999 (band)
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999 are an English rock band
who formed in London in 1977. They are often cited as one of the first punk rock
bands. Between 1978 and 1981, they had five Top 75 singles
in the UK Singles Chart
, and one Top 40 single. After extensive touring across the Atlantic Ocean
, the band's third and fourth studio
album
s charted in the United States. Despite breaking up a couple of times, they continue to record and play live to the present day.
emergency telephone number
, 999 was founded in London by singer/guitarist
Nick Cash and Guy Days. Cash and Days met each other when the former was a member of the pub rock
band Kilburn and the High-Roads, and the latter was a session
guitarist
who played on some of the band’s demo
tapes. In late 1976, they placed an advertisement in Melody Maker
for band members and ended up turning down Chrissie Hynde
(The Pretenders
), Jon Moss
of (Culture Club
) and Tony James
(Generation X
). They recruited Jon Watson on bass
and Pablo LaBritain on drum
, LaBritain having briefly played with The Clash
. The band that eventually became known as 999 performed their first concert
at the Northampton
Cricket Club in January 1977. After experimenting with several different band names, the band became 999 in May 1977.
999 soon established themselves as a powerful live act on London's punk scene and became regulars at the Hope and Anchor, Islington
. On the strength of their well received, self-financed debut single
, 999 were signed to United Artists Records
around the same time as the Buzzcocks
. "I'm Alive" became a firm favourite in the punk clubs
. The band's second single, "Nasty Nasty", was cited nearly 20 years after its release as a seminal punk single.
Their self-titled debut album
, produced
by Andy Arthurs, was released in March 1978. One retrospective review claimed it "demonstrated their limitations as well as their strengths. The 45 cuts like "Me And My Desire" and "Emergency" demonstrated the latter, but the album lacked that special ingredient, uniqueness or originality to make it stand out from the crowd." The album reached #53 in the UK Albums Chart
. The following year, the song "Emergency" from the album appeared — alongside songs by bands like The Jam
and The Stranglers
— on the punk compilation 20 of Another Kind. That album reached #45 in the UK chart
. Years later, "Emergency" was included in Mojo
magazine's list of the best punk rock singles of all time.
The band's second album, Separates
was produced by Martin Rushent
. One reviewer lists it as one of the best punk albums of all time. In the United States
, a slightly altered version of Separates, re-titled High Energy Plan, became the band's first American release. In October 1978, a month after the album’s release, 999 recorded their only session for John Peel
at BBC Radio 1
. 999 also played at Front Row Festival, a three-week event at the Hope and Anchor in late November and early December 1977. This resulted in the band’s inclusion, alongside the likes of Wilko Johnson
, The Only Ones
, the Saints
, The Stranglers
, X-Ray Spex
, and XTC
, on a hit double LP of recordings from the festival.
999 toured widely in the United States
and the band was rewarded when their albums The Biggest Prize In Sport and Concrete charted on the Billboard 200
. In the US, "Homicide" & "Hollywood" garnered frequent rotation on Rock of the 80s format radio stations like KROQ in Los Angeles. According to Dave Thompson
, "For many Americans, they were the first to actually bother with the backwoods, playing places which other Brit bands hadn't heard of, and returning to them again and again. And while no one knows how many American bands were first inspired to take up arms by 999, those that did still wear their loyalties loudly."
Despite a number of minor hit singles, the band's critical appeal in Britain had begun to wane. Their stock was lifted temporarily with the arrival of the self-released Face To Face 999's popularity continued to decline steadily, leading to the group disbanding twice in the 1980s, reforming soon afterwards. They have since released several albums and continue to tour. Bassick also plays for The Lurkers
.
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who formed in London in 1977. They are often cited as one of the first punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
bands. Between 1978 and 1981, they had five Top 75 singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, and one Top 40 single. After extensive touring across the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
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, the band's third and fourth studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s charted in the United States. Despite breaking up a couple of times, they continue to record and play live to the present day.
Career
Named after Britain’sUnited Kingdom
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emergency telephone number
999 (emergency telephone number)
999 is an official emergency telephone number in a number of countries which allows the caller to contact emergency services for urgent assistance....
, 999 was founded in London by singer/guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Nick Cash and Guy Days. Cash and Days met each other when the former was a member of the pub rock
Pub rock (UK)
Pub rock was a rock music genre that developed in the mid 1970s in the United Kingdom. A back-to-basics movement, pub rock was a reaction against progressive and glam rock. Although short-lived, pub rock was notable for rejecting stadium venues and for returning live rock to the small pubs and...
band Kilburn and the High-Roads, and the latter was a session
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
who played on some of the band’s demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
tapes. In late 1976, they placed an advertisement in Melody Maker
Melody Maker
Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...
for band members and ended up turning down Chrissie Hynde
Chrissie Hynde
Christine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde is an US musician best known as the leader of the rock/new wave band the Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history.-Early life and career:Hynde is the daughter of a part-time...
(The Pretenders
The Pretenders
The Pretenders are an English rock band formed in Hereford, England in March 1978. The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde , James Honeyman-Scott , Pete Farndon , and Martin Chambers...
), Jon Moss
Jon Moss
Jon Moss is an English drummer best known as a member of the 1980s pop group Culture Club. He has also played with other bands, including London, The Nips and The Damned.-Early life:...
of (Culture Club
Culture Club
Culture Club are a British rock band who were part of the 1980s New Romantic movement. The original band consisted of Boy George , Mikey Craig , Roy Hay and Jon Moss...
) and Tony James
Tony James
Tony James is a British musician, best known as a bassist of Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik.- Career :He was originally a member of the punk band London SS, along with Brian James, , and Mick Jones plus Terry Chimes .Later, James joined the early punk band Chelsea...
(Generation X
Generation X (band)
Generation X was a British punk rock band, formed on 21 November 1976 by Billy Idol, Tony James and John Towe.-History:...
). They recruited Jon Watson on bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and Pablo LaBritain on drum
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, LaBritain having briefly played with The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
. The band that eventually became known as 999 performed their first concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
at the Northampton
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
Cricket Club in January 1977. After experimenting with several different band names, the band became 999 in May 1977.
999 soon established themselves as a powerful live act on London's punk scene and became regulars at the Hope and Anchor, Islington
Hope and Anchor, Islington
The Hope and Anchor is a public house on Upper Street, in the London Borough of Islington. During the mid-1970s it was one of the first pubs to embrace the emergent, but brief, phenomenon of pub rock...
. On the strength of their well received, self-financed debut single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, 999 were signed to United Artists Records
United Artists Records
United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 initially to distribute records of its movie soundtracks, though it soon branched out into recording music of a number of different genres.-History:...
around the same time as the Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton in 1976, led by singer–songwriter–guitarist Pete Shelley.They are regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, pop punk and indie rock. They achieved commercial...
. "I'm Alive" became a firm favourite in the punk clubs
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
. The band's second single, "Nasty Nasty", was cited nearly 20 years after its release as a seminal punk single.
Their self-titled debut album
999 (album)
-Personnel:*Nick Cash – Guitar, Vocals*Guy Days – Guitar, Vocals*Pablo Labritain – Drums*Jon Watson – Bass, Vocals*Alan Winstanley, Doug Bennett, Steve Nye – engineer...
, produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
by Andy Arthurs, was released in March 1978. One retrospective review claimed it "demonstrated their limitations as well as their strengths. The 45 cuts like "Me And My Desire" and "Emergency" demonstrated the latter, but the album lacked that special ingredient, uniqueness or originality to make it stand out from the crowd." The album reached #53 in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
. The following year, the song "Emergency" from the album appeared — alongside songs by bands like The Jam
The Jam
The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...
and The Stranglers
The Stranglers
The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
— on the punk compilation 20 of Another Kind. That album reached #45 in the UK chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
. Years later, "Emergency" was included in Mojo
Mojo (magazine)
MOJO is a popular music magazine published initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Following the success of the magazine Q, publishers Emap were looking for a title which would cater for the burgeoning interest in classic rock music...
magazine's list of the best punk rock singles of all time.
The band's second album, Separates
Separates
Separates is the second album released by the English punk band 999. Separates was released in America under the title High Energy Plan, with a different cover and slightly altered track listing; on High Energy Plan, "Tulse Hill Night" and "Out of Reach" are replaced by "Waiting" and "Action".-...
was produced by Martin Rushent
Martin Rushent
Martin Rushent was an English record producer, best known for his work with The Human League, The Stranglers and The Buzzcocks.- Early life :Rushent was born on 11 July 1948 in Enfield, Middlesex. His father was a car salesman...
. One reviewer lists it as one of the best punk albums of all time. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, a slightly altered version of Separates, re-titled High Energy Plan, became the band's first American release. In October 1978, a month after the album’s release, 999 recorded their only session for John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
at BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
. 999 also played at Front Row Festival, a three-week event at the Hope and Anchor in late November and early December 1977. This resulted in the band’s inclusion, alongside the likes of Wilko Johnson
Wilko Johnson
Wilko Johnson is an English guitarist and songwriter, particularly associated with the UK rhythm and blues band Dr. Feelgood in the 1970s.-Career:...
, The Only Ones
The Only Ones
The Only Ones are an English rock band. They were initially active in the late 1970s and were associated with punk rock, yet straddled the musical territory in between punk, power pop and hard rock, with noticeable influences from psychedelia...
, the Saints
The Saints (band)
The Saints are an Australian rock band, which formed in Brisbane in 1974 as punk rockers. Founders were Chris Bailey , Ivor Hay , and Ed Kuepper . Alongside mainstay Bailey, the group has had numerous line-ups...
, The Stranglers
The Stranglers
The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
, X-Ray Spex
X-Ray Spex
X-Ray Spex were an English punk band from London that formed in 1976.During their first incarnation , X-Ray Spex were “deliberate underachievers” and only managed to release five singles and one album...
, and XTC
XTC
XTC were a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005. The band enjoyed some chart success, including the UK and Canadian hits "Making Plans for Nigel" and "Senses Working Overtime" , but are perhaps even better known for their long-standing critical success.- Early years:...
, on a hit double LP of recordings from the festival.
999 toured widely in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and the band was rewarded when their albums The Biggest Prize In Sport and Concrete charted on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
. In the US, "Homicide" & "Hollywood" garnered frequent rotation on Rock of the 80s format radio stations like KROQ in Los Angeles. According to Dave Thompson
Dave Thompson (author)
Dave Thompson is the British born author of over 100 books, largely dealing with rock and pop music, but also covering film, sports, philately, numismatics and erotica....
, "For many Americans, they were the first to actually bother with the backwoods, playing places which other Brit bands hadn't heard of, and returning to them again and again. And while no one knows how many American bands were first inspired to take up arms by 999, those that did still wear their loyalties loudly."
Despite a number of minor hit singles, the band's critical appeal in Britain had begun to wane. Their stock was lifted temporarily with the arrival of the self-released Face To Face 999's popularity continued to decline steadily, leading to the group disbanding twice in the 1980s, reforming soon afterwards. They have since released several albums and continue to tour. Bassick also plays for The Lurkers
The Lurkers
The Lurkers were a late 1970s English punk rock group from Uxbridge, West London, notable for being the first group ever on Beggars Banquet Records.-Career:...
.
Line-ups
- Original: Nick Cash (b. Keith Lucas, 6 May 1950) – vocals and guitar; Guy Days – guitar and vocals; Jon Watson – bass; Pablo LaBritain – drums.
- End of 1979: Ed Case temporarily replaces an injured LaBritain on drums.
- Spring 1980: LaBritain returns after injury.
- Split up in 1982 but reformed in 1983.
- 1986 Watson leaves. Danny Palmer replaces him on bass
- Split up in 1987 but reformed in 1993.
- 1993: Arturo Bassick (of The LurkersThe LurkersThe Lurkers were a late 1970s English punk rock group from Uxbridge, West London, notable for being the first group ever on Beggars Banquet Records.-Career:...
) replaced Palmer on bass.
Reviews
- 999's debut single, "I'm Alive", was "a headlong rush of anti 9 to 5 rebellion complete with a bruising power-pop punk guitar attack and rent-a-yob pitched-in vocals."
- "It's a three-minute Charge of the Light Brigade with all the hallmarks of 1977: the vocals are histrionic, the music embarrassingly simple, the instruments turned up to full volume and the production almost absent."
- "They produced a series of snappy singles sung with urgency - "Nasty Nasty", "Me And My Desire" and "Emergency" - which received favourable reviews but didn't sell in sufficient quantities to make the charts."
- "A ferocious live band, the group harnessed every iota of their stage performance for the studio, turning in an album that zips past at the speed of light, in a blur of chant-worthy choruses and pogo-able riffs."
- "Singer Nick Cash has a sort of affected, high pitched snarl when he wants to emphasize a point, but when the band sings straight verses or chorus parts with backing vocals they can have a nice punk pop sound that's a lot like the BoysThe Boys (UK Band)The Boys are an English punk rock band formed in London in 1976.Members of the band had previously played in other groups, such as London SS and Hollywood Brats. After recording four studio albums and eight singles, as well as recording Christmas themed music under the name The Yobs, they disbanded...
".
- "They have also been the subject of a welter of compilations and live albums in the wake of renewed interest in punk nostalgia, but the better elements of their back catalogue argue strongly against the 'dregs of punk' tag that has hung around their necks in recent times."
- "Not until they’re all laid out in front of one, does it become apparent just how many great 45s this band had!"
- "While never gaining back their original popularity and record sales, they have for the past 30 years or so maintained a live and recording profile to become one of Britain's best loved punk acts and always a great live act."
- Reviews of Separates: Larkin (2002) described it as "stronger, with compelling numbers such as the single "Homicide" resorting to muscular choruses instead of simple speed." Joynson (2001) called it a "progression on their debut" with a "tighter sound." Stephen "SPAZ" Schnee of Allmusic said it is "more polished."
- Reviews of Face to Face: Strong (2003) believes that 999 "redeemed themselves" with this "more accomplished" effort. Larkin (2002) described it as "more convincing." Joynson (2001) called it "quite engaging melodic rock." Thompson (2000) hailed it as proof that "the group were still a power in the land" Buckley & Ellingham (1996) describe it as "quirky, relaxed and tuneful."
Studio albums
- 999999 (album)-Personnel:*Nick Cash – Guitar, Vocals*Guy Days – Guitar, Vocals*Pablo Labritain – Drums*Jon Watson – Bass, Vocals*Alan Winstanley, Doug Bennett, Steve Nye – engineer...
(March 1978, United Artists RecordsUnited Artists RecordsUnited Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 initially to distribute records of its movie soundtracks, though it soon branched out into recording music of a number of different genres.-History:...
, UAG 30199) # 53 UK Albums ChartUK Albums ChartThe UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... - SeparatesSeparatesSeparates is the second album released by the English punk band 999. Separates was released in America under the title High Energy Plan, with a different cover and slightly altered track listing; on High Energy Plan, "Tulse Hill Night" and "Out of Reach" are replaced by "Waiting" and "Action".-...
(September 1978, United Artists, UAG 30209) - High Energy Plan (U.S./Canada Release only: 1979, PVC / Radar / Passport) Based upon Separates, it replaced various album tracks with various singles
- The Biggest Prize in Sport (January 1980, Polydor RecordsPolydor RecordsPolydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
, POLS 1013) # 177 U.S. Billboard Album ChartBillboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... - Concrete (April 1981, Albion, ITS 999) # 192 U.S. Billboard
- 13th Floor Madness (November 1983, Albion, AS 8502)
- Face to Face (March 1985, LaBritain, LABLP 1000)
- You Us It! (November 1993, Anagram)
- Takeover (March 1998, Get Back)
- Dancing In The Wrong Shoes (1999, Receiver Records)
- Outburst (2003)
- Death in SohoDeath In SohoDeath In Soho is the latest album released by the English punk band 999, released in September 2007.- Track listing :All tracks by Nick Cash & Guy Days except were noted# "Gimme the World" – 2:22# "The System" – 3:02# "Innocent" –...
(2007)
Live albums and compilations
- The Biggest Tour in Sport - recorded live (1980, Polydor)
- The Singles Album (1981, SOS)
- The Early Stuff (1981, EMI)
- In Case of Emergency (1986, Dojo)
- Lust Power and Money (Live) (1987, A.B.C.)
- Live and Loud (1989, Link)
- The Cellblock Tapes (1990, Link)
- Live in L.A.: 1991 (1994)
- Scandal in the City (1997)
- Live at the Nashville 1979 (1997, Anagram)
- Emergency (1997, Receiver)
- Slam (1999, Overground)
- The Punk Singles Collection: 1977-1980 (2001, Captain Oi)
- English Wipeout: Live (2002, Overground)
Singles
- "I'm Alive" / "Quite Disappointing" (July 1977, LaBritain) Re-released on United Artists in 1979
- "Nasty Nasty" / "No Pity" (October 1977, United Artists) Also released as a 78 rpm promo disc
- "Me And My Desire" / "Crazy" (April 1978, United Artists)
- "Emergency" / "My Street Stinks" (June 1978, United Artists)
- "Feeling Alright With The Crew" / "Titantic (My Over) Reaction" (August 1978, United Artists)
- "Homicide" / "Soldier" (October 1978, United Artists) # 40 UK Singles ChartUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
- "Found Out Too Late" / "Lie Lie Lie" (September 1979, Radar RecordsRadar RecordsRadar Records was a UK-based record label formed by Martin Davis who had previously worked at United Artists Records, and Andrew Lauder, who had previously been head of A&R at the UK divisions of Liberty Records and United Artists...
) # 69 - "Trouble" / "Make A Fool Of You" (January 1980, Polydor)
- "Hollywood" / "Boiler" (April 1980, Polydor)
- "Obsessed" / "Change" / "Lie Lie Lie" (April 1981, Albion) # 71
- "Li'l Red Riding Hood" / "Waiting For Your Number To Be Called" / "I Ain't Gonna Tell Ya" (live) (June 1981, Albion) # 59
- "Indian Reservation" / "So Greedy" (remix) / "Taboo" (remix) (November 1981, Albion) # 51
- "Wild Sun" / "Scandal In The City" / "Bongos On The Nile" (June 1982, Albion) Also released as a 12" single with "Don't You Know I Need You"
- "13th Floor Madness" / "Nightshift" / "Arabesque" (October 1983, Albion) Also released as a 12" single
Appearances on various artists compilations
- "Quite Disappointing" and "Crazy" are on the Hope & Anchor Front Row FestivalHope & Anchor Front Row FestivalHope & Anchor Front Row Festival is a hit double-LP of live recordings taken from various bands – mainly Power pop, Pub rock, Punk, and New wave groups - that played the Front Row Festival at Hope and Anchor, Islington between Tuesday 22 November and Thursday 15 December 1977...
doubleDouble albumA double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
compilation LP (March 1978: Warner BrosWarner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
K66077) #28 UK Albums ChartUK Albums ChartThe UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... - "Emergency" and "Homicide" are on 20 of Another Kind (February 1979: Polydor, POLS 1006) UK #45
- Urgh! A Music WarUrgh! A Music WarUrgh! A Music War is a British film released in 1982 featuring performances by punk rock, New Wave, and post-punk acts, filmed in 1980. Among the artists featured in the movie are Magazine, The Go-Go's, The Fleshtones, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, XTC, Devo, The Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Dead...
- "Obsessed" is on Trauma (1979: Pickwick International Inc (GB) Ltd., SHM 3122)
- Inside Out featured on US version of Showtime Networks Shameless
See also
- List of British punk bands
- List of musicians in the first wave of punk music
- List of Peel sessions
- One-hit wonders in the UKOne-hit wonders in the UKThis is a list of artists who have achieved one #1 hit on the UK Singles Chart and no other entry whatsoever on the chart. The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles uses this definition of "one-hit wonder", which is a controversial term with various other proposed definitions.-Methodology:A hit is...
External links
- The Official 999 Web Site
- 999 on www.punk77.co.uk
- 999 on Punkmodpop
- Interview with Nick Cash with Scanner zine
- Interview with Nick Cash with Left of the Dial zine