Robert Blamire

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Robert Blamire
Born	c. 1959
Origin	County Durham, England
Genres	Punk rock, New Wave, Synthpop
Occupations	Musician, record producer, manager
Instruments	Bass guitar
Years active	1976 – present
Associated acts	Pauline Murray, Penetration, Patrik Fitzgerald, The Invisible Girls, The Storm
Notable instruments
Rickenbacker bass Fender Jazz Bass Musicman Stingray

Robert Blamire (b. circa 1959) is known primarily as bassist for the punk and new wave band Penetration.

He founded the band along with singer Pauline Murray in 1976 after seeing a performance by The Sex Pistols. After the band split up, he and Murray went on to form The Invisible Girls with members of John Cooper Clarke's backing band. During this time, Blamire and Murray's were romantically involved.

He also worked with Patrik Fitzgerald,^[1]^[2] and produced Scottish post-punk band The Scars' only album, Author! Author!.

As of 2006, he was lecturing on Graphic Design.^[3]

References

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Name	Blamire, Robert
Alternative names
Short description	English bassist
Date of birth	c. 1959
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