The Lines
| The Lines | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | London , UK |
| Genre (s) | Post-punk , new wave |
| founding | 1977 |
| resolution | 1982 |
| Founding members | |
Vocals, electric guitar |
Richard Conning |
Electric guitar |
Hywel Phillips |
Electric bass |
Joe Forty |
Drums |
Nicholas Cash |
The Lines was an English post-punk and new wave band from London .
history
The Lines was founded in 1977 by Richard Conning ( vocals and electric guitar ), Hywel Phillips (electric guitar), Joe Foerty ( electric bass ) and Nicholas Cash ( drums ) and released five singles during their playing days, starting with White Night from 1978, an EP called Cool Snap! which is considered a debut album as well as the two long players Therapy and Ultramarine , before they split up in 1982.
In 2016, the Acute Records label released the band's previously unreleased "lost" album, Hull Down , after two compilations had previously been released by the band , which appeared together with The Cure , Bauhaus and Birthday Party .
Discography
Albums
- 1981: Therapy (Fresh Records, Red Records)
- 1982: Ultramarine (Red Records)
- 2016: Hull Down (Acute Records)
Singles and EPs
- 1978: White Night (Linear Records)
- 1979: On The Air (Red Records)
- 1980: Cool Snap! (EP; Red Records)
- 1980: Nerve Pylon (Red Records)
- 1981: Transit (Red Records)
- 1982: House of Cracks (Red Records)
Compilations
- 2008: Memory Span (Acute Records)
- 2008: Flood Bank (Acute Records)
swell
- ^ The Lines - White Night. The P5, accessed February 16, 2017 .
- ↑ The Lines Cool Snap. The P5, accessed February 16, 2017 .
- ^ Stuart Berman: The Lines. Pitchfork, September 13, 2008, accessed February 16, 2017 .
- ↑ John Twells: Stream The Lines' "lost" third album of vintage post-punk experiments. Factmag, May 11, 2016, accessed on February 16, 2017 .
- ^ Andy Kellman: The Lines, Hull Down, AllMusic Review by Andy Kellman. All Music, accessed on February 16, 2017 (album review).
- ↑ Timothy Gabriele: The Lines Memory Span. Pop Matters, June 25, 2008, accessed February 16, 2017 (compilation review).