Years active 1977–1980 Active until 1979 | Labels RSO Records Genres Power pop, New wave | |
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Past members Lou Lewis
George Boyter
Calum Malcolm
Davy Ross
Bob Heatlie Origin Scotland, United Kingdom (1977) Albums The Lost Album, The Headboys, Best of Members Calum Malcolm, George Boyter, Lou Lewis, Davy Ross Similar Riptides, Rokotto, The Nashville Ramblers, Bob Heatlie, The Motors | ||
The headboys changing with the times
The Headboys were a Scottish power pop band, formed in 1977 in Edinburgh, Scotland, originally under the name of Badger.
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The headboys take it all down
Career
The band is best known for single, "The Shape of Things to Come", which entered the UK Singles Chart on 22 September 1979. The track spent eight weeks on the chart, reaching number 45. This secured the band an appearance on Top of the Pops on 11 October 1979; the debut show for host Andy Peebles.
The group released an album in 1979 on Robert Stigwood's RSO label, which was produced by Peter Ker (who also worked with The Motors, and Bram Tchaikovsky).
The lack of any other UK chart hit left them labelled as one-hit wonders.
In 2013, the band announced on their Facebook page that the ten tracks they had recorded for a follow-up album, but which remained unreleased, would be issued on CD under the title The Lost Album by the American record label, Pop Detective Records. The album, issued on 1 December that year, was dedicated to the memory of drummer Davy Ross, who died in 2010.
Band members
Albums
Songs
The Shape Of Things To ComeThe Headboys · 1979
Changing With The TimesThe Headboys · 1979
Gonna Do It Like ThisThe Headboys · 1979