Clive Parker (born 1960) also known as Clive Parker-Sharp, is an English

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, active in the

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and new wave genres. He was a member of the bands

The Members The Members is a British punk rock, punk band that originated in Camberley, Surrey, England. In the UK, they are best known for their single "The Sound of the Suburbs", reaching No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart in 1979, and in Australia, "Radio" ...

Spizzenergi Spizzenergi are an English punk/ new wave band led by vocalist/guitarist Spizz (real name Kenneth Spiers, born Solihull 1959). Formed in the late 1970s, the band changed its name every year, subsequent names including Athletico Spizz 80, Spizzo ...

/Athletico Spizz 80,

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, and Scary Thieves. He went on to play with John Moore (

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) in The Expressway. Parker had his own bands The Planets, Lopez & the Waveriders, Kingfishers Catch Fire, Holy Trinity, Barra (Sony-ATV/English Garden Records), and electronic guitar duo Marshall Star. He went on to production and management, forming his own small record label (Furry Records UK) In 1992, Parker had a minor dance hit with UK soul singer, Kasie Sharp, co-writing as part of the pop dance production team One Horse Man, who were also released by Arcade Records in Europe.

Personal background

Parker was born in

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. He lives in

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. He is now also a writer & published author, and plays guitar and keyboards.

Professional background

From the age of nine, Parker played in local show bands and

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's (Frimley Green;Camberley). He also joined punk rock groups in

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, the Home Counties, and West London circuits, often as an

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to groups like

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, and others who performed at The Moonlight Club in Hampstead, and Nashville Rooms in West Kensington. In 1980, as Athletico Spizz 80, Parker played on the album, ''Do a Runner'', which spent five weeks on the

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, peaking at number 27. In 1980, the group appeared at the Futurama Festival, along with

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and

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Tours

In 1980, after signing with

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, the band toured the United States with

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. During the tour, and with Solar, Spizz and Lu Edmonds from The Damned as the line up, they played the

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in New York City as support band to

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. ;Spizz Parker toured with Spizz, extensively in Europe and the United States, in support of

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, The Only Ones, and the

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. Support bands for Spizz tours included Tenpole Tudor,

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, Department S, and The Mo-dettes. The band played a week of sold-out shows at London's

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, with a matinee for younger fans. ;Big Country Parker toured with

, playing at the Dunfermline Glen Pavilion (first ever BC gig), and dates with

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Armed Forces tour. ;Scary Thieves Parker toured the UK with Scary Thieves and

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. ;John Moore Parker toured the UK with John Moore and

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, Crazyhead, and

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. Dates in the United States, in addition to solo appearances, included performances with My Bloody Valentine. ;Kingfishers Catch Fire Kingfishers Catch Fire played support to

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, and toured the UK college circuit after a favourable showing in ''

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'', by writer Helen Fitzgerald.

Literary

*''The Box'' – an historical biographical novel was released by Strand Publishing in 2012. *''ConeBoy'' – A semi-autobiographical novel released October 2018 by Box Productions *''The Jogger'' – a surreal crime thriller about Stockholm Syndrome released by Box Productions in January 2021. *''African Deeds'' – a pictorial history of the Brem-Wilson family, that accompanies the Black Cultural Archives collection. Restoration and editing by Clive Parker-Sharp, released in 2023 by Box Productions. ; ''Sex Drugs & Music-Hall'' 2013–2014; Parker toured his show, "Sex Drugs & Music-Hall", the adaptation of his book ''The Box'', which took a skewed view of UK cultural populist history; Bingo, and Music-Hall, using spoken-word, drama, and music, with Parker playing guitar, keyboards, and wood-blocks. This was played in unusual venues, such as Museums, Libraries, Almshouses, and some Theatres. ; ''ConeBoy'' 2020 on: Parker tours his ConeBoy show; musical, dramatic and spoken-word adaptations of the ConeBoy novel.

British Library

*''Do A Runner'' – The Athletico Spizz 80 album is now housed in the British Library, as a reference tool. *''The Box'' is housed in The British Library as a reference tool

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Films

*''

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''. Two songs from Athletico Spizz 80. *''Unbidden'' 2016 – Director; Quentin Lee. Marshall Star contribute music to this release. *'' My Name Is Lenny''. 2017 – Director; Ron Scalpello. The British Sports drama movie features the Athletico Spizz 80 track "Red & Black" (writer "Spizz"), along with a Marshall Star song "The Narcissist" (Parker).

Discography

Singles

;Spizz * Athletico Spizz 80: June 1980 "No Room", "Spock's Missing" – Rough Trade * Athletico Spizz 80: July 1980 "Hot Deserts", "Legal Proceedings" A&M * Athletico Spizz 80: October 1980 "Central Park", "Central Park" (Dr. & Nurses dub version) – A&M * The Spizzles: February 1981 "Risk", "Melancholy" – A&M * The Spizzles: April 1981 "Dangers of Living", "Scared" – A&M Athletico Spizz 80, BBC John Peel session, 30 April 1980 Athletico Spizz 80, BBC Mike Read session, 2 October 1980 ;Scary Thieves * "Tell Me Girl" (3:48)/"Only Fascination" (3:45) (7" Parlophone, 1984) * "Tell Me Girl" (6:37)/"Tell Me Girl" (3:48)/"Only Fascination" (3:45) (12" Parlophone, 1984) * "Dying in Vain" (3:11)/"Behind The Lines" (4:00) (7" Parlophone, 1985) * "Dying in Vain" (Extended Version)/"Dying in Vain" (Remix)/"Behind The Lines" (12" Parlophone, 1985) * "The Waiting Game" (Extended Version) (6:19)/"The Waiting Game" (Radio Version) (4:13)/"Live in Another Day" (2:55) (12" Parlophone, 1985) – first pressing with limited edition poster * "Tell Me Girl" (Extended Version) (6:29)/"Tell Me Girl" (Radio Version) (3:54)/"Only Fascination" (3:45) (12" More Disco, 1994) ;Kingfishers Catch Fire * "Radio Kampala"/"Bella"/"Battle Scars", 12" vinyl EP, 1986; Furry/Rough Trade * "Blushing Red"/"Never Never", vinyl limited edition double A-side, 1987; Furry/Rough Trade ;Kasie Sharp * "Pulling the Strings" (mixes by Stonebridge, Sharp Boys, Kamasutra), Undiscovered, 1996 ;One Horse Man * "Fuego"/"Bamba Generation", double A-side 12" vinyl, Royal/Arcade ;Marshall Star * "Get On"/"Heaven Help Me", 2000, Furry, promo CD and download only * "Any Second Now"/"Dream On", double A-side vinyl, Furry, 2003

Albums

;Spizz * ''Do a Runner'' (as Athletico Spizz 80) (July 1980: A&M) * ''Spikey Dream Flowers'' (as The Spizzles) (April 1981: A&M) * ''Do a Runner'' (as Athletico Spizz 80) (February 2014; Furry Records UK) – "Touched", "New Species", "Intimate", "Effortless", "European Heroes", "Energy Crisis", "Red and Black", "Rhythm Inside", "Personimpersonator", "Clocks are Big", "Airships", "Brainwashing Time", "Five Year Mission", "Dangers of Living", "Robot Holiday", "Soldier Soldier", "Downtown", "Risk", "Central Park", "Melancholy", "Scared" ;Big Country * ''Rarities IV'' TRA1037 (October 2003) – "Lost Patrol", "The Crossing", "Echoes", "Wake" * ''And... in the Beginning'', KCF116 (December 2012) – "Lost Patrol" 4:20, Wake 4:18, "The Crossing" 4:21, "Echoes" 3:20, BBC Radio Interview 0:42, "Echoes" 6:23, "Inwards" 3:56, "Lost Patrol" 5:58, "Balcony" 5:13, "Round & Round" 6:16, "Close Action" 3:20, "Porrohman" 5:21, "The Crossing" 7:18, "Heart & Soul" 4:53, "Harvest Home" 3:57, "Angle Park" 4:14 ;Scary Thieves * ''Scary Thieves'' – FURRY RECORDS April 2015 catalogue No. KCF118 – Inside the Night (3:46)/ Game of Love (4:19)/ Tell Me Girl (3:57)/ The Waiting Game (4:27)/ Halloween (3:08)/ Live in Another Day (2:55)/ Dying in Vain (3:17)/ Fascination (3:45)/ Somebody Somewhere (3:54)/ Thieves of Virtue (5:19)/ Behind the Lines (4:09)/ Dying in Vain (Single Edit) (3:25)/ The Waiting Game (Extended) (6:15)/ Dying in Vain (Extended) (5:80)/ Tell me Girl (Extended) (6:35)/ Dying in Vain (Remix) (5:08) ;Barra * ''Eternal Magus'' – English Garden/Hi-Note Music, (Sony-ATV) 2002 – "Eternal Magus", "Gifts for Violet", "Gnosis", "Green Man", "Journey", "Palestine", "Seafever", "Universe", "Battlescars", "Badda", "Never Never", "Silverman", "Blushing Red", "Power of Three", "Seafever ersion 2 ;Marshall Star * ''Uncontrollable'' – Furry KCF 114, 2004; "Everybody", "Fallen Angel", "Wish I", "My Love", "Never Met a Man", "Love is All", "Dream On", "Will you (turn it up)", "Superstar", "Sweet Sensation", "Never Mind" * ''Cosmos'' – Furry KCF 115, 2008; "Goodbye Truly", "Hopes & Aspirations", "Indiana, "The Pleasure Seekers", "A promise for Tomorrow", "The Visionary", "Slipped Away", "Keep it Up", "Seagull", "The Dotted Line", "My Last Goodbye", "Take Me" * ''The Starry Messenger ‘An English Folk Album’''12” viny LP, and digital release. Cat no: KCF120. 1 July 2025. Side A - (1) Rocket To The Moon (2) Home (3) The Mountain (4) Head in Your Hands (5) Something Happened Along The Way. Side B - (1) The Shape of Things to Come (2) (Give It) One More Shot (3) (With) Friends Like These (4) She Will (5) Hell’s Angel (bonus digital track – Christmas). Accompanying band Clog Dance video. ;ConeBoy 15-track Soundtrack album to ConeBoy shows released 2020, FURRY RECORDS UK, CAT No. KCF119; "The Shape of Things to Come", "Flame Hair Girl", "Down from the Mountain", "It's Christmas – Ring The Bells", "Home", "Send Delete", "Something Happened Along The Way", "Hells Angel", "She is From The City", "One in a Million", "Days of Wonder", "Not so Funny Now", "The Narcissist", "Love is All", "Down From The Mountain – Reprise"

Compilation albums

;Spizz * ''Gary Crowley's Punk & New Wave Vol. 2'' (2023: Edsel Records / Demon Records, Double Vinyl, CD and Box Set releases) * ''Spizz History'' (November 1983: Rough Trade) * ''The Peel Sessions'' (February 1987: Strange Fruit) * ''Unhinged'' (March 1994: Damaged Goods) * ''Spizz Not Dead Shock: A Decade of Spizz History 1978 – '88'' (May 1996: Cherry Red) * ''Where's Captain Kirk'' (May 2002: Cherry Red) * ''Urgh! A Music War'' (October 1989: A&M Records) * ''Various – New Wave Soft Class-X 1'' (AS5085: Antler Subway) * ''Ausweis – Ausweis'' – Red And Black (Spizzenergi) (Paris – Théâtre De L'Eldorado Concert WW – 30 March 1984) (No.13: V.I.S.A) * ''Various – Checkout'' – SpizzEnergi / Athletico Spizz 80 – (Rough Trade – RTL-11) * ''Various – Foreplay'' – Athletico Spizz 80 – (A&M Records – SP-17128) * ''Various – London Heat Wave'' – Athletico Spizz 80 – (A&M Records – AMP-28008) * ''To The Outside Everything – A Story of UK Post Punk-1'' – 1977-1981 – (Cherry Red – CRCDBOX44) * ''Various – Scheisst Auf Cover-Versionen – Hier Sind Die Originale!'' – Raketen-Tapes – Nr.2) * ''Various – Ροκ! Μουσικός Πόλεμος'' – Home Video Hellas – 1982) * ''Various – BBC Top of the Pops – 823'' – 13 August 1980/147085 S & 147086 S) * ''Different Kinds of Dub'' – (Get Baque Records GBR 047) * ''Earthling – Radar'' – (Cooltempo – 7243 8 33382 4 5) * ''1980 – Brand New Rage'' (Cherry Red 2022, cat no. AHOYBX387) 3 x CD release, compilation ;Scary Thieves; * December 84 – Previews (1984) – ''Tell Me Girl'' 12" * Hardest Hits Volume One (1991) – ''The Waiting Game'' 12" * Hardest Hits Volume Two (1992) – ''Tell Me Girl'' 12" * Techno Pop 2 (Contraseña 1998) – ''Tell Me Girl'' 12" * Deejay Time Colour (EMI – 2605951) – ''Tell Me Girl'' 12" ;Kasie Sharp * ''Full on House'', 1997 (DCI – DCBX 104), (featuring mixes by Fat Boy Slim) * ''Masters of House'' (DCI – DDCD 613), 1997