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rock
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* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
band with
Rick Buckler
Paul Richard Buckler (born 6 December 1955) is an English musician who is the former drummer of The Jam.
Early years
Buckler was born in the town of Woking in the county of Surrey, England. He received his education at Sheerwater Secondary Sch ...
, the former drummer with
The Jam
The Jam were an English mod revival/ punk rock band formed in 1972 at Sheerwater Secondary School in Woking, Surrey. They released 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 198 ...
. The group released three
singles
Singles are people not in a committed relationship.
Singles may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series
* ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe
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.
Personnel
*
Rick Buckler
Paul Richard Buckler (born 6 December 1955) is an English musician who is the former drummer of The Jam.
Early years
Buckler was born in the town of Woking in the county of Surrey, England. He received his education at Sheerwater Secondary Sch ...
- drums
*
Jimmy Edwards
James Keith O'Neill Edwards, DFC (23 March 19207 July 1988) was an English comedy writer and actor on radio and television, best known as Pa Glum in ''Take It from Here'' and as headmaster "Professor" James Edwards in ''Whack-O!''.
Early lif ...
- vocals
*
Danny Kustow
Alexander Daniel Kustow (10 May 1955 – 11 March 2019) was an English rock guitarist, known for his dynamic performance style and work with the Tom Robinson Band in the 1970s and 1980s.
Early life
Kustow was born at Queen Charlotte's and Chel ...
- guitar, vocals
*Ray Simone - guitar, vocals
*Nick South - bass guitar, vocals
*Fletcher Christian (on second and third singles)
Career
On 30 October 1982, The Jam issued a handwritten statement announcing their split. A final single, "
Beat Surrender
"Beat Surrender" was The Jam's final single, and was released on 22 November 1982. It became the band's fourth and last No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in December 1982.
Title
The song's title was a play on words combining the ti ...
", went straight to number one and a farewell tour culminated in a gig at the Brighton Centre on 11 December 1982. After that, the three band members went their separate ways.
Buckler formed Time UK with Jimmy Edwards (lead vocals) and Ray Simone (guitar), both former members of
Masterswitch
Masterswitch was an English rock band active in the late 1970s.
Band members
The band consisted of four members:
*Jimmy Edwards (vocals, guitar)
*Stephen Wilkin (guitar)
*Mark Steed (bass guitar)
*Martin Lee (drums)
Formation (1976)
Lifelong f ...
, Danny Kustow (guitar) from the
Tom Robinson Band
Tom Robinson Band (TRB) are a British rock band, established in 1976 by singer, songwriter and bassist Tom Robinson. The band's debut single "2-4-6-8 Motorway" was a top five hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1977, and their third single, "Up Ag ...
and the former
Sparks/
Radio Stars
Radio Stars were an English new wave group formed in early 1977. They released two albums and had one UK Top 40 single.
Career
Radio Stars were formed by Sparks exile Martin Gordon (bass, songwriter) and also included ex-John's Children v ...
bass guitarist
Martin Gordon
Martin Gordon (born 3 May 1954) is an English musician who plays bass guitar, double bass, and piano. After a long period as band member and session musician, he embarked on a solo career in 2004. His most recent album release was in 2021.
B ...
. Gordon recorded demos and performed only one gig with the band before being replaced by Nick South, formerly of the
Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野 洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking.
Ono grew up i ...
Band,
Sniff 'n' the Tears
Sniff 'n' the Tears is a British rock band best known for their 1978 song "Driver's Seat", a moderate hit in many countries (including No. 15 on the American ''Billboard'' Hot 100) (in September 1979). The band is led by singer/songwriter Pa ...
and
Steve Marriott
Stephen Peter Marriott (30 January 1947 – 20 April 1991) was an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He co-founded and played in the rock bands Small Faces and Humble Pie, in a career spanning over two decades. Marriott was inducted po ...
's All Stars.
The band was originally called The Time. Though the reason for the name change is not known, when the band was first formed journalists speculated that the name might cause conflict with
an American group of the same name.
One of the band's first live performances was a free gig at Sheffield University Students Union on Saturday 25 June 1983. The line-up of bands was varied with local goths the
Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy is a religious institute of Catholic women founded in 1831 in Dublin, Ireland, by Catherine McAuley. As of 2019, the institute had about 6200 sisters worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations. They a ...
, the singer of the "recent" disco hit "It's So High" Matt Fretton and the R&B and soul group The
Ruby Turner
Francella Ruby Turner MBE (born 22 June 1958) is a British Jamaican R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and actress.
In a music career spanning more than 30 years, Turner is best known for her album and single releases in Europe and North Americ ...
Band also on the bill.
Time UK sold nearly 60,000 copies of their first single, "The Cabaret". Released on Red Bus Records, it entered the official chart on 8 October 1983, reaching No. 63 during its three-week stay. Produced and engineered by Robbie Farnon, the 12 inch and double-pack 7 inch included a track called "Arcade Radio Present TIME UK The Beginning (The Radio Show)", a mock show with snippets of several demo tracks including the future B-side "Puppets Don't Bleed".
A year and a half later, the follow-up single, "Playground of Privilege", produced by
Tony Visconti
Anthony Edward Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American record producer, musician and singer. Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers. His first hit single was T. Rex's " Ride a White Swan" in 1970, the first of man ...
, was released on Arista Records with little impact, despite an appearance on the
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After a third single, "You Won't Stop", the band effectively ceased. Buckler and Edwards briefly formed a new band,
. The single, "Entertain Me", released on the UK independent Mod label Unicorn Records, included the only three tracks recorded by the band.
In 2002, a
, ''One More Time'', assembled recorded material from Time UK and Sharp, including several previously unreleased tracks.
*"The Cabaret" / "Remember Days" / "The Radio Show" (this track on 12" and double 7" only) (Red Bus, Arcadia, TIME 123), 1983 -
, ARIST 597), 1985
*"You Won't Stop" / "Things We Love the Best" (Arista, ARIST 637), 1985