The Armoury Show

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The Armoury Show
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.

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Year Type Format Title
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"

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