Essential Logic

Essential Logic
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Background Information
Origin England
Genres Post-Punk
Years Active 1978–1981 2001–present
Past Members William Bennett
David Wright
Lora Logic
Rich Tea Essential Logic Is An English Post-Punk Band Formed In 1978 By Saxophonist Lora Logic After Leaving X-Ray Spex. The Band Initially Consisted Of Lora On Vocals Phil Legg On Guitar And Vocals William Bennett Later Of Whitehouse On Guitar Mark Turner On Bass Guitar Rich Tea On Drums And Dave Wright On Saxophone. Turner Was Later Replaced By Jon Oliver On Bass. The Band Split In 1981 And Reformed In 2001.
History They Formed In 1978 With Logic Fresh Out Of Art School. Their First 7" Was Released On Their Own Record Label Cells. They Released A Self-Titled EP On Virgin Records In 1979 Before Signing To Rough Trade. Their Debut Studio Album Beat Rhythm News Was Released In 1979 Followed By Several 7"s Before The Band Split In 1980. In 1978–1981 Logic Also Performed As A Member Of Red Crayola As Well As Playing On Recordings By The Stranglers The Raincoats And Swell Maps. Lora Logic Released A Solo LP Pedigree Charm In 1982 On The Rough Trade Label. Soon Afterwards She Gave Up Recording And Performing When She Turned To The Hare Krishna Religion Though She Did Record And Perform Under The X-Ray Spex Name Again When They Reformed In 1995. She Resumed With Essential Logic In 2001 And Released A Four-Track EP Of New Material. The New Line-Up Included Ex-Members Of The Ska Group Bad Manners And Guitarist Gary Valentine Of Blondie. A Year Later A Further Four Tracks From A Recording Session In 1998 Were Made Available From The Website Vitaminic. In 2003 An Anthology Of Essential Logic Recordings Was Issued Entitled Fanfare In The Garden On The Kill Rock Stars Record Label.
Discography Studio Album Beat Rhythm News 1979 Singles & EPs Aerosol Burns 1978 Wake Up 1979 Popcorn Boy Waddle Ya Do? 1979 Music Is A Better Noise 1980 Eugene 1980 Fanfare In The Garden 1981 Essential Logic 1981 Compilation Fanfare In The Garden 2003 External Links Essential Logic At AllMusic read less