APB

APB was a post-punk/new wave band, formed in 1979 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The band blended funk rock, punk rock and new wave music. The group had only modest success during its brief run, yet their influence can be heard in the sound of such current bands as Franz Ferdinand and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The band's original formation included Iain Slater (bass & vocals), Glenn Roberts (guitar & vocals) and George Cheyne (drums & vocals)
Though living in a remote area, they took inspiration from the "DIY" spirit of the punk scene, sounding like bands as Liquid Liquid, adopting a hard-working approach to writing, rehearsing and performing. Meanwhile, in Aberdeen, a small independent record company called Oily had started to release records and they were impressed enough by the band's live shows to release a single in 1981. 
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== Links to Peel ==
The band recorded two sessions for the Peel show in 1981 and 1982 in Maida Vale 4, both of which were aired the year after they were recorded. John Owen Williams produced the first session while Tony Wilson & Dave Dade produced the second.
== Sessions ==
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1. Recorded: 1981-12-23. Broadcast: 11 January 1982. Repeated: 25 January 1982.
* My Love / Higher The Climb / Crooner's Lullabye / From You And Back To You
2. Recorded: 1982-12-13. Broadcast: 05 January 1983. Repeated: 18 April 1983.
* Got It In One / Play It / Wonderdrug / Back Inside Your Heart
(both sessions released on The Radio 1 Sessions (2006).
== Other Shows Played ==
1982
*21 February 1982 (BFBS): I'd Like To Shoot You Down (7" - Shoot You Down) Oily SLICK 7
*18 April 1982 (BFBS): Palace Filled With Love (7") Oily SLICK 8
*27 April 1982: Palace Filled With Love (single) Oily
* 07 July 1982: Shoot You Down (LP - Scottish Kultchur: The Barclay Towers Compilation Album) Supermusic
*11 July 1982 (BFBS): Shoot You Down (v/a album - Scottish Kultchur: The Barclay Towers Compilation Album) Supermusic SUPLP 2004
*06 October 1982 (BFBS): Rainy Day (7") Oily SLICK 9
*14 October 1982: Rainy Day (single)
*18 November 1982: Rainy Day (12") Oily SLICK 9
*08 December 1982: Shoot You Down (7") Oily
*14 December 1982: Palace Filled Love (7") Oily
1983
*24 January 1983: Palace Filled With Love (7") Oily SLICK 8
*29 March 1983: Palace Filled With Love (7") Oily SLICK 8
*20 July 1983 (BFBS): One Day (7") Oily SLICK 10
*27 July 1983 (BFBS): One Day (7") Oily SLICK 10
*08 August 1983 (BBC World Service): One Day (7") Oily SLICK 10
1984
* 17 March 1984 (BFBS): Danceability Part 1 (12" - Danceability) Albion 12 ION 160 54:33
* 26 March 1984 (BBC World Service): Danceability Part 1 (12" EP - Danceability) Albion 12 ION 160
* 26 August 1984 (BFBS): What Kind Of Girl? (12") Albion 12 ION 170
1985
*29 July 1985 (BBC World Service): Summer Love (7") Red River
*31 July 1985: Summer Love (12") Red River YTHAN T1
*JG10: Something To Believe In (album - Something To Believe In)
== See Also ==
* Gigography 1983
* Record Collection: A
== External Links ==
* Website
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
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