| The Dead 60s |
|
| Background information |
| Origin |
 Liverpool, England |
| Genre(s) |
Post-punk
revival |
| Years active |
2003–present |
| Label(s) |
Deltasonic |
| Website |
thedead60s.com |
| Members |
Ben
Gordon
Charlie Turner
Matt McManamon
Bryan Johnson |
The Dead 60s are an English rock band from Liverpool,
and were previously known as Pinhole and, earlier, Resthome until they
changed their name in 2003.
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Contents
- 1 The
band
- 2 History
- 3 Discography
- 3.1 Albums
- 3.2 EPs
- 3.3 Singles
- 4 Problems
With Products
- 4.1 US
CD With XCP
- 4.2 UK
LP
- 5 External
links
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The band
- Matt McManamon - Vocals, Guitar
- Ben Gordon - Guitar, Organ
- Charlie Turner - Bass Guitar, Vocals
- Bryan Johnson - Drums
The band's sound is a mixture of punk rock, ska and reggae. They have
been compared with The Clash and The
Specials, with influences that include the Gang of Four and King Tubby.
History
The band (as Pinhole).
The band playing live in June, 2007.
The band begun as Pinhole and was managed
by Shifty Ryder. The band released 2 CDs before taking a break to
refine their musical direction. They emerged from their hiatus with a
new sound and a new name: The Dead 60s. As Pinhole they went on tour
with Green
Day and recorded a session with John Peel at the legendary Maida Vale
studio's, they reached number 8 in his festive top 50 songs count down
in 2002.
The Dead 60s undertook several tours of the USA
in 2005 and they were scheduled to open "The Other Stage"
at Glastonbury on 24 June, 2005.
Unfortunately, before their set, the stage was hit by lightning and the
performance was cancelled.
Their song Riot Radio is featured on the 2006 console game Burnout
Revenge. The song A Different Age appears on Driver
Parallel Lines in the 2006 era.
They are set to release their second album Time to Takes Sides
on August 13, 2007. It was recorded in New York.
Discography
Albums
- The Dead 60s (2005) - see The
Dead 60s (album) for full details
- Time to Takes Sides (2007) - Released
August 13, 2007.
EPs
- Breaking Hearts & Windows
- Release Date: 19 Nov. 2001
- Record Label: Thrill City
- Catalogue Number: THRILLCITY001
- "City Living"
- "All Dried Up"
- "11:50"
- "Is This The End?"
- Produced by John Robb, with Mike
Crossey and Pat O'Shaughnessy.
- Release Date: 02 Sep. 2002
- Record Label: Too Nice Recordings
- Catalogue Number: CDTONICE01
- "So Over You"
- "Morning Rain"
- Produced by Mark Freegard.
Singles
- 2004 You're Not the Law (limited
edition 2000 copies)
- 2004 Riot Radio #30 UK
- 2005 The Last Resort #24 UK
- 2005 Loaded Gun #28 UK
- 2005 Riot Radio (re-release) #30 UK
- 2005 Ghostfaced Killer #25
- 2007 Stand Up
Problems With Products
US CD With XCP
The US CD (catalogue number EK94453, UPC 827969445327)
includes Sony
BMG's controversial XCP
copy protection system, which uses malicious virus-like
techniques to hide its anti-piracy system within the Microsoft
Windows operating system, making computers
with it installed vulnerable to other viruses. The CD was withdrawn and
a new version without XCP was issued on November 22, 2005. The original
CD's disc and back cover are marked with a copy protection warning,
whereas the reissued version does not have this marking.
UK LP
Another product-related problem for the band was the
mis-pressing of the UK vinyl album, which lists on both
the label and sleeve the same tracklisting as the UK CD, but in fact
plays the tracklisting of the US version. The LP was re-pressed and
distributed with the same catalogue number. The original issue has a
blue starburst sticker on the cover, and the reissue doesn't.
External links
