Europeans – Europeans / Voices [7''] (1978, Heartbeat Records)

Europeans was a New Wave band formed in Bristol in 1977 and split in 1979. Their sound reminsds a bit of early Ultravox, with faint impressions of Gary Numan on the synths. Members were Jonathan Cole (vocals, guitar and synthesizers) and James Cole (drums). This group should not be confused with the similarly named Europeans, another British new wave band formed in 1981 and disbanded in 1985.

 

Jon Klein was co-founder of the London based club "Batcave" and guitar for Siouxsie & The Banshees and Specimen. Bassist Steve Street began his career in 1976 on the Bristol music scene by recording demos for The Pop Group, and later in 1978-79 for Glaxo Babies. In 1978 he helped form the Europeans, which only released this single before the band broke up in 1979. Since then he has produced and worked on a wide array of artists including The Blue Aeroplanes, Electric Guitars, Essential Bop, Vice Squad, Fear of Darkness, Love Jungle, Tears For Fears, Matt Johnston (The The), Ric Ocasek (The Cars), Green On Red, Billy Mackenzie (The Associates), Chris Hughes, Daniel Lanois, Mick Glossop and Mike Mansfield. He currently works for Sugar Shack Records Ltd. and its' subsidiary Bristol Archive Records, which re-releases music mainly from Bristol bands associated with the 1970/80s punk and new wave era.

 

 

Label: Heartbeat Records – Pulse 2 

Format: Vinyl, 7", Single 

Country: UK 

Released: 1978 

Style: New Wave, Synth-pop 

 

Tracklist:

Western 

A Europeans 3:59 

Eastern 

B Voices 3:59 

 

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