Andi Sex Gang (born Andreas McElligott) is the founder, vocalist and main songwriter of the band

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who were a prominent act in the gothic rock movement of the 1980s. His band played at the infamous

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club in 1982.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 498 He has also recorded as an experimental solo artist. McElligot lived in London squats before entering music, and was involved in leftist activism. He formed the band in early 1982. In the late 1980s, McElligot obtained the rights to the material he had released with the band and controls its licensing. Over the years, he had a number of conflicts with a number of record companies. In 2011, a documentary, ''Bastard Art'', by Vince Corkadel presented an overview of his career.

Discography

Sex Gang Children

Studio albums

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Song and Legend ''Song and Legend'' is the debut studio album by English gothic rock band Sex Gang Children. It was released in 1983 by record label Illuminated. Content ''Trouser Press'' described Tony James' production as " motheringeverything ..in tons o ...

'' (1983, Illuminated Records) *''Blind'' (1992 reissue,

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) *''Medea'' (1993, Cleopatra Records) *''The Wrath of God'' (2000, Dressed to Kill) *''Bastard Art'' (2002, Burning Airlines) * '' Viva Vigilante!'' (2013, Pale Music)

Singles & EPs

*''Beasts'' (1982, Illuminated Records) *" Into the Abyss" (1982, Illuminated Records) *"Sebastiane" (1983, Illuminated Records) *"

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" (1983,

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) *"Dieche" (1984, Illuminated Records) *"The Quick Gas Gang" split with

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(1992, Cleopatra Records) *"Salamun Child" (2009, Song & Legend) *"Hollywood Slim M G T Remix" (2014, self-released) *"Sebastiane" (2014, Song & Legend)

Live albums

*''Naked'' (1982, self-released) No. 15 *''Sex Gang Children'' (1984, self-released) *''Ecstasy and Vendetta Over New York'' (1984,

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) *''Nightland (Performance USA 83)'' (1986, Arkham) *''Play with Children'' (1992, Cleopatra Records) *''Live in Paris '84'' (1996, Nigma Records) *''Live in Vienna'' (2011, Pink Noise) *''Live at the Batcave'' (2014, Liberation London)

Compilation albums

*''Beasts'' (1983, Illuminated Records) *''Re-enter the Abyss (The 1985 Remixes)'' (1985, Dojo Records) *''The Hungry Years - The Best of Sex Gang Children'' (1991, Receiver Records) *''Dieche'' (1993, Cleopatra Records) *''Welcome to My World'' (1998, Receiver Records) *''Pop Up - The Rare and Unreleased World of Sex Gang'' (1999, Dressed to Kill) *''Shout & Scream: The Definitive Sex Gang Children'' (1997, Age of Panik) *''The Legends Collection: The Sex Gang Children Collection'' (2000, Dressed to Kill) *''The Dark Archives - Volume One'' (2000, Hollow Hills) *''Empyre and Fall'' (2000, Hollow Hills) *''Demonstration!'' (2000, Magicavern) *''Fall: The Complete Singles 1982-1992'' (2001, Burning Airlines) *''Execution & Elegance: The Anthology 1982-2002'' (2004,

Castle Music Castle Communications, also known as Castle Music, was a British independent record label and home video distributor founded in 1983 by Terry Shand, Cliff Dane, and Jon Beecher. Its video imprint was called Castle Vision. The label's productio ...

) *''Demonstration - Expanded Deluxe Edition'' (2008, Song & Legend) *''Electric Jezebel - Singles Collection A & B Sides 1982-83'' (2016, Liberation London)

Andi Sex Gang

Studio albums

*''Blind!'' (1985, Illuminated Records) *''Arco Valley'' (1989,

Jungle Records Jungle Records is a British independent record label formed in 1982, specialising in punk rock, post punk, gothic and alternative releases. From 1982 to 1986 they were also active as a record distributor and were associate members of the C ...

) *''God on a Rope'' (1993, Cleopatra Records) *''Western Songs for Children'' (1994,

Triple X Records Triple X Records was a Los Angeles-based record company started by three former employees of the bankrupt Greenworld Distribution: Dean Naleway, Peter Heur and Charley Brown. The label was known for "a fearlessly eclectic catalogue that broke away ...

) *''Gabriel and the Golden Horn'' with Mick Rossi (1997, Hollows Hill Sound Recordings) *''Veil'' (1999, Magicavern) *''Last of England'' (1999, Dressed to Kill) *''Faithfull Covers: A Tribute to

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'' (2000, Disoriente) *''The Madman in the Basket'' (2006, Pink Noise) *''Inventing New Destruction'' (2007, Pink Noise) *''The Devil's Cabaret'' (2011, Eastworld Recordings) *''Achilles in the Eurozone'' (2015, Code Black)

Singles & EPs

*"Les Amants d'Un Jour" (1984, Illuminated Records) *''Dirty Roseanne'' as Dirty Roseanne (1985, Illuminated Records) *"Ida-Ho" (1985, Illuminated Records) *"The Naked & the Dead" (1986,

Revolver Records Recreational Records was a British record label set up in 1981 by the Bristol record shop and distributor Revolver Records. Originally formed as an independent record label with its own distribution as part of the Cartel. Revolver Records and ...

) *"Seven Ways to Kill a Man" (1988, Jungle Records) *"Assassin Years" (1988, Jungle Records)

Compilation albums

*''Helter Skelter'' (2001, Dressed to Kill) *''Perception in the Heart of Darkness: The Best of Andi Sex Gang'' (2007, Pink Noise)

Audiobooks

*''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (2010, Pink Noise)

Home videos

*''Live at Heaven's Gate'' (2008, Pink Noise)

References

External links

The Official Andi Sex Gang Website
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