Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Are A Rock Band That Were Formed In Leeds England In Early 1981. The Band Was Formed By Guitarist/songwriter Chris Reed And Vocalist Mark Sweeney Along With Bassist Steve Smith And Drummer Mick Brown Who Would Later Join The Mission . Sweeney Left The Band In Late 1981 And Reed Permanently Took Over As Vocalist With Martin Fagan Joining As A Second Guitarist. The Group's Sound Featuring A Numbing Guitar Drone Powerfully Throbbing Drums And Reed's Cavernous Vocal Tones Caused The Lorries As Their Fans Came To Call Them To Be Quickly Lumped Into The Then-Developing Gothic Rock Scene By Pop Journalists Although The Band Themselves Preferred To Cite Wire As An Influence. 1982 The Lorries' Manager Dave Hall Provided Independent Record Label Red Rhino With A Cassette Of The Group's Demos. Impressed By The Quality Of The Songs Red Rhino Label Head "Tony K" Tony Kostrzewa Signed The Band And Immediately Released Beating My Head Unchanged From The Demo As The Band's Debut Single. The Song Made A Strong Appearance On The Influential New Musical Express NME Independent Record Chart. Fagan And Smith Soon Departed The Band To Be Replaced By Dave Wolfenden And Paul Southern Respectively. While Numerous Additional Personnel Changes Would Occur In The History Of The Band Wolfenden Became A Mainstay And A Frequent Songwriting Partner Of Reed's During The Band's Most Productive Period. In 1983 And 1984 The Band Released Several More Singles Including "He's Read" And "Monkeys On Juice" Which Reached #9 On The NME Indie Chart. John Peel Was An Early Supporter And The Band Recorded Two Radio Sessions For Him In March And November Of 1983. In 1985 The Band's Debut Album Talk About The Weather Was Released And Peaked At #3 On The NME Indie Rock Albums Chart. The Album Which Most Fans Consider To Be The Band's Best Received Generally Positive Reviews And Sold Extremely Well For A Small Label Offering. 4 "Hollow Eyes" A Single Taken From The Album Obtained Good Sales As Well As Did Follow-Up Non-LP Singles "Chance" And "Spinning Round" 9 The Latter Of Which Is Generally Felt To Be The Lorries's Strongest Song. The Band Released One More Album On Red Rhino Paint Your Wagon Which Reached #3 On The NME Indie Chart In 1986 A Single “Cut Down” And A Four Track EP “Crawling Mantra” Utilizing The One-Time Band Name Change To "The Lorries" Before Signing To Situation Two An Off-Shoot Of Major Label Beggars Banquet Records. Two Albums Followed 1988's Nothing Wrong And 1989's Blow. Neither Of The Beggars Banquet Albums Appeared On Any Mainstream Pop Charts. Singles Including “Only Dreaming Wide Awake ” And “Open Up” Which Upon Its Release Was Chosen As NME’s Single Of The Week Also Failed To Chart And The Band Was Subsequently Dropped By The Label. In 1991 The Band Released Blasting Off On The Tiny Sparkhead Label. Despite The Relative Strength Of The Song "Talking Back" Released As A Single Prior To The LP The Album Was Considered A Major Disappointment By Fans And Sold Poorly. Reed Broke Up What Was Left Of The Band At That Point. In 2003 Reed Revived The Name Red Lorry Yellow Lorry And Released Four New Songs In 2004 Available Via Internet Download Only On The Band’s Website. The Band Toured Frequently In The UK During 2004 And 2005 But No Additional Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Material Has Subsequently Appeared To Date. In 2005 The Band Released Thunder In The Black Cave A Live DVD Recorded In Belgium During Their 2004 European Tour. In 2006 Reed Released An Acoustic-Based Album Minimal Animal Under The Name "Chris Reed Unit". read less