The Dead 60s
The Dead 60s | |
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The Dead 60s in 2007 |
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General information | |
origin | Liverpool , England |
Genre (s) | skirt |
founding | 2000 as Pinhole, 2003 as The Dead 60s |
Current occupation | |
Matthew James "Matt" McManamon | |
Guitar, organ
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Benedict Matthew "Ben" Gordon |
Bass , vocals |
Charles Glyn "Charlie" Turner |
Bryan Matthew Johnson |
The Dead 60s were a rock band from Liverpool , England that previously performed as a resthome and until 2003 as a pinhole . The members announced their separation on February 11, 2008.
history
The Dead 60s mix punk rock , ska and reggae , so that comparisons to The Clash , The Specials , Gang of Four and King Tubby have emerged in indie circles.
In Germany, The Dead 60s reached its first audience in 2005 with the download- only song "Riot Radio". They only became known to a larger audience through their album "The Dead 60s", released on September 30, 2005. The album was also released as a limited double CD in Germany; the second CD, "Space Invader Dub", contains most of the B-sides that appeared on the singles released in the UK .
In the course of 2007 the German market was given more strategic consideration. The song "Ghostfaced Killer" was released on March 9, 2007 in a remix version (as the so-called "Neues vom Wixxer-Remixx") with Madness , who contributed the brass, as the title track of the film Neues vom Wixxer . At the same time as the film release, the debut album was re-released in a new edition.
The second album, "Time To Take Sides", was released on August 10, 2007 and, in contrast to the debut, contains more pop-rock elements. Outside of Germany and France , where the Dead 60s were more noticed than in Germany, this album was only released in early 2008.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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UK | |||
2005 | The Dead 60s |
UK23
silver
(3 weeks)UK |
More albums
- 2007: Time to Take Sides
EPs
- 2001: Breaking Hearts & Windows
- 2002: So Over You / Morning Rain
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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2004 | Riot Radio The Dead 60s |
UK30 (2 weeks) UK |
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2005 | The Last Resort The Dead 60s |
UK24 (2 weeks) UK |
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Loaded Gun The Dead 60s |
UK28 (2 weeks) UK |
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2006 | Ghostfaced Killer The Dead 60s |
UK25 (3 weeks) UK |
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2007 | Stand Up Time To Take Sides |
UK54 (1 week) UK |
More singles
- 2004: You're Not the Law (limited edition of 2000 copies)
- 2007: Ghostfaced Killer (News from Wixxer Remixx) (New edition for the German market)
Web links
- Official website ( Memento of April 19, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
- German website
- The Dead 60s at Myspace
- The Dead 60s as a feature in Motor