Radio Stars

Radio Stars were an English new wave group formed in early 1977. They released three albums and had one UK Top 40 single called Nervous Wreck, which peaked at number 39 in 1978. Radio Stars were formed by Sparks exile Martin Gordon (bass, songwriter), ex-John's Children vocalist Andy Ellison and Ian MacLeod (guitar) in 1977, following the end of their under-achieving glam supergroup, Jet, the previous year. The band signed to Chiswick Records and released their debut single, Dirty Pictures, in April 1977. This was included on the Chiswick various artists sampler Submarine Tracks & Fool's Gold (Chiswick Chartbusters Volume One). Later that year, it came number 26 in the NME's end-of-year critics' chart.
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== Links to Peel ==
In a 2015 interview with the Eyeplug website, singer Andy Ellison mentioned that Peel's colleague, Bob Harris wasn't a fan of the band's music and also said that he really enjoyed doing the three Peel sessions which they did for his shows:
"We appeared on the ‘Old Grey Whistle Test’ but Bob Harris didn’t speak to any of us, he really wasn’t interested in our style of music, he had many punk bands on the show but he never liked any of them. We recorded three John Peel sessions which were more enjoyable, and toured with Eddie and the Hot Rods and Squeeze." 
Despite the exposure on Peel's shows and having sessions for Kid Jensen and Andy Peebles, as well as having one top 40 hit, the band split up in 1979.
== Sessions ==
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All sessions available on Thinking Inside The Box - Disc 4: At The BBC! 4xCD Boxset, 2017 (Anagram CDPUNKBOX162
1. Recorded: 1977-05-17. Broadcast: 20 May 1977. Repeated: 09 June 1977
*Horrible Breath / Dirty Pictures / Dear Prudence / No Russians In Russia
2. Recorded: 1977-11-07. Broadcast: 18 November 1977. Repeated: 06 December 1977
*Good Personality / The Beast Of Barnsley / Don't Waste My Time / Is It Really Necessary?
3. Recorded: 1978-09-04. Broadcast: 14 September 1978. Repeated: 04 October 1978
*Boy Meets Girl / Radio Stars / Sex In Chains / Sitting In The Rain
== Other Shows Played ==
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*12 April 1977: Dirty Pictures (7") Chiswick
*02 August 1977: No Russians In Russia (7" EP - Stop It) Chiswick SW 17
*04 August 1977: Sorry I'm Tied Up (7" EP - Stop It) Chiswick SW 17
*04 August 1977: Johnny Mekon (7" EP - Stop It) Chiswick SW 17
*15 August 1977: Johnny Mekon (7" EP - Stop It) Chiswick SW 17
*17 August 1977: No Russians In Russia (7" EP - Stop It) Chiswick SW 17
*02 November 1977: Nervous Wreck (7") Chiswick NS 23
*01 December 1977: Is It Really Necessary (album - Songs For Swinging Lovers) Chiswick WIK 5
*01 December 1977: Arthur Is Dead (Let's Rot) (album - Songs For Swinging Lovers) Chiswick WIK 5
*01 December 1977: Macaroni And Mice (album - Songs For Swinging Lovers) Chiswick WIK 5
*PM055: Nice Girls (album - Songs For Swinging Lovers) Chiswick WIK 5 14 December 1977 or 15 December 1977
*PM055: Talking 'Bout You (album - Songs For Swinging Lovers) Chiswick WIK 5 14 December 1977 or 15 December 1977
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*PM008: From A Rabbit (single) Chiswick NS36
*24 August 1978: 'Dirty Pictures (7")' (Chiswick)
*28 August 1978: Radio Stars (LP - Holiday Album) Chiswick
*28 August 1978: Boy Meets Girl (LP - Holiday Album) Chiswick
*28 August 1978: Baffin Island (LP - Holiday Album) Chiswick
*31 August 1978: (I've Got Dem Old) Sex In Chains Blues (Again Mama) Part I (album - Holiday Album) Chiswick CWK 3001
*31 August 1978: Sitting In The Rain (album - Holiday Album) Chiswick CWK 3001
*31 August 1978: The Real Me (album - Holiday Album) Chiswick CWK 3001
*19 September 1978: Rock ‘n’ Roll For The Time Being (LP – Holiday Album) Chiswick/EMI
*25 September 1978: 'No Russians In Russia (LP-Holiday Album)' (Chiswick) (JP: 'Haven't heard phasing like that since about 1968.')
*26 September 1978: Baffin Island (LP – Holiday Album) Chiswick
*16 October 1978: Radio Stars (7") Chiswick
*30 October 1978: 'Radio Stars (LP-Holiday Album)' (Chiswick)
== See Also ==
*Record Collection: R
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
Category:Artists