Uncanny X-Men (band)

The Uncanny X-Men were a Melbourne band popular in the 1980s, featuring lead singer Brian Mannix.

The band was signed by Mushroom Records in 1982 and had moderate success with their debut live EP "Salive One" and singles "Time Goes So Fast" and "Everybody Wants to Work". They reached No.2 in Australia with their album "'Cos Life Hurts" (1985) and three hit singles the same year – "The Party" (No. 17), "50 Years" (No.6) and "Still Waiting".cite book | last = McFarlane
first = Ian
title = The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop
publisher = Allen & Unwin
date = 1999
isbn = 1 86449 768 2]

The X-Men performed two songs for the 1985 Oz for Africa concert (part of the global Live Aid program) - "Everybody Wants to Work" and "50 Years". It was broadcast in Australia (on both Seven Network and Nine Network) and on MTV in the US.cite web |url=http://liveaid.free.fr/pages/ozforafrika-uk.html |title="Oz for Africa" |publisher=liveaid.free.fr |accessdate=2008-03-12 ]

The band signed with CBS Records in 1986 before releasing the album "What You Give Is What You Get!" (No. 11, 1986) and singles that included "Children" (No. 10, 1986). The band split in 1987.

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* [http://countdown.com.au/the_music.asp?Page=&ArtistID=24 Countdown Website profile]