Jet (UK band)
| Jet | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Pop rock, Glam rock |
| Years active | 1974–1976 |
| Labels | CBS Records |
| Associated acts | Radio Stars, John's Children, The Nice, Sparks, Roxy Music |
| Past members | |
| Andy Ellison Martin Gordon Chris Townson David O'List Peter Oxendale Ian MacLeod Trevor White |
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Jet were a glam rock band from London formed in 1974. They released one album in 1975 before splitting up, with the bulk of the band going on to become the punk/new wave band Radio Stars.
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[edit] History
The band formed in 1974 with a line-up of Andy Ellison (vocals, ex-John's Children, solo artist), Martin Gordon (bass, ex-Sparks), Chris Townson (drums, formerly in John's Children and Jook), David O'List (lead guitar, ex-The Nice and a founding member of Roxy Music) and Peter Oxendale (keyboards, also ex-Sparks).[1] They released one eponymous album from CBS in May 1975, produced by Roy Thomas Baker.[1] Preceding the release of the album was a brief UK tour supporting Ian Hunter & Mick Ronson (released as a download by Radiant Future Records in 2010), and the band's debut single, "My River".[1][2] Dropped by the record label in 1975 after the album met with a poor critical reaction and poor sales, they split up in 1976 during sessions for a second album (O'List and Oxendale had left earlier to be replaced by Ian MacLeod) which produced four demos that were rejected by Island Records.[1][2] They regrouped without Townson, moved to Chiswick Records and changed their name to Radio Stars, having more success as a punk/new wave band.[2]
Posthumous Jet releases include More Light than Shade, a collection of live cuts and demos for the band's unrecorded second album, and Some Flotsam, two live sets from their debut UK tour with Hunter-Ronson in 1975. The first officially sanctioned release of the eponymous Jet album was released in October 2010, on the UK label, RPM Records (UK), as part of a double album release (Jet/Even More Light than Shade), including previously unreleased material.
After a long period as a sideman/producer, Martin Gordon embarked on a solo career in 2001, releasing five albums in the so-called 'Mammal Trilogy', with Chris Townson playing drums, on Radiant Future Records. The fifth and final part of the Trilogy was released in 2009.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- "My River" / "Quandary" (CBS, CBS-3143, March 1975)
- "Nothing To Do With Us" (CBS, CBS-3317, June 1975)
[edit] Albums
- Jet (CBS, S-80699, May 1975)
- Posthumous releases
- Nothing to Do with Us: A Golden Treasury of Jet (Fanmael, 2000)
- Jet (Radiant Future Records RFVP002CD, 2001) now withdrawn
- More Light than Shade (Radiant Future Records RFVP003CD, 2001)
- More Flotsam (Radiant Future Records RF015, 2010) download only
- Jet / Even More Light Than Shade (RPM Records RETROD 882, 2010)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Thompson, Dave (2000) Glam Rock, Collector's Guide Publishing Inc., ISBN 978-1896522265, p. 156-8
- ^ a b c Thompson, Dave "Jet Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-05-08
[edit] External links
- Jet at glam-rock.de
- Martin Gordon's website
- Radiant Future
