Department S

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Department S Are A British Post-Punk Band Formed In 1980 Who Took Their Stage Name From The 1960s TV Series Department S. They Are Best Known For Their Debut Single "Is Vic There?". Department S Evolved From A Previous Punk/ska Combo Guns For Hire Fronted By Vaughn Toulouse And Also Featuring Former Madness Drummer John Hasler. Mike Herbage Joined Them On Guitar And Wrote Guns For Hire's Only Single - "I'm Gonna Rough My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Up Tonight" - Which Emerged On The Korova Record Label. The Group Then Became Department S With The Addition Of Eddie Roxy Later Replaced By Mark Taylor And Stuart Mizon. They Debuted At The Rock Garden London On 24 September 1980. Demon Records Subsequently Released Their Debut Single "Is Vic There?" In December 1980 Re-Issued On RCA A Few Months Later - The Single Then Began To Climb The Charts And The Band Appeared On Top Of The Pops . Vaughn Toulouse Died In 1991 From An AIDS Related Illness. In February 2007 Department S Recorded Their First New Single For Twenty Six Years A Cover Version Of Alvin Stardust's 1973 Hit "My Coo-Ca-Choo". It Was Released On Sartorial Records In October And Included A Guest Appearance By Mark Bedford Of Madness On Bass Guitar. A Re-Recording Of "Is Vic There?" And New Tracks "Wonderful Day" "God Squad Saviour" And "Outside" Were Also Recorded And Included Contributions From Glen Matlock Marco Pirroni Michelle Brigandage Of Brigandage Susie Honeyman Of The Mekons With John Keeble Of Spandau Ballet Contributing Drums To The Latter Two Tracks. Concert Dates Were Planned For September 2008 But Were Postponed Until 2010. In February 2010 The Band Made Their Live Comeback At London's 100 Club With More Gigs Undertaken Throughout 2010. Appearances At The Rebellion Festival And Sinners Day Festival In Belgium Were Amongst Live Highlights. June 2011 Saw The Single Release Of "God Squad Saviour" B/w "Slave" Released In June Followed By The Live Album Mr Nutley's Strange Delusionarium. Both Were Issued By Sartorial Records. The Band Is Currently Finalizing A Studio Album 'The Constructavists Nightmare' Which Will Be Made Up Of New Material.

50 Meilleurs Titres de Department S - Frogtoon Musique

Department S - Is Vic There? Department S - Going Left Right Department S - I Want Department S - Of All The Lost Followers Department S - Just Pretend Department S - Age Concern Department S - Solid Gold Easy Action Department S - Fighting Irish Department S - Romany Blood Department S - Clap Now Department S - Somewhere Between Heaven And Tesco's Department S - Ode To Koln Department S - Monte Carlo Or Bust Department S - She's Expecting You Department S - Whatever Happened To The Blues Department S - Is Vic There? French Version Department S - Put All The Crosses In The Right Boxes Department S - Is Vic There? Italian Version Department S - Is Vic There? - Paul Tickle Mix Department S - IS VIC THERE? Live Department S - Is Vic There Department S - I Want Live Department S - Clap Now Live Department S - Going Left Right Live Department S - Solid Easy Action Department S - Is Vic There? - Live Department S - Tell Me About It Live Department S - Another Route Home Demo Department S - Whatever Happended To The Blues Department S - Going Left Right - Live Department S - I Want - Live Department S - Another Route Home - Demo Department S - My Coo Ca Choo Department S - Tell Me About It - Live Department S - My Coo Ca Choo - Single Version Department S - Clap Now - Live Department S - Ode To Cologne Department S - Wonderful Day Department S - Kings Of The World Department S - When All Is Said And All Is Done Department S - Going Left Right Extended Version Department S - Slave Department S - I Said You Department S - Monte Carlo Or Bust B-Side Department S - Wonderful Day - Radio Edit Department S - So Far Away Department S - She's Expecting You B-Side Department S - I Believe Department S - Long March Department S - Put All The Crosses In The Right Boxes B-Side

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Tags de musique pour Department S:

Post-Punk

New Wave

80s

Punk

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Biography - Department S

Department S Are A British Post-Punk Band Formed In 1980 Who Took Their Stage Name From The 1960s TV Series Department S. They Are Best Known For Their Debut Single "Is Vic There?". Department S Evolved From A Previous Punk/ska Combo Guns For Hire Fronted By Vaughn Toulouse And Also Featuring Former Madness Drummer John Hasler. Mike Herbage Joined Them On Guitar And Wrote Guns For Hire's Only Single - "I'm Gonna Rough My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Up Tonight" - Which Emerged On The Korova Record Label. The Group Then Became Department S With The Addition Of Eddie Roxy Later Replaced By Mark Taylor And Stuart Mizon. They Debuted At The Rock Garden London On 24 September 1980. Demon Records Subsequently Released Their Debut Single "Is Vic There?" In December 1980 Re-Issued On RCA A Few Months Later - The Single Then Began To Climb The Charts And The Band Appeared On Top Of The Pops . Vaughn Toulouse Died In 1991 From An AIDS Related Illness. In February 2007 Department S Recorded Their First New Single For Twenty Six Years A Cover Version Of Alvin Stardust's 1973 Hit "My Coo-Ca-Choo". It Was Released On Sartorial Records In October And Included A Guest Appearance By Mark Bedford Of Madness On Bass Guitar. A Re-Recording Of "Is Vic There?" And New Tracks "Wonderful Day" "God Squad Saviour" And "Outside" Were Also Recorded And Included Contributions From Glen Matlock Marco Pirroni Michelle Brigandage Of Brigandage Susie Honeyman Of The Mekons With John Keeble Of Spandau Ballet Contributing Drums To The Latter Two Tracks. Concert Dates Were Planned For September 2008 But Were Postponed Until 2010. In February 2010 The Band Made Their Live Comeback At London's 100 Club With More Gigs Undertaken Throughout 2010. Appearances At The Rebellion Festival And Sinners Day Festival In Belgium Were Amongst Live Highlights. June 2011 Saw The Single Release Of "God Squad Saviour" B/w "Slave" Released In June Followed By The Live Album Mr Nutley's Strange Delusionarium. Both Were Issued By Sartorial Records. The Band Is Currently Finalizing A Studio Album 'The Constructavists Nightmare' Which Will Be Made Up Of New Material. read less

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