![]() ![]() During 1988, the revamped Bad Manners band line-up started to play a number of shows at universities and at scooter rallies and they licensed the name and logo of Blue Beat Records, setting up office inside a 50-foot (15 m) barge called the Blood Vessel in the back garden of Buster Bloodvessel's former home in London. The capital's venues were often packed to capacity and this prompted the then 20 stone vocalist to reform Bad Manners with his fellow original members Louis Alphonso, Martin Stewart, Winston Bazoomies and Chris Kane. For two years the band toured continuously all over the world but decided to disband in 1987.īreak-up and reformation Buster Bloodvessel performing with Bad Manners at Club Citta, Japan, 1991Īfter Bad Manners disbanded for a brief spell after their deal with Portrait Records ended, Buster Bloodvessel formed a new outfit called Buster's Allstars in 1987, which enabled him and a few of his friends to continue performing in and around London. The group then went on to sign a contract with Portrait Records in the United States and Mental Notes was released in 1985. The album was assisted with a television advertisement, and it brought the band back to the attention of the media and the British public – but no further chart hits. īad Manners had spent 111 weeks in the UK Singles Chart between 19, however, Bad Manners left Magnet Records in 1983, and joined Telstar Records releasing a compilation album, The Height of Bad Manners, which reached number 23 in the UK Albums Chart. The band was also banned from Italian TV after Bloodvessel mooned a concert audience on live television at the 1983 Sanremo Music Festival, after being told that the Pope was watching on TV. His manic exploits got them banned from the British BBC TV chart show Top of the Pops, for painting his head red. One of the main reasons for their notoriety was their outlandish huge-tongued and shaven-headed frontman, Buster Bloodvessel. Some of their hit singles through the 1980's include " Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu", " My Girl Lollipop", " Lip Up Fatty", " Can Can", " Special Brew", " Walking in the Sunshine" and " That'll Do Nicely". Being closely associated with the 2 Tone movement (though never signed to 2 Tone Records itself), they were one of six bands featured in the 1981 documentary film Dance Craze. In 1985, they also appeared on The Time of Your Life, hosted by Noel Edmonds. The band also appeared on The British Music Awards (1981) and Cheggers Plays Pop. Career Īfter becoming popular in their native London, Bad Manners signed a recording contract with Magnet Records in 1980, and became regular guests on television shows such as Tiswas. They commemorated the 1981 closure of the school on the back sleeve of their album, Gosh It's. ![]() Bad Manners (1981) being their biggest hits.įronted by Buster Bloodvessel (real name Douglas Trendle), the band was formed in 1976, while the members were together at Woodberry Down Comprehensive School, near Manor House, North London. Bad Manners spent 111 weeks in the UK Singles Chart between 19, and they also achieved chart success with their first four studio albums, with Ska 'n' B (1980), Loonee Tunes! (1980), and Gosh It's. They were at their most popular during the early 1980s, during a period when other ska revival bands such as Madness, the Specials and the Selecter filled the charts. Early appearances included Top of the Pops and the live film documentary Dance Craze (1981). Bad Manners are an English two-tone and ska band led by frontman Buster Bloodvessel. ![]()
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