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400 Blows (British band)

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Active from
  
1981

Genre
  
Rock

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Albums
  
…If I Kissed Her I'd Have To Kill Her First…, The Good Clean English Fist, Look

Members
  
Tony Thorpe, Alexander S. Fraser, Robert Taylor, Andrew E Beer

Record labels
  
Dojo Records, Illuminated Records

Similar
  
23 Skidoo, Diseño Corbusier, The Bubblemen, Stanton Miranda, Portion Control

400 Blows were a British industrial/post punk band founded in 1981.

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History

400 Blows was formed in Croydon, South London by Edward Beer in 1981 along with two friends, Alexander Fraser and Rob. Their debut single was released on their own Concrete Productions record label in 1982. In 1983 they were signed to the Illuminated label and subsequently released an album, "...if I kissed her I'd have to kill her first..." (a quote from serial killer Edmund Kemper to his sister, who was teasing him about wanting to kiss his teacher). In 1985 they released a single, "Movin'", described by Adrian Thrills in the New Musical Express as 'a spiked reworking of the 1976 Brass Construction dance classic'. It reached 54 in the UK Singles Chart. By this time the line up was Beer, Anthony Thorpe, and Lea, formerly the female half of the duo Tom Boy. Scott Fraser continues to be a leading light in the alternative/underground music movement.

Thorpe went on to run the Language record label.

Albums

  • "...if I kissed her I'd have to kill her first..." (1985), Illuminated Entertainment - UK Indie No. 3
  • Look (1986)
  • The New Lords On The Block (1989), Concrete Productions
  • The Jealous Guy (2006)

    • Singles

  • "Beat The Devil" (1982), Concrete Productions
  • "Return of the Dog" (1983), Illuminated
  • "Declaration of Intent" (1984), Illuminated - UK Indie No. 24
  • "Pressure" (1984), Illuminated - UK Indie No. 27
  • "Groove Jumping" (1984), Illuminated - UK Indie No. 22
  • "Breakdown" / "Jive 69" (1985), Illuminated
  • "Runaway" / "Breakdown" (1985), Illuminated
  • "Movin'" (1985), Illuminated - UK No. 54, UK Indie No. 3
  • G.I. (1986), Saderal - with 23 Skidoo, UK Indie No. 15
  • Let the Music Play EP (1986), Illuminated
  • "Champion Sound" (1991), Warrior
  • "Play Like A Human" (1991), Warrior
  • "Tension Release" (1992), Warrior

    • Compilations

  • The Good Clean English Fist (1985), Dojo - UK Indie No. 17
  • Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Forever (1989), Concrete Productions

    • Songs

    Return of the Dog1983
    Radio Pressure1984
    Black and White Mix Up1984

    References

    400 Blows (British band) Wikipedia
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