The Members - wikipedia The Members The Members The Members in London, 2015 Background information Origin Camberley, England Genres Punk rock Years active 1976 -- 1983, 2007 -- present Labels Stiff, Virgin, Arista Website theMembers.co.uk Members Jean Marie Carroll Chris Payne Calle Englemarc Nick Cash Past members Rat Scabies Nicky Tesco Adrian Lillywhite Nigel Bennett Paddy Carroll Gary Baker Steve Morley Clive Parker Steve Maycock Rudi Thompson Simon Lloyd Chuck Sabo Adam Maitland The Members are a British punk band that originated in Camberley, England. In the UK, they are best known for their single `` The Sound of the Suburbs '', reaching # 12 in 1979, and in Australia, `` Radio '' which reached # 5 in 1982. Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles 2.3 Compilation appearances 3 Line - ups 4 References 5 External links Career The Members were formed by lyricist Nicky Tesco ( Nick Lightowlers ) in 1976, through an invited audition at a recording studio at Tooley Street, London. The original personnel, with Tesco ( vocals ), was Gary Baker ( guitar ), and Steve Morley ( bass guitar ), initially with Steve Maycock then Clive Parker ( drums ). Morley and Parker were later replaced by Chris Payne and Adrian Lillywhite. Official logo of the Members In 1976, the band performed for its first engagements at The Red Cow ( London W6 ), The Windsor Castle ( London W9 ) and The Nashville Rooms ( London W14 ). In that year composer Jean Marie Carroll ( aka JC Carroll ) joined the band to complement Tesco 's lyrics. The Members had recorded a number of songs, but the first released recording was `` Fear on the Streets '', produced by Lillywhite 's brother Steve Lillywhite. This song was included on the first record released by the Beggars Banquet label, the punk compilation Streets ( 1977 ). The song - writing collaboration between Tesco and Carroll moved The Members ' sound towards an incorporation of reggae, shown in the first single released for Stiff Records, `` Solitary Confinement '', produced by Larry Wallis. Following these releases, band personnel became Tesco ( vocals ), Carroll ( vocals and guitar ), Nigel Bennett ( guitar ), Payne ( bass ) and Lillywhite ( drums ). In 1978 / 79 The Members continued to play the London pub and club circuit, became a feature in the music press and were championed byJohn Peel. They signed to Virgin Records in 1978, for which label they recorded `` The Sound of the Suburbs '', again produced by Steve Lillywhite. This became The Members ' biggest chart success and their best - known song in the UK. The follow - up single, `` Offshore Banking Business '', a reggae tune written by Carroll, did not achieve the same popularity. A version of `` Offshore Banking Business '' was recorded for the early 1980s film Urgh ! A Music War, produced by Michael White, distributed by Filmways and Lorimar Productions. The Members ' first album, At the Chelsea Nightclub, was followed by a second for Virgin, 1980 -- The Choice Is Yours. Their last album was Going West, issued a year earlier as Uprhythm, Downbeat ( 1982 ) in the US. The album featured the singles `` Radio, '' which made the Top 10 in parts of Australia, and `` Working Girl, '' the music video for which gave the band exposure in North America via MTV. The band broke up in 1983, when Tesco left the band after the last tour of the US. In 1989, Tesco appeared in Leningrad Cowboys Go America, written and directed by Aki Kaurismaki, a film about a fictional Russian rock band touring the US. This fictional band then toured as an actual band, and recorded the Tesco song `` Thru the Wire ''. Kaurismäki directed a video for `` Thru the Wire '', featuring Tesco. As well as working as a music journalist for the magazine Music Week, Tesco has been a commentator on new releases for BBC 6 Music 's `` Roundtable ''. In 2007, The Members were reunited at The Inn on the Green, Ladbroke Grove, London. In 2008, a line up of Carroll, Payne and Nick Cash resumed touring, In 2009 a new single `` International Financial Crisis '' ( a re-write of `` Offshore Banking Business '' ) was released, recorded by Tesco, Carroll, Payne and Bennett, with artwork by the original Members ' album sleeve designer, Malcolm Garrett. This line up played Glastonbury and Isle of Wight festivals. The Members line - up of Carroll, Payne and Rat Scabies ( drums ) performed from 2010 to 2013, playing over 90 Shows including 3 European Tours and New Zealand and Australian Tours, Nick Cash rejoined the Band in 2014. In March 2012, the Members released their fourth studio album, InGrrLand, featuring Carroll, Payne, Bennett, Cash and Rat Scabies. in December 2013 Nigel Bennett rejoined the Members. In 2014 The Members mounted a coast - to - coast tour of the USA, without Payne 's temporary replacement Calle Engelmarc who had injured his hand. Instead, JC Carroll played bass. This was the band 's first tour of the USA for 32 years. In 2015, the band began work on their fifth studio album in studios in London and West Byfleet featuring a nucleus of Carroll, Cash, Payne and Bennett together with guest appearances from Guy Pratt and former Jam guitarist Steve Brookes. One Law, released in early 2016, was produced by Carroll, and received reviews in Record Collector, Vive Le Rock, Louder Than War, and The Aberdeen Voice. The band 's 1979 protest song, `` Offshore Banking Business '', achieved viral cult status as the unofficial anthem on the Panama Papers. Discography Albums Year Title UK Label 1979 At the Chelsea Nightclub 45 Stiff / Virgin 1980 1980 -- The Choice Is Yours - Virgin 1982 Uprhythm, Downbeat - Virgin 1995 Sound of the Suburbs ( Best Of ) - Virgin Live in Berlin - Smash The System 2012 Ingrrland - AngloCentric 2016 One Law - AngloCentric - Cadiz Music 2016 At The Luton Hat Factory - AngloCentric Singles Year Title UK UK Indie US Main AUS 1979 `` Solitary Confinement '' - - - - 1979 `` The Sound of the Suburbs '' 12 - - - 1979 `` Offshore Banking Business '' 31 - - - 1979 `` Killing Time '' - - - - 1980 `` Romance '' - - - - 1980 `` Flying Again '' - - - - 1981 `` Working Girl '' - 41 34 - 1982 `` Radio '' - - - 5 2009 `` International Financial Crisis '' - - - - 2011 `` New English Blues '' - - - - 2015 `` ( I Love my ) English Girls '' - - - - 2016 `` Emotional Triggers c / w Apathy in the UK '' - - - - 2016 `` Incident at Surbiton ( 3 Mixes ) '' - - - - Compilation appearances Streets ( Beggars Banquet 1977 -- Track : `` Fear on the Streets '' ) The Moonlight Tapes ( Danceville Records 1977 -- Track : `` Rat Up a Drainpipe '' ) The Sound of the Suburbs ( Columbia Records MOOD18 ( 1991 ) -- Track : `` The Sounds of the Suburbs '' ) Line - ups 1976 Nicky Tesco : vocals Gary Baker : guitar Steve Morley : bass guitar Clive Parker : drums Steve Maycock : drums 1977 Nicky Tesco : vocals Gary Baker : guitar Steve Morley : bass guitar Adrian Lillywhite : drums 1977 Nicky Tesco : vocals JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Gary Baker : guitar Steve Morley : bass guitar Adrian Lillywhite : drums 1977 -- 78 Nicky Tesco : vocals JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Gary Baker : guitar Chris Payne : bass guitar Adrian Lillywhite : drums 1978 -- 83 Nicky Tesco : vocals JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Nigel Bennett : guitar Chris Payne : bass guitar Adrian Lillywhite : drums 1981 -- 83 Nicky Tesco : vocals JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Nigel Bennett : guitar Chris Payne : bass guitar Adrian Lillywhite : drums Steve `` Rudi '' Thompson : horns Adam Maitland : horns 1981 -- 83 Nicky Tesco : vocals JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Nigel Bennett : guitar Chris Payne : bass guitar Adrian Lillywhite : drums Steve `` Rudi '' Thompson : horns Simon Lloyd : horns 1983 ( disestablished ) Nicky Tesco : vocals JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Nigel Bennett : guitar Chris Payne : bass guitar Chuck Sabo : drums Steve `` Rudi '' Thompson : horns Simon Lloyd : horns 2007 ( reformed ) Nicky Tesco : vocals JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Nigel Bennett : guitar Chris Payne : bass guitar Adrian Lillywhite : drums 2009 Nicky Tesco : vocals JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Chris Payne : bass / vocals Nick Cash : drums JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Chris Payne : bass / vocals Nick Cash : drums 2011 JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Chris Payne : bass / vocals Rat Scabies : drums 2013 Australian Tour JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Chris Payne : bass / vocals Rat Scabies : drums Steve `` Rudi '' Thompson : horns 2014 JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Chris Payne : bass / vocals Nick Cash : drums Nigel Bennett : Lead Guitar 2014 Summer tours JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Calle Engelmarc : bass / vocals Nick Cash : drums Nigel Bennett : Lead Guitar 2014 USA tour JC Carroll : bass vocals Nick Cash : drums vocals Nigel Bennett : Lead Guitar / vocals 2014 French tour JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Chris Payne : bass / vocals Nick Cash : drums vocals 2014 Dutch tour JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Chris Payne : bass / vocals Nick Cash : drums vocals Paddy Carroll : guitar / vocals 2015 Buzzcocks dates JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Chris Payne : bass / vocals Nick Cash : drums vocals Paddy Carroll : guitar / vocals 2016 Cornwall Campaign JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Chris Payne : bass / vocals Dan Heatly : drums / vocals 2016 Scottish Campaign JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Calle Engelmarc : bass / vocals Nick Cash : drums 2017 40 - years Anniversary Line - up JC Carroll : guitar / vocals Chris Payne : bass / vocals Calle Engelmarc : lead guitar / vocals Nick Cash : drums References ^ Jump up to : `` Archived copy '' ( PDF ). Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 17 November 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2006. ^ Jump up to : Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 361. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ `` Urgh ! A Music War ( 1981 ) ''. IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 27. Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. `` Forum -- 1982 ( ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts ) ''. australian-charts.com. Retrieved 30 December 2011. Jump up ^ `` NICK TESCO conversations. Pt - 08. Leningrad Cowboys and Aki Kaurismäki ''. YouTube. 2010 - 05 - 20. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 27. Jump up ^ `` NICK TESCO conversations. Pt - 07. Berlin, Aki Kaurismäki, Thru the Wire ''. YouTube. 2010 - 05 - 21. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 27. Jump up ^ Harr, Dan ( August 25, 2014 ). `` UK Punk Trailblazers The Members Touring America Now ''. Nashville Music News. Retrieved September 2, 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Members : One Law - album review ''. Louder Than War. 2016 - 03 - 22. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 27. Jump up ^ `` The Members One Law -- A Punk Coming Of Age Album ''. Aberdeen Voice. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 27. Jump up ^ John Dizard ( 2016 - 04 - 08 ). `` Offshore banking business, international crime ! ''. FT.com. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 27. External links The Members Official YouTube Channel The Members web site Nick Tesco music review blog. Review of The Members in Sacramento 2014 Record Collector Article September 2015 JC Carroll Official Site Nicky Tesco filmography Nick Cash : a bio Nick ( Nicky ) Tesco biographical videos. 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