Loading details…
S
Artist
Slowguns
12+ albums
about
The SlowGuns journey took them from the backstreets of Stockport and back again in two short, yet eventful years. A strong local following followed them everywhere, often against their better judgement. In 1979 the band recorded and released their now collectible first single ‘TV Movie’ b/w ‘American Heartbeat’. The single received lots of airplay, including Radio 1 (John Peel) and had high praise in the national music press. The band played many gigs, accompanied on backing vocals by ‘The Bullettes’, two young ladies who answered an ad placed by the band in the NME. One of these birds soon flew the coop, but the other remained, and this bird’s name was Joanne Whalley. ‘Jo’ sang backing vocals on many SlowGuns songs, including taking lead vocals during gigs on a song written specially for her by the band, “He’s My Man”. She eventually left in 1980, confirming, as they suspected, her thespian tendencies, eventually achieving worldwide fame by appearing in ‘The Singing Detective’ on TV and the hit movie ‘Scandal’. She met her future husband (and future Batman/Jim Morrison actor) Val Kilmer on the set of their film ‘Willow’. When she left the band, Terry told her she’d never work in Stockport again, and he was right - to this day she never has. SlowGuns released their second single ‘The Time Is Right For Us’ b/w ‘My Karma’ in 1980 on their own ‘Cult 45’ label. But unfortunately, by the time of the single’s release the band had already began to implode, blaming arguments cause
top songs
albums
▥
Shake Some Action vol 1 (UK)
▥
Shake Some Action Vol.1
▥
The Best Of Cult 45 Records
▥
Shake Some Action Vol.1 - UK
▥
Rotten Candy: The Best of Rare Power Pop, Mod & Pop Punk (Vol. 5)
▥
Shake Some Action Vol. 1
▥
Bloodstains Across The UK Vol. 3
▥
TV movie/American heartbeat 7"
▥
Shake Some Action: a Collection of Powerpop, Mod & New Wave Rarities 1975-1986 (Vol. 1 - U.K.)
▥
Bloodstains Across The UK 3
Shake Some Action vol. 1 UK
▥
Mod Pop Punk