I'm So Hollow were an English

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band from

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, England, active from 1978 to 1981. They were part of the Sheffield scene in

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, alongside such bands as

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and

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Line-up

The band's line-up was: Jane Wilson (vocals, keyboards), Rod Leigh (vocals, guitar), Gary Marsden (bass), and Yosef Sawicki (drums).

History

I'm So Hollow played their first gig opening for

in Sheffield's Penthouse Club. Their highest profile gig was at the

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in Leeds on the 13th September 1980. They performed the son
"Touch"
as seen in Eve Wood's documentary film ''

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'' (2001). The band appeared on several compilations and recorded a

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session in 1980.Details of I'm So Hollow'
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/ref> They released their first and only single "Dreams to Fill the Vacuum" in 1980, and, feeling they had achieved their ambitions with the recording of the album ''Emotion/Sound/Motion'', split up shortly before its release in 1981.

Discography

Albums

* ''Emotion/Sound/Motion'' (1981, Illuminated Records P

Singles

* "Dreams to Fill the Vacuum"/"Distraction" (1980, Hollogram Records "

Compilation appearances

* "I Don't Know" on ''The First Fifteen Minutes'' (1980, Neutron P * "Touch" on ''Bouquet of Steel'' (1980, Aardvark P * "I Don't Know" on '' Hicks from the Sticks'' (1980, Rockburgh P

References

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