40:
509:- digital release (Bandcamp, recorded at New River Studio on 8 October 2015, featuring Phillip Raymond Goodman, Stewart Keith, Tiger Gnome, Stanley Bad, Zoe Plumb, Steve PAsTA, Lara Pearl, Tim Drage, and Zali phoning in his appearance; resulted in well over four hours of recording, released 23 December 2015).
39:
272:
The A Band itself was founded at the behest of saxophonist Vince
Earimal, who required a backing band, and the unit quickly became an ever-changing, freeform improvisation unit, able to play without Earimal, who, despite eventually never performing with the band, is credited with their formation.
336:
and a 7" single. Some archive recordings later saw daylight; a CD of recordings from 1991 was issued in 1997 and live activity, also from 1991, was given a vinyl release in 2003, the material being edited by Youngs with artwork from
Campbell and Plaistow. Much of the interest in the band that
349:, which took place on 16 June. Billed as "Afterclap", the line up included Stewart Keith, Neil Campbell, Dr Lent, Dave Higginson (of "Who is Dave Higginson?" fame), Stocky Fister, Gardyloo SPeW, Jon Lander, Andrea Fletcher, Megan Fletcher-Cutts, Stanley Bad, Pascal Nichols and Joincey.
204:, Michael Canning, Gavin Christy, Sophie Cooper, Jean-Emmanuel Dubois, Vince Earimal, Sticky Foster, Ginge Attridge, Stewart Greenwood, Dave Higginson, John Hedley, Mick Horton, Billy MacLennan Irvine, Joincey, Julie Kjær, David Large, Dr Neil Lent (a/k/a Lenty), Niggle,
370:
In April 2011, Gardyloo SPeW convened an A Band performance for the first time in Sydney, Australia. The lineup consisted of
Gardyloo SPeW on sax, vocals and theremin with a cast of local musicians from the city's experimental hub The Bird's Robe Collective.
208:, Rafe Ozimek, Neal Pates, Greta Pistaceci, Jim Plaistow, Barry Rothery, Sarah Attridge, Matt Scott, Isabel Scum-Plotter, Geoffrey Sick, Phil Todd, Richard Thomas, Dave Walters, Simon Wickham-Smith, Michael Gillham, Mike Vest, Murray Ward, Andrew Williams,
252:
Some of the early A Band members had previously recorded material in the 1980s as Well
Crucial, a group scattered across the UK and, in some cases, collaborating by post. A core of members was based in
337:
followed the initial releases came more from the United States than Great
Britain, but this was insufficient to keep the band going, and the various members pursued music in smaller groups, or solo.
367:
Since this they have performed over 150 times across the UK, and recruited more than 80 new members, including
Richard Forrester, Richard Spencer, Richard Attridge, and two Richard Thomases.
374:
A film documenting the genesis and growth of the A Band was filmed by Tim Barker in 2006, but has yet to be edited. A second film documenting the band's current activities is being planned.
277:
that Jim
Plaistow and Campbell were the only constantly present members. They could number up to 18 on any given occasion. The original collective came to a halt around 1994.
360:. On this occasion Stewart Keith and Gardyloo SPeW were joined by new A Banders John Aziz, Martin Bizarro, Zoe Darling, Philip Julian, Simon Murphy, Phil Todd (of
710:
515:- digital release (Bandcamp, composed of the non-Christmas tracks from the 'Aurora (A Very A Band Xmas 2015 Triple Album)' session, released 8 October 2016).
401:- cassette (Chocolate Monk recorded 1990, released 1992 - this is a recording of the performance listed above rather than a reissue of the previous tape)
720:
48:, 2009. Back row: Pete Herring, Karl Waugh, Stewart Greenwood. Middle:Stewart Keith, Seth Cooke, Gardyloo SPeW. Front: Andrew Fletcher, Greta Pistaceci.
651:
332:(released 2003) was recorded. However, the releases were almost always credited to "A Band" and these included several cassette releases, an LP on
715:
328:, the latter in commemoration of the then-recently released Richard Youngs LP - in fact, it was at this show that Youngs' spoken word record
389:- cassette (self-released, a compilation of the earliest live recordings, given away at the Anusol performance, limited to 10 copies, 1990).
269:. However, by 1990 these members had moved to Nottingham and the focus shifted there, with Well Crucial effectively ceasing to be.
640:
The Wire 300: David Keenan locates the roots of the UK's current DIY underground in the anarchic activities of The A Band (page 3)
629:
The Wire 300: David Keenan locates the roots of the UK's current DIY underground in the anarchic activities of The A Band (page 2)
613:
The Wire 300: David Keenan locates the roots of the UK's current DIY underground in the anarchic activities of The A Band (page 1)
571:- 6 disc set compiled by Klair Films & documenting 17 live sets and 2 studio sessions from 1991 to 2010 (Any Old Records 2010)
577:- 2 DVDs, 2 CDRs, and 2 cassettes documenting 13 live sets and 2 studio sessions from 2010 to 2014 (Any Old Records 2014)
288:). Instead, the group used a different name for each performance, all of which began with the letter "a". These included
455:- CDR (Qbico, recorded 1991, issued 2003, only available with the first 26 copies of the above LP on the same label)
238:
45:
262:
201:
655:
345:
In April 2007 the A Band remorphed, and performed at the 4th
Festival Of Improvised Music at the Pyramid in
20:
485:- CDR (Bug Incision (Canada) 2010, studio sessions from 2009, edition of 119 - www.bugincision.com)
361:
230:
76:
244:
The line-up of the group has never been fixed. New members are always invited to join the band.
352:
The next performance, as "American Evil" (an anagram of "Vince
Earimal"), was on 19 August in
258:
266:
222:
209:
704:
639:
628:
612:
437:- CD (self-released, issued by Plaistow and Campbell, recorded 1991, released 1997)
205:
234:
353:
346:
333:
226:
62:
254:
419:
cassette of studio recordings (self-released, recorded on the titular date)
382:
This listing may be incomplete - there are probably other releases extant.
695:
685:
548:
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... (exclusive Wire unraveling tape edit)
66:
491:- 3" (Sonic Oyster Records (Scotland) 2011 from a 2010 live recording)
357:
284:
or any obvious permutation thereof (they are occasionally listed as
690:
680:
503:- CDR (Any Old Records 2013, Christmas album limited to 50 copies)
19:
This article is about the experimental band. For other uses, see
443:- cassette (Kyp Highbury Records, recorded 1992, released 1999)
265:, Stewart Keith and Stream Angel, with other contributions by
479:- CDR (Partially Sane Records 2009 - limited edition of 50)
467:- CDR (Partially Sane Records 2009 - limited edition of 50)
273:
Youngs joined upon moving to
Nottingham and he recalled in
395:- 7" single (Any Old Records, recorded and released 1991)
413:- LP (Siltbreeze SB018 LP, US, 1993, rec. 1990 and 1991)
473:- Double CD (Live from 1993 - Apollolaan Records 2009)
431:- cassette (Union Pole, c.1996, recorded July 1994)
194:
190:
96:
92:
82:
72:
58:
53:
30:
681:Myspace page, run by regular member Stewart Keith
554:(The Wire 2010, limited edition of 20,000 copies)
507:Aurora (A Very A Band Xmas 2015 Triple Album)
8:
652:"4th Festival of Improvised Music Programme"
241:, and noted their lack of musical training.
560:- on compilation CD (Must Die Records 2012)
449:- LP (Qbico 12, LP, Italy, 2003, rec. 1991)
233:compared the band's importance to that of
38:
27:
624:
622:
620:
608:
606:
604:
280:The group never performed under the name
587:
429:Live @ 7th Annual Neil Young Convention
200:Andy Anderson, John Aziz, Tim Barker,
495:20 Greatest Hits Volume One - The 90s
7:
594:Keenan, D. "The Long Road Home" in
425:- C46 cassette (self-released, 1993)
711:British experimental musical groups
497:- double CD (Must Die records 2012)
14:
513:Adlawng Natawhan (Merry Keithmas)
407:7" (Baby Huey BABY-007, US, 1992)
598:issue 259 (September 2005), p.38
542:Simon Wickham-Smith & A Band
471:An Ole Crab/ Andrew Lloyd Webber
417:April Twelfth Nineteen-NinetyTwo
538:The Arbitrary Nature Of Meaning
530:(recorded 1991, released 1992)
1:
225:musical collective formed in
721:Cassette culture 1970s–1990s
716:Free improvisation ensembles
696:A Band photo group on Flickr
461:- DVD (Any Old Records 2008)
229:in the late 1980s. In 2005,
737:
156:Marc Vaulbert de Chantilly
18:
16:British musical collective
46:Edinburgh Fringe Festival
37:
528:Church Of The Subgenius
174:Phillip Raymond Goodman
88:1990–1999; 2007–present
21:A band (disambiguation)
405:Zene/Salivating Regina
330:171 Used Train Tickets
164:Dan Spicer (in denial)
148:"Bonkers" Kev Nickells
54:Background information
150:Max Leonard Hitchings
691:The A Band's website
658:on 29 September 2007
550:- on compilation CD
536:- on compilation CD
526:- on compilation CD
524:Vince Taylor Is Dead
519:Compilations, etc.:
120:Megan Fletcher-Cutts
558:TV Sets From Winter
441:Live In Greece 1992
362:Ashtray Navigations
168:Matthew Lee Knowles
544:(Isomorphic, 1994)
453:TV Set From Winter
364:) and Karl Waugh.
77:Free improvisation
44:The A Band at the
534:Martian Love Call
215:
214:
144:Emu Extraordinare
728:
668:
667:
665:
663:
654:. Archived from
648:
642:
637:
631:
626:
615:
610:
599:
592:
501:Away In A Manger
259:Northamptonshire
197:
178:Charlie Wheatley
100:Regular members:
85:
42:
28:
736:
735:
731:
730:
729:
727:
726:
725:
701:
700:
677:
672:
671:
661:
659:
650:
649:
645:
638:
634:
627:
618:
611:
602:
593:
589:
584:
540:, credit reads
380:
343:
250:
195:
185:
183:
181:
179:
177:
175:
173:
171:
169:
167:
166:Dunrobin Dobbin
165:
163:
161:
159:
157:
155:
153:
151:
149:
147:
145:
143:
142:Dolly Dollycore
141:
139:
137:
135:
133:
131:
129:
127:
125:
123:
121:
119:
118:Andrew Fletcher
117:
116:Andrea Fletcher
115:
114:Gaving Christy
113:
111:
109:
107:
105:
103:
101:
83:
49:
33:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
734:
732:
724:
723:
718:
713:
703:
702:
699:
698:
693:
688:
683:
676:
675:External links
673:
670:
669:
643:
632:
616:
600:
586:
585:
583:
580:
579:
578:
572:
562:
561:
555:
545:
531:
517:
516:
510:
504:
498:
492:
486:
480:
474:
468:
462:
456:
450:
444:
438:
432:
426:
420:
414:
408:
402:
396:
390:
379:
376:
342:
339:
267:Richard Youngs
249:
246:
213:
212:
210:Richard Youngs
198:
192:
191:
188:
187:
186:James shearman
184:Lisa McKendric
130:Richard Thomas
108:Martin Bizarro
98:
94:
93:
90:
89:
86:
80:
79:
74:
70:
69:
60:
56:
55:
51:
50:
43:
35:
34:
31:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
733:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
708:
706:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
678:
674:
657:
653:
647:
644:
641:
636:
633:
630:
625:
623:
621:
617:
614:
609:
607:
605:
601:
597:
591:
588:
581:
576:
575:A Bit Partial
573:
570:
567:
566:
565:
559:
556:
553:
549:
546:
543:
539:
535:
532:
529:
525:
522:
521:
520:
514:
511:
508:
505:
502:
499:
496:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
478:
475:
472:
469:
466:
463:
460:
457:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
430:
427:
424:
421:
418:
415:
412:
411:Artex / A Lot
409:
406:
403:
400:
397:
394:
391:
388:
385:
384:
383:
377:
375:
372:
368:
365:
363:
359:
355:
350:
348:
340:
338:
335:
331:
327:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
299:
298:Arse-over-tit
295:
291:
287:
283:
278:
276:
270:
268:
264:
263:Neil Campbell
260:
256:
247:
245:
242:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
211:
207:
203:
202:Neil Campbell
199:
193:
189:
176:Tim Flitcroft
158:Carlos Ferrao
140:Jonas Golland
136:Gardyloo SPeW
132:Chloe Wallace
124:Stewart Keith
99:
95:
91:
87:
81:
78:
75:
71:
68:
64:
61:
57:
52:
47:
41:
36:
29:
26:
22:
686:YouTube page
660:. Retrieved
656:the original
646:
635:
595:
590:
574:
568:
563:
557:
551:
547:
541:
537:
533:
527:
523:
518:
512:
506:
500:
494:
488:
482:
476:
470:
464:
458:
452:
446:
440:
434:
428:
422:
416:
410:
404:
398:
392:
386:
381:
373:
369:
366:
351:
344:
329:
325:
322:Anglegrinder
321:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
279:
274:
271:
251:
243:
218:
216:
206:Verity Spott
196:Past members
182:Tina Hibbins
172:Megan Alodon
170:Zali Krishna
162:Lydia Morgan
154:Andrew Locke
152:David Shewry
138:Calum F Kerr
128:Simon Murphy
126:Simon Morris
122:Pete Herring
104:Stuart Arnot
102:Stream Angel
84:Years active
25:
378:Discography
341:Reformation
110:Andie Brown
106:Stanley Bad
705:Categories
582:References
564:DVD sets:
354:Shoreditch
347:Warrington
334:Siltbreeze
286:The A-Band
227:Nottingham
180:James Wise
160:Lara Pearl
134:Karl Waugh
112:Seth Cooke
63:Nottingham
32:The A Band
552:Tapper 23
483:Amphibian
477:Autograph
459:Afterclap
306:Anaglypta
255:Kettering
146:Tim Drage
662:22 April
596:The Wire
489:Abstruse
393:Untitled
294:Arachnid
275:The Wire
231:The Wire
569:Archive
465:Avacado
318:Ack Ack
302:Awkward
261:around
248:History
223:British
97:Members
67:England
447:A Band
435:A Band
423:Alarms
399:Anusol
387:Anusol
358:London
326:Advent
290:Anusol
282:A Band
221:are a
219:A Band
73:Genres
59:Origin
314:AC/DC
310:Artex
664:2007
324:and
237:and
217:The
239:SME
235:AMM
707::
619:^
603:^
356:,
320:,
316:,
312:,
308:,
304:,
300:,
296:,
292:,
257:,
65:,
666:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
