Airhead (formerly Jefferson Airhead) were an English indie rock

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that achieved some success in the early 1990s, at the tail end of the

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music movement. Forced to change their name from Jefferson Airhead due to its (deliberate) similarity to Jefferson Airplane,

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-based band Airhead achieved minor

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success with

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"Funny How" and "Counting Sheep". After releasing one

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and a handful of singles, they were dropped by their

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Korova and released their final record, the ''That's Enough'' EP on Mother Tongue. They are probably best remembered for "Funny How", which although not their highest-charting single was played heavily on

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at the time of its release. In 1996, Airhead made a brief return to the live scene, when they supported

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, at the Tunbridge Wells Forum.

Discography

Album

*''Boing!!'' (February 1992) UK #29

Singles

* "Congratulations" (as Jefferson Airhead, 1991), B-side "Something Blue" * "Scrap Happy" (as Jefferson Airhead, 1991) * "Funny How" (October 1991) UK No. 57, B-side "Keep the Apple" * "Counting Sheep" (December 1991) UK No. 35, B-side "Take My Train" * "Right Now" (March 1992) UK No. 50, other tracks "The Enemy" & "Through my Window"Right Now cover and track listings
Discogs.com. * ''That's Enough'' EP (1993), other tracks "They Don't Know" and "Someone Should Have Told Me " A number of single

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did not appear on the band's only album; these were "Something Blue", "The Enemy", "Through My Window", "Keep the Apple", "Take My Train", '

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' versions of "Congratulations", "Scrap Happy", "Counting Sheep" and "Right Now", and all of the tracks on the ''That's Enough'' EP.

References

External links

Airhead on Myspace
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Airhead (Band) English indie rock groups Musical groups established in 1991 Musical groups disestablished in 1993 Musical groups from Kent