The Thompson Twins were a British Pop group that were formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993. They achieved considerable popularity in the mid-1980s, scoring a string of hits in the UK, the U.S. and around the globe. The band was named after the two bumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson in Hergé 's comic strip , The Adventures of Tintin
In 1977, the original Thompson Twins line-up consisted of Tom Bailey (born 18 January 1953, in Halifax , Yorkshire ) on bass and vocals, Pete Dodd on guitar and vocals, John Roog on guitar, and Jon Podgorski (known as "Pod") on drums. Dodd and Roog first met when they were both 13 years old.
Arriving in London with very little money, they lived as squatters in Lillieshall Road, London. Future Thompson Twins member Alannah Currie lived in another squat in the same street — which is how she met Bailey. It was in this ramshackle and run-down house that they found an illegal way of "borrowing" electricity from the house next door. Bailey described themselves (laughingly) as "spongers" (meaning parasites) back then, as they were living on very little and scavenging everything they could lay their hands on. He even said that the only instruments they had were bought, or had been "stolen or borrowed". Dodd managed to get a council flat not far away. Their roadie at that time was John Hade, who lived in the same house, and who later became their manager.
As "Pod" Podgorski had decided to stay in the north, they auditoned for drummers at The Point Studio in Victoria, London. Dick O'Dell (Disco Dell) the manager of The Pop Group and the Slits also had an office in the same building. Andrew Edge joined them on drums for less than one year, and went on to join Savage Progress , who later toured with the Thompson Twins as their support act on the 1984 UK tour
12” LP
9 Tracks: Featuring:
Doctor Doctor You Take Me Up Day After Day Sister Of Mercy No Peace For The Wicked The Gap Hold Me Now Storm Of The Sea Who Can Stop The Rain
Condition: Near Mint
Sleeve,Excellent
Released on the Arista Label 1984
Date: 1984
Number: 205971
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