Graduate (band)
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| Graduate | |
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| Origin | Bath, England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | New Wave Mod revival Ska |
| Years active | 1979–1981 |
| Associated acts | Tears for Fears |
| Past members | |
| John Baker Steve Buck Andy Marsden Roland Orzabal Curt Smith |
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Graduate was formed in 1979,[1] in Bath, England. Baker and Orzabal were at school together and performed as the "Baker Brothers" in local pubs and clubs from 1977 aged 16. The name Graduate came from the fact that they used to open shows with a cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson", which was featured in the movie The Graduate. In 1979, Graduate signed a publishing deal with Tony Hatch who subsequently offered the group to Pye Records.
In 1980, Graduate released an album, Acting My Age, and a single "Elvis Should Play Ska" (referring to Elvis Costello, not Presley) on the Pye label. The single reached #106 in the UK Singles Chart[2], but performed better in Spain,[3] and in Switzerland; the group had its amount of success in some other European countries such as Germany and Greece.
In 1981, Orzabal and Smith went on to form the acclaimed New Wave band Tears for Fears.
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[edit] Band members
- Roland Orzabal: guitar, keyboards and vocals (main lead vocalist)
- Curt Smith: bass, synthesisers and vocals (occasional lead vocalist)
- John Baker: guitar and vocals (lead vocals on one track, co-lead vocals with Orzabal on another. Went on to join Korgis 1981–1982 and 1989–present. Also Contributed backing vocals on 1993 Tears For Fears album "Elemental")
- Steve Buck: keyboards and flute
- Andy Marsden: drums
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | UK | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Acting My Age | - | Debut studio album. Remastered with extra tracks in 2001. |
| Unreleased | Ambitions | - | Cancelled before completion. All tracks can be found on the 2001 expanded remaster of Acting My Age |
| 1991 | Graduate | - | German-only release featuring many of the tracks from Acting My Age but with two different versions of the song "Shut Up" and the song "I See Through You" from the unfinished "Ambitions" album. |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Graduate discography at Discogs
- Graduate at Allmusic
- http://memoriesfade.com/discographies/graduate/
