Formed in Edinburgh from the ashes of a pop group called Badger, The Headboys secured a lucrative deal with Robert Stigwood’s RSO label on the strength of a set of superior demos recorded at keyboard player Calum Malcolm’s own studio.
They enjoyed a minor hit with The Shape of Things To Come in 1979 but a faintly ludicrous schoolboy image undermined their grasp of power pop. Their album, The Headboys was not a commercial success and the group split up shortly after its release.
Malcolm later relocated his studio, Castlesound Studios, to a village on the outskirts of Edinburgh where it became one of the leading recording centres in Britain. Clients included Simple Minds and The Blue Nile, for whom Malcolm acted as an auxiliary member.
Lou Lewis Vocals, guitar
George Boyter
Bass, vocals
Calum Malcolm
Keyboards, vocals
Davie Ross
Drums, vocals
Video
Related Posts
Questions, The Stephen Lennon, John Robinson, Paul Barry and Chris Kowalski were all pupils at a secondary school in Edinburgh, Scotland in…
Mi-Sex Mi-Sex were formed in New Zealand as a long-haired hippie pub band known as The Fragments Of Time. They moved to Australia…
Dwight Twilley Band Raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Twilley met 15-year-old Phil Seymour at a screening of A Hard Day's Night in 1968. They made…
Gentle Giant Gentle Giant were formed from the remnants of late 60s psychedelic beat group Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, who…
20/20 20/20 was formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by high school friends Steve Allen (guitar, vocals) and Ron Flynt (bass, vocals). They…
TV21 These Edinburgh pop-rockers formed in 1979 and released a string of singles and one album (A Thin Red Line). They…
Adventures, The Formed in 1984, The Adventures were a melodic six-piece group from Belfast. Founder member Terry Sharpe had previously been the…
Sam Brown Samantha Brown was born on 7 October 1964, in Stratford, east London, England. She is the daughter of musician Joe…
