The Armoury Show
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The Armoury Show | |
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Origin | United Kingdom |
Genre(s) | New Wave Post-punk |
Years active | 1984 – 1987 |
Associated acts | The Skids, Magazine |
Former members | |
Richard Jobson John McGeoch Russell Webb John Doyle |
The Armoury Show was a band of the 1980s. The band was named after the Armory Show, a famous 1913 modern art exhibition in New York. They released only one album, Waiting for the Floods, in their brief existence.
Previously Richard Jobson and Russell Webb were both members of the band The Skids, while John McGeoch and John Doyle had both been in Magazine, with McGeoch also appearing in Siouxsie & the Banshees.
[edit] Personnel
- Richard Jobson - vocals / guitar
- John McGeoch - guitar / vocals
- Russell Webb - bass guitar / vocals
- John Doyle - drums
[edit] Discography
Year | Type | Format | Title |
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1984 | Single | Parlophone R6079 | "Castles In Spain" / "Innocents Abroad" |
1984 | 12" | Parlophone 12R6079 | "Castles In Spain" (wubb dubb mix) / "Innocents Abroad" / "Is It A Wonder" |
1985 | Single | Parlaphone R6087 | "We Can Be Brave Again" (Extended Version) / "A Feeling" / "Catherine" |
1985 | Album | EMI 17163/EMI 2403591 | Waiting for the Floods |
1985 | Single | Parlophone R6098 | "Glory of Love" (Universal Mix) / "Glory of Love" / "Higher Than The Instrumental" |
1987 | Single | Parlophone R6149 | "Love in Anger" / "Uptown Downtown" / "Tender Is The Night" |
1987 | 12" | Parlophone R6153 | "NY City" (John Robie remix) / "NY City (NY a Go Go)" / "Whirlwind" |