Siddeleys

The Siddeleys were a London-based indie pop band, active during the late 1980s. The band formed in 1986, comprising female singer Johnny Johnson, Andrew Brown (bass), Allan Kingdom (guitar), and Phil Goodman (drums). Andy Wake signed the band to his Medium Cool label on the strength of one of their three demo tapes, releasing their first single, "What Went Wrong This Time?" in 1987, described by The Legend in NME as "A gentle teasing lament with cool female vocals and a lilting backing which trickles around the back of the nervous system with deceptive charm". Goodman left in 1987, to be replaced by former Jamie Wednesday and Bob drummer Dean Leggett, who was himself replaced by David Clynch. They moved to Sombrero Records for the follow-up, the John Parish-produced Sunshine Thuggery EP (1988).
==Links to Peel==
The band's singles caught the ear of John Peel who invited the band to record a session for his BBC Radio 1 programme in 1988. Peel mentioned on the NME's Hitlist, published on 22nd October 1988 that "the woman who's in charge of the band has a terrific way with words in almost the manner of Morrissey. There are lines in here which make me laugh out loud."
After a second Peel session, they had planned to release "You Get What You Deserve" as a third single, but this fell through when Sombrero ran out of money. The band remained popular with fans of indie pop, and a collection of all of their recordings, Slum Clearance was released in 2001. "What Went Wrong This Time?" was included on the CD86 album, a collection of definitive indie pop compiled by Bob Stanley of St. Etienne.
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1988-09-13. First Broadcast: 28 September 1988. Repeated: 25 October 1988, 21 December 1988
*Something Almost Brilliant Happened Last Night / You Get What You Deserve / I Wish I Was Good / Every Day Of Every Week
2. Recorded: 1989-04-18. First Broadcast: 23 May 1989. Repeated: 21 June 1989
*My Favourite Wet Wednesday Afternoon / Theft / Love With Blood / When I Grow Up I'll Be A God
==Other Shows Played==
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*05 August 1987: What Went Wrong This Time? (7") Medium Cool
*11 August 1987: What Went Wrong This Time? (7") Medium Cool ‎
*12 October 1987: What Went Wrong This Time? (7") Medium Cool
*27 October 1987: What Went Wrong This Time? (7") Medium Cool
;1988
*21 July 1988 (BBC World Service): Bribes And Bruises (12" - Sunshine Thuggery) Sombrero
*03 August 1988: Are You STILL Evil When You're Sleeping? (12" - Sunshine Thuggery) Sombrero
*03 August 1988: Bribes And Bruises (12" - Sunshine Thuggery) Sombrero
*08 August 1988: Are You STILL Evil When You're Sleeping? (12" - Sunshine Thuggery) Sombrero
*16 August 1988: Sunshine Thuggery (12") Sombrero
*16 August 1988 (Radio Bremen): Are You STILL Evil When You're Sleeping? (12" - Sunshine Thuggery) Sombrero
*20 August 1988 (BFBS): Sunshine Thuggery (12") Sombrero
*22 August 1988: Bribes And Bruises (12" - Sunshine Thuggery) Sombrero
*23 August 1988: Are You STILL Evil When You're Sleeping? (12" - Sunshine Thuggery) Sombrero
*30 August 1988: Are You STILL Evil When You're Sleeping? (12" - Sunshine Thuggery) Sombrero
*06 September 1988: (JP: 'This next is one of the very few pop records known to me that mentions lycanthropy') Falling Off My Feet Again (12" - Sunshine Thuggery) Sombrero
*23 September 1988 (BFBS): 'Are You STILL Evil When You're Sleeping? (12"-Sunshine Thuggery)' (Sombrero)
*26 September 1988: Bribes And Bruises (12" - Sunshine Thuggery) Sombrero
*19 December 1988: Are You STILL Evil When You're Sleeping? (12" - Sunshine Thuggery) Sombrero
;1989
*21 February 1989: Bribes And Bruises (12" EP - Sunshine Thuggery) Sombrero 
;1990
*24 April 1990: Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (v/a LP - Alvin Lives (In Leeds)) Midnight Music
*26 May 1990 (BFBS): 'Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (Compilation LP-Alvin Lives In Leeds)' (Midnight Music)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists