Biography: The Tall Boys were formed in London in 1983 by Nigel Lewis and Mark Robertson, both founder members of the Meteors. Their first recording line-up included Jez Alan on guitar, later on Kevin Green was added on bass. The band recorded a mini album (Wednesday Addams’ Boyfriend) and a number of singles (Final Kick and Brand New Gun) for Big Beat records. Other tracks feature on the “Four on 4” EP (Ride this Torpedo) “Beach Party” LP (Dragster) and Stomping at Klub Foot (Ride this Torpedo, Action Woman and Funtime). The band also had a song featured in the movie “Return of the Living Dead” (Take a Walk). Live shows were performed all over the UK and France, and the Tall Boys appeared on Channel 4’s “Trash on the Tube” programme. They split in 1987, and reformed briefly in 1996 and 1997 for shows in the UK, Germany and Finland. After that Nigel continued with an impressive number of recordings and live shows with both the Zorchmen and the Johnson Family. During the Zorchmen shows Nigel included a number of Tall Boys classics, which went down a storm. Retrospective albums – Funtime and Live at Klub Foot gave fans of the band something to be going on with. The band played their first reunion in Antwerp in November 2011 with Jens de Waele replacing Kevin Green. They played a further 11 shows in Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and the UK and released their first full length studio album in November 2013. The band called it a day in May 2014.
Song from:
ReplyDeleteTall Boys – Live At The Klub Foot
Label: Trophy Records – TR001
Format: CD
Country: UK
Released: 2011
Style: Garage Rock, Psychobilly
https://www.discogs.com/Tall-Boys-Live-At-The-Klub-Foot/release/3623244
Biography:
The Tall Boys were formed in London in 1983 by Nigel Lewis and Mark Robertson, both founder members of the Meteors. Their first recording line-up included Jez Alan on guitar, later on Kevin Green was added on bass. The band recorded a mini album (Wednesday Addams’ Boyfriend) and a number of singles (Final Kick and Brand New Gun) for Big Beat records. Other tracks feature on the “Four on 4” EP (Ride this Torpedo) “Beach Party” LP (Dragster) and Stomping at Klub Foot (Ride this Torpedo, Action Woman and Funtime). The band also had a song featured in the movie “Return of the Living Dead” (Take a Walk).
Live shows were performed all over the UK and France, and the Tall Boys appeared on Channel 4’s “Trash on the Tube” programme. They split in 1987, and reformed briefly in 1996 and 1997 for shows in the UK, Germany and Finland. After that Nigel continued with an impressive number of recordings and live shows with both the Zorchmen and the Johnson Family. During the Zorchmen shows Nigel included a number of Tall Boys classics, which went down a storm.
Retrospective albums – Funtime and Live at Klub Foot gave fans of the band something to be going on with.
The band played their first reunion in Antwerp in November 2011 with Jens de Waele replacing Kevin Green. They played a further 11 shows in Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and the UK and released their first full length studio album in November 2013. The band called it a day in May 2014.
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