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The Sound
Origin London, England
Genre(s) Post-punk, Alternative rock
Years active 1978-1987
Label(s) Korova
Warner Bros. / WEA
Statik
Renascent
Associated acts The Outsiders
Website The Sound
Members
Adrian Borland
Graham Green (Graham Bailey)
Max Mayers
Michael Dudley
Former members
Bi Marshall (to late 1980)
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The Sound were a British post-punk band fronted by Adrian Borland, which evolved from his previous band, The Outsiders. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s Adrian Borland (6 December 1957 – 26 April 1999 was an English Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist and Record producer. The Outsiders were one of the early punk groups as cronicled in Henrik Poulsen 's book, The band were from Wimbledon, England and released two Albums Their career spanned 1978 to 1987. They were labelmates of groups such as Echo & the Bunnymen and The Chameleons. Echo & the Bunnymen are an English Post-punk group formed in Liverpool in 1978 The Chameleons (called The Chameleons UK on some American releases were a Dream pop / Post-punk band that formed in Middleton, They shared stages with bands such as The Bunnymen, The Au Pairs, Comsat Angels, Felt, Medium Medium, U2, Public Image Ltd. The Comsat Angels were a Post-punk band from Sheffield, England, active from 1978 to 1995 , U. K. Subs, Eyeless In Gaza, The Stranglers, China Crisis, Fiat Lux, Shriekback, and Aztec Camera. (See gig list link at bottom. )

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Band history

The Outsiders changed their name to "The Sound" after the departure of "Bob" Lawrence (Bass) and Adrian Janes (Drums), the new "sound" commanded a new name and after much deliberation in a pub in Kingston-upon-Thames they became The Sound in 1979. The Sound consisted of: Adrian Borland (vocals, guitar), Benita "Bi" Marshall (keyboards, saxophone, clarinet), Graham Bailey (bass guitar), and Mike Dudley (drums). The band signed to Warner Bros. ' post-punk imprint Korova Records after issuing an indie EP titled Physical World on their manager's label. Korova is a Record label, distributed by Warner Electra Asylum Colvin "Max" Mayers replaced Marshall on keyboards in 1981.

Adrian Borland's brooding lyrics often consisted of existential ruminations (e. g. , "Counting The Days," "Sense Of Purpose," "Longest Days") and reflections on man's tendency towards self-destruction (e. g. , "Fatal Flaw," "Missiles," "New Dark Age," "Skeletons"). They found the majority of their fame in the U. K. Holland/Belgium and Germany. They recorded several Peel sessions and performed the single "Sense Of Purpose" on the TV show Old Grey Whistle Test (circa 1981). John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio The Old Grey Whistle Test (usually abbreviated to Whistle Test or OGWT) was an influential BBC2 television music show that ran from 1971 Lead singer/guitarist/songwriter Borland had a nervous breakdown onstage during the first date of The Sound's 1987 tour, in Vitoria, Spain, at a club called "The End", this following a lengthy obsession with Jim Morrison of The Doors. The result being the cancellation of the tour. The band fell apart later in 1987 following a few lack lustre "contractual obligation" gigs in Holland. Graham Bailey moved to New Orleans, LA, where he lived for 16 years, returning to the UK in 2007. Colvyn "Max" Mayers died in 1993, from an AIDS-related condition. Mike Dudley is uninvolved with the music industry, currently a keen "biker" (of the pedal variety) living and working in South London.

Following the collapse of The Sound, Borland maintained a solo career for approximately a decade, and helmed the bands White Rose Transmission and the irreverent Honolulu Mountain Daffodils (in which he gave himself the humorous alias Joachim Pimento). Never able to conquer depression, Borland committed suicide on April 26th, 1999, throwing himself in the path of an express train at Wimbledon station.

Legacy

Shortly before his death, The Sound's back catalogue was remastered and reissued by Renascent Records, a label which was originally founded to perform solely that task. Mastering, a form of audio Post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a Data storage device For the reissuing of print material see Reprint A reissue (also known as a re-release or re-edition) is the repeated issue (Thunder Up is the band's only studio album to not see reissue. Thunder Up is the fifth and final studio album by The Sound. "Acceleration Group" – 332 "Hand of Love" – 318 "Barria ) In June 2006, members of notable British bands held a concert called "The Sound Of Adrian Borland;" various guest singers who had been close friends with Borland (such as Mark Burgess of The Chameleons) filled in on vocals. Mark Burgess (born 11 May 1960) is a English Singer, bass player and Songwriter, is the lead singer and main force behind

There is a biography of Adrian Borland, entitled (The Book Of) Happy Memories. In 2001, a tribute album titled In Passing - A Tribute to Adrian Borland and The Sound was released. Another tribute album is forthcoming, titled There Must Be a Hole In Your Memory.

Discography

Albums

EPs, Singles

Compilation albums, Live albums

See also

External links

Kevin Hewick is a Leicester based Singer-songwriter who was an early member of the Factory Records roster
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