The Distractions
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| The Distractions | |
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| Origin | Manchester, England |
| Genre(s) | Punk rock New Wave |
| Years active | 1975 - 1981 |
| Label(s) | TJM, Factory, Island, That |
| Members | |
| Mike Finney Steve Perrin-Brown Lawrence Tickle Tony Trap Pip Nicholls Adrian Wright Alec Sidebottom Julie Finney |
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The Distractions were a punk rock/new wave band from Manchester, England.
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[edit] History
The band was originally formed in 1975 by college friends Mike Finney (vocals) and Steve Perrin-Brown (guitar), who recruited Lawrence Tickle (bass) and Tony Trap (drums).[1] The band changed tack with the advent of punk in 1977 and Finney and Brown recruited a new line-up of Pip Nicholls (bass), Adrian Wright (guitar), and Alec Sidebottom (drums, formerly of The Purple Gang), now mixing punk rock with sixties influences.[1][2] They shared bills with the likes of Buzzcocks, Magazine and Joy Division, and their debut EP, You're Not Going Out Dressed Like That, released in 1979, led to a deal with Factory Records, who released the follow-up, "Time Goes By So Slow".[2][3] In a 1979 newsletter, Tony Wilson described the band: "Reminds the management of AustinTexas 66, but take your choice".[4] The band had already signed a deal with Island Records in September 1979, before the factory single was released, according to Wilson "due to irresistable desire to play the game".[4] An album and a few more singles followed, but the band failed to break into the top 40 despite favourable reviews, and called it a day in 1981, after briefly changing their name to First Circle, with Julie Finney replacing Brown.[1][2]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles/EPs
- You're Not Going Out Dressed Like That EP (1979) TJM
- "Time Goes By So Slow" / "Pillow Fight" (1979) Factory
- "It Doesn't Bother Me" (1980) Island
- "Boys Cry" (1980) Island
- "Something For The Weekend" (1980) Island
- 24 Hours EP (1981) That (UK indie #47)[5]
[edit] Albums
- Nobody's Perfect (1980) Island
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Larkin, Colin (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music. Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-579-4.
- ^ a b c Strong, Martin C. (1999). The Great Alternative & Indie Discography. Canongate. ISBN 0-86241-913-1.
- ^ The Distractions. Ian Curtis and Joy Division Fans Club. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.
- ^ a b Factory Records newsletter and shareholder's analysis September 1979 part 2. Manchester District Music Archive. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1999. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
