Jowe Head

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Jowe Head (born Stephen John Bird in 1956) is a British guitarist, singer, and visual artist, who was a member of Swell Maps before joining the Television Personalities. He has also released a large amount of material as a solo artist and as leader of groups such as Househunters and The Palookas. Jowe Head (the stage name derived from Birmingham slang for "weirdo") was born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, and moved to Solihull at an early age. He started playing in 1973 with Nikki Sudden, Epic Soundtracks and Phones Sportsman in a loose collective that later became known as Swell Maps. He also played with Epic Soundtracks and Ken Spiers (later better known as Spizz) in another local band. With Swell Maps he recorded numerous singles (some under the guise of the Phones Sportsman Band and also backing The Cult Figures) and two albums, before the band split up in 1980 He then embarked on a solo career, releasing his debut album, Pincer Movement, in 1982. In the mid-1980s he formed a new band, The Palookas, which ran in parallel to his other projects until 1989, and joined the Television Personalities in 1983, staying with the band for the next ten years. His second solo album, Strawberry Deutsche Mark, was issued in February 1986, featuring contributions from two of his former-Swell Maps colleagues, and singer Carmel. He then led a new band, Househunters, releasing three singles and an album, Feeding Frenzy, between 1986 and 1988, before again recording as a solo artist. Th

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Pincer Movement

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A tribute to The Fall - Perverted by Mark E.

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The Other Side of the Forest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

From A Parallel Universe

Widdershins

Strawberry Deutsche Mark

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Strawberry Birthmarks

Unhinged

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"Diabolical Liberties"

Screeches

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FACTs guide to UK DIY 131 experimental underground classics from 1977-85

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Whispers From The Offing

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