Loft

The Loft were a British indie band, whose debut single was one of the earliest releases on Creation Records.
Formed in 1980 as The Living Room by Peter Astor (vocals, guitar), Bill Prince (bass), Andy Strickland (guitar) and Dave Morgan (drums), the band changed its name when they discovered a local music venue also called The Living Room. The venue was being run by Alan McGee, with whom The Loft struck up a friendship and played several gigs for. After signing to McGee's fledgling Creation Records label, the debut single "Why Does the Rain?" was issued in 1984. "Up the Hill and Down the Slope" was issued the following year, earning both band and label some critical success.
A national tour as the opening act for The Colourfield was intended to give the band further exposure, but tensions within the band led to a sensational split live onstage of the Hammersmith Palais, on the final date of the tour.
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==Links to Peel==
Andy Strickland, guitarist of the band, in a May 2021 interview with the writewyattuk website, mentioned that when he was studying Media at the Polytechnic of Central London, rebranded the University of Westminster in the early ‘90s, John Peel used to come in and talk about radio editing:
"And because we were just around the corner from Broadcasting House, we had the likes of John Peel come and talk to us a few times. One of the strands on the course was radio and radio editing. I remember Peel – first time he came in – saying, ‘I’m not here today to talk about The Fall sessions. If you want to talk about The Fall, we’ll go to the pub after. Leave it till then.’ Of course, we made sure we went to the pub after, and he talked about The Fall." 
Peel played the debut single of The Loft in 1984 and their follow up single in 1985, before they split up.
==Shows Played==
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*25 September 1984: Why Does The Rain (single) Creation
*Peel August September 1984: Why Does The Rain (single) Creation
*30 September 1984 (BFBS): Why Does The Rain (single) Creation
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*24 April 1985: Up The Hill And Down The Slope (single) Creation
*29 July 1985 (BFBS) / Peel 015 (BFBS): 'Up The Hill & Down The Slope (7")' (Creation)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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