Leyton Buzzards
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The Leyton Buzzards were a British rock band, active between 1976 [1] and 1980.
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[edit] Career
The band took its name from Leyton, an area of East London, punning upon the name of the Bedfordshire town, Leighton Buzzard.
They recorded four sessions for BBC Radio One's John Peel between July 1978 and January 1980.[2]
The group's singles included "19 and Mad" and "Saturday Night (Beneath the Plastic Palm Trees)".[3][4] The latter track, released on the Chrysalis record label, reached Number 53 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1979, spending five weeks in the chart.[5]
[edit] Band line-up
- Kevin Steptoe (Drums) - later Tony Gainsborough
- David Jaymes (Bass, Vocals)
- Geoff Deane (Lead Vocals)
- Milton Reame-James (Keyboards) - earlier Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Punk 77 biography - accessed December 2007
- ^ BBC Peel Sessions - accessed December 2007
- ^ Marko, Paul. "Leyton Buzzards." Punk 77. March 13, 2007. <http://www.punk77.co.uk/groups/leytonbuzzards.htm>.
- ^ Guillevic, R. "THE (LEYTON) BUZZARDS: Biography." The Mod Pop Punk Archives. March 13, 2007. <http://punkmodpop.free.fr/buzzards_pic.htm>.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums, 19th, London: Guinness World Records Limited, p. 320. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ BBC Radio 1 website
