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The Rumour
12+ albums
new wavelondonbritishUKengland
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There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) an English pub rock / new wave band active in the late 1970s and early 1980s that was also the backing band for Graham Parker whose early records were credited as Graham Parker & The Rumour; 2) a New Zealand pop/rock music band in the late 1960s and early 1970s. 1) The Rumour was an English pub rock / new wave band active in the late 1970s and early 1980s that was also the backing band for Graham Parker whose early records were credited as Graham Parker & The Rumour. Consisting of pub rock veterans, the band issued three albums. They played an eclectic mix of rock, swing, country, reggae, new wave, power pop, and what used to be called R&B. They were also one of the house bands at Stiff Records, appearing on recordings by artists such as Elvis Costello, Dave Edmunds, and Nick Lowe. The band members were Bob Andrews, Martin Belmont, Andrew Bodnar, Stephen Goulding and Brinsley Schwarz. They sounded like they did with Graham Parker but with less edginess. The style was like Brinsley Schwarz and Ducks Deluxe, which isn't surprising as some of the members were in these bands too. Their first album was 1977's Max (a pun on Fleetwood Mac's Rumours) which contained self-penned songs, as well as songs written by friends such as Nick Lowe and Sean Tyla. In 1979 they released their second album, Frogs, Sprouts, Clogs and Krauts, experimenting with new wave sounds. Their final album was Purity of Essence. None of these so
top songs
albums
Not So Much A Rumour, More A Way Of Life
Frogs, Sprouts, Clogs And Krauts
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Bad Disease
Max
Holy Morning (Bonus Track Version)
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The Stiff Records Box Set
Purity Of Essence - The American Edition
Purity of Essence
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The Big Stiff Box Set
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The Indie Scene 1979: The Story of British Independent Music
Frogs Sprouts Clogs and Krauts
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New Wave Greats-1976-1983 CD1