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Power-pop ensemble with a Shang ri-Las-type front line of female vocalists - Ruth Ellis, Karen Amden and Elaine Reubens - plus musicians Paul Harding (guitar), Janet Nassim (guitar), Mitch Flacko (bass) and Chris Knowles (drums).
Singles
THE WORD OF THE WOMB (EP) (Mortarhate MORT 28) 6 22 21/1/84
FUNNERY IN A NUNNERY (EP) (Abstract 12 ABS 029) (12" only) 9 7 23/2/85
PAUL HAIG
Stylish singer/songwriter from Edinburgh who was lead vocalist with Josef K before going solo.
Singles
RUNNING AWAY/TIME (Operation Twilight OPT 03) 19 11 3/7/82
BIG BLUE WORLD (Les Disques Du Crepuscule TWI 230) 19 8 15/9/84
HEAVEN HELP YOU NOW (Operation Afterglow OPA 002) 18 5 19/10/85
LOVE ETERNAL (Operation Afterglow OPA 6) 35 2 8/3/86
PERRY HAINES
In non-musical mode he was a fashion spotter and writer, and the editor for a while of I.D. magazine.
Singles
WHAT'S FUNK (Fetish FE 14) 24 4 12/12/81
HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT
Birkenhead-based funster-punkers who had a wry way with loony lyrics. Line-up was Nigel Blackwell (vocals), Simon Blackwell (guitar), David Lloyd (keyboards), Neil Crossley (bass) and Paul Wright (drums).
Singles
THE TRUMPTON RIOTS (EP) (Proble Plus TRUM 17) 1 30 15/3/86
DICKIE DAVIES EYES (Probe Plus PP 21) 1 10 4/10/86
THE PEEL SESSION (Strange Fruit SFPS 057) (12" only) 18 2 5/11/88
Albums
BACK IN THE D.H.S.S. (Probe Plus PROBE 4) 1 48 14/12/85
BACK AGAIN IN THE D.H.S.S. (Probe Plus PROBE 8) 2 15 21/2/87
PETER HAMMILL
The enigmatic one-time lead vocalist of Van Der Graf Generator, tiller of his own nonmainstream musical furrow for some 20 years.
Albums
ENTER K (Naive NAVL 1) 21 7 6/11/82
PATIENCE (Naive NAVL 3) 15 5 17/9/83
GUTHRIE HANDLEY & WAYNE HUSSEY
The one-off outcome of former Naked Voice singer Handley meeting up with Mission mainman Hussey in the studio just after the latter's band had finished recording their Serpent's Kiss single.
Singles
WHERE WAS? (Lambs to the slaughter/Prism LTS (21) 19 4 22/8/87
THE HANDSOME BEASTS
New Wave Of British Heavy Metal quartet comprising Gary Dalaway (vocals), Phil Aston (guitar), Steve Hough (bass) and Pete Malbasa (drums).
Singles
ALL RIOT NOW (Heavy Metal HEAVY 1) 45 1 21/6/80
HANOI ROCKS
Finnish-based glam/punk/rock stirrers headed by vocalist Mike Monroe and guitarist Andy McCoy. Also on board were guitarist Nasty Suicide and bassist Sam Yaffa, and when drummer Razzle died in a car crash, ex-Clash sticks man Terry Chimes stepped in.
Singles
MALIBU BEACH (Lick LIX 1) 29 5 2/7/83
Albums
BACK TO MYSTERY CITY (Lick LICLP 1) 16 5 4/6/83
DEAD BY CHRISTMAS (Raw Power RAWLP 016) 19 3 31/5/86
THE HAPPY MONDAYS
Leading lights of the "Madchester Scene", a guitar-driven dislocated funk band based around brothers Shaun (vocals) and Paul (bass) Ryder, along with Mark Day (guitar), Paul Davis (keyboards), Gary Whelan (drums), and Mark "Bez" Berry (percussion and idiot dancing).
Singles
TART, TART (Factory FAC 176) (12" only) 13 8 28/3/87
24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE (Factory FAC 192) 10 11 31/10/87
W.FL. (WROTE FOR LUCK) (Factory FAC 2127) 7 4 26/11/88
LAZYITIS (Factory FAC 2227) 6 5 20/5/89
W.FL. (WROTE FOR LUCK) (reissue) (Factory FAC 2327) 3 28 16/9/89
MADCHESTER RAVE ON (EP) (Factory FAC 2427) 1 20 25/11/89
Albums
SQUIRREL AND G-MAN (24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE PLASTIC FACE CAN'T SMILE) (Factory FACT 170) 4 11 25/4/87
BUMMED (Factory FACT 220) 2 57 10/12/88
PAUL HARDCASTLE
Dance/funk keyboards wizard whose sound collage 19 became a massive international hit in 1985. After writing several successful TV themes, he continued to make keyboardsbased instrumental music, mostly under the name of the Jazzmasters, and found consistent success in the US and Japan.
Singles
YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME/DAYBREAK/A.M. (Total Control TOCO 1) 23 5 21/4/84
GUILTY (Total Control TOCO 2) 37 2 18/8/84
HARD CORPS
Euro-styled electronic band in the Kraftwerk tradition, fronted by the seductive vocals of Regine.
Singles
DIRTY (Survival SUR 12026) (12" only) 7 14 6/10/84
JE SUIS PASSE (Immaculate 12 IMMAC 2) (12" only) 7 8 18/5/85
LUCKY CHARM (Transglobal TYPE 3) 33 3 20/6/87
THE HARD-ONS
This trio were Australia's premier surf punks, responsible for numerous songs about kissing, farting and sex! Line-up: Keish (vocals & drums), Blackie (guitar) and Ray (bass).
Albums
LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD (Vinyl Solution SOL 19) 15 2 19/8/89
CHARLIE HARPER      
The lead vocalist of the UK Subs on a solo outing.      
Singles
FREAKED (Rarnkup CAC 005) 17 4 1/8/81
CHARLIE HARPER'S URBAN DOGS
A sideline punk outfit established by two thirty-something veterans of long-running original punk oufits - Charlie Harper from the UK Subs and Knox of the Vibrators.
Singles
NEW BARBARIANS (Fall Out FALL 008) 15 9 4/12/82
ROY HARPER
Acerbic British singer/songwriter/guitarist of folk descent, whose highly individual material has had a steady following since the early 1970s.
Albums
WORK OF HEART (Public Recordings PUBLP 5001) 28 4 25/12/82
GRANT HART
The former drummer from Husker Du turned solo singer/songwriter. He had previously written material for the band.
Albums
INTOLERANCE (SST SST 215) 9 6 9/12/89
RICHARD HARTLEY & THE MICHEAL REED ORCHESTRA
UK synth/keyboards player and prolific composer and arranger, here delivering the winning arrangements which backed the skating champion duo's ice dance triumphs.
Singles
TORVILL AND DEAN (BOLERO & BARNUM) (EP) (Safari SKATE 1) 27 6 17/3/84
SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS
Veteran R&B and electric blues performer from Cleveland, Ohio, whose horror comic stage act was an early inspiration for Lord Sutch, Alice Cooper and many more.
Albums
SCREAMIN' THE BLUES (Red Lightnin' RL 0025) 19 1 9/2/80
TED HAWKINS
Mississippi-born veteran folk/blues busker who finally hit commercial success around his 50th birthday and became an icon of the UK roots music revival for a while.
Albums
WATCH YOUR STEP (Gull WOLP 1) 3 34 6/9/86
ON THE BOARDWALK (UnAmerican Activities BRAVE 2) 2 33 20/9/86
HAPPY HOUR (Windows On The World WOLP 2) 2 11 11/4/87
HAWKLORDS
Hawkwind by any other name.
Singles
WHO'S GONNA WIN THE WAR (Flicknife FLS 209) 27 6 24/7/82
HAWKWIND
(Hawkwind Zoo, Hawkwind Friends and Relations) Cosmic heavy metal rockers, originally from Notting Hill, London, with a penchant for SciFi and sword-and-sorcery which has stood them in good stead ever since they were an early festival fixture in the late 1960s. Line-up changes have been legion: alumni include Nik Turner and Motorhead's Lemmy.
Singles
HURRY ON SUNDOWN (EP)* (Flicknife SLEP 100) 38 4 6/6/81
MOTORHEAD (Flicknife FLS 205) 4 13 25/7/81
MOTORWAY CITY (Flicknife FLS 025) 19 4 10/12/83
NIGHT OF THE HAWKS (Flicknife 7FLEP 104) 19 5 31/3/84
NEEDLE GUN (Flicknife FLS 032) 37 1 25/1/86
ZAROZINIA (Flicknife FLS 033) 35 4 22/3/86
SILVER MACHINE (Samurai HW 7001) 24 3 14/6/86
Albums
HAWKWIND FRIENDS AND RELATIONS (Flicknife SHARP 101) 10 10 17/4/82
TWICE UPON A TIME" (Flicknife SHARP 107) 14 4 23/4/83
ZONES (Flicknife SHARP 014) 3 6 12/11/83
INDEPENDENT DAYS (Flicknife XSHARP 019) 6 4 14/7/84
THIS IS HAWKWIND, DO NOT PANIC (Flicknife SHARP 022) 12 5 8/12/84
OFRA HAZA
A traditional Yemenite singer from Israel, who had appeared in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1983, and became an exotic favourite of the dancefloor house music scene five years later.
Singles
IM NIN'ALU (Ace NS 122) 10 1 23/4/88
Albums
YEMENITE SONGS (Globestyle ORB 006) 20 2 4/6/88
HEAD
Band formed by former Pop Group/Rip Rig And Panic multi-instrumentalist Gareth Sager and the ex-Cortinas/Clash guitarist Nick Sheppard, featuring the vocals of Clevedon Piers.
Singles
I AM THE KING (Demon D 1053) 44 1 20/2/87
I CAN'T STOP (Demon D 1054) 37 2 15/8/87
HEAD OF DAVID
Ferocious and very confrontational hardcore rock quartet, comprising Reuben Burroughs (vocals), Eric Jurenovski (guitar), Dave Cochrane (bass) and Sharp (drums).
Albums
DOGBREATH/GODBREATH (Blast First BFFP 10) 3 8 25/10/86
THE SHIT HITS THE FAN (Blast First NOT 3) 21 3 18/7/87
THE HEART THROBS
Boy/girl band formed in Reading in 1986, and signed by Rough Trade after supporting the Jesus And Mary Chain on tour. Line-up was: Rose Carlotti (vocals & guitar), Stephen Ward (keyboards), Rachel Carlotti (bass) and Mark Side (drums).
Singles
BANG (Rough Trade FITT 211) (12" only) 26 7 28/11/87
TOO MANY SHADOWS (Rough Trade RT 221) 17 2 9/7/88
THE HEEBEEJEEBEES
Trio of musical satirists: Phil Pope, Angus Deayton (later compere of Have I Got News For You, etc.) and Mike Stevens. Their hit savaged the Bee Gees; other tracks did likewise to Neil Dung (Young), David BowWow (Bowie) and Jack Michaelson (Michael Jackson), among others.
Singles
MEANINGLESS SONGS (IN VERY HIGH VOICES) (Original ABO 2) 21 6 20/9/80
HELEN & THE HORNS
A brassy band fronted in somewhat Doris-day-as-Calamity-Jane style by Helen McCookerybook, formerly of the Chefs.
FREIGHT TRAIN (Thin Sliced TSR 3) 7 9 25/2/84
HELLOWEEN
Heavy metal quintet from Hamburg, Germany, fronted by vocalist Michael Kiske and also including Kai Hanse, Michael Weikath, Markus Grosskopf and Ingo Schwichtenberg.
Singles
I WANT OUT (Noise 7 HELLO 2) 13 2 3/12/88
JIMI HENDRIX
Probably the most admired rock guitarist of all time, Hendrix is credited as the cornerstone of heavy music, but in fact by inclination was a blues and free-form jazz player. Most of what he did on record still can't be imitated, because nobody can figure how he managed it. He died in September 1970.
Singles
THE PEEL SESSION (Strange Fruit SFPS 065) (12" only) 17 3 7/1/89
Albums
WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND FOUND MYSELF DEAD      
(Red Lightnin' RL 0015) 15 9 24/1 /81
HENRY COW
Experimentalist art-rockers of the 1970s, whose leader, guitarist Fred Frith, went on to a fairly productive solo career in the 80s.
Albums
WESTERN CULTURE (Broadcast BC 1) 15 2 29/3/80
HERESY
A lyrically forthright rock foursome comprising John March (vocals), Mitchell Dickinson (guitar), Calvin Piper (bass) and Steve Charlesworth (drums).
Albums
FACE UP TO IT (In Your Face FACE 1) 13 5 4/6/88
THE HIGH NUMBERS
The Who as recorded in a one-off by Fontana Records in 1964 before they found the name that brought them fame. Reissued in 1980 as a collector's item.
Singles
I'M THE FACE (Back Door DOOR 4) 42 1 29/3/80
THE HIGHLINERS
Psychobilly band strong on visual image and sense of good-time demented fun. The quintet consisted of Luke Morgan (vocals), Ben Blakeman (guitars), Chris "Slim" Finch (sax), Kev "Stretch" Feeney (bass) and former Meteor Ginger Meadham (drums).
Singles
HENRY THE WASP (ABC ARCS 017) 9 3 29/10/88
THE HIGSONS
Norwich-based quintet with an offbeat lyrical bent. Line-up was Charlie "Switch" Higson (vocals), Stuart McGeachin (guitar), Terry Edwards (guitar, sax & trumpet), Colin Williams (bass) and Simon Charterton (drums). They spilt in March 1986, and Charlie Higson now writes successful TV comedy with Paul Whitehouse.
Singles
I DON'T WANT TO LIVE WITH MONKEYS (Romans In Britain HIG 1) 5 18 8/8/81
LOST AND LONELY (Waap WARP 1) 10 7 5/12/81
CONSPIRACY (Waap WARP 2) 5 16 27/3/82
PUSH OUT THE BOAT (Waap WARP 4) 4 15 3/12/83
MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY (Upright UP 9) 2 12 29/9/84
Albums
LIVE AT THE JACQUARD (Chaos Tapes LIVE 008) (cassette only) 12 6 10/4/82
THE CURSE OF THE HIGSONS (Upright UPLP 6) 8 7 3/11/84
HOLLER HILLER
German-born, and founder of Palais Shaumberg in 1979, Hiller made his mark as a creator of avant garde but infectiously accessible electronic sound collages.
Singles
JONNY (Cherry Red 12 CHERRY 77) (12" only) 19 5 10/3/84
Albums
A BUNCH OF FOULNESS IN THE PIT (Cherry Red B RED 59) 21 1 10/3/84
THE HIT PARADE
Not a band, but soloist Dave H, fresh from an anarcho-commune in Belfast, and aided and abbetted musically by Crass-man Penny Rimbaud.
Singles
PLASTIC CULTURE (Crass 1984/2) 29 4 9/3/85
ROBIN HITCHCOCK (*& THE EGYPTIANS)
The eccentric spiritual inheritor of the creative muse of Syd Barrett. East Grinstead-born Hitchcock led the Soft Boys in the late 70s, and formed the Egyptians in 1984 between bouts of quirky solo work.
Singles
THE BELLS OF RHYMNEY (Midnight Music DONG 8) 39 4 2/2/85
HEAVEN (Midnight Music DONG 12) 21 3 25/5/85
BRENDA'S IRON SLEDGE (Midnight Music DONG 17) 22 6 8/2/86
IF YOU WERE A PRIEST (Glass Fish OOZE 1) 21 7 18/10/86
Albums
GOTTA LET THIS MAN OUT (Midnight Music CHIME 00.15) 6 9 19/10/85
GROOVY DECOY (Midnight Music CHIME 00.19) 15 10 28/12/85
ELEMENT OF LIGHT (Glass Fish MOIST 3) 11 4 1/11/86
HITHOUSE
UK dancefloor act.
Singles
MOVE YOUR FEET TO THE RHYTHM OF THE BEAT      
(Supreme SUPE 149) 19 1 2/9/89
HOLOCAUST
New Wave of British Heavy Metal outfit from Edinburgh, who later became Hologram. Lineup was Gary Lettice (vocals), John Mortimer (guitar), Ed Dudley (guitar), Robin Begg (bass) and Paul Collins (drums).
Singles
HEAVY METAL MANIA (Phoenix PSP 1) 49 1 2/8/80
GARY HOLTON
Vocalist of the Heavy Metal Kids in the late 70s, and also an actor (he was in TV's Auf Wiedersehen Pet). He died of a drug overdose while filming for TV.
Singles
RUBY (DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN) (Safari SAFE 24) 50 1 8/3/80
HONEY      
Singles
MORE WILD THAN HONEY (Audio Instant INS 005) 48 1 13/6/87
THE HOODOO GURUS
Australian rock quintet formed in Sydney in 1981, and led by vocalist/guitarist Dave Faulkner. Other members were Brad Shepherd (guitar), Clyde Bramley (bass) and Mark Kingsmill (drums), with Rick Grossman from the Divinyls replacing Bramley in 1989.
Singles
I WANT YOU BACK (Demon D 1028) 11 9 16/2/85
MY GIRL (Demon D 1033) 38 5 13/6/85
Albums
STRANGE ROMEOS (Demon FIEND 32) 12 3 23/2/85
HOTLINE
Huddersfield-based studio house/funk unit created by Tony and Trevor, a former engineer and a telephone salesperson respectively. Rock This House was recorded in a Huddersfield community workshop for less than £50.
Singles
ROCK THIS HOUSE (Rhythm King LEFT 10T) (12" only) 15 8 6/6/87
HOUSE OF HELL (Rhythm King LEFT 17T) (12" only) 20 4 10/10/87
THE HOUSE OF LOVE
Indie-pop band with some varied 60s influences (from the Byrds to Phil Spector), who took their name from Anais Nin's novel A Spy In The House Of Love. Line-up was Guy Chadwick (vocals & guitar), Terry Bickers (guitar), Chris Groothuizen (bass) and Pete Evans (drums).
Singles
SHINE ON (Creation CRET 043) 19 8 23/5/87
CHRISTINE (Creation CRE 053) 4 13 21/5/88
DESTROY THE HEART (Creation CRE 057) 2 21 20/8/88
Albums
HOUSE OF LOVE (Creation CRELP 34) 1 59 4/6/88
MINI-ALBUM (Rough Trade Deutschland) (import) 9 4 12/11/88
THE DAVE HOWARD SINGERS
An MOR-sounding group name which actually conceals the solo talents of Canadian Howard, who moved to the UK in 1984 after playing with Toronto's Diner's Club. Screaming vocals, a beat box and a supercharged Ace-Tone electric organ made up his sound.
Singles
WHO IS HE? (Hallelujah HALQT 1) (12" only) 39 7 21/12/85
YON YONSON / JON JONSON MEETS DR. R-R-RUTH      
(Hallelujah! HAL 04T) (12" only) 4 12 4/7/87
ROLAND A. HOWARD & LYDIA LUNCH
Punk duet revival of a melodramatic Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra hit of the 60s.
Singles
SOME VELVET MORNING (4AD BAD 210) (12" only) 26 6 22/2/86
HULA
Sheffield-based synth-rock experimentalists, with a flexible line-up hinged around the core trio of Ron Wright (vocals & guitar), Mark Albrow (keyboards & tapes) and Alan Fish (drums & percussion).
Singles
FEVER CAR (Red Rhino REDT 46) (12" only) 27 5 20/10/84
WALK ON STALKS OF SHATTERED GLASS (Red Rhino REDT 62) (12" only) 31 7 7/12/85
FREEZE OUT (Red Rhino REDT 64) (12" only) 40 4 19/4/86
POISON (Red Rhino RED 74) 16 6 14/3/87
CUT ME LOOSE (Red Rhino REDT 80) (12" only) 16 3 8/8/87
Albums
MURMUR (Red Rhino REDLP 53) 17 3 12/1/85
ONE THOUSAND HOURS (Red Rhino REDLP 63) 14 8 22/2/86
VOICE (Red Rhino REDLP 75) 14 3 16/5/87
HUMAN SEXUAL RESPONSE
Boston-based US new wave rockers who grew out of a country parody band named Honeybee & The Meadow Muffins.
Albums
FIGURE 14 (Don't Fall Off The Mountain 1) 30 1 18/4/81
HURRAH!
Sparky Geordie indie band who were Kitcheware's first-ever signings. The line-up was Paul Handyside (vocals & guitar), Taffy Hughes (vocals & guitar), Dave Porterhouse (bass) and Paul Damien Mahoney (drums).
Singles
HIP HIP (Kitchenware SK 6) 21 4 17/9/83
WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT (Kitchenware SK 14) 7 4 27/10/84
GLORIA (EP) (Kitchenware SKX 18) (12" only) 12 6 1/6/85
Albums
WAY AHEAD (Efuriant PACE 2) 29 2 14/11/87
HUSKER DU
A 1979-formed Minneapolis band (the name means "do you remember?" in Swedish) with hardcore roots which developed into fuzz guitar-led new wave pop/rock. Line-up was vocalist/guitarist Bob Mould (a professed Beatles/Byrds freak), plus Greg Norton (bass) and Grant Hart (drums & vocals).
Singles
EIGHT MILES HIGH (SST SST 025) 22 5 16/6/84
MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL (SST ST 051) 2 31 14/9/85
Albums
ZEN ARCADE (SST SST 027) 11 10 12/1 /85
NEW DAY RISING (SST SST 031) 10 13 9/3/85
FLIP YOUR WIG (SST SST 055) 1 28 26/10/85
HYBRID KIDS
A multi-pastiche studio concoction from the eccentric mind of one-time Mott The Hoople man Morgan Fisher.
Albums
HYBRID KIDS (Cherry Red ARED 5) 13 5 19/1/80
THEE HYPNOTICS
Riffy noisemakers from High Wycombe, influenced by the metallic grunge of the Stooges and the MC5. The line-up was James Jones (vocals), Ray Hanson (guitar), Will Pepper (bass) and Mark Thompson (drums).
Singles
JUSTICE IN FREEDOM (Situation 2 SIT 56T) (12" only) 11 4 22/4/89
Albums
LIV'R THAN GOD (Situation 2 SITUM 26) 11 2 4/11/89

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