- The Mo-dettes
The Mo-dettes (alternatively The Modettescite book
first= David
last= Roberts
year= 2006
title= British Hit Singles & Albums
edition= 19th
publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
location= London
pages= p. 373
id= ISBN 1-904994-10-5] ) were an all-female punk band, formed in 1979 by Kate Korus, an original member ofThe Slits and brief member ofThe Raincoats .Biography
The Mo-dettes most well-known
song is "White Mice", which was self-released as their first single in mid 1979 on Mode records, with "Masochistic Opposite" on the b-side. The single was distributed by Rough Trade. It spent 5 weeks at No1 on the Indie charts.The Mo-dettes got further exposure on
BBC Radio 1 , DJJohn Peel 's show on 28 January 1980, broadcasting versions of "Norman (He's No Rebel)", "Dark Park Creeping", "Kray Twins" and "Bitter Truth". Further sessions followed on 26 August 1980 and 11 July 1981. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1980s/1980/Jan28modettes/ bbc.co.uk/radio1/john peel/sessions/1980s] ]They released one
album , "The Story So Far", on 26 June 1981. [ [http://thep5.blogspot.com/2008/06/mo-dettes-tonight.html Thep5.blogspot.com] ] The album chiefly consisted of pop-punk originals, as well as covers ofThe Rolling Stones ' "Paint It, Black " andÉdith Piaf 's "Milord". Also in 1981, billed as the Bomberettes, they provided backing vocals on the track "Fighter Pilot" onJohn Cale 's album "Honi Soit".Another claim to fame was being introduced to Prince Charles, while both were visiting
London 's Capital Radio. [ [http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/m.htm Cherryred.co.uk] ]The group disbanded on 11 November 1982.
Bassist Jane Crockford was married in 1980 toDaniel Woodgate of theska band Madness The marriage lasted for fifteen years. June Miles-Kingston re-emerged in the late 1980s as thedrummer forThe Communards ; and she also worked withFun Boy Three ,Thompson Twins andEverything but the Girl . [ [http://www.comnet.ca/~rina/modettes.html Comnet.ca] ] Jules Miles-Kingston is the sister of the formerTenpole Tudor guitarist , Bob Kingston. [ [http://www.ear.fm/Encyclopedia%20M/Mo-dettes.htm Ear.fm] ]Discography
Album
"The Story So Far" - 1981
Chart singles
* "White Mice" - 1979 - Mode Records - UK - #?
* "Paint It, Black " - 1980 - Deram - UK - #42
* "Tonight" - 1981 - Deram - UK #68Personnel
*Kate Corris (Korus) -
guitar - (born in theUnited States ) [http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=mo-dettes Trouserpress.com] ]
*Jane Crockford - bass
*Ramona Carlier - vocals - (born inSwitzerland )
*Jules Miles-Kingston -drum see also
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List of all-female bands References
External links
* [http://www.punk77.co.uk/groups/slitscastratorsearlyslits.htm Punk77.co.uk]
* [http://www.hiljaiset.sci.fi/punknet/modett_e.htm Hiljaiset.sci.fi]
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