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January 2009 @ The Brook

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The ultimate party band featuring Jamie Moses (Queen), Spike Edney (Queen), Johnny Marter (Marrilion, SAS Band) & Steve Stroud (Cliff Richard)

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The World Famous Red Sox  have been booked by Paul & Linda Mccartney, The Rolling Stones, Brian May, Tina Turner, The Songwriters Of Distinction, Fender Musical Instruments 50th Anniversary Concert (Wembley), Lotus Software, Fender (Europe) Artist's Showrooms Opening, The British Grand Prix, Peter Green, Rudi Dolezal (Queen/Rolling Stones Video Director), Phil Collins (Wedding in Geneva), Rhys Daniels Bone Marrow Appeal, Microsoft, Graham Gouldman (10CC) and Bob Geldof, and have performed at just about every top party venue, at home and abroad...

COLLECTIVE BAND MEMBERS' CREDITS INCLUDE:

Gary Barlow, Jimmy Barnes, The Beautiful South, Madeline Bell, George Benson, Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Sherone (Extreme), Bon Jovi, The Boomtown Rats, Jack Bruce, Broken English, Buck's Fizz, Eric Burdon, Paul Carrack, Deana Carter, Roger Chapman, (Family), Eric Clapton, John Deacon (Queen), Kiki Dee, George Ducas, Dean Friedman, Fish (Marillion), 5ive, Bob Geldof, Graham Gouldman (10cc), Peter Green, Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet), Haddaway, Justin Hayward, The Hollies, Paul Jones, Chaka Khan, Paul King, Steve Lukather (Toto), Yngwie Malmsteen, The Brian May Band, Freddie Mercury, Jimmy Nail, Olivia Newton-John, Los Pacaminos, Elaine Paige, Mica Paris, Martine Mccutcheon, Cozy Powell, The Pretenders, Queen, Cliff Richard, Lionel Ritchie, Tom Robinson, Paul Rodgers & Simon Kirke (Free), The Rolling Stones, Mike Rutherford & Paul Young (Mike & The Mechanics), The Sas Band, Mark Shaw (Then Jerico), Southside Johnny, Edwin Starr, Shakin' Stevens, Ami Stewart,  Dave Stewart,  Curtis Stigers, Suggs, Swing Out Sister,  Roger Taylor (Queen), Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann's Earthband), Judy Tzuke,  Karl Wallinger (World Party),  Carl Wayne (The Move),  Roy Wood (The Move/Wizard), Paul Young,  Zucchero  And…  Ken Dodd (Honest!).

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Maybe Winehouse is the UK's Number 1 Tribute to the fantastic but maybe a little troubled(!) Amy Winehouse.

Maybe Winehouse has wowed audiences across the UK and Europe at numerous Student Unions, Clubs, Theatres and Festivals with a vibrant set list including all the Amy Winehouse classics with some up tempo ska and soul covers which guarantees a good old singalong and dance.

With a 5 piece backing band consisting of Drums, Keys, Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar and Saxophone, this fully live show recreates the distinctive jazzy sounds of an Amy gig with a singer that won't be slurring her words and forgetting the lyrics (too much!). The recreation of Amy's distinctive vocals and mannerisms is exceptional and as you can see by the photo, Rachel Rabin who plays the role has an amazing resemblence to the woman herself.

We hope you enjoy the Maybe Winehouse experience!

If you like AC/DC and haven't checked these guys out yet, then it's about time you sorted it out!  You won't be disappointed.  

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AC/DC is a band whose appeal is huge, widespread through the generations and totally indifferent to musical fashions. Their unique formula of tight riffs and fat rhythm combines dance ability with hard-rocking anthems that flow through the blood of all who have been smitten by their cheeky-but-colossal offerings. If you want to see AC/DC, but your options are limited, then check out DIRTY DC. You will not be disappointed. All the energy and electricity of an AC/DC show along with completely faithful renditions will leave you trembling, with a smile on your face.

DIRTY DC have been playing throughout Britain and parts of Europe since 1998, and have developed the line-up and dynamic stage show that has made their current reputation seriously strong amongst AC/DC fans, whether die-hard fanatics, or just people who want a good night out. Every visual detail has been fine-tuned; from drum kit model to footwear, but most importantly, the musical delivery and stage show has an impact that does not fail to impress. DIRTY DC gives real value for money where others seem to fail. Every superlative in the book has been repeatedly used in describing the DIRTY DC show. From "I was totally amazed by your performance", "The best tribute band we have seen for ages, and we've seen a few"," The whole band are amazing, you guys are so good that you look and sound just like the real thing" and from Chris Slade himself (AC/DC drummer from 1989-94) "You have it spot on, excellent, I really enjoyed the gig." The extraordinary passion that AC/DC arouse, and which has ensured they remain one of the biggest, if not the biggest band in rock flows through the DIRTY DC performance and through their audiences. If you really want to rock and can get to a DIRTY DC gig, do not miss the chance.

(Fleetwood Mac Tribute)

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FLEETWOOD BAC are the world's first and best Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band, endorsed by Mick Fleetwood himself, and raved about by Peter Green's biographer, the only Mac tribute band to authentically replicate the classic Stevie/Lindsey/Christine/John/Mick 'Rumours' line-up.

The band returned in 2001 with their best line-up yet, and in the last 2 years the response has been amazing. Rave reviews in 'The Stage', The Fireflies and Go Your Own Way (the U.K.s leading Fleetwood Mac fansites); an endorsement from The Nicks Fix (the official Stevie Nicks website); and ecstatic audiences wherever the band played, including wowing an audience of 10,000 at the H.O.G. festival in St. Tropez, and very successful recent shows in the Cayman Islands. The band has also recently been rated by The Times as one of the U.K.'s leading tributes, alongside The Bootleg Beatles, Bjorn Again and the Counterfeit Stones.

The sound, the look, the mystical atmosphere and on-stage chemistry are all portrayed with the passion and energy that got the seal of approval from 'Big Daddy' Mick, and built up an excellent reputation amongst Mac fans through numerous tours, festival appearances, corporate events and TV and radio slots all over the U.K. and Europe.

Fans include original Mac bassist and biographer Bob Brunning, who has joined the band several times on stage for great versions of 'Need Your Love So Bad', and Peter Green's official biographer Martin Celmins.

The Fleetwood Bac show focuses on the Stevie Nicks/ Lindsey Buckingham/ Christine McVie 'Rumours' era of the band (still the 5th biggest-selling album of all time). It also features several songs from the Peter Green days, plus some of Stevie's biggest solo hits, in a theatrical two-hour show, including costume-changes and an acoustic section.

Songs featured include: Dreams, Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way, You Make Loving Fun, Tusk, Gypsy, Everywhere, Oh Well, Rhiannon, Little Lies, Black Magic Woman, Seven Wonders, Say You Love Me, Big Love, Oh Diane, Stop Draggin' My Heart Around, Albatross, Sara, Man Of The World, Hold Me, Green Manalishi and Need Your Love So Bad.

Fleetwood Mac fans are also raving about seeing and hearing favourites like: Gold Dust Woman, The Chain, 2nd Hand News, Silver Springs, I'm So Afraid, Songbird, Sisters Of The Moon, Isn't It Midnight, Leather And Lace, Oh Daddy, Monday Morning, Landslide, I Don't Want To Know, Beautiful Child, Over My Head, Never Going Back Again, World Turning, Blue Letter, Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You, Eyes Of The World etc.

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"The very image of the modern, haunted romantic - A fabulously talented musician and singer." - Metro

Seth was shortlisted for the mercury music prize in 2005,dont miss this chance to see a charismatic and talented performer.

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Heard the one about the mad Danish pirate who lured ships to disaster on treacherous rocks so he could plunder their treasure? Or the Bodmin bad boys who went to play hurling instead of going to church and were turned into stone by a vengeful priest? Or Lady Howard, whose ghost still rides through Tavistock in a coach of bones drawn by headless horses to re-visit her old haunts?

This is the strange, exciting, often dark world inhabited by the dynamic Seth Lakeman, who – armed with raging fiddle, rampant imagination and energetic voice - has given fiery new life and contemporary relevance to the rich heritage of legends that lurk in the shadows of the English west country. Born and bred in the desolate beauty of Dartmoor, Lakeman was raised on such ghostly tales and, in a sensational rise since his shock Mercury Music Award nomination in 2005, has created a unique, highly original niche both as a dramatic storyteller and a thrilling live performer.

Lakeman spent just £300 recording Kitty Jay, the album that first bought him to the nation's attention, in brother Sean's kitchen and a few more bob launching it in front of a captive audience at Dartmoor Prison. But he was more amazed than anybody when it was shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize next to the likes of the Kaiser Chiefs, Coldplay, Magic Numbers and K T Tunstall. The country was transfixed by his performance of the title track - the tragic story of a hanged servant girl whose unconsecrated grave can still be found in the spooky surrounds of Hound Tor - and Seth was signed to Relentless as more demonic legends were unveiled on his gold selling 2006 album, Freedom Fields, which went on to be voted best album, while Seth was also named singer of the year at the 2007 BBC Folk Awards.

Last year was spent touring and working on the follow up to Freedom Fields, his major label debut, the result of which is Poor Man's Heaven. Entirely recorded in Cornwall, it represents a significant stylistic shift with heavy emphasis on the percussive fireworks provided by drummer Andy Tween and brilliant Irish bodhran player Cormac Byrne, while brother Sean Lakeman complements Seth's explosive fiddle playing with fluid acoustic guitar runs and Ben Nicholls adds further textures on double bass.  

Lyrically, the album sees Seth expanding on his trademark story telling: "It even surprises me how dark it is – I think I must have been in a very dark place when I started writing it," laughs Lakeman, pondering the impressive catalogue of death, destruction and dastardly deeds to be found on the new album. Shipwrecks and coastal themes abound as Seth re-shapes the spirit of the folk tradition in a passionate, modern context with a fired-up band, big choruses and rocking rhythms. Colourfully flavoured by the evocative countryside which has always inspired him and in which he still lives, it's also an album driven by courage and heroism.

Seth – who's now 31 - was barely five when a coaster called the Union Star sent out distress signals in a terrible storm south of Cornwall just before Christmas in 1981. His dad, the west country correspondent on a national paper, went to report the story and Seth remembers every detail. Eight volunteers from the village of Mousehole set out on the Penlee lifeboat, the Solomon Browne that night trying to save the eight people on board the stricken Union Star. Shockwaves resonated throughout the country when news came back that all 16 people involved had perished that night.

On the 25th anniversary of the Penlee disaster, Seth decided to write his own tribute to the courage of the lifeboat crew in a truly modern take on the folk music tradition, marking a significant leap in his own songwriting, from ancient legends to the rawer territory of a recent, painful disaster that still hangs heavy over the local communities involved.  "I just wanted to honour them. That disaster hit a lot of people hard and had a massive effect in the west country - I ended up writing Solomon Browne to bring attention to their courage." It worked, too. It not only inspired an old schoolfriend who'd lost his father in the disaster to get in touch and thank Seth after seeing him sing it on a TV documentary, the song triggered Seth into a frenzy of creativity, researching and writing about other heroic acts in Devon and Cornwall's eventful coastal history to provide the emotional heartbeat of Poor Man's Heaven.

The title track of the album is based on a traditional American song from the Depression. "I liked the attitude of it – it's like a working class rant. I knocked around with it on banjo and reworked it. It's about people striving for something better and seems to encompass the coastal themes quite nicely, so I thought it was a good title for the album. I'm really pleased with it. I think it's by far the best thing I've done. It's very bold and powerful and quite rocky, yet still acoustic." The album also includes choice musical oddities like the Jake Walton hurdy gurdy drones that give Blood Red Sky an oddly Indian flavour and the jews harp that suddenly enlightens Race To Be King. He's also collaborated with Steve Knightley of Show of Hands on a couple of songs, including his own favourite track, the haunting Greed & Gold.

It's been quite a journey for Lakeman, whose parents ran a folk club and whose friends just happened to include some of Brit folk's finest. Seth is always quick to acknowledge the debt he owes to early mentors like the great fiddle player Tom McConville and acoustic guitar maestro Chris Newman.

Other seminal influences include jazz legend Stephane Grappelli, Irish fiddle gods Tommy Peoples and Frankie Gavin and, significantly, the pounding house dance beats he believes moulded his unusually rhythmic style of songwriting.

Seth's feet have scarcely touched the ground since the Mercury nomination, hit singles with White Hare and Lady of the Sea, major festival appearances, tours all over the world, appearances on every TV show in the western world, the admiration of celebrity fans like Ricky Gervais, and a strange encounter with Sharon Osbourne, who - for reasons best known to herself – licked his face on live television. Such is life in the weird, unpredictable, enthralling world of Seth Lakeman…

'POOR MAN'S HEAVEN' IS OUT NOW ON RELENTLESS.

Spike Edney takes time from his busy Queen schedule to bring his All Stars back to town.

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The debut SAS album features artists who collectively have appeared on many (many) number one hit songs, including: Chris Thompson, Tony Hadley, Kiki Dee, Roger Chapman, Roger Taylor, and Madeline Bell. Featured musicians include Ian Anderson, John Deacon, Peter Green, Cozy Powell, Jamie Moses & Charlie Morgan. Tracks were recorded at Black Barn Studios in Ripley over a two year period, where the complex process of melding the prolific array of talent into an album was finally completed in April 1998. The album is based on a 'half original/half cover' format. Originals include the writers version of Chris Thompson's classic composition 'You're the voice', already a hit for John Farnham, and 'Original sin'. Covers include epic arrangements of classic songs like 'That's the way god planned it', 'The Name of the Game', and 'Didn't I blow your mind this time.'

Artists that appeared with the SAS Band are: Roy Wood - The Move, ELO, Wizzard Arthur Brown - The Crazy World of Madeline Bell - Blue Mink Carl Wayne - The Move Jess Roden - The Alan Bown Set Edwin Starr - Motown artist Gary Brooker - Procul Harum Roger Chapman - Family Leo Sayer Chris Thompson - Manfred Mann's Earthband Kiki Dee Mark Shaw - Then Jerico Roger Taylor - Queen Brian May - Queen John Deacon - Queen Paul Rodgers - Free, Bad Company Judie Tzuke Chaka Khan Phil Manzenera - Roxy Music John Wetton - Asia Graham Gouldman - 10cc Tom Robinson - TRB Southside Johnny - The Asbury Dukes Lionel Richie Tony Hadley - Spandau Ballet Fish - Marillion Paul Young Paul Young - Mike & The Mechanics Bob Geldof Steve Hogarth - The Europeans, Marillion Steve Lukather - Toto Suggs - Madness Marti Pellow - Wet Wet Wet Curtis Stigers Peter Cox - Go West Haddaway Karl Wallinger - World Party Stevie Vann - The voice of The Bodyform Ad The Fabba Girls - Bjorn Again.

Voted UK's Best Tribute Act by the BBC. About as close to the music of T-Rex as you're likely to get.  Usually sells out so get em early of you want to go. 

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T.Rextasy are the only band to have been authorised and endorsed by Marc Bolan’s Catalogue Management, are now officially recognised as the world’s No.1 group dedicated to the greatest glam rocker of them all, Marc Bolan of T.Rex. With their uncanny doppelganger lead singer and lead guitarist, Danielz, T.Rextasy perform a powerful and mesmerising presentation of Marc Bolan’s rock and pop anthems.

With a career spanning over 17 years, T.Rextasy are now regarded beyond the boundaries of ‘tribute’ and are respected in their own right. They are also the only band to have the blessing and support from Marc’s own family and Ex-T.Rex band members, including June Bolan (Marc’s wife), Gloria Jones (Marc’s Girlfriend), Rolan Bolan (Marc’s Son), Mickey Finn (T.Rex conga player), Tony Visconti (T.Rex producer), and others

They have toured worldwide playing at venues such as the gigantic Ariake Coliseum in Japan, and Wembley Arena in London. They also perform alongside artists such as Wizzard, Cockney Rebel, Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople), and Slade amongst others.

In September 2007 T.Rextasy played to 40,000 at BBC Proms Night at London’s Hyde Park, and headlined at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London where special guests appeared alongside them including Marc Almond (Soft Cell), Gloria Jones, Shakin’ Stevens, and Tony Visconti. A DVD of the concert is now officially available.

‘They’re the closest you’re ever going to get to the real thing’
- Bill Legend (original T.Rex drummer)

‘T.Rextasy are a great tribute to my Dad. They have my support 100% - Rolan Bolan (Marc’s son)

‘T.Rextasy have my utmost approval and I wish them well’ - Gloria Jones (Marc’s girlfriend and Mother to Rolan Bolan)

‘T.Rextasy play a wonderful replica of Marc’s music and recreate his songs so authentically – Steve Harley (Cockney Rebel)

‘T.Rextasy are the tribute act who break all the rules by being bloody brilliant. Danielz is an exact replica of Marc, he’s uncanny.
- The Independent on Sunday

‘Danielz is a curator of Bolan’s life, a perfectionist protector of the legacy – T.Rextasy play with a poignant, flamboyant skill.’
- The Observer

‘The lead singer not only sounds like Marc Bolan but is an unnerving physical reincarnation. They play with a passion that lifts their performance above imitation’
- Leicester Mercury

‘T.Rextasy’s impeccably worked routine must have spooked the parade who came to pay tribute.’
- London Lite

‘This is the most fitting tribute band I have ever come across.’
- Cornish Guardian

‘This bore the hallmarks of a real Bolan gig. Responsibility for celebrating Bolan’s memory couldn’t be in better hands.’
- Lancashire News

Punky Popsters

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Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Manchester in 1975, led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Pete Shelley for nearly their entire existence.

They are commonly regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement and the punk rock, power pop, pop punk and indie rock genres in general. They are primarily remembered for their singles, a string of would-be hits that combined a strong grasp of pop song craftsmanship with rapid-fire punk energy. These singles were collected on Singles Going Steady, described by critic Ned Raggett as a "punk masterpiece". The widely covered "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" remains one of their best-known songs.

nspired by American bands such as the Ramones and the New York Dolls, the British beat boom of the sixties and Glam Rock acts like Slade and Sweet, THE LURKERS formed in West London in mid 1976 and quickly forged their own identity with their own brand of punk tunes and lyrics encompassing subjects such as social unacceptability and personal politics.

The band built up a huge loyal following around the punk heyday of 1977 and signed to Beggar's Banquet where they scored five top forty hits between 1977 and 1979 . They also appeared on Top of the Pops and many other television shows and became regulars on the popular Radio One John Peel Show.

Due to changing musical tastes within the band and Beggar's Banquet concentrating on their new signing Gary Numan, The Lurkers decided to call it a day in 1980 but two years later a sudden resurgence of interest in the band inspired them to get back together to record for origional manager Mike Stone's Clay label, home of emerging hardcore punks Discharge and GBH. In 1984, new singer Mark Fincham ran off to work the drag clubs of Berlin and the band once again folded.

Original bassist Arturo Bassick got the whole thing going again in 1987 after a chance meeting with the huge German Punk band Die Toten Hosen, all of whom were massive Lurkers fans. Die Toten Hosen financed the comeback album, 'Wild Times Again', which launched The Lurkers' career once more and they have continued ever since, with one linup or another.

The line up now is:

Arturo Bassick - bass and vocals (also plays for 999), Nellie - drums (ex Hangups and Fiend), Dave Kemp - Guitar

"Absolutely one of the best Kate covers I have ever heard!!!"

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The Hounds of Love Band represent all that is honest about performing great music.

This is a group of dedicated musicians fronted by vocalist Josie Mills who love and appreciate the work of Kate Bush, her compositions always elevated to a heart felt live performance.

See the Hounds of Love band live and you'll never experience a pastiche or cabaret act, they're more of a deal to inspire anyone to reach out for the original recordings that deservedly span generations of music lovers.

Josie Mills, singer, comes from York. Singing a pop song is one big step away from singing the diverse musical styles and athletic range demanded in performing a Kate Bush song. Without attempting to emulate the sound of Kate Bush, Josie finds the expression to communicate the songs of Kate Bush with impressive passionate sympathy.

What people have said about The Hounds of Love Band on YouTube

Seriously, is there anything I can say? I feel like I keep repeating myself saying how amazing your voice is and how awesome the whole band is! WOW! Maybe you should cover that Kate song?

This is just so beautiful, can't wait to see the band live. Very talented people.xxx

I just love Josie's voice, but the group as a whole are "on song" for me.

Man, that singer`s got an awesome voice! Really good control, hitting all those notes spot on. It`s also kinda ballsy and rock n` roll, which I like. Kate`s one of the best singers ever as far as i`m concerned so if someone can actually cover her stuff this well - then hats off to ya`ll!

It's like Judie Tzuke does Kate Bush. Nice cover.

Beautiful x x x

Very good. I'm half way through watching this cover of one of my all-time favorite Kate Bush songs, and I haven't cringed.

P.s Nice bloody moves!

Josie & band WOW! This cover is amazing, you are brave for choosing this song. It turned out Spectacular and I cannot wait to hear more! Your voice is amazing!

What a fantastic cover! I am a huge fan of Kate Bush and this is by far one of the best covers I have heard here on youtube! Awesome job! Great voice!

Absolutely one of the best Kate covers I have ever heard!!!

A STAR IS BORN, GOOD ON YOU JOSIE,

Love it!!!

Alternative Rock - Original Line up! Famed for amongst other songs "Another Girl - Another Planet"

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The Only Ones are a rare example of that magical 'thing' that bands sometimes possess, which encapsulates the whole myth and legend of Rock'n'Roll. Their appeal owed a lot to the charismatic lead singer songwriter Peter Perrett, whose innate decadence and hedonistic nature propelled The Only Ones into a sublime area of myth and legend that the media find potentially dangerous and curiously fascinating.

Perrett's songs, combined with his beautifully laconic, languid vocals, John Perry's Hendrix meets West Coast guitar lines and it all being nailed to the floor by rock solid drummer Mike Kellie and the powerful and melodic bass playing of Alan Mair was like a breath of fresh air to a Punk Rock scene that was fast imploding through its general lack of musicianship, naiveté and immaturity

Peter Perrett prior to The Only Ones had a band called England's Glory who released a limited edition album. In the decades when he wasn't performing, he continued composing songs. It's what he does; he is a song writer.

Guitarist John Perry was a professional musician at 16 -- he'd been touring for years when The Only Ones formed. John has worked with acts as diverse as Robert Palmer and the Sisters of Mercy in the course of sessions from Stockholm to Nashville.

Alan Mair enjoyed huge success in The Beatstalkers, a Glasgow beat group who became Scotland's top group causing riots wherever they appeared in Scotland, and were the first Scottish band to appear on Ready Steady Go! 

Mike Kellie, was a founder member of Spooky Tooth and the original 'Island Family' has worked with too many artists to list fully, including Joe Cocker, Peter Frampton, George Harrison, The Who, Traffic -- and on and on.

They formed in August 1976 and began gigging in January 1977, and made their record debut with a self-financed 45" single  'Lovers of Today' which the entire English music press made 'Single of the Week' helping it reach sales of 28,000 copies... Throughout 1977 they constantly toured and recorded so much material that, when CBS won the bidding war with Island and Sire Records, the band already had most of their debut album in the can.

Although The Only Ones gradually started to fall apart they always maintained their balance in the studio and recorded three superb albums for CBS, which all charted. They also recorded several Peel Sessions which were eventually released as an album to much acclaim. Their single 'Another Girl Another Planet' is probably the bands defining moment, a pure adrenaline rush of a pop song. When it was first released UK radio stations would not play it alleging "drug-references". The opposite was happening in the States, New York radio stations played it so hard they sold out every venue they played in the City. The Only Ones headed to America.  They eventually disintegrated during a disastrous scandal ridden American tour in 1981. Despite their short lived career The Only Ones have been hugely influential on the alternative rock scene ever since and have continued to inspire the fiercest devotion on every corner of the planet with numerous bands covering their songs. This lead to them picking up a "Mojo Award" for their contribution to music.

In mid-2006 Vodafone unveiled a massive advertising campaign built around 'Another Girl, Another Planet'. Rumours of a reformation began. In Feb 2007 an offer came to play at 'All Tomorrow Parties'. The band, still vehemently denying they'd ever reform, confounded expectations and said 'Yes'. The Only Ones never were predictable. ATP announced "We are incredibly privileged and unbelievably excited that The Only Ones are to perform with the full original line up for the first time in 25 years!"  Since that performance they have been touring and playing festivals all over the world, and recently performed on the first live "Later with Jools Holland" TV show.A new album is planned for 2009...  These are the Only Ones, back in their original line up.