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ROBINSON Tom BAND
GB
*  1976+  1979

Line-Up (1979):

Tom Robinson - voc,bg
Geoff Sharkey - g
Graham Collier - bg
Ian Parker - kb
Charlie Morgan - ds
Geoff Daly - sax

Former Members:

Danny Kustow (g, 1976-79); Anton Mauve (g, cca 1977);
Mark Ambler (kb, cca 8/77-4/78); Nick Plytas (kb, 4-6/78)
Nick Trevisick (ds, 1976, 1979); Dolphin Taylor (ds, cca 8/77-12/78); Preston Hayman (ds, 12/78-1979)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Power In The Darkness
produced by: Chris Thomas		05.05.1978Harvest4
2.2
produced by: Todd Rundgren		09.03.1979EMI18
3.Tom Robinson Band07.12.1981EMI
4.Anthology 1977-197909.07.2013EMI

Tom Robinson:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.North By Northwest
produced by: Richard Mazda		6/1982 Panic
2.Glad To Be Gay Cabaret '7911/1982 Panic
3.Hope And Glory9/1984 Castaway/RCA21
4.Still Loving You9/1986 Castaway/RCA
5.Midnight At The Fringe4/1987 Dojo
6.Collection 77-879/1987 EMI
7.Last Tango6/1989 Line
8.Back In The Old Country
(2LP)		10/1989 Connoisseur
9.We Never Had It So Good
& Jakko M. Jakszyk		10/1990 Musidisc
10.Living In A Boom Time07.09.1992Cooking Vinyl
11.Tom Robinson6/1993 Optima
12.Love Over Rage5/1994 Cooking Vinyl
13.Motorway7/1994 Music De-Luxe
14.Having It Both Ways13.05.1996Cooking Vinyl
15.Only The Now23.10.2015Castaway Northwest

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.2-4-6-8 Motorway / I Shall Be Released
produced by: Vic Maile		07.10.1977EMI3
2.Rising Free ... TRB EP (live)
(Don't Take No For An Answer / Sing If You're Glad To Be Gay / Martin / Right On Sister)
produced by: Chris Thomas		27.01.1978EMI18
3.Up Against The Wall / I'm Alright Jack
produced by: Chris Thomas		28.04.1978EMI28
4.Too Good To Be True / Power In The Darkness11.08.1978EMI
5.Right On Sisters / Glad To Be Gay
(v USA)		9/1978 Harvest
6.Bully For You / Our People02.03.1979EMI68
7.Alright All Night / Black Angel
withdrawn		5/1979 EMI
8.Getting Tighter06.07.1979EMI
9.2-4-6-8 Motorway / Don't Take No For An Answer10/1983 Old Gold
10.2-4-6-8 Motorway / Sing If You're Glad To Be Gay8/1987 EMI

Tom Robinson:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Never Gonna Fall In Love (Again) / Getting Tighter
with The Voice Squad		06.07.1979EMI
2.Now Martin's Gone / Atmospherics7/1982 Panic
3.War Baby / Hell Yes
12" + Martin's Gone		6/1983 Panic6
4.Listen To The Radio: Atmospherics / Don't Do Me Any Favours
12" + Out To Lunch
produced by: Tom Robinson		28.10.1983Panic39
5.Back In The Old Country / Beggin'
12" + Back In The Old Country (live)
produced by: Tom Robinson		08.06.1984Castaway/RCA79
6.Rikki Don't Lose That Number / Cabin Boy (live)9/1984 Castaway/RCA58
7.Prison / More Lives Than One5/1985 Castaway/RCA
8.(It Ain't Nothing Like) The Real Thing / The Wedding7/1986 Castaway/RCA
9.Still Loving You / The Saturday Disco9/1986 Castaway/RCA88
10.Feel So Good / Northern Rain
12" + You Tattooed Me / Change		1/1987 Castaway/RCA
11.Spain / Drive All Night
12" + (It Ain't Nothin' Like) The Real Thing		6/1987 Castaway/RCA
12.Blood Brother
12" + What have I Ever Done To You / Rigging		11/1990 Musidisc
13.War Baby / Blood Brother / We Didn't Know What Was Going On / War Baby1/1993 Cooking Vinyl
14.Hard / Green / Living In A Boom Time / Portobello Terrace6/1994 Cooking Vinyl
15.Loved / Fifty / Yuppy Scum / Glad To Be Gay '947/1994 Cooking Vinyl
16.Days (That Changed The World) / Roaring / The Brits Come Rolling Back9/1994 Cooking Vinyl

Videos:

1. 2-4-6-8 Tom Robinson - 7/1984, BBC Video, 57 min

Various:

Tom Robinson:

Compilation Appearances:

"Loner Boy" on British Deaf Association charity LP "Sometimes A Great Notion" (29.10.84, Swing The Cat)
"2-4-6-8 Motorway" on compilation "The Cavern - The Most Famous Club In The World" (20.8.07)

Ian Parker:

appeared on the LP:

Clannad: Banba (3.5.93, RCA)

Mark Ambler:

appeared on the LP:

Tom Robinson: Love Over Rage (5/94, Cooking Vinyl)

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19773313.08.197710On The Crest Of Theprofile, interview
19775117.12.197717Caught In The Actgig review
1978107.01.197810MM Band Breakdownprofile, interview
1978214.01.19784News
1978611.02.197828Singlessingle review
19781408.04.19781
19781622.04.19784News
19781729.04.197813Singlessingle review
19782020.05.197818Albumsalbum review
1979803.03.19794News
1979803.03.197929Singlessingle review