jeff Beck was their lead guitarist. | |||
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| ROGER THE ENGINEER (Edsel ED 116S) | 16 | 4 | 5/3/83 |
| YARGO | |||
| Manchester quartet whose style fused soul, blues, jazz and reggae into their own innovative sound. Fronted by smooth-voiced singer Basil Clarke, the band also comprised Tony Burnside (guitar), Paddy Steer (bass) and Phil Kirby (drums). | |||
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| BODYBEAT (Bodybeat BODY 002) | 15 | 4 | 5/12/87 |
| YAZOO | |||
| Duo formed by former Depeche Mode keyboardist Vince Clarke and Essex blues/jazz vocalist Alison Moyet. Though their styles were, ostensibly, chalk and cheese, they found a magic streak of success and then sensibly split well before it could all go awry. | |||
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| ONLY YOU (Mute MUTE 020) | 1 | 33 | 10/4/82 |
| DON'T GO (Mute YAZ 001) | 1 | 34 | 17/7/82 |
| SITUATION (Sire 7-29953 - US import) | 20 | 2 | 9/10/82 |
| THE OTHER SIDE OF LOVE (Mute 7 YAZ 002) | 1 | 19 | 20/11/82 |
| NOBODY'S DIARY (Mute YAZ 003) | 1 | 19 | 21/5/83 |
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| UPSTAIRS AT ERIC'S (Mute STUMM 7) | 1 | 31 | 4/9/82 |
| YOU AND ME BOTH (Mute STUMM 12) | 1 | 23 | 16/7/83 |
| YAZZ (& THE PLASTIC POPULATION*) | |||
| London-born former dancer and model, real name Yasmin Evans, who sang the lead vocal on Coldcut's Doctorin' The House prior to her own run of commercial soul/dance hits. | |||
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| THE ONLY WAY IS UP- (Big Life BLR 4) | 1 | 12 | 23/7/88 |
| STAND UP FOR YOUR LOVE RIGHTS* (Big Life BLR 5) | 1 | 13 | 29/10/88 |
| FINE TIME (Big Life BLR 6) | 2 | 7 | 4/2/89 |
| WHERE HAS ALL THE LOVE GONE? (Big Life BLR 8) | 3 | 5 | 29/4/89 |
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| WANTED (Big Life YAZZLP 1) | 2 | 15 | 26/11/88 |
| THE WANTED REMIXES (Big Life BLBX 1) | 12 | 1 | 25/11/89 |
| YEAH JAZZ | |||
| Staffordshire-based folk/pop (though not jazz) foursome, whose material chronicled their West Midlands environment. Line-up was Kevin Head (vocals), Chat (guitar), Stu (bass) and Tucker (drums). | |||
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| SHE SAID (Upright UP 18) | 34 | 4 | 8/11/86 |
| YEAH YEAH NOH | |||
| Quinitet comprising Derek Hammond (vocals), John Grayland (guitar), Adrian Crossan (bass), Sue Dorey (percussion) and Graham Summers (drums). | |||
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| COTTAGE INDUSTRY (In Tape IT 008) | 23 | 26 | 25/8/84 |
| BEWARE THE WEAKLING LINES (In Tape IT 010) | 8 | 16 | 3/11/84 |
| PRICK UP YOUR EARS (In Tape IT 012) | 6 | 7 | 16/3/85 |
| MRS. QUILL (In Tape IT 020) | 10 | 9 | 21/9/85 |
| TEMPLE OF CONVENIENCE (In Tape IT 23) | 12 | 9 | 23/11/85 |
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| WHEN I AM A BIG GIRL (In Tape IT 16) | 22 | 2 | 22/6/85 |
| CUTTING THE HEAVENLY LAWN OF GREATNESS (In Tape IT 21) | 4 | 7 | 9/11/85 |
| FUN ON THE LAWN LAWN LAWN (Vuggum BAAD 2) | 13 | 5 | 24/5/86 |
| YELLOWMAN | |||
| Real name Winston Foster, an albino Jamaican sound system DJ and vocalist, with a strong sense of fun, wit and irony. | |||
| Albums | |||
| MISTER YELLOWMAN (Greensleeves GREL 35) | 6 | 7 | 1/5/82 |
| ZUNGGUZUNGGUGUZUNGGUZENG (Greensleeves GREL 57) | 18 | 2 | 20/8/83 |
| YOSSER'S GANG | |||
| A session group effort inspired by the TV drama Boys From The Blackstuff, whose "Gi's a job" plea (by actor Bernard Hill's character Yosser) briefly became a fashionable phrase. | |||
| Singles | |||
| GI'S A JOB (Rialto RIA 14) | 13 | 7 | 29/1/83 |
| THE YOUNG GODS | |||
| Highly experimental alternative rock band from Geneva, Switzerland, who performed lyrics mainly in French. The line-up was Franz Treichler (vocals), Cesare Pizzi (keyboards and sampling) and Use Heistand (drums). | |||
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| DID YOU MISS ME? (Product Inc. 12 PROD 7) (12" only) | 36 | 4 | 25/4/87 |
| L'AMOURIR (Play It Again Sam BIAS 101) | 8 | 4 | 10/9/88 |
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| THE YOUNG GODS (Product Inc. PROD 10) | 14 | 7 | 4/7/87 |
| L'EAU ROUGE (Play It Again Sam BIAS 30) | 3 | 7 | 23/9/89 |
| THE YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS | |||
| Cardiff-based New Wave trio formed in 1978, with Alison Statton (vocals), Stuart Moxham (guitar & keyboards) and Philip Moxham (bass). They split early in 1981, with Statton going on to form Weekend, and Stuart Moxham the Gist, both of which employed Phil Moxham as a sessioneer. | |||
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| FINAL DAYS (Rough Trade RT 043) | 6 | 27 | 7/6/80 |
| TESTCARD (EP) (Rough Trade RT 059) | 10 | 10 | 4/4/81 |
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| COLOSSAL YOUTH (Rough Trade ROUGH 8) | 3 | 57 | 12/4/80 |
Please note these tracks were compiled
for the Indie Hits book and are not
necessarily available to buy from Cherry Red Records.