Jamie Wednesday were a
British 1980s
jangle pop band, formed in
Streatham
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, South
London in 1984,
[Strong, Martin C.: "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, ] that released eight songs on two records between 1985 and 1986. Previously they had been called The Ballpoints, and then they became Peter Pan's Playground, later deciding on the name Jamie Wednesday.
The band consisted of:
*
James Morrison - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
*
Leslie "Fruitbat" Carter - bass guitar, backing vocals
*Dean Leggett - Drums and percussion
*Lindsey Lowe - Trumpet
*Simon Henry - Saxophone
Jamie Wednesday recorded and released two
EPs
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, and contributed to two compilations on the Pink Records
label, but they never sold well and the band remained virtually unknown. Jamie Wednesday are indirectly responsible for the name of the band
Pop Will Eat Itself, when an article about Jamie Wednesday in the ''
NME'', written by
David Quantick, mentioned that
pop music is ever-recycling its ideas and that eventually, "pop will eat itself".
Jamie Wednesday split up in 1987 just before a scheduled appearance at an opening gig.
James Morrison and
Leslie Carter stuck together and filled in for that gig. Thus
Carter USM
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine (also known as Carter USM or simply Carter) were an English indie rock band formed in 1987 by singer Jim "Jim Bob" Morrison and guitarist Les "Fruitbat" Carter. They made their name with a distinctive style o ...
was born, with Morrison and Carter becoming
Jim Bob and
Fruitbat respectively. Drummer Leggett subsequently joined
BOB.
Discography
*''Vote for Love'' (12" EP, 1985, Pink) (
UK Indie No. 46)
*''We Three Kings of Orient Aren't'' (12" EP, 1986, Pink)
They also contributed two tracks to the Pink Label
compilation album
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, ''Beauty''.
References
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English pop music groups
British indie pop groups
Jangle pop groups
Musical groups from the London Borough of Lambeth