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England in the summer of 1979 meant MOD, and it was then that the Lambrettas were formed near the south coast city of Brighton. The original members were: Jez Bird (vocals/guitar), Doug Sanders (guitar/vocals), Mark Ellis (bass), and Paul Wincer (drums). The band first performed on June 9, 1979, playing at an all-day Mod concert held in the ballroom at the end of Hastings pier.
The band played various venues around England, then in August were spotted by Elton John’s Rocket Records label. A Rocket album — named “499-2139” — featured a dozen new and unknown bands and included the Lambrettas’ first recording, Go Steady.
In November of 1979, Rocket released the Lambrettas track as a single. By the early part of 1980, Go Steady had sold modestly, but with enough interest to persuade Rocket to sign the band.
The next release was a cover of the 1950s Lieber/Stoller song, Poison Ivy, previously recorded most notably by The Coasters and The Rolling Stones. The Lambrettas version, with brass arrangements, had a decidedly upbeat “ska” feel to it. The record was a huge success, reaching #7 in the British charts, and earning the band a silver disc for sales in excess of 250,000.
The next single, Da-a-ance, was more typical of the band’s pop/rock sound, reaching #12 in the charts. Controversy occurred when they were about to release another cut from their debut album, Beat Boys In The Jet Age. At the last moment, the song Page 3, had to be re-titled for single release as Another Day (Another Girl), after a court injunction by the Sun newspaper. The record was moderately successful, reaching #49 in the charts.
The band played various venues around England, then in August were spotted by Elton John’s Rocket Records label. A Rocket album — named “499-2139” — featured a dozen new and unknown bands and included the Lambrettas’ first recording, Go Steady.
In November of 1979, Rocket released the Lambrettas track as a single. By the early part of 1980, Go Steady had sold modestly, but with enough interest to persuade Rocket to sign the band.
The next release was a cover of the 1950s Lieber/Stoller song, Poison Ivy, previously recorded most notably by The Coasters and The Rolling Stones. The Lambrettas version, with brass arrangements, had a decidedly upbeat “ska” feel to it. The record was a huge success, reaching #7 in the British charts, and earning the band a silver disc for sales in excess of 250,000.
The next single, Da-a-ance, was more typical of the band’s pop/rock sound, reaching #12 in the charts. Controversy occurred when they were about to release another cut from their debut album, Beat Boys In The Jet Age. At the last moment, the song Page 3, had to be re-titled for single release as Another Day (Another Girl), after a court injunction by the Sun newspaper. The record was moderately successful, reaching #49 in the charts.
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Beat Boys in the Jet Age
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Da-a-a-Ance
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The Best Of - The Singles Collection
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Ambience
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g0dsavethequeen wrote:
I got one of their original vinyls! Beat boys in the jet age *.*
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abnormalna wrote:
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MARDOUX_FOX wrote:
beat boysssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
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twotonetonic wrote:
Secret Affair pIay their 30th anniversary show, The Camden Centre, Kings X, May 30th with DJ Eddie PiIIer. www.seetickets.com www.secretaffair.info
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hardrockguy wrote:
If you love and respect Mod Music then join my group Mod Respect.
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STOP111 wrote:
Lambrettas is very good mod revival band!!!
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saudeartpunk wrote:
you can find here: http://www.4shared.com/file/78249911/cc5db712/the_lambrettas_-_the_best_of_-_the_singles_collection.html it's one of my favorite bands!
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Stepho_1 wrote:
i'd have eatem my mothers left arm pit to have held the balls of one of these guys. makes me weep to think of the nasty way it all ended. legends! legends i tell thee... possibly the best thing ever recorded with an empty baked bean tin and a roll of sticky back plastic! ta for the memories sponge faces!
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baalboa wrote:
I dont get wht Listen, Listen is on the top 15.. its great:p
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DanAbnrml9 wrote:
I was late to the party on these guys but I can't stop playing their anthology. It's all top stuff!
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ChYGYN wrote:
Они Боги!
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oioioiacab wrote:
add russian description & tags! love these guys!
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eltham67 wrote:
Sadly Jez Bird, the lead singer passed away about a month ago.
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sexylesley wrote:
hi all
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kubo63 wrote:
Hi! I have, but they are on inlay of their LP. I can take some pictures, but quality will be poor. :( (Yes, I don't have scanner.)
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maucordeiro wrote:
Why can't I find Lambrettas lyrics anywhere? Anyone has it?
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maucordeiro wrote:
Yeah, but their second album sucked big time. The first one is ace, though.
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Surfmonkey wrote:
Shitty mods? Naah. These guys were great!
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SaintZake wrote:
Shitty Mods....
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Kilgal wrote:
I wish there were more of their songs available on here to listen to.
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