The Motors

The Motors was a British Pub rock / punk band, formed in London in 1977 by Nick Garvey and Andy McMaster. The band was active until 1980. Their biggest success was the song "Airport" in 1978 and took fourth place in the British charts.

Contents

 * 1 History
 * 2 After The Motors
 * 3 Main formation
 * 4 Discography
 * 4.1 Albums
 * 4.2 Singles
 * 4.3 Radio 2 Top 2000
 * 5 Covers
 * 6 External link

History
Early 1975 Garvey left the band Ducks Deluxe . Garvey founded this own band called The Snakes along with Slaughter and singer Robert Gotobed ​​. This band did not last long. This Garvey looked at the insistence of his manager Richard Ogden contact Andy McMaster, also a former member of Ducks Deluxe. Together they recorded some demos in January 1977, after which she went on to form The Motors. The group also consisted of guitarist Rob Hendry and Ricky Slaughter. [1]

The official live debut of the Motors was in March 1977 at the Marquee Club . The band also recorded three songs for John Peels weekly BBC Radio 1 -show. [2] . In May 1977 Hendry left the band. He was succeeded by Bram Tchaikovsky. That same month, the band was signed to Virgin Records . Here the band recorded in the composition The Garvey / McMaster / Tchaikovsky / Slaughter two albums, both of which were modest success: The Motors in 1977 and Approved By The Motors in 1978.

Their first single was "Dancing The Night Away", which took the 42nd place in the British charts. Two more hits followed. In 1978 The Motors came up with "Airport" - which was their biggest hit. The song was not only in the UK, also a minor hit in the United States . The next single, "Forget About You", was released two months later.

Mid 1978 Tchaikovsky stepped on, reportedly because he was dissatisfied with the fact that he was seen as a full band member. Slaughter also departed shortly thereafter. Bassist Martin Ace and drummer Terry Williams took their seats. In 1980 came the third album of the band: Tenement Steps. This album contained the minor hit "Love and Loneliness." After release of the album it was quiet around the band. In 1982 finally Garvey and McMaster were officially announced that the band had broken up.

After The Motors
Tchaikovsky had after leaving "The Motors" a brief solo career. He scored among others in America a top 40 hit with "Girl of My Dreams". In the Netherlands, he had a minor hit with "Sarah Smiles". He also founded his own band appeared with The Joe Perry Project , The Cars, and Alice Cooper . In the 80 he had his own recording studio.

Garvey gave himself a solo album, Blue Skies in 1982. He also worked with Paul McCartney .

Slaughter appeared during the rest of the 80 with several bands, including Fallen Angels.

McMaster would still be active in the music industry.

The three albums of "The Motors" were reissued on March 27, 2006 in the UK, with new live tracks and remixes.

Main formation

 * Nick Garvey - vocals, guitar
 * Bram Tchaikovsky - guitar, vocals
 * Andy McMaster - bass / vocals
 * Ricky Slaughter - drummer

Covers

 * "Dancing the Night Away" has been covered in 1983 by Cheap Trick .
 * "Love and Loneliness" has been covered in 1986 by Chris Thompson for the soundtrack of American Anthem .