| The Farmer's Boys | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Norwich, England |
| Genres | Indie pop, Synth-Pop, New Wave |
| Years active | 1981–1985 |
| Labels | Waap, Backs Records, EMI |
| Associated acts | The Great Outdoors |
| Website | http://www.thefarmersboys.com/ |
| Past members | |
| Baz, Mark, Stan, Frog, Andy | |
The Farmer's Boys were a British band from Norwich, England. They formed in the early 1980s and were briefly called 'Bang Goes My Stereo' before changing their name to The Farmer’s Boys.[1]
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The band's first single, "I Think I Need Help", was released in April 1982 with a few more releases in the same year. In January 1983, "More Than a Dream" was reissued as their first single for EMI. Several more singles and two albums were released before the band split in 1985.
Baz and Mark went on to form The Avons in 1985.[1] Mark later joined The Nivens, Stan formed Dr Fondle and Frog joined The Higsons and played keyboards on a Julian Cope tour in the late eighties. Original guitarist Andy left early on to join Serious Drinking.[1]
In 2000, Baz, Mark and Stan formed a new band, The Great Outdoors.
| Title | Date | UK Singles Chart[2] | UK Indie Chart[3] | Label | Format | Cat # | Other tracks |
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| "I Think I Need Help" | April 1982 | — | 15 | "Waap" | 7" | WAAP3 | "Squit" |
| 12" | 12WAAP3 | "Squit" "More Squit" "Squittest" |
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| "Whatever Is He Like?" | July 1982 | — | 8 | Backs | 7" | NCH01 | "Whatever Is He Like?" |
| "More Than a Dream" | December 1982 | — | 4 | Backs | 7" | NCH03 | "Country Line" |
| January 1983 | — | — | EMI | 7" | EMI5367 | ||
| "Muck It Out" | April 1983 | 48 | — | 7" (pic. disc) | EMIP5380 | "Funky Combine John" | |
| 12" | 12EMI5380 | ||||||
| "For You" | July 1983 | 66 | — | 7" | EMI5401 | "T.O.S.D." | |
| double 7" | EMID5401 | "T.O.S.D." "Muck It Out" (demo) "Drinking and Dressing Up" (demo) "Something I Ate" (demo) "I Don't Know Why" (demo) |
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| "Apparently" | January 1984 | — | — | 7" | FAB1 | "Uncle Freddie" | |
| 12" | 12FAB1 | ||||||
| "In the Country" | July 1984 | 44 | — | 7" | FAB2 | "Mama Never Told Me" | |
| 7" pic. disc | FABP2 | ||||||
| 12" | 12FAB2 | "Mama Never Told Me" "Matter Of Fact" |
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| "Phew Wow" | October 1984 | 59 | — | 7" | FAB3 | "Portrait of a Legend (part 1)" | |
| 12" | 12FAB3 | ||||||
| "I Built the World" | February 1985 | — | — | 7" | FAB4 | "Sometimes" | |
| 12" | 12FAB4 | "Sometimes" "Probably One Of The Best Investments I Ever Made" (live) "Sport For All" |
A concert was recorded and broadcast from the Lyceum Theatre in London on 7 September 1983. The Farmer's Boys played the second half hour, whilst another Norwich band The Higsons played the first half. Tracks played: