Like gangbusters is the first studio album by british new wave band joboxers, first released in 1983 and featuring five chart singles. Joboxers was a predominantly british new wavesoul group formed in 1982, when former subway sect members rob marche guitarist, dave collard keyboardist, chris bostock bassist, and sean mclusky drummer teamed up with american singer dig wayne born timothy wayne ball, 20 july 1958, cambridge, ohio. Chris bostock born 23 november 1962, bristol is an english musician, songwriter and music producer. For adults in village halls and theatres for families, formal and informal for clubs and social groups wherever you meet there are stories waiting to join you.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from joboxers at the discogs marketplace. Dave collard keyboards, chris bostock bass, and sean mclusky drums. From 1980 to 1982, marche, collard, bostock and mclusky had played together as. According to an interview with bassist chris bostock in 2007, the previously unreleased third joboxers album is. Four of the five band members, all natives of bristol, england, came together in 1981 as a new backing band for singer vic goddard called, like his previous units, subway sect. Written by bassist chris bostock and vocalist dig wayne, just got lucky also reached. With chris bostock, jo boxers, dave collard, rob marche. Joboxers just got lucky 1983 formed when subway sect members rob marche guitarist, dave collard keyboardist, chris bostock bassist, and sean mclusky drummer parted company with vic godard in 1982, and set themselves up with a new american vocalist dig wayne as joboxers. Dave stewart and the spiritual cowboys was an english rock and pop band, formed in 1990 after frontman david a.
Goddard and the band made one album together, songs. Bassist chris bostock joined eurythmic dave stewarts extracurricula r enterprise the spiritual cowboys. When dig and the sect came together, the chemistry was instantaneous. Listen free to joboxers is this really the first time is this really the first time, two weeks notice. Years active since 1982 country united kingdom comments fronted by english based, expatriate american singer dig wayne, backed by the bristol based quartet of rob marche guitar, dave collard keyboards, chris bostock bass, and sean mclusky drums. The second single and the song that the band is most known for is just got lucky. By the end of the year, however, the groups appeal had begun to read full biography. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic.
According to an interview with bassist chris bostock in 2007, the previously unreleased third joboxers album is being pieced together for a planned future release. A twist of fate delivers a hit for the joboxers certain songs evoke a strong emotiona l response, not on any intellectual level, but instinctually, and instantaneously. Joboxers tour dates 2020 joboxers concert tickets 2020. The first time youve been in love, managed to crack the british charts. On this episode, i chat with british musician chris bostock, best known for his time with joboxers just got lucky. Chris bostock, rob marche, dig wayne, dave collard and sean mclusky. Joboxers, a predominantly british pop group, was formed in 1982, when former subway sect members guitarist rob marche, keyboardist dave collard, bassist chris bostock and drummer sean mclusky teamed up with american singer, dig wayne born timothy wayne ball, 20 july 1962, new york. Joboxers were fronted by english based, expatriate american singer dig wayne, backed by the bristol based quartet of rob marche guitar, dave collard keyboards, chris bostock. Joboxers chris bostock, dig wayne, rob marche, sean mclusky, dave collard. British musicians chris bostock, sean mclusky, rob marche and dave collard had been performing together in the jazzinfluenced subway sect, the backing band for former punk icon vic godard. Just got lucky this song is by joboxers and appears on the album like gangbusters 1983 on the compilation living in oblivion. He is best known for his work with joboxers but was also a member of dave stewart and the spiritual cowboys, subway sect, the xcerts and the stingrays.
Wayne, under the name buzz wayne, had previously fronted the new yorkbased. In february 1983, joboxers hit the charts with their debut single, boxerbeat. Joboxers, a predominantly british pop group was formed in 1982, when former subway sect members guitarist rob marche, keyboardist dave collard, bassist chris bostock and drummer sean mclusky teamed up with american singer, dig wayne born timothy wayne ball, 20 july 1962, cambridge, ohio. Joboxers chris bostock, dig wayne, rob marche, sean.
I saw joboxers for the first time on the german tv show musikladen in the early eighties. Joboxers chris bostock, dig wayne, rob marche, sean mclusky. A 2006 anthology, titled essential boxerbeat, was released on sony bmg, bringing renewed accessibility to the bands earlier recordings. Free download program just got lucky joboxers manbackup. Joboxers released their debut album, like gangbusters, during september 1983. Chris bostock, dave collard, robert marche, sean mclusky. This release also includes tracks recorded for the aborted follow up lp and is the only place to find the brilliant extended mix of shes got sex. Joboxers knicked dexys ny docker image and released the classic single boxer beat, providing them with a big hit in 1983. Joboxers, a predominantly british pop group, was formed in 1982, when former subway sect members guitarist rob marche, keyboardist dave collard, bassist chris bostock and drummer sean mclusky teamed up with american singer, dig wayne born timothy wayne ball, 20 july 1962, new york the bands debut single, boxerbeat, found success in britain, peaking at number 3 in the uk singles chart. Join facebook to connect with chris bostock and others you may know. Joboxers was a predominantly british new wavesoul group formed in 1982, when former subway sect members rob marche, dave collard, chris bostock, and sean mclusky teamed up with american singer dig wayne. To mark this occasion, stephen spaz schnee was able to discuss all things joboxers with vocalist dig wayne and bassist chris bostock.
The 80s greatest hits, volume 2 1993 on the compilation just cant get enough. I particularly remember liking the main riff in just got lucky. Your technique it leaves me weak my heart knows is the beat i seek and i found it just got. While boxerbeat may have been their highest charting release, it was the single just got lucky that would become the most memorable. Similar in style to dexys midnight runners, both in look and music, the joboxers debut single. Obviously i had no idea i would end up doing many very enjoyable tours with its composer chris bostock later on. Joboxers were fronted by english based, expatriate american singer dig wayne, backed by the bristol based quartet of rob marche guitar, dave collard keyboards, chris bostock bass, and sean mclusky drums. Get all the lyrics to songs by chris bostock and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Chris bostock jo boxers dave collard rob marche sean mclusky dig wayne.
The joboxers single boxerbeat reached no 3 in the charts while just got lucky reached no 7 uk and no 31 us and their album. Chris bostock project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Joboxers were a british new wave group formed in 1982, when former subway sect members rob marche guitarist, dave collard keyboardist, chris bostock bassist, and sean mclusky drummer, teamed up with englandbased american singer dig wayne born timothy wayne ball, 20 july 1958, cambridge, ohio. Bristol archive records blog archive chris bostock interview. The 1983 hit just got lucky, by the jo boxers, is one such song. Formed from the remains of the punk band subway sect, joboxers sadly broke up before releasing the follow album skin and bone. Wayne had previously fronted the new york citybased punkabilly band, buzz and the flyers as buzz. Chris bostock from joboxers, jonathan perkins, olle romo and nan vernon were later joined by martin chambers from the pretenders and john turnbull from ian dury and the blockheads. He is best known for his work with joboxers but was also a member of subway sect, dave stewart and the spiritual cowboys, the xcerts and the stingrays. Four of the five band members, all natives of bristol, england, came together in 1981 as a ne. Mostly they backed singer vic goddard, but on occasion played with guest artists like lady blue, bananarama.
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