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Notsensibles Origin Burnley, England Genres Punk rock Years active 1978–1982, 1996, 2005–present Labels Bent, Snotty Snail Website http://www.notsensibles.com Members Michael "Haggis" Hargreaves
Steven "Sage" Hartley
Roger "Rog Sensible" Rawlins
Gary Brown
Kevin "Ploppy" HemingwayPast members Paul Wright
Scott WilkinsonNotsensibles are a light-hearted punk rock band from Burnley, England, who had their greatest success with their second single "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher".
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History
The band was formed in 1978 by Michael "Haggis" Hargreaves (vocals), Steven "Sage" Hartley (guitar), Roger "Rog Sensible" Rawlins (keyboards), Gary Brown (bass), and Kevin "Ploppy" Hemingway (drums).[1][2] After releasing the "Death to Disco" single in April 1979, they "celebrated" the election of Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister later that year with the single "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher" (initially self-released in a pressing of 1,000, but reissued on the Snotty Snail label due to continuing demand),[3] which gave them a #8 UK Indie Chart hit at the start of 1980, and the band also recorded a session for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show.[2][4] The single's B-side included "Gary Bushell's Band of the Week", which poked fun at the journalist.[1] The band explained their approach: "all we want to do is make silly records and play silly gigs".[3] In March 1980, the band's only studio album, Instant Classic, was released, reaching #16 on the UK Indie Chart, and two singles followed, both indie hits, but not selling as well as their earlier single, before the band split up in March 1982.[3] Cherry Red subsidiary Anagram Records issued a compilation of the band's output, Instant Punk Classics, in 1994.[1]
The band reformed for a performance at the first Wasted/Holidays in the Sun festival in 1996, and reformed more permanently in 2005 with the original line-up.
Discography
Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart.[2]
Singles
- "Death to Disco" (1979) Bent
- "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher" (1979) Redball (reissued (1980) Snotty Snail) (#8)
- "I Thought You Were Dead" (1980) Snotty Snail (#29)
- "I am the Bishop" (1981) Snotty Snail (#45) (as The Sensibles)
- (I've Just Had Enough) Brother EP (2005) Snotty Snail
Albums
- Instant Classic (1980) Bent/Snotty Snail (#16)
- Instant Punk Classics (1994) Anagram
References
- ^ a b c Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Notsensibles", in The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1 84195 335 0
- ^ a b c Lazell, Barry (1997) Indie Hits 1980-1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-95172-069-4
- ^ a b c Gimarc, George (2005) Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock 1970-1982, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-848-6
- ^ Notsensibles Peel Session details at the BBC's Keeping It Peel site
External links
Categories:- English punk rock groups
- Musical groups established in 1978
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