The Motors

The Motors
General information
Genre (s)	Rock music
founding	1977
resolution	1980
Members
Guitar , vocals	Nick Garvey
Electric bass	Andy McMaster
guitar	Bram Tchaikovsky
Drums	Ricky Slaughter

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

The Motors   UK 46 10/22/1977 (4 weeks) Approved by the Motors   UK 60 06/03/1978 (1 week) Tenement steps   US 174 04/26/1980 (8 weeks)

Singles

Dancing the Night Away   UK 42 09/24/1977 (4 weeks) Airport   DE 36 08/28/1978 (10 weeks)   UK 4th  silver 06/10/1978 (13 weeks) Forget About You   UK 13 August 19, 1978 (9 weeks) Love and loneliness   UK 58 04/12/1980 (3 weeks)   US 78 06/07/1980 (5 weeks)

The Motors was a British rock band from the late 1970s. It was founded in London in 1976 .

Band history

After the dissolution of the band Ducks Deluxe , the two musicians Nick Garvey (vocals, guitar) and Andy McMaster (bass guitar) founded the band The Motors together with singer and guitarist Bram Tchaikovsky and drummer Ricky Slaughter .

In 1977 the band released their debut album under the title Motors 1 . The first single from the album, Dancing the Night Away , reached number 42 on the UK singles chart .

The Motors achieved their international breakthrough in 1978 with the album Approved by the Motors . The first released single Airport reached the top 10 of the charts in Great Britain and was also a hit in Germany.

After this success, Tchaikovsky and Slaughter split from the band. Garvey and McMaster released together a third album of the Motors, but this could no longer build on the success of the first two albums. In 1982 the band was finally dissolved.

Discography

Albums

• 1977: Motors 1
• 1978: Approved by the Motors
• 1980: Tenement Steps

Singles

• 1977: Dancing the Night Away
• 1977: Be What You Gotta Be
• 1977: Cold Love
• 1978: sensation
• 1978: Airport
• 1978: Forget About You
• 1978: Today
• 1980: Love and Loneliness
• 1980: That's What John Said
• 1980: Tenement Steps
• 1980: Metropolis
• 1981: Dancing the Night Away

Web links

• The Motors at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart placements:
   • The Motors in the German charts
   • The engine in the Official UK Charts (English)
2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK