Cherry Red – CHERRY 2 - 1978
The Tights were formed in 1977, and hail from Worcestershire in the UK. The current line up is : Malcolm Orgee - vocals; Rob Banks - Guitar & Vocals; Barry Island - Bass , Keyboards & vocals; Hodge - drums & vocals
They were the first ever band to be signed to the now legendary punk rock label
Cherry Red Records.
Their 2 singles ‘Bad Hearts’ and ‘Howard Hughes’ released in 1978 reached
number 4 and 6 respectively in the UK indie charts at the time.
Review : Radio & Record News : Bad Hearts : 1978
“Lay down a raucous rhythm guitar in the background , bring in clear foreground
vocals, and finally make the sound complete with the bass and drums combining
as one unit, and you have a superb modern pop record.”
When the 80’s arrived and put pay to punk… the band split, but still remained good friends.
After nearly a 27yr break, the band reformed in 2004 believing there were songs
that were left unsung.
2 new EP’s by the band have been released on Cherry Red Records the first ’ 7707 ’ which is a eulogy to the dead and near dead punks from the days of the late ‘70’s and ‘Blood & Flowers’ they are both available on download.
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