League Of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen were a band active during March–December 1980 that featured King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp.
Other members included bass guitarist Sara Lee (who later joined Gang of Four, the B-52's, and Indigo Girls), keyboardist Barry Andrews (formerly of XTC; later of Shriekback) and percussionist Johnny Elichaoff (who is referred to on the album as "Johnny Toobad"). Elichaoff was replaced late in the band's tenure by Kevin Wilkinson (later of China Crisis and Squeeze).
The 1980 group should not be confused with Robert Fripp's first semi-professional band in the 1960s, which had the same name.
The Trouser Press Record Guide described the League of Gentlemen's music as typically taking "a simple medium-to-fast backbeat over which Fripp and Andrews locked horns, with melodic development emerging slowly, surely, subtly." Trouser Press also suggests that the League's foray into dance oriented rock was a precursor to Fripp's reformed King Crimson in the early 1980s.
The band toured extensively in Europe and North America throughout 1980.
==Links to Peel==
Peel had the band do a session for his show in 1980 and also played a track from their album, 'The League Of Gentlemen' on his show in 1981. He also played Robert Fripp's old band, King Crimson, on his radio programmes during the 70's.
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: unknown. First Broadcast: 17 November 1980
*Inductive Resonance / Heptaparaparshinokh / Farewell Johnny Brill / Dislocated
==Other Shows Played==
;1981
*15 April 1981: Dislocated (album - The League Of Gentlemen) Editions EG
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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