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London is a four piece punk band formed in London in 1976〔(allmusic.com biography on ''London'' )〕〔Rimmer, Dave (1985) ''Like Punk Never Happened'', Faber and Faber, ISBN 978-0-571-13739-8, p. 40-42〕 and were best known for their wild stage act.〔Napier-Bell, Simon (2001) ''Black Vinyl White Powder'', Ebury Press, ISBN 978-0-09-186992-2, p. 163〕 The original line-up was Riff Regan (vocals), Steve Voice (bass), Jon Moss (drums) and Dave Wight (guitar). They were managed by Simon Napier-Bell and recorded two singles, a 4 track EP and an album for MCA Records in 1977. Most of their songs were written by Riff Regan (including the first two singles "Everyone's a Winner" and "Summer of Love") or by Riff Regan and Steve Voice. All their records were produced by Napier-Bell at the IBC Studios in London. After an absence of more than 30 years the band returned to live performance. The current line-up is Riff Regan (vocals), Steve Voice (guitar), Colin Watterston (drums), Rick De'Ath (bass). ==History== Henry Padovani auditioned for London in December 1976 and was offered a position in the band, but changed his mind when Stewart Copeland invited him to join The Police instead.〔Sutcliffe, Phil & Fielder, Hugh (1981). ''L'Historia Bandido''. London and New York: Proteus Books. ISBN 0-906071-66-6.〕 Jon Moss joined the band after being tried out as a drummer with The Clash. He later said "the mix of personalities didn't work; their attitudes were too different to mine".〔Kasper de Graaf & Malcolm Garrett (1983) ''When Cameras Go Crazy - Culture Club'', Virgin Books, ISBN 0-907080-85-5, p. 62〕 They toured extensively throughout 1977, first supporting The Stranglers〔(Punk77 interview with Dave Wight )〕 and then as headliners in their own right. Their third release, the single "Animal Games", was featured on the notorious Sex Pistols edition of the British TV rock show So It Goes. Their final gig was at the Marquee Club in Wardour Street on 8 December 1977.〔(Punk77 interview with Riff Regan )〕 The band broke up shortly afterwards. On leaving, Moss joined The Damned〔(allmusic.com biography on ''London'' )〕 and then formed Culture Club with Boy George.〔Kasper de Graaf & Malcolm Garrett (1983) ''When Cameras Go Crazy - Culture Club'', Virgin Books, ISBN 0-907080-85-5, p. 66〕 Riff Regan released solo records before reverting to his real name of Miles Tredinnick and becoming a comedy writer. He has written scripts for Frankie Howerd〔(BFI credits for ''Superfrank!'' )〕 and was a writer on the BBC TV series Birds of a Feather.〔(BBC ''Birds of a Feather'' list of script writers )〕 Steve Voice formed a new band 'The Original Vampires' and Dave Wight following stints in Metro and Holly and the Italians reverted to his real name of Colin Wight and became an academic.〔(Professor Colin Wight at the University of Sydney )〕 MCA Records released the original band's one and only album in February 1978 called ''Animal Games.'' ''London The Punk Rock Collection,''〔(allmusic.com review of ''London The Punk Rock Collection'' )〕 a CD containing all their recorded work, was released on the Captain Oi! label in 1997 and in 2010 the band released an official live bootleg CD ''Get Out Of London''. ''Reboot'', their first studio album in 34 years, was released in February 2012.〔(Bin Liner Records )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「London (punk band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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