Active from 1976 | Genre Punk | |
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Members Malcolm Orgee, Rob Banks, Barry Island Albums 7707, Deep Breath, TV, Work & Bed Similar The Wasps, Vice Creems, The Vacants, Fruit Eating Bears, The Carpettes | ||
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The Tights are an English punk rock band from Worcester. The band's only two singles were released by the Cherry Red Records label: "Bad Hearts" / "It" / "Cracked" (1978) and "Howard Hughes" / "China's Eternal" (1978). After John Peel played "Bad Hearts" on BBC Radio 1, this single made it to number six in the UK punk chart. Follow-up "Howard Hughes" reached number four in the same chart. After playing their farewell gig at the Marquee Club, London, The Tights split in 1979.
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In 2004 the band reformed.
Bass player Barry Island (aka Gary Marsden) has gone on to record an album called "Killing Without Touching" with his band Threshing Ground, who have gained popularity in Australia with singles: "I'm in Love With a Girl Called Vinyl" and "last Beer in Bondi".
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Single covers
Band members
Rick Mayhew was later replaced by Mark Simon
Songs
Bad Hearts1978
China's Eternal1978
7707TV - Work & Bed ยท 2010