Ugly As Sin

Ugly As Sin
Ugly As Sin
Origin	London, England
Genres	Punk rock, new wave, post-punk, alternative rock
Years active	1989–1991
Labels	China
Past members	Ian Walker; Boris Pikula; Fiona Lawrence; Blake Wilson; Bruno Schafroth; Simon Brown; Will; Bob Rixon;

Ugly As Sin were an English post-punk/pop rock band from London formed in 1989.

History

The band Ugly As Sin was formed by singer-songwriter Ian Walker and was signed to China Records. As a second founding member Boris Pikula (ex-Andi Sexgang, Huckleberry Finn) joined in July 1989, followed by Fiona Lawrence in August 1989. As this trio, the band was to be commercially marketed by the record company, thus the album title The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

In mid-1989, the recording of the debut album started, being engineered and produced on 16-track by Paul Mex at Mex One Recordings in Watford. It was released in the beginning of 1990.

The band's first gig was on 3 October 1989 at The King's Head, Fulham, London, supporting the supergroup Havana 3am (ex-Clash members) on tour. Their second tour was supporting the Brixton rock-trio Under Neath What, going straight into their third tour supporting the Stranglers throughout the UK (96 Tours, their last featuring Hugh Cornwell).

Tours and shows

Havana 3am, support

Oct 3 1989 - London Kings Head
Oct 5 1989 - Newcastle Polytechnic
Oct 11 1989 - Kent University
Oct 12 1989 - London ULU (own show)
Oct 19 1989 - Uxbridge Brunel University
Oct 20 1989 - Reading After Dark
Oct 21 1989 - Manchester University
Oct 24 1989 - Doncaster
Oct 29 1989 - Swamsea University
Oct 30 1989 - Cardiff University

Under Neath What, support

Feb 5 1990 - Newcastle Riverside
Feb 6 1990 - Carlisle Pagoda
Feb 7 1990 - Leeds Duchess of York
Feb 8 1990 - Birmingham University
Feb 9 1990 - Banbury Football Club
Feb 11 1990 - Doncaster The Jug
Feb 12 1990 - Lincoln New Vienna
Feb 13 1990 - Leicester Princess Charlotte
Feb 14 1990 - Manchester University
Feb 15 1990 - Bristol Bierkeller
Feb 16 1990 - King's Lynn La's
Feb 17 1990 - London Marquee

The Stranglers - 96 Tours, support

Feb 19 1990 - Bristol Colston Hall
Feb 20 1990 - Poole Arts Centre
Feb 21 1990 - Torbay Lesure Centre
Feb 22 1990 - Newport Centre
Feb 23 1990 - Leicester De Montford Hall
Feb 24 1990 - London Brixton Academy
Feb 26 1990 - Crawley Leisure Centre
Feb 27 1990 - Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Feb 28 1990 - Newcastle City Hall
March 1, 1990 - Wolverhampton Civic Hall
March 2, 1990 - Bradford St Georges Hall
March 4, 1990 - Aberdeen Capitol
March 5, 1990 - Edinburgh Playhouse
March 6, 1990 - Carlisle Sands Centre
March 7, 1990 - Preston Guildhall
March 8, 1990 - Scarborough Futurist Theartre
March 9, 1990 - Manchester Apollo
March 10, 1990 - Sheffield City Hall
March 11, 1990 - Birmingham Humingbird
March 13, 1990 - Portsmouth Guildhall
March 14, 1990 - Glouchester Leisure Centre
March 16, 1990 - Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall
March 17, 1990 - Cambridge Corn Exchange
March 18, 1990 - Reading Hexagon
March 19, 1990 - Guildford Civic Hall
March 20, 1990 - Southend Cliffs Pavilion
March 21, 1990 - London Brixton Academy

Own shows

Feb 23 1990 - London Goldsmith College
Mar 15 1990 - Manchester U-Mist
Mar 23 1990 - Uxbridge Brunel University

Discography

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1990, China Records)
The Good, the Bad and the Bootleg (4-song EP, 1990, China Records)
"Terminal Love" / "Wasted" (single, 1989, China Records)
"Pain" / "Terminal Dub" (single, 1990, China Records)

References

External links

Ugly As Sin discography at Discogs
Boris Pikula discography at Discogs
Paul Mex discography at Discogs