The Tights
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The Tights are a English punk rock band from Worcester. The band's only two singles were released by the Cherry Red Records label: "Bad Hearts" / "It" / "Cracked" (1978) and "Howard Hughes" / "China's Eternal" (1978). After John Peel played "Bad Hearts" on BBC Radio 1, this single made it to number six in the UK punk chart. Follow-up "Howard Hughes" reached number four in the same chart. After playing their farewell gig at the Marquee Club, London, The Tights split in 1979.
In 2004 the band reformed.
[edit] Single covers
- The cover picture of the "Howard Hughes" single features the limo of Charlie Watts (the drummer of The Rolling Stones).
- The cover picture of "Bad Hearts Cracked It" features Susie Bateman (daughter of the singer Graystone Burgess).
[edit] Band members
- Rob Banks (guitars)
- Barry Island (bass guitar and keyboards)
- Rick Mayhew (drums)
- Malcolm Orgee (vocals)
