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List Of UK Independent Singles Chart Number Ones Of The 1980s
These are the UK Official Indie Chart number-one hits of the 1980s, as compiled by MRIB. 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 See also *List of UK Independent Albums Chart number ones of the 1980s *1980s in music *List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s The UK Singles Chart is the official record chart in the United Kingdom. Until 1983, it was compiled weekly by the British Market Research Bureau (BMRB) on behalf of the British record industry with a two-week break each Christmas. The BMRB used ... References {{UK Independent Singles Chart United Kingdom Indie UK Indie Chart number-one singles Indie 1980s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Independent Singles And Albums Charts
The UK Independent Singles Chart and UK Independent Albums Chart are charts of the best-selling independent singles and albums, respectively, in the United Kingdom. Originally published in January 1980, and widely known as the indie chart, the relevance of the chart dwindled in the 1990s as major-label ownership blurred the boundary between independent and major labels. Separate independent charts are currently published weekly by the Official Charts Company. History In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered commercially attractive to those companies. By 1978, labels like Cherry Red, Rough Trade, and Mute had started up, and a support structure soon followed, including independent pressing, distribution and promotion. These labels got bigger and bigger, and by 1980 they were having Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart. Chart success was limited, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zounds
Zounds are an English anarcho punk/post-punk band from Reading, Berkshire, England, formed in 1977. Originally they were part of the cassette culture movement, releasing material on the Fuck Off Records label, and were also involved in the squatting and free festival scene. The name of the band is derived from the old English minced oath A minced oath is a euphemistic expression formed by deliberately misspelling, mispronouncing, or replacing a part of a profane, blasphemous, or taboo word or phrase to reduce the original term's objectionable characteristics. An example is "gosh" ... "wikt:zounds, zounds", a contraction of "God's wounds", referring to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ, formerly used as a mildly blasphemous oath. History The band were formed around the nucleus of Steve Lake from Reading, Berkshire and evolved from a number of jamming sessions with other musicians and friends in Oxford, taking in influences from the Velvet Underground to the Sex Pistols ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zerox (song)
"Zerox" is a song written by Adam Ant from Adam and the Ants' debut album ''Dirk Wears White Sox''. Adam's ever changing line-up of Ants on this track include Dave Barbarossa on drums, Matthew Ashman on guitar & Andy Warren on bass guitar. The track has been included on the compilations ''Antics in the Forbidden Zone'', '' Antmusic: The Very Best of Adam Ant'', ''The Very Best Of Adam And The Ants'', ''Antbox'', ''The Essential Adam Ant'' & ''Stand & Deliver: The Very Best of Adam & the Ants''. The cover portrays ''Image in Motion'' (1913), a photograph by the Italian Futurist Anton Bragaglia, with the name of the band and the song superimposed over it. Lyrics The title is a reference to the Xerox photocopier. Whereas Xerox machines are used to make paper copies of documents and other visual images, it is used as a metaphor for plagiarism in the song's lyrics (example: I'm never bored, I'll steal your chords). The title also reference's David Bowie's description of himself a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do It Records
Do It Records was a British independent record label based in London, England. It was an early label of Adam and the Ants, releasing their debut album ''Dirk Wears White Sox'' in November 1979 (which in January 1980 was the first ever number one on the UK Independent Albums Chart and in February 1981 became a UK Top 20 album) as well as singles "Zerox" in June 1979 and "Cartrouble" in March 1980, the latter being not only a number one on the UK Independent Singles Chart but also the first collaboration between Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni, following the departure of the original Ants to form Bow Wow Wow. The company was founded in 1978 by Robin Scott, Max Tregoning and Ian Tregoning. Over the next six years, it released several recordings by M, Adam and the Ants, Anthony Moore, Renaldo and the Loaf, the Mothmen and Yello, among others. After the label closed in 1983, the rights to its entire back catalogue were bought out by CBS, Adam Ant's then label, to secure permanent contro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam And The Ants
Adam and the Ants were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. The group existed in two incarnations, both fronted by Adam Ant, over the period 1977 to 1982. The first, founded in May 1977 and known simply as The Ants until November of that year, transitioned from the punk rock to the post-punk and new wave era and released one album. The final line-up of this incarnation—Dave Barbarossa, Matthew Ashman, and Leigh Gorman—left the band in January 1980 at the suggestion of manager Malcolm McLaren to form Bow Wow Wow. The second incarnation of Adam and the Ants featured guitarist Marco Pirroni and drummer/producer Chris Hughes, and was noted for its use of Burundi drums. This group lasted from February 1980 to March 1982, achieving major commercial success in the UK. With their music videos receiving airplay on MTV and Ant appearing as a guest VJ on the station, they were associated with the Second British Invasion. History Formation Prior to Adam and the Ants, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartrouble
"Cartrouble" is a song by Adam and the Ants, released as a single in March 1980 on Do It Records. It peaked at number 33 on the UK Singles Chart. Though usually stylised as one word, the title has also appeared as two separate words (for example, on the compilation album '' Antics in the Forbidden Zone''). "Cartrouble (Parts 1 & 2)" "Cartrouble (Parts 1 & 2)" appeared on Adam and the Ants' debut album ''Dirk Wears White Sox'', also on Do It Records. It features Matthew Ashman on guitar, Dave Barbarossa on drums and Andy Warren on bass guitar. A remix of this version appeared on the 12-inch edition of '' The Antmusic EP'' in early 1982. This replaced the original on the 1995 CD release of ''Dirk Wears White Sox'' (early pressings of which erroneously featured the single verson described below). The 2004 reissue of the same album includes all three versions, with the original returning as track 1. Music videos of "Cartrouble Part 2" and another album track, "Tabletalk" were film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Beat Records (British Record Label)
Big Beat Records is a British record label and import distributor owned by Ace Records, specialising in garage rock.David Stubbs, Rob Young ''Ace Records: Labels Unlimited'' 2008 Page 87 Another example of the type of group Big Beat worked with was The Stingrays. As Alec Palao, the American-based English expat, one time member of the band and subsequent Ace consultant, recalls: "The band was an amalgam of everything we were into, be it rockabilly, garage punk, 1970s punk, surf, northern soul, folk-rock; we were omnivores." The Stingrays were the classic example of a band who had supersized on Ace's ever-increasing and eclectic output of lost music. Roster Releases include: *The Ace of Cups *Big Star * Dean Carter *The Chocolate Watchband *Count Five * Creedence Clearwater Revival *The Cramps * The Damned *Fifty Foot Hose *The Flaming Stars *Frumious Bandersnatch *The Fugs *Guana Batz * Dan Hicks *Bert Jansch * Janie Jones & the Lash * Larry and the Blue Notes *Mahogany Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motörhead
Motörhead () were an English rock band formed in London in 1975 by Lemmy (lead vocals, bass), Larry Wallis (guitar) and Lucas Fox (drums). Lemmy was also the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band are often considered a precursor to the new wave of British heavy metal, which re-energised heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Though several guitarists and drummers have played in Motörhead, most of their best-selling albums and singles feature drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor and guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke. Motörhead released 23 studio albums, 10 live recordings, 12 compilation albums and five EPs over a career spanning 40 years. Usually a power trio, they had particular success in the early 1980s with several successful singles in the UK Top 40 chart. The albums '' Overkill'', ''Bomber'', ''Ace of Spades'' and, particularly, the live album ''No Sleep 'til Hammersmith'' cemented Motörhead's reputation as a top-tier rock band. The band are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers (EP)
''Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers'' is an EP by the band Motörhead, released on 27 November 1980. The EP consists of four tracks recorded during sessions for their first album ''Motörhead'', in 1977 at Escape Studios, Kent, England, but were previously unreleased. The EP was released by Big Beat Records, a subsidiary of Chiswick Records, who the band were signed to when the tracks were recorded in 1977. The release was not authorized by the band, though they did not oppose it. Background All four tracks were recorded during the 1977 ''Motörhead'' album sessions and were regarded as outtakes. As such, they only saw a belated release after ''Ace of Spades'' peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums ChartBurridge, Alan ''Illustrated Collector's Guide to Motörhead'' Published: 1995, Collector's Guide Publishing p70. . in 1980. Despite the band's success at that time, the EP failed to make any impact on the UK charts. A few years later, Chiswick label boss Ted Carroll would again rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream A Lie
A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Humans spend about two hours dreaming per night, and each dream lasts around 5 to 20 minutes, although the dreamer may perceive the dream as being much longer than this. The content and function of dreams have been topics of scientific, philosophical and religious interest throughout recorded history. Dream interpretation, practiced by the Babylonians in the third millennium BCE and even earlier by the ancient Sumerians, figures prominently in religious texts in several traditions, and has played a lead role in psychotherapy. The scientific study of dreams is called oneirology. Most modern dream study focuses on the neurophysiology of dreams and on proposing and testing hypotheses regarding dream function. It is not known where in the brain dreams originate, if there is a single origin for dreams or if multiple regions of the brain are i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band that formed in San Francisco, California, in 1978. The band was one of the defining punk rock, punk bands during its initial eight-year run. Dead Kennedys' lyrics were usually political in nature, satirizing political figures and authority in general, as well as popular culture and even the punk movement itself. During their initial incarnation between 1978 and 1986, they attracted considerable controversy for their provocative lyrics and artwork. Several stores refused to stock their recordings, provoking debate about censorship in rock music; in the mid-1980s, vocalist and primary lyricist Jello Biafra became an active campaigner against the Parents Music Resource Center. This culminated in an obscenity trial between 1985 and 1986, which resulted in a hung jury. The group released a total of four studio albums and one EP before disbanding in 1986. Following the band's dissolution, Biafra continued to collaborate and record with othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kill The Poor
"Kill the Poor" is a song by Dead Kennedys, released in October 1980 on Cherry Red Records as the band's third single, with "In-sight" as its B-side. The song is a scathing satire of the elite who if given the chance, would wipe out the impoverished with a bomb. The title track was re-recorded for the band's first album, ''Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables'' (1980), although the single and album versions show little difference in comparison. The B-side of this single is also additionally on the compilation album ''Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death'' (1987). A special "disco version" was played and recorded on March 3, 1979 and released on their live album '' Live at the Deaf Club.'' "Kill the Poor" reached #49 in the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks on the chart. Charts Cover versions * American metalcore band The Agony Scene covered the song for the special edition of their album '' Get Damned'' in 2007. * American heavy metal band Trivium covered the song as par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
