Jamie Wednesday

Jamie Wednesday were a British 1980s jangle pop band, formed in Streatham, South London in 1984, that released eight songs on two records between 1985 and 1986. Previously they had been called The Ballpoints, and then they became Peter Pan's Playground, later deciding on the name Jamie Wednesday. 
The band consisted of James Morrison (acoustic guitar, lead vocals), Fruitbat (bass guitar, backing vocals), Dean Leggett (drums and percussion), Lindsey Lowe (trumpet) and Simon Henry (saxophone).
Jamie Wednesday recorded and released two EPs, and contributed to two compilations on the Pink Records label, but they never sold well and the band remained virtually unknown. Jamie Wednesday are indirectly responsible for the name of the band Pop Will Eat Itself, when an article about Jamie Wednesday in the NME, written by David Quantick, mentioned that pop music is ever-recycling its ideas and that eventually, "pop will eat itself".
Jamie Wednesday split up in 1987 just before a scheduled appearance at an opening gig. James Morrison and Leslie Carter stuck together and filled in for that gig. Thus Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine was born, with Morrison and Carter becoming Jim Bob and Fruitbat respectively. Drummer Leggett subsequently joined BOB.
==Links to Peel==
Peel didn't seem to play tracks from the group, when they released singles between 1985 and 1986, but did play their song, Buttons And Bows, on his 18 August 1991 show, where he dedicated the song to Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine fans, who the group were playing at the Reading Festival.
==Shows Played==
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*18 August 1991: Buttons And Bows (12" - Vote For Love) The Pink Label
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists