Doll by Doll
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Doll by Doll was a London based rock band formed by Jackie Leven in 1975.
The original line up was Jackie Leven – vocals and guitar, Jo Shaw – vocals and guitar, Robin Spreafico – vocals and bass, and David Macintosh – vocals and percussion. Alternately loved or loathed by audiences and critics alike, they gained little mainstream success, but have since become something of a cult band.
This line up only recorded one studio album Remember before Spreafico was replaced by Tony Waite (1958-2003). In this configuration they released the albums Gypsy Blood and the eponymous third album, Doll By Doll, before splitting up.
At the time of final LP Grand Passion, only Leven was left of the original line-up, joined by Helen Turner (vocals and keyboards) and Tom Norden (vocals, guitar and bass) with a number of guest musicians, including Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd. Mark Fletcher (bass) and Chris Clarke (drums) played with the group live.
Doll By Doll finally fell apart in 1983, though Leven, Shaw and Macintosh plus ex-Sex Pistol Glen Matlock, released a single Big Tears under the name "Concrete Bulletproof Invisible" in 1988.
In 2005 a live recording of the original band was released. Revenge of Memory, which features all but one of the songs on the Remember album, was recorded at the Sheffield Limits Club in 1977.
The four Doll by Doll studio albums were all released for the first time on CD in March 2007 on WEA/Rhino.
[edit] Discography
- Remember (Automatic, 1979)
- Gypsy Blood (Automatic, 1979)
- Doll By Doll (Magnet, 1980)
- Grand Passion (Magnet, 1982)
- Revenge of Memory (Live at The Sheffield Limits Club 1977) (Haunted Valley, 2005)
