The Dead 60s

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The Dead 60s
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The Dead 60s in 2007
The Dead 60s in 2007
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
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) 		Remarks
UK UK
2005 The Dead 60s UK23
silver
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) 		Remarks
UK UK
2004 Riot Radio
The Dead 60s 		UK30 (2 weeks)
UK
2005 The Last Resort
The Dead 60s 		UK24 (2 weeks)
UK
Loaded Gun
The Dead 60s 		UK28 (2 weeks)
UK
2006 Ghostfaced Killer
The Dead 60s 		UK25 (3 weeks)
UK
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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Dead 60s split up. In: thedead60s.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008 ; accessed on May 12, 2014 (English).
  2. ↑ a b Chart sources: UK
  3. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK