The Dead 60s
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Liverpool, England, United Kingdom |
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| Genre(s) | Indie rock Ska |
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| Years active | 2003–present | |
| Label(s) | Deltasonic | |
| Website | thedead60s.com | |
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| Ben Gordon Charlie Turner Matt McManamon Bryan Johnson |
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The Dead 60s are a rock band from Liverpool, England, and were previously known as Pinhole and, earlier, Resthome until they changed their name in 2003.
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[edit] The Band
- Matt McManamon - Vocals, Guitar
- Ben Gordon - Guitar, Organ
- Charlie Turner - Bass Guitar, Vocals
- Bryan Johnson - Drums
The band's sound is a mixture of punk rock, ska and reggae. They've been compared with The Clash and The Specials, with influences that include the Gang of Four and King Tubby.
The Dead 60s undertook several tours of the USA in 2005 and they were scheduled to open "The Other Stage" at Glastonbury on 24 June, 2005. Unfortunately, before their set, the stage was hit by lightning and the performance was cancelled.
Their song Riot Radio features on the 2005 console game Burnout Revenge. The song A Different Age appears on Driver Parallel Lines in the 2006 era.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- The Dead 60s (2005), #23 UK.
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Country Date Label Format Cover Color Catalog Number US 31 May 2005 Epic CD (with XCP) Yellow EK94453 Japan 8 Jun. 2005 Sony Music Japan CD (Limited Edition) Yellow EICP517 Japan 10 Aug. 2005 Sony Music Japan CD Yellow EICP548 UK 26 Sep. 2005 Deltasonic CD Red DLTCD038 UK 26 Sep. 2005 Deltasonic 2CD Red DLTCDLE038 UK 26 Sep. 2005 Deltasonic 2LP Red DLTLPLE038 US 22 Nov. 2005 Epic CD (without XCP) Yellow 82876776752 Japan 21 Dec. 2005 Sony Music Japan 2CD Red EICP586~7
[edit] Singles
- 2004 "You're Not the Law" (limited edition 2000 copies)
- 2004 "Riot Radio" #30 UK
- 2005 "The Last Resort" #24 UK
- 2005 "Loaded Gun" #28 UK
- 2005 "Riot Radio" (Re-release) #30 UK
- 2005 "Ghostfaced Killer" #25 UK
[edit] Problems With Products
[edit] US CD With XCP
The US CD (catalogue number EK94453, UPC 827969445327) includes Sony BMG's controversial XCP copy protection system, which uses malicious virus-like techniques to hide its anti-piracy system within the Microsoft Windows operating system, making computers with it installed vulnerable to other viruses. The CD was withdrawn and a new version without XCP was issued on November 22, 2005. The original CD's disc and back cover are marked with a copy protection warning, whereas the reissued version does not have this marking.
[edit] UK LP
Another product-related problem for the band was the mis-pressing of the UK vinyl album, which lists on both the label and sleeve the same tracklisting as the UK CD, but in fact plays the tracklisting of the US version. The LP was re-pressed and distributed with the same catalogue number. The original issue has a blue starburst sticker on the cover, and the reissue doesn't.
