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The Highliners
12+ albums
psychobillyenglishold-school psychobillyAllspotify
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This Bio is Originally written by Simon Nott of Big Cheese Magazine. Taken from The Highliners album Bound For Glory / Spank-o-Matic PSYCHO55 . It was edited & updated by Russ Surfer. Legend has it that Luke Morgan (Vocals) and Chris Finch (Sax) started kicking around the idea of The Highliners way back in 1982. Soon to be joined by ‘Stretch’ on bass and Tim Potter on drums. None of them were all that adept at their chosen instruments, but they did have a 1964 VW camper van, some pink paint, passports and petrol money, threw it all together and set off for a summer of sun and fun in France where they learned a few chords & wrote some songs. After a summer buskin in St Tropez , they returned back to Blighty with their suntans looking for gigs. The band was being described in some quarters as a cross between Benny Hill, The Ramones and the Cramps. Nobody in England had the slightest inclination as to who they were. But that was all to change. After various drummers they auditioned ‘Ginger’ of The Meteors & he introduced them to the Psychobilly scene in the UK via The Klub Foot in Hammersmith, London. The Highliners then went on tour with King Kurt, both bands being on the fun side of the Psychobilly scene. Both bands with outlandish outfits and silly dancing. It wasn’t too long before The Highliners graduated from novelty warm up band to headlining act. Singed to ABC records who released in 1988 the debut single ‘Henry The Wasp’ and it was almost a hit! BBC Radio 1 DJ
