Sudden Sway were an English band from

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, formed in 1980. They recorded two sessions for

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and released three albums before splitting up in the early 1990s.

History

The band was formed in 1980 by Mike McGuire (vocals) and Steve Rolls (guitar) after disbanding first generation punk band

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. They recruited Pete Jostins (bass), Shaun Foreman (guitar/keyboards) and Colin Meech (drums), with various others contributing in their early days.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, They were initially influenced by fairly standard indie bands such as

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and

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. Their first releases were two self-financed singles, "Jane's Third Party" and the ''To You, with Regard'' EP, in 1980 and 1981 respectively. The latter was recorded with the core line up of McGuire and Jostins plus new guitarist Simon Childs; this trio constituted the band on all further releases. Together with two well received

radio seasons, they were sufficiently successful to attract major-label interest from

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and

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. After a further single ("Traffic Tax Scheme") on their own Chant label, they signed a deal with Warner's subsidiary Blanco y Negro, debuting on the label in 1986 with eight versions of the single "Sing Song". After releasing the ''Spacemate'' package - a double LP, book, poster, set of cards and instruction manual, packaged together in a soap box container and designed by

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, the band moved on to indie label

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, where they would stay for the rest of their career. Their fondness for short songs was evident on their first Rough Trade release, a 7-inch EP featuring eight, one minute songs and titled ''Autumn Cut Back Job Lot Offer'', released in early 1987. The following year, they released their second album, 76 Kids Forever'', which they described as a "

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musical". The band continued for one final effort, 1990's ''Ko-Opera'' album, a very different proposition as they utilized contemporary dance beats to deconstruct early '90s consumerism. This was to be their swan song with the band splitting up soon after, with an unheard and unreleased album (minus Simon Childs) in the can. The band recorded two sessions for John Peel's

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programme, in 1983 ("Let's Evolve", "Relationships") and 1984 ("A Walk in the Park", "Problem-Solving Broadcasts 1-3", "T Minus Tranquility"); the first released as an EP in 1986.Sudden Sway Peel Session details
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History

Discography

Albums

Singles

Compilation appearances

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