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Line-Up Ex-Members Albums Singles Various Refers
WAH!
Liverpool, GB
*  1981+  1983

Line-Up (1983):

Pete Wylie - voc,g
Carl Washington - bg
Charlie Griffiths - kb
Jay Naughton - p
Chris Joyce - ds

Former Members:

Loaf A Go Go (g, cca 6/81)
King Bluff (kb,synths, 1981); Henry Priestman (kb, 1981-82); Mick Jones (kb)
John Maher (ds, cca 6/81); Paul Barlow (ds, 1981-82)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Nah = Poo - The Art Of Bluff03.07.1981Eternal/WEA33
2.The Maverick Years 80-811/1983 Wonderful World
3.A Word To The Wise Guy7/1984 28
4.Handy Wah! Whole23.07.2002Castle
5.Best of Wah!
(Gemini Sun)		16.01.2007
6.Love Holding Love16.09.2008Nettwerk
7.Opening to Bliss10.01.2012

Pete Wylie:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Sinful8/1987 MDM
2.Infamy! Or How I Didn't Get Where I Am8/1991 Siren

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Forget The Down! / The Checkmate Syndrome12.06.1981Eternal/WEA
2.Somesay / Forget The Down16.10.1981Eternal/WEA
3.Remember / A Crack Is A Crack
credited to: Shambeko! Say Wah!		23.04.1982Eternal/WEA
4.The Story Of The Blues, Part I And II / 7 Minutes Live(ish)05.11.1982Eternal3
5.Hope (I Wish You'd Believe Me) / Sleep
12" + You Can Put Your Arms Around A Memory / Year Of Decision / L'Espwah)		11.03.1983Eternal/WEA25
6.The Story Of The Blues / Talkin' Blues
12" + Seven Minutes To Midnight		12/1983 Eternal/WEA2
7.The Peel Sessions EP
(Basement Blues / The Story Of The Blues / Better Scream / Weekends / Yuh Learn)		9/1987 Strange Fruit
8.Don't You Ever Lose Your Dreams6/1991
9.Heart As Big As Liverpool23.11.1998Columbia
10.Loverboy15.03.1999

Pete Wylie:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Sinful / I Want The Moon, Mother
7" + Sophie's Sinful (For Maurice And Kabelle) / Joy Of Being Booed
12",CD + Fourelevenfortyfour / If I Love You		4/1986 MDM10
2.Diamond Girl / Spare A Thought9/1986 MDM57
3.If I Love You / Never Fall For A Whore7/1987 MDM76
4.4.11.44 / The Marksman
CD + Sinful (Song Of The Sinful Angel)		10/1987 MDM79
5.All Together Now
& The Farm		26.11.1990Produce3
6.Sinful / Fourelevenfortyfour4/1991 Siren28
7.Don't Lose Your Dreams / Seamless
12",CD + Imperfect		6/1991 Siren
8.Long Tall Scally / ... And The Good Guys Don't Die
12",CD + Everything (But The Wah!)		9/1991 Siren

Various:

1979-81 Wah! Heat
1981-83 Wah!
1983-84 The Mighty Wah!
cca 11/1998 Pete Wylie And The Mighty Wah
cca 6/2000 The Mighty Wah!

Compilation Appearances:

"Heart As Big As Liverpool" on compilation "Mersey Boys And Liverpool Girls: The Sounds From The Mersey 1978-2001" (2.4.01, EMI)
"Hope (I Wish You'd Believe Me)" on compilation "John Peel - Right Time, Wrong Speed: 1977-1987" (9.10.06)

Pete Wylie:

appeared on the SP:

The JAMS: It's Grim Up North (17.12.90, KLF Communications)

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19812520.06.198123Singlessingle review
19812704.07.198117Albumsalbum review
19812704.07.198131Datelines
19812811.07.198120interview
19812917.07.198130Caught In The Actgig review
19814217.10.198112Singlessingle review
19815119.12.198124Caught In The Actgig review
19824430.10.19824Fast Forward
19824430.10.198218Albumsalbum review
19824720.11.19823Fast Forward
19824720.11.198223Singlessingle review
19824720.11.198235Caught In The Actgig review
1983315.01.198322Caught In The Actgig review
1983529.01.198322Caught In The Actgig review
19831005.03.19834Fast Forward
19831112.03.198326Singlessingle review
19831326.03.198318It's Alivegig review