Sharp were an English new wave band active during the mid 1980s, featuring former

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members

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and

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. They released one standalone single, in 1986.

History

After the Jam broke up in 1982, Bruce Foxton pursued a solo career and Rick Buckler formed Time UK, featuring

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on vocals. After a stop-start career that took over two years to release three singles, and a rapid dwindling of the initial public interest in the band, they effectively broke up. Foxton, finding his solo career had followed a similar path to Time UK's, recorded several tracks with Buckler and Edwards. A standalone single, "Entertain Me", was released on the independent record label,

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in 1986. Tracks from the release were included on a 2002 Time UK

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, ''One More Time''.

Band members

– drums *

– vocals *

– bass guitar, backing vocals

Discography

*"Entertain Me"/"So Say Hurrah" (7", Unicorn PHZ5), 1986 *"Entertain Me"/"So Say Hurrah"/"Next Generation" (12", Unicorn 12PHZ5), 1986 *''One More Time'' (Time UK compilation album, Detour DRCD041), 2002

References

External links

Time UK site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharp (Band) English new wave musical groups Musical groups established in 1985 1985 establishments in England