The Inmates
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The Inmates are a British
garage rock
/pub rock
band, formed after the split up of The Flying Tigers in 1977. In the early 1980s, they had a medium sized international hit
with a cover
of The Standells
' "Dirty Water
", and a UK Top 40 hit with "The Walk". "Dirty Water" reached #51 in the United States in January 1980.
Around 1981, the lead singer Bill Hurley became ill following a breakdown, and his place was taken for some time by Barrie Masters, who had recently split with Eddie and the Hot Rods. The Inmates continued to record and tour with Masters until he decided to reform the Hot Rods, and Hurley was well enough to return to fronting the Inmates.
In 1987, The Inmates recorded Meet The Beatles, a live album
of Beatles' cover version songs. It was re-released on CD
with bonus cuts including a live version of "Dirty Water".
One of The Inmates' songs, "So Much in Love" (written by Jagger/Richards), was covered by The Lonely Boys
in the mid 1990s.
As of 2007, The Inmates are still working and touring, especially in continental Europe. After thirty years, they still have four of the original five band members, and continue to play both original songs and covers.
Former members
United Kingdom
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garage rock
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
/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, formed after the split up of The Flying Tigers in 1977. In the early 1980s, they had a medium sized international hit
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
with a cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of The Standells
The Standells
The Standells are a garage rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in the 1960s, who have been referred to as the "Godfathers of Punk Rock", and are best known for their 1966 hit "Dirty Water," now the anthem of several Boston sports teams.-The 1960s:...
' "Dirty Water
Dirty Water
"Dirty Water" is a song first recorded by the California rock and roll band The Standells in 1966 and composed by their producer, Ed Cobb. It is considered a classic of garage rock.-Description:...
", and a UK Top 40 hit with "The Walk". "Dirty Water" reached #51 in the United States in January 1980.
Around 1981, the lead singer Bill Hurley became ill following a breakdown, and his place was taken for some time by Barrie Masters, who had recently split with Eddie and the Hot Rods. The Inmates continued to record and tour with Masters until he decided to reform the Hot Rods, and Hurley was well enough to return to fronting the Inmates.
In 1987, The Inmates recorded Meet The Beatles, a live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
of Beatles' cover version songs. It was re-released on CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
with bonus cuts including a live version of "Dirty Water".
One of The Inmates' songs, "So Much in Love" (written by Jagger/Richards), was covered by The Lonely Boys
The Lonely Boys
The Lonely Boys is a fiction book by Swedish author Mats Olsson about a young rhythm'n'pop band from the south of Sweden in 1965....
in the mid 1990s.
As of 2007, The Inmates are still working and touring, especially in continental Europe. After thirty years, they still have four of the original five band members, and continue to play both original songs and covers.
Line-up
- Bill Hurley - vocals
- Peter Gunn - guitar
- Tony Oliver - guitar
- Ben Donnelly - bass
- Eddie Edwards - drums
Former members
- Jim Russell - drums
- Paul Turner - drums
- Barrie Masters - vocals
Discography
- First Offence 1979 USBillboard 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...
#40 - Shot In The Dark 1980 USBillboard 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...
#206 - Heatwave In Alaska 1981
- True Live Stories 1984
- Five 1985
- Meet The Beatles 1987
- Fast Forward 1989
- Inside Out 1991
- Wanted 1993
- Silverio 1997
- Heat Of The Night (Live) 2003