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  • Genre: Indie / New Wave / Pop Punk

    Location Welwyn Garden City, UK

    Profile Views: 48259

    Last Login: 11/3/2009

    Member Since 4/20/2005

    Record Label Unknown Indie

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. ...... ............ ..ICON.... (Oct 2007) .. .... Formed in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, this trio, comprising Ed Borrie (vocals/guitar), Rob Hague (drums) and Salvador Alessi (bass), actually dates back to 1984, when the UK miners' strike was in progress and irrevocably altered Ed and Sal's political ideals (although both were still schoolboys). Recruiting Rob from a nearby squat, Sal moved over from singing to playing bass when the original bass player failed to turn up for rehearsals. To this day Sal still plays the instrument "wrong side up". Their first gig did not take place until early 1992, and by the following year the New Musical Express had decided they sounded like "the Stone Roses on PCP', while two singles, "Real Surreal"/"Drugs Again" and "Shame"/"Lady Love Your Cunt" were released on their own Le Disques De Popcor Records. The second single was Single Of The Week in both the NME and Melody Maker. Its b-side was a repetition of Germaine Greer's celebrated feminist remark. Showcases such as the 100 Club's New Art Riot gig in December 1993 and the NME's On Into 94 event placed them within the New Wave Of The New Wave movement, a description that the band considered "bollocks". In truth, their reputation was built on tireless touring, and their popularity was enhanced by a cheap entry price policy... ..PHYSICAL ALBUM UK RELEASE:.. .. Label: HYPER ..Catalogue No: Hyper-01 ..UK Distributor: RSK Entertainment via BMG .. Can be bought direct from the label. Cost is £10 for UK delivery ( £11-Rest of World) .. Payment by: PAYPAL to account name: mlprecords[a]hotmail.com .. Cheque payable to: MLP Ltd at the address: MLP Ltd, P.O. Box 363, Banbury, OX16 9GS, (UK) (paypal will be sent same day/cheques-when cleared) .. ..DIGITAL DOWNLOADS.. - Estimated 2-10 days yet, before all sites will have the album. Album + Bonus track has been delivered to the sites below but it is now up to those individual sites when they upload. Album plus the bonus track 'LOVE'S NOT A FIRE' can be downloaded as either individual tracks or as a 11 track album from the following web sites. I have included their links: .. Itunes (worldwide): ..www.itunes.com.. ..NAPSTER: ..www.napster.co.uk.. ..EMUSIC: ..www.emusic.com.. ..7 DIGITAL: ..www.7digital.com.. ..TUNE TRIBE: ..www.tunetribe.com.. ..MUSICBRIGADE: ..www.musicbrigade.com.. ..PURETRACKS: ..us.puretracks.com.. (US & Canada only) ..WIPPIT: ..www.wippit.com.. ..MUSICNET: (HMV) will take a few more weeks yet, still in discussions with them. ..AMAZON.co.uk: This is the ..link for the album.. ..EBAY.co.uk: we sell the album under the seller name: ..MLPMAN.. .. Hope this helps? Anyone still confused, can contact me at: info[a]mlplive.com
  • Members

    Ed Borrie, Rob Hague, and Salv Alessi
  • Influences

    Velvet Underground,West Coast Rock,Punk Rock in most shapes and sizes,Rat Scabies,Jean Jaque,Lou Reed,Moonie,Mo Tucker,JB,EDs Mum, Robs Mum, Salv's Mum....to be continued
  • Sounds Like

    New Wave of New Wave.... .. .. .. .. .. .. ....DISCOGRAPHY.... ...... ........ .. .............. ............ .... .. .......... .. .. .......... .. .. .......... .. .... .. .......... .. .. .......... .. .. .......... .. ....

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Bio:

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ICON (Oct 2007)
Formed in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, this trio, comprising Ed Borrie (vocals/guitar), Rob Hague (drums) and Salvador Alessi (bass), actually dates back to 1984, when the UK miners' strike was in progress and irrevocably altered Ed and Sal's political ideals (although both were still schoolboys). Recruiting Rob from a nearby squat, Sal moved over from singing to playing bass when the original bass player failed to turn up for rehearsals. To this day Sal still plays the instrument "wrong side up". Their first gig did not take place until early 1992, and by the following year the New Musical Express had decided they sounded like "the Stone Roses on PCP', while two singles, "Real Surreal"/"Drugs Again" and "Shame"/"Lady Love Your Cunt" were released on their own Le Disques De Popcor Records. The second single was Single Of The Week in both the NME and Melody Maker. Its b-side was a repetition of Germaine Greer's celebrated feminist remark. Showcases such as the 100 Club's New Art Riot gig in December 1993 and the NME's On Into 94 event placed them within the New Wave Of The New Wave movement, a description that the band considered "bollocks". In truth, their reputation was built on tireless touring, and their popularity was enhanced by a cheap entry price policy.

PHYSICAL ALBUM UK RELEASE:
Label: HYPER
Catalogue No: Hyper-01
UK Distributor: RSK Entertainment via BMG

Can be bought direct from the label. Cost is £10 for UK delivery ( £11-Rest of World)
Payment by: PAYPAL to account name: mlprecords[a]hotmail.com

Cheque payable to: MLP Ltd at the address: MLP Ltd, P.O. Box 363, Banbury, OX16 9GS, (UK) (paypal will be sent same day/cheques-when cleared)

DIGITAL DOWNLOADS - Estimated 2-10 days yet, before all sites will have the album. Album + Bonus track has been delivered to the sites below but it is now up to those individual sites when they upload. Album plus the bonus track 'LOVE'S NOT A FIRE' can be downloaded as either individual tracks or as a 11 track album from the following web sites. I have included their links:

Itunes (worldwide): www.itunes.com
NAPSTER: www.napster.co.uk
EMUSIC: www.emusic.com
7 DIGITAL: www.7digital.com
TUNE TRIBE: www.tunetribe.com
MUSICBRIGADE: www.musicbrigade.com
PURETRACKS: us.puretracks.com (US & Canada only)
WIPPIT: www.wippit.com
MUSICNET: (HMV) will take a few more weeks yet, still in discussions with them.

AMAZON.co.uk: This is the link for the album

EBAY.co.uk: we sell the album under the seller name: MLPMAN

Hope this helps? Anyone still confused, can contact me at: info[a]mlplive.com

Member Since:

April 20, 2005

Members:

Ed Borrie, Rob Hague, and Salv Alessi

Influences:

Velvet Underground,West Coast Rock,Punk Rock in most shapes and sizes,Rat Scabies,Jean Jaque,Lou Reed,Moonie,Mo Tucker,JB,EDs Mum, Robs Mum, Salv's Mum....to be continued

Sounds Like:

New Wave of New Wave

DISCOGRAPHY

Record Label:

Unknown Indie

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