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The Blue Ox Babes

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Origin
  
The Midlands, England

Labels
  
Go! Discs

Members
  
Kevin Archer, Andy Leek

Associated acts
  
Kevin Archer, Andy Leek

Years active
  
1981–1988

Record label
  
Go! Discs

Genres
  
Pop music, Pop rock

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Past members
  
Kevin Archer Yasmin Saleh Andy Leek Helen O'Hara Pete Wain Nick Smith Ian Pettitt Steve 'Brennan' Shaw Steve Wynne

Albums
  
Apples & Oranges, Apples & Oranges The Digital EP

Similar
  
Dexys Midnight Runners, Andy "Stoker" Growcott, The Bureau, Helen O'Hara, Seb Shelton

The blue ox babes


The Blue Ox Babes were an English pop group, formed in early 1981 by the former Dexys Midnight Runners guitarist Kevin 'Al' Archer, together with his girlfriend Yasmin Saleh, and former Dexys keyboard player Andy Leek. Archer was keen to mix the soul sounds of his previous group with folk styles. To this end he recruited fiddle player Helen O'Hara to play on demo tapes of the new songs he had written. When former colleague Kevin Rowland heard these demo tapes, he invited O'Hara to join Dexys, and adopted a similarly folk-influenced sound for his own group.

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By the time The Blue Ox Babes finally released their debut single "There's No Deceiving You" on Go! Discs in 1988, the line-up consisted of Archer (guitar and vocals), Saleh (backing vocals), Pete Wain (piano), Nick Smith (saxophone), Ian Pettitt (drums), former Dexys members Steve 'Brennan' Shaw (fiddle), and Steve Wynne (bass).

"There's No Deceiving You" was only a minor chart entry, peaking at No. 92 in the UK. Two other singles, "Apples and Oranges" and "Walking On The Line", were released, but sales were disappointing and these singles did not chart. A planned album Apples & Oranges was recorded by the group but shelved, and the Blue Ox Babes broke up shortly thereafter.

In 2009, a CD of Apples & Oranges was finally released, containing all their recordings for Go! Discs, through Cherry Red Records. The package included all their singles plus many unreleased songs, and several additional demos were also made available as downloads.

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Members

  • Kevin Archer — guitar, vocals (1981–88)
  • Yasmin Saleh — vocals (1981–88)
  • Andy Leek — keyboards (1981–88)
  • Helen O'Hara — fiddle (1982)
  • Pete Wain — piano (1988)
  • Nick Smith — saxophone (1988)
  • Ian Pettitt — drums (1988)
  • Steve 'Brennan' Shaw — fiddle (1988)
  • Steve Wynne — bass (1988)
  • Singles

  • "There's No Deceiving You" / "The Last Detail" / "Take Me To The River" (1988)
  • "Apples And Oranges" / "Pray Lucky" / "Yes Let's" / "Russia in Winter" (1988)
  • "Walking On The Line" / "Four Golden Tongues Talk" / "What Does Anybody Ever Think About" / "Thought As Much" (1988)
  • Albums

  • Apples & Oranges (recorded 1988, issued 2009)
  • Songs

    There's No Deceiving YouApples & Oranges · 2009
    Pray LuckyApples & Oranges · 2009
    Russia in WinterApples & Oranges · 2009

    References

    The Blue Ox Babes Wikipedia