Q-Tips (band)
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Q-Tips | |
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| Origin | England |
| Genres | Paul Young |
Q-Tips were a blue-eyed soul and new wave[1] rock band from Britain, first formed in 1979 from the remnants of the rock group Streetband.[2]
Streetband
Apart from the
Career
The ex-Streetbanders added Dave Lathwell on guitar and Baz Watts on drums.[3] In addition, a four-piece brass section was created by Steve Farr (baritone saxophone), Richard Blanchchard (tenor saxophone), Oscar Stuart Blandamer (alto saxophone) and Tony Hughes (trumpet),[3] and all hailed from the North London and Hertfordshire area. Organist Ian Kewley lived in Essex. Q-Tips' name derived from a well-known brand of cotton swab.
Q-Tips' first rehearsals took place in November 1979. Their first concert was on 18 November 1979 at the Queens Arms Hotel in Harrow. This was followed by another at the Horn of Plenty in St Albans – a regular gig for Streetband during 1978 – and a total of 16 in their first month of existence. Some personnel changes occurred during the first six months, with Blanchard and Lathwell leaving the band.
By 1 April 1980, the band had recorded two tracks, "SYSLJFM (The Letter Song)", and "Having a Party",
In time, John Gifford was replaced by Garth Watt-Roy (formerly of The Greatest Show on Earth, East of Eden and Marmalade, and brother of Blockheads bassist Norman Watt-Roy)[5] on guitar,[2] and Blandamer was replaced by Nick Payne. This line-up remained for the rest of the band's career. They appeared on BBC Television's In Concert, Rock Goes to College and The Old Grey Whistle Test in the latter part of 1981. Other television appearance included Saturday morning TV. Q-Tips opened for The J. Geils Band, The Knack, Thin Lizzy, Bob Marley and the Average White Band.
The band toured with
Young briefly teamed up again with Q-Tips for a reunion tour in 1993.[2]
Discography
Streetband
Albums
| Title | Album details |
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| London | |
| Dilemma |
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| Streetband Featuring Paul Young |
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| London Dilemma – A Compleat Collection |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
UK
[7] | ||
| "Hold On" | 1978 | — |
| "Toast" | 18 | |
| "One More Step" | 1979 | — |
| "Love Sign" | — | |
| "One Good Reason" | — | |
| "Mirror Star" | — | |
| "Toast" (reissue) | 1994 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Q-Tips
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| UK [8] | ||
| Q-Tips | 50 | |
| Live at Last |
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| BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert |
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| Paul Young & the Q-Tips |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Singles
| Title | Year |
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| "S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song)" | 1980 |
| "Tracks of My Tears" | |
| "Uncle Willy" (Netherlands-only release) | |
| "A Man Can't Lose (What He Don't Have)"/"She's Some Kind of Wonderful" | |
| "Stay the Way You Are" | 1981 |
| "Love Hurts" | |
| "You Are the Life Inside of Me" | 1982 |
| "Broken Man" (as Paul Young with the Q-Tips; Germany-only release) | |
| "Love Hurts" (as the Q-Tips featuring Paul Young) | 1983 |
| "I Wish It Would Rain" (as the Q-Tips featuring Paul Young) | 1984 |
References
- ^ Q-Tips | Biography | AllMusic
- ^ a b c d e Huey, Steve. "Q-Tips". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-579-4.
- ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 345. CN 5585.
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "Garth Watt-Roy". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Logo looks forward to invisible earnings" (PDF). Music Week. 20 January 1979. p. 3. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "STREETBAND | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Q-TIPS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Merchandising" (PDF). Record Business. 4 August 1980. p. 4. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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