The Sinking Ships (sometimes referred to as Sinking Ships) was an English

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band formed in 1979.

History

The Sinking Ships was formed in the autumn of 1979 by former members of the bands ''Berlin'' and ''Stress'' named Simon Brighton (guitarist), Terry Welbourn (bassist), Colin Hopkirk (vocalist), and Nick Green (drummer) in Wragby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. The band recorded two tracks for the local New Wave compilation ''Household Shocks'' in 1980; Hopkirk left the band after its release. In the Spring of 1980, it recorded the single ''The Cinema Clock''. After that, the band's members increased from three to six. In 1981, the band's members again decreased to three, and they released their albums ''Dream'' and ''After the Rain - Live'' in April 1981 on the Recession label. After that, the band's members split up. In 2018, they released a live EP from 1980 entitled "Playground Studios, Wragby, 1980." It was available on their Bandcamp page for a short period before being removed. In 2021, the band released a "compilation" album on their Bandcamp entitled "The Cinema Clock ...And Other Stories", featuring a number of their songs from their short career together.

Legacy

Their most popular song is ''Strangers'', due to the artist being unknown to many people for a while until the song with the band's name was found on

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. It was thought to have been made by the same band as ''

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'' because of the singer's voice and the mystery around the two songs. However, the singer of the song was contacted and said that the band did not make the song.

Discography

Albums

*The Cinema Clock ...And Other Stories (2021)

EPs

* Playground Studios, Wragby, 1980. (live, released in 2018)

Singles

*The Cinema Clock (released in November 1980) *Dream (released in April 1981)

References

External links

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