The Dentists

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The Dentists were an indie/pop band from the Medway towns in England who were active from 1984 to 1995. The band's permanent members were Mick Murphy (lead vocals), Bob Collins (guitar) and Mark Matthews (bass). The band also had three different drummers: Ian Smith (1984-1986), Alun Jones (1986-1991) and Rob Grigg (1991-1995). All members participated in writing songs. The band's members met at school in the early 1980s and began playing gigs in the area around Strood and Rochester. Their first single, 'Strawberries are Growing in My Garden (and It's Wintertime),' was quickly followed by the album Some People are on the Pitch They Think It's All Over It Is Now (a reference to Kenneth Wolstenholme's famous commentary at the end of the 1966 World Cup). The record was produced by Allan Crockford of fellow Medway band The Prisoners. In 1986 the band toured Europe and were consequently signed by the Belgian label Antler Records, which released a series of singles and EPs over the next five years. A 1986 reissue of 'Strawberries ...' received radio play from John Peel and Andy Kershaw and was named 'runner-up Single of the Week' by Smash Hits magazine; it reached the Top 40 indie charts. The following year, the band recorded a radio session for Janice Long. In 1991, the band's second album, Heads and How to Read Them, was released on Antler. It attracted an underground following in the United States, and two American fans arranged for the band to play the 1991 College Music Jour

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Some People Are on the Pitch They Think It's All Over It Is Now

Dressed

If All The Flies Were One Fly

Behind the Door I Keep the Universe

The Indie Years : 1986

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The Indie Vigils

Children Of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The Second Psychedelic Era 1976-1996

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CD86: 48 Tracks From The Birth Of Indie Pop [Disc 1]

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Some People Are On The Pitch They Think It's All Over It Is Now!

Cherry Red Indie Hits: 1985-1986

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Twee Indie Misc

Powdered Lobster Fiasco

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