The Headboys

The Headboys
Origin	Scotland
Genres	Power pop, new wave
Years active	1977–1979
Labels	RSO Records
Past members
Lou Lewis George Boyter Calum Malcolm Davy Ross

The Headboys were a Scottish power pop band, formed in 1977 in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[1] They are best known for their 1979 single, "The Shape of Things to Come".

Contents 1 Biography 2 Band members 3 Discography 3.1 Album 3.2 Single 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Biography

They released an album in 1979 on Robert Stigwood's RSO label,^[1] which was produced by Peter Ker (who also worked with The Motors, and Bram Tchaikovsky).

The lack of any other UK chart hit left them labelled as one-hit wonders.

Band members

• Lou Lewis - guitar and vocals
• George Boyter - bass and vocals
• Calum Malcolm - keyboards and vocals
• Davy Ross - drums and vocals^[2]

Discography

Album

• The Headboys - 1979 - US # 113^[3]
  • "Changing With the Times"
  • "Experiments"
  • "Gonna Do It Like This"
  • "Kickin the Kans"
  • "My Favorit DJ"
  • "Schoolgirls"
  • "Silver Lining"
  • "Stepping Stones"
  • "Take It All Down"
  • "The Breakout"
  • "The Ripper"
  • "The Shape of Things to Come"^[4]

Single

• "The Shape of Things to Come" - 1979 - UK #45^[5] US #67^[6]

See also

• Video Concert Hall

References

External links

• Lyrics for "The Shape of Things to Come"
• Band biography