Games - 1980-82 Recordings

Wirral electronic dance band formed in 1980 by Brendan Coyle (on synth, later Some Detergents), Colin Hughes (later Sense of Vision) and Steve Knott (on guitar and vocals), deely influenced by the electronic pop so popular at the start of the decade (Roxy Music, Japan, and especially the Human League, from whom they also got the idea of female dancers for live performances). Their first single was released in 1980:

First Law of Games (1980)
- First Law of Games
- Childsplay

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In 1981, the same line-up recorded a couple of songs (Unrest in the Real World and The Song) to be featured on the compilation Street to Street Vol. 2 (see below). In March of the same year a cassette compilation with some of their songs was privately released (that is, impossible to find!) with the title The Bogus Compendium.
In 1982, the line-up expanded with the inclusion of Chris shaw (on synth, former Dalek I Love You, at the time also with Some Detergents, and later with Sense of Vision). The four-piece act recorded and released the band’s second and final single in February 1982.

Dance This Way (1982)
- Dance This Way
- Love Canal

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The Games disbanded by the end of the year.
In 1983 Steve Knott resurrected the band for one only gig at Pickwick’s. For the occasion he was joined on stage by Wayne Hussey (on guitar, at the time with Dead or Alive), Bran Jones (on drums, from A Selected Committee, later with Something French), and David Huges (on keys, previously Dalek I Love You - with former Games’ member Chris Shaw – OMD and Godot).

Games 1980-02 Recordings