Jimmy the Hoover
{{short description|British pop band}}
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Jimmy the Hoover were a British pop band, who had a hit single with "Tantalise (Wo Wo Ee Yeh Yeh)". It was their only hit, reaching number 18 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1983.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/artists/jimmy-the-hoover/|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130826073725/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/jimmy%20the%20hoover|url-status=dead|title=Artists|website=Officialcharts.com|archive-date=26 August 2013|access-date=19 June 2021}}{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 283}}
History
The band formed in 1982 and comprised Simon Barker (keyboards), Derek Dunbar (vocals), Karla Duplantier (drums), Flinto Chandia (bass) (later replaced by Cris Cole) and Mark Rutherford (guitar).Larkin, Colin (1995) The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Guinness Publishing, {{ISBN|978-1-56159-176-3}} {{page needed|date=June 2021}} Their manager Malcolm McLaren chose their name and gave them a support slot on a Bow Wow Wow tour. In 1983, they signed to CBS subsidiary Innervision, and the same year they had their only hit, "Tantalise (Wo Wo Ee Yeh Yeh)".
The track was produced by Steve Levine, who also produced Culture Club's multi-million selling Colour by Numbers album that same year. A promotional video for the single was directed by Derek Jarman.{{cite book|last=Peake|first=Tony|title=Derek Jarman: A Biography|year=2000|publisher=Overlook Press|location=Woodstook [u.a.]|isbn=978-1-58567-066-6|edition=1. publ. in the United States|page=553}}
A follow-up single "Kill Me Kwik", produced by Anne Dudley of Art of Noise fame, received positive reviews in the music press but failed to chart. The group were subsequently dropped by Innervision, their record label. In 1985, another single, "Bandana Street (Use It)", appeared on a new label, MCA Records, but with no further success.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
Discography (singles)
- "Tantalise (Wo Wo Ee Yeh Yeh)" (1983) CBS (UK No. 18, AUS No. 91{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=155}})
- "Kill Me Kwik" (1983) CBS
- "Bandana Street (Use It)" (1985) MCA
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.iamnotthebeatles.com/?p=305 Listen to "Bandana Street (Use It)"], iamnotthebeatles.com; accessed 30 August 2017.
Category:English pop music groups
Category:English new wave musical groups
Category:Musical groups established in 1982