The League of Gentlemen (band)
| The League of Gentlemen | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Dorset, England |
| Genres | Post-punk, New Wave |
| Years active | 1980 |
| Labels | EG/Polydor |
| Associated acts | Robert Fripp, King Crimson, XTC, Shriekback, Gang of Four |
| Past members | |
| Robert Fripp, Barry Andrews, Sara Lee, Kevin Wilkinson | |
The League of Gentlemen was a band active during March–December 1980 that featured guitarist Robert Fripp of King Crimson fame. Other members included bass guitarist Sara Lee (who later joined Gang of Four, The B-52's, and Indigo Girls), keyboardist Barry Andrews (formerly of XTC; later of Shriekback) and percussionist Johnny Toobad, replaced late in the band's tenure by Kevin Wilkinson (later of China Crisis and Squeeze).[1][2] The group's name had previously been used by Fripp's first semi-professional band in the 1960s.[3]
The Trouser Press Record Guide described the League of Gentlemen's music as typically taking "a simple medium-to-fast backbeat over which Fripp and Andrews locked horns, with melodic development emerging slowly, surely, subtly."[4] Trouser Press also suggests that the League's foray into dance oriented rock was a precursor to Fripp's reformed King Crimson in the early 1980s.[5]
The band toured extensively in Europe and North America throughout 1980.[6]
There are 77 specific tour dates detailed in the sleevenotes on the The League of Gentlemen album. Missing from this list are four (possibly warm-up) gigs at the 14th Century Hunting Lodge (now Lodge Farm House),[7] outside the grounds of Kingston Lacy near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. These gigs are dated 24 to 27 February and pre-dated the first 'official' gig on 10 April at Moles, Bath.
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[edit] Discography
- The League of Gentlemen (Robert Fripp album) (EG/Polydor, 1981)
- God Save the King (Robert Fripp compilation) (Editions EG, 1985)
- Thrang Thrang Gozinbulx (Live album constructed from bootleg recordings) (Discipline Records, 2003)
[edit] Personnel
- Robert Fripp (guitar)
- Sara Lee (bass)
- Barry Andrews (organ)
- Johnny Toobad (drums)
- Kevin Wilkinson (drums)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Tamm (2003, Chapter 8 "Out of retirement—'The Drive to 1981': 'Discotronics': The idea and its realizations")
- ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 348. CN 5585.
- ^ Allmusic.com
- ^ Fleischmann, Mark; Robbins, Ira (1991), "Robert Fripp", in Ira A. Robbins, The Trouser Press Record Guide, New York: Collier Books, p. 263, ISBN 0-02-036361-3, http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=robert_fripp
- ^ Grant, Steven; Fleischmann, Mark; Robbins, Ira A. (1991), "King Crimson", in Ira A. Robbins, The Trouser Press Record Guide, New York: Collier Books, p. 367, ISBN 0-02-036361-3, http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=king_crimson
- ^ Dgmlive.com
- ^ Geograph.org.uk
[edit] References
- Tamm, Eric (2003) [1990], "8 Out of retirement—'The Drive to 1981'", Robert Fripp: From crimson king to crafty master (Progressive Ears ed.), Faber and Faber (1990), ISBN 0571162894, Zipped Microsoft Word Document, http://www.progressiveears.com/frippbook/ch08.htm, retrieved October 26, 2011
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