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a four-date tour in October–November 2016 with Michael Bowes on drums. The Vapors continued with six more concerts in 2017 and 10 in 2018. That included three dates in New York City with David Fenton's son, Danny Fenton, standing in for Ed Bazelgette on lead guitar, where they played several new tracks, including "Sundown River", "Letter to Hiro (No11)", "The Right Stuff", "One of My Dreams", and "King L".
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After 34 years of inactivity, David Fenton, Ed Bazalgette, and Steve Smith appeared on stage at the Half Moon in Putney on 30 April 2016. With a guest drummer standing in for Howard Smith, they played "Turning Japanese" and then left the stage. Rumors of a reunion were rife, and the Vapors completed
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spotted them. The group's line-up stabilised with David Fenton (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Howard Smith (drums), Edward Bazalgette (lead guitar) and Steve Smith (bass). Howard Smith and Steve Smith were not related. The group were originally named The Vapours but had removed the "u" to help garner
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The band celebrated their top-selling album by going out on the New Clear Days 40th Anniversary Tour in 2021. The download-only singles "One of My Dreams Came True" (2021), "Novocaine" (2022), and "Eyes on the Prize" (2024) all reached the Heritage Chart top ten, maintaining the band profile.
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and reached number 3 in the UK and number 1 in Australia. It was also a top-ten hit in Canada and New Zealand and reached the top 40 in the United States. "Turning Japanese" was believed to
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in 2015. For many years Howard Smith ran an independent record shop, People Records in Guildford, the band's home town. Steve Smith formed the band Shoot!Dispute, which appeared in
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serves as RT Industries' worldwide distributor when RT was newly launched in 2018. On 21 April 2018, they re-released "Turning Japanese" on red vinyl with bonus tracks for
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magazine that lack of record label support was the chief reason for the band's split, while a planned single release was cancelled without explanation.
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The group signed to United Artists, releasing their first single, "Prisoners", at the end of 1979, but it failed to chart. Their second single, "
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After the Vapors broke up, David Fenton joined the legal profession in the early 1990s, concentrating on the legal aspects of the
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more attention in America. Foxton then offered the group a few gigs and agreed to jointly-manage them with John Weller (father of
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In August 2024, the band announced plans to crowdfund the production of their fourth album, to be released in March of 2025.
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As of 2017, the band's catalogue masters are controlled by Razor & Tie Industries, which acquired them from
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On 30 August, "Girl from the Factory", the third single from the album, reached number one on the United DJs
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sound with socially-conscious lyrics. That album reached the middle of the charts in the UK, Canada, and US.
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On 2 September 2022 the band returned to their Guildford roots to play at the town's Suburbs Holroyd Arms
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The Vapors, 1980. Left to right: Edward Bazalgette, David Fenton, Steve Smith, Howard Smith.
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was released on 15 May. It was the first album from the Vapors in 39 years, marking one of
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on the 30-date Setting Sons 40th Anniversary tour. The Vapors had been the opening act for
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On 3 March 2020, the Vapors announced that they would be releasing a new album,
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sound and darker lyrics, with the song "Jimmie Jones" making reference to
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In January 2023, a US show was announced: the band played at the
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band that initially existed between 1978 and 1981. They had a
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This article is about the band. For the archaic illness, see
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became a television director; his credits include a 2005
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In April 2019, the band was announced as the support to
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Index

Edward Bazalgette
vapours (mental condition)
Vapors
The Vapors, 1980. Left to right: Edward Bazalgette, David Fenton, Steve Smith, Howard Smith.
Guildford
New wave
power pop
punk rock
United Artists
Liberty
Elektra
Edward Bazalgette
thevapors.co.uk
new wave
power pop
hit
Turning Japanese
UK Singles Chart
Billboard Hot 100
Guildford
Farncombe
The Jam
Bruce Foxton
Paul Weller
The Jam
Setting Sons
Turning Japanese
Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
euphemistically
masturbation

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