Basement 5

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Basement 5 were a London reggae band with punk influences that was formed in 1978 . Your singer was first Winston Fergus , then Don Letts and finally from 1979 Dennis Morris , a photographer. The drummer was most recently Richard Dudanski , who had previously played for Public Image Limited . Her lyrics reflect the situation for young people in England by Maggie Thatcher : unemployment, strike, racism, impoverishment of the working class. The band stopped making records after 1980 .

Discography

  • Silicon Chip / Chip Butty, 10 "(1980), Island WIP 6614
  • In Dub, LP (1980), Island 801 958
  • Last white christmas / Paranoiaclaustrophopia, 12 "(1980), Iceland 801 999
  • 1965-1980, LP (1980), Iceland 203 275