Members

The Members were a British punk band 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.
The band broke up in 1983, when Tesco left the band after the last tour of the US. Lillywhite went on to join the band King in the mid-1980s in time for their second album. Lloyd soon joined the Australian band Icehouse, remaining with them for their international smash hits "Electric Blue" and "Crazy." In 1989, Tesco appeared in Leningrad Cowboys Go America, written and directed by Aki Kaurismäki, 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 had been a commentator on new releases for BBC Radio 6 Music's "Roundtable".
In February 2022, Nicky Tesco died at the age of 66.
== Links to Peel ==
A firm favourite of Peel in the late 70's, the band did three sessions for his programmes. In the 90's, Samurai Seven did a cover of the Members song, The Sound Of The Suburbs, which was featured as the theme tune to the late 90's TV series, Sounds Of The Suburbs, which showcased local bands from various regions of Britain and was presented by Peel himself.
In his Sounds column in the issue dated February 10 1979, Peel tells of how, notwithstanding Peel Acres being flooded due to the high level of the River Rat and thus having to move all their furniture upstairs, he and The Pig left two chairs and the television downstairs, ".. so that we could watch the Members on 'Top of the Pops'. This we eventually did with several inches of noxious water lapping round our ankles...".
== Sessions ==
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* Three sessions, all available on The Virgin Years - Disc 3 'At the BBC', CD boxset, 2017 (Caroline CAROLR060CD)
1. Recorded: 1979-01-17. Broadcast: 23 January 1979. Repeated: 12 February 1979
*Love In A Lift / Phone-In Show / At The Chelsea Nightclub / Sound Of The Suburbs
2. Recorded: 1979-09-24. Broadcast: 01 October 1979. Repeated: 13 December 1979
*Muzak Machine / Physical Love / Brian Was / The Gean Men
3. Recorded: 1981-04-01. Broadcast: 13 April 1981. Repeated: 28 April 1981
*Boys Like Us / Chairman Of The Board / Working Girl / Birmingham
== Other Shows Played ==
;1977
*03 November 1977: Fear On The Street (v/a album - Streets) Beggars Banquet BEGA 1
;1978
*01 June 1978: 'Solitary Confinement (7")' (Stiff)
*19 October 1978: 'Solitary Confinement (7")' (Stiff)
;1979
*thumb|330x330px11 January 1979: The Sound Of The Suburbs (7”) Virgin
*15 January 1979: The Sound Of The Suburbs (7”) Virgin
*16 January 1979: The Sound Of The Suburbs (7”) Virgin
*22 January 1979: The Sound Of The Suburbs (7”) Virgin
*29 January 1979: The Sound Of The Suburbs (Single) Virgin (JP: "Kid Jensen doesn't like that record. Altogether now "Kid Jenken is a ninny.")
*01 February 1979 (Paul Gambaccini): The Sound Of the Suburbs (7") Virgin
*20 March 1979: Solitary Confinement (7" - Offshore Banking Business) Virgin
*20 March 1979: Offshore Banking Business (7") Virgin
*26 March 1979: Offshore Banking Business (7") Virgin
*29 March 1979: Solitary Confinement (b/w 'Offshore Banking Business' 7") Virgin
*03 April 1979: Offshore Banking Business (single)
*03 April 1979: Solitary Confinement/ Electricity/ Sally (album - At The Chelsea Nightclub) Virgin V 2120
*03 April 1979: Don't Push (album - At The Chelsea Nightclub) Virgin V 2120
*03 April 1979: Chelsea Nightclub (album - At The Chelsea Nightclub) Virgin V 2120
*05 April 1979: Soho-A-Go-Go (album - At The Chelsea Nightclub) Virgin V 2120
*Peel April 1979: Don't Push (LP - At The Chelsea Nightclub) Virgin
*12 April 1979: Offshore Banking Business (12") Virgin
*17 April 1979: Soho-A-Go-Go (album - At The Chelsea Nightclub) Virgin V 2120
*18 April 1979: Love In A Lift (album - At The Chelsea Nightclub) Virgin V 2120
*23 April 1979: Electricity / Sally (album - At The Chelsea Nightclub) Virgin V 2120
*04 September 1979: Killing Time (single) Virgin
*13 September 1979: Killing Time (7") Virgin
*17 September 1979: The GLC (B-side 'Killing Time' 7") Virgin
*27 September 1979: Killing Time (7") Virgin
*06 October 1979 (BFBS): Killing Time (7") Virgin
;1980
*thumb|330x330px23 March 1980: Romance (7") Virgin
*27 March 1980: Romance (7”) Virgin
*27 March 1980 (BFBS): Romance (7") Virgin
*14 April 1980: Flying Again (LP - 1980 - The Choice Is Yours) Virgin
*16 April 1980: Goodbye To The Job (album 1980 - The Choice Is Yours) Virgin
*19 April 1980 (BFBS): Flying Again (album - 1980 - The Choice Is Yours) Virgin
*01 May 1980: Physical Love (LP – 1980 - The Choice Is Yours) Virgin
*08 May 1980: The Ayatollah Harmony (album - 1980 - The Choice Is Yours) Virgin
*10 May 1980 (BFBS): Flying Again (album - 1980 - The Choice Is Yours) Virgin
*19 May 1980: Flying Again (7") Virgin VS 352
*04 June 1980: Flying Again (7") Virgin VS 352
*10 June 1980: Flying Again (7") Virgin VS 352
*16 June 1980: Rat Up A Drainpipe (LP – Moonlight Tapes) Danceville
*03 July 1980 (BFBS): Solitary Confinement (7") Virgin
*15 November 1980 (BFBS): Solitary Confinement (7" - Offshore Banking Business) Virgin
;1982
*06 May 1982 (BBC World Service): Radio (7") Genetic
*18 October 1982: Electricity (album - At The Chelsea Nightclub) Virgin V 2120
;1983
*17 April 1983 (BFBS): The Sound Of The Suburbs (7") Virgin
;1984
*09 June 1984 (BFBS): 'The Sound Of The Suburbs (LP-At The Chelsea Nightclub)' (Virgin)
;1986
*22 February 1986 (BFBS): 'Solitary Confinement (LP-At The Chelsea Nightclub)' (Virgin)
;1988
*08 January 1988 (BFBS): 'Solitary Confinement (7")' (Stiff)
*30 September 1988 (BFBS): 'The Sound Of The Suburbs (LP-At The Chelsea Nightclub)' (Virgin)
;1993
*07 April 1993 (John Peel Is Jakki Brambles): Sound Of The Suburbs (single) Virgin
;1996
*Punk Fiction: The Sound Of The Suburbs
;2004
*10 February 2004: The Sound Of The Suburbs (7") Virgin
== See Also ==
*The Ingerland Factor Playlist
*Stiff Records
*Sounds
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
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