music...isms: Blitz Brothers

venerdì 2 novembre 2007

Blitz Brothers

The Blitz Brothers were Chris Hughes (drums and FX, formerly of Virgin Records, then to join Dalek I Love You, and then Adam’s Ants), Dave Bates (vocals, A&R manager for Phonogram), Steve Lovell (guitars, ex Tontrix, later Hollycaust, and with Julian Cope) and Hugh Jones (bass).
They released a couple of singles: Gloria (1979) and Rose Tattoo (1980, written by Bates / Hughes, b/w Walking all alone by Bates / Hughes / Jones / Lovell).

Gloria
- Gloria (Van Morrison)
- Songs/Records (C. Huges)

The Blitz Brothers (mainly Hughes and Bates) were also responsible for the subsidiary Back Door, which first signed Dalek I Love You and released the Dalek I Love You (Destiny) track in may 1980. The blitz Brothers are also credited as producers of much of the DILY’s Compass album, to which Dave Bates also provided additional backing vocals, Chris Hughes some additional drums, percussion, and FX and Hugh Jones bass on the track Heat.

(Many thanks to Endorphin)

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- Klaus Schwartze (1987). The Scouse Penomenon (Part 1).
- Klaus Schwartze (1988). The Scouse Penomenon (Part 2).
- Paul Du Noyer (2000). Liverpool. Wondrous Place.
- Link2wales

and also:
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- Pete Burns (2007). Freak Unique. My Autobiography.
- Sara Cohen (1991). Rock Culture in Liverpool.
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- Bill Drummond (2008). 17.
- Jaki Florek, Paul Whelan (2009). Liverpool Eric's.
- Bill Harry (2009). Bigger than the Beatles.
- Holly Johnson (1994). A Bone in My Flute.
- Graham Jones (2009). Last Shop Standing. Whatever Happened to Record Shops?
- Marion Leonard, Robert Strachan (2010). The Beat Goes On. Liverpool, Popular Music and the Changing City. [Thanks for mentioning the blog in the Acknowledgements!]
- MW Macfield (2003). In Search of the La's. A Secret Liverpool.
- Ian McNabb (2008). Mersey Beast. A Musical Memoir.
- Brian Nash. (2012). Nasher Says Relax. Inside the Band and beyond the Pleasuredome.
- Simon Reynolds (2005). Rip it up and Start again. Post-punk 1978-1984.
- Simon Reynolds (2009). Totally Wired. Post-punk Inteviews - Overviews.
- Bill Skyes (2012). Sit Down! Listen to This! The Roger Eagle Story

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