Trevor Wisdom
Organ, vocals
William Hixon
Guitar
Owen Wisdom
Bass
Leroy Mills
Trumpet
Paul Douglas
Saxophone
Reg Challenger
Drums
Bedrocks, The
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Virgin Prunes
The Prunes' arty experimental approach to their Irish proto-goth rock was alternately funny (albeit unintentionally) and harrowing. Not as aggressive as they were melodic, Virgin Prunes are most definitely an acquired taste.
Fionan Hanvey and Derek...
Middle Of The Road
Scottish quartet Middle Of The Road formed in 1970 - they had previously been known as both Los Caracas and Part Four - and cut five UK hits in a little over 12 months, including a #1...
Mike Stuart Span/Leviathan
Within a few months of the formation of this Brighton-based quartet, original guitarist Nigel Langham fell to his death after leaping through an upstairs window whilst under the effects of LSD.
Organist Ashley Potter was also...
Magazine
No sooner had Manchester's Buzzcocks released their debut Spiral Scratch EP in January 1977 than singer/founder Howard Devoto quit. Twelve months later he launched Magazine in a debut gig at the closing night of the Electric Circus in...
Mudlarks, The
The Mudlarks were a family group from Luton, Bedfordshire, originally comprising Jeff Mudd, Fred Mudd and Mary Mudd. They all had jobs at the Vauxhall motor plant in Luton and spent their spare time singing together.
In 1958...
Yazz (& The Plastic Population)
Ex-model Yasmin Evans recorded a high-energy cover of the Otis Clay soul track The Only Way Is Up in 1988. It became the year's biggest-selling single in the UK.
The subsequent release, Stand Up For Your Love Rights,...
Can
Formed in Cologne in July 1968, Can surfed the first wave of German innovators, with their debut album Monster Movie referencing Pink Floyd and Hendrix in the context of a radically simplified rhythmic structure largely dictated by drummer Jaki Liebezeit's astonishing...
