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Shop Assistants were an indie pop band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 1984, initially as ''Buba & The Shop Assistants''.〔Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 502〕 After achieving success with independent releases they signed to Chrysalis Records sublabel Blue Guitar, releasing their only album in 1986. After splitting in 1987, with singer Alex Taylor moving on to The Motorcycle Boy, they reformed for two further singles in 1990. ==History== The original line-up was Aggi (Annabel Wright, later of The Pastels), on vocals, David Keegan (guitar), John Peutherer (bass), and Moray Crawford (drums).〔White, S. (2014) ''YinPop: Women in Indie and Alternative Rock, Vol. 1: UK Bands,'' Fly-By-Night Books, ISBN 978-0-9905386-0-8, p. 131〕 This line-up released one single, the now highly-collectible "Something to Do", under the name Buba & the Shop Assistants, which was produced by Stephen Pastel. Stephen Pastel also contributed backing vocals. Peutherer and Crawford were credited on the sleeve as "Murray-John." Aggi left to be replaced by Karen Parker, later joined by second vocalist Alex Taylor, but after some live performances Parker, Peutherer, and Crawford departed, replaced by Sarah Kneale (bass), Laura MacPhail (drums) and Ann Donald (drums).〔 The band's name was shortened to simply 'Shop Assistants' and the first release under their new name was the ''Shopping Parade'' EP in 1985 on The Subway Organization, the lead track from which, "All Day Long" was described by Morrissey as his favourite single of that year. Ann Donald left round about November 1985 and was briefly replaced by Joan Bride (possibly a pseudonym!). ''Shopping Parade'' was followed in early 1986 with "Safety Net", the first release on Keegan's 53rd & 3rd Records, which peaked at number two in the UK Independent Chart,〔Lazell, Barry (1998) ''Indie Hits 1980-1989'', Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4, p. 204〕 and the band recorded a national radio session with Janice Long and a second John Peel session, both of BBC's Radio One.〔Garner, Ken (1993) ''In Session Tonight'', BBC Books, ISBN 0-563-36452-1, p. 292〕 The exposure they gained from the sessions enabled the group to have two songs to be voted into John Peel's Festive Fifty in both 1985 and 1986.〔"(The Shop Assistants )", ''Keeping It Peel'', BBC, retrieved 2011-07-23〕 In 1986, they were featured on the ''NME''s compilation ''C86'' with one of their slower songs, "It's Up To You", taken from ''Shopping Parade'' EP.〔 Also in that year, they signed to Chrysalis Records's sublabel Blue Guitar for another single, "I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You" as well as their first and only LP album, ''Will Anything Happen''.〔 This spent one week at number 100 in the UK album charts, which gives the band the (joint) distinction of being the least successful act ever to hit the national charts. The album was re-released on CD in 2001, although it is now very hard to find. The band split early in 1987, when Taylor left the group to join The Motorcycle Boy.〔 After a two-year hiatus, the band reformed without Taylor in 1989 with Kneale on vocals and MacPhail on bass and the addition of Margarita Vasquez-Ponte of Jesse Garon And The Desperadoes on drums.〔 With the new lineup they released "Here It Comes" and "Big 'E' Power" in 1990 before splitting again with David Keegan joining The Pastels.〔 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「The Shop Assistants」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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