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The Teardrops
12+ albums
new wavepunkpost-punk77 punkdoo wop
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There seem to be at least two groups called The Teardrops. 1. The Teardrops were a short-lived new Wwave band that formed in Manchester, England in 1978. The band was assembled by Steve Garvey, who was at the time playing bass in another Manchester based band: Buzzcocks. The band initially consisted of Steve Garvey (bass/vocals), Trevor Wain (guitar/vocals), John Key (guitar/vocals), Dave Brisbane (guitar) and John Donelly (drums). With this line up, a four song EP was recorded and released in 1978 by Bent Records, entitled In and Out of Fashion. Shortly after the release of this EP the line-up changed to include Tony Friel and Karl Burns, both were previously in the band The Fall. Another EP was released in the same year: Leave Me No Choice, which had the exact same tracklisting as the first EP. It seems that the EP was re-recorded with the new band members. In 1979, a single was released: 'Seeing Double'. This 7 inch single may or may not have Steve Garvey on it. According to the Buzzcocks discography he does play on it, but it is believed that he did not participate on this single. By 1980, the band had almost run its course. With a few new members (Helen Barbrook, Trev Wain and Dave Price) the band recorded and released its only full length album that was titled Final Vinyl (1980). The album featured some re-recordings of previous Teardrops songs. The band essentially dissolved by 1981. A very short-lived band emerged following The Teardrops called Bok Bok. They rel
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