''Tenement Steps'' was the third and final
studio album
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by English
rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
band
The Motors
The Motors were a British pub rock band formed in London in 1977 by former Ducks Deluxe members Nick Garvey and Andy McMaster together with guitarist Rob Hendry (who was replaced in May 1977 by Bram Tchaikovsky) and drummer Ricky Slaughter. ...
, originally released in early 1980. The album reached number 174 in the
''Billboard'' 200.
Four singles came from the album, "Love and Loneliness", "That's What John Said", "Tenement Steps" and "Metropolis". "Love and Loneliness" reached No. 58 in the
UK Singles Chart
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and No. 78 in the
''Billboard'' Hot 100.
The other singles did not chart.
After Ricky Slaughter and
Bram Tchaikovsky
Peter Bramall (born 10 November 1950 in Lincolnshire, England), better known by his stage name Bram Tchaikovsky, is a British vocalist and guitarist.
He first came to prominence as a member of UK punk/ pub rock band The Motors, whom he joined ...
had both left The Motors in 1978, they effectively became a 2-piece group with Nick Garvey and
Andy McMaster. They used session musicians for the album: Martin Ace on bass, and on drums, Michael Desmarais on "Here Comes The Hustler" and
Terry Williams on the rest of the album.
The top left and bottom right corners of the front album were die-cut by Virgin Records on the original release. The red inner sleeve was also cut to match outer sleeve.
Track listing
Personnel
;The Motors
*Nick Garvey - vocals, guitar, bass on "Tenement Steps" and "Here Comes the Hustler", piano on "Love and Loneliness"
*
Andy McMaster - vocals, keyboards
*Martin Ace - bass
*
Terry Williams - drums
with:
*Michael Desmarais - drums on "Here Comes the Hustler"
References
1980 albums
Virgin Records albums
The Motors albums
Albums produced by Jimmy Iovine
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