The Lambrettas were a English mod revival band, active in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Named after the iconic Italian Lambretta scooter brand popular among mods, the band was formed in Brighton. Their original line-up consisted of Jez Bird (singer/guitarist), Doug Sanders (guitarist/vocalist), Mark Ellis (bassist) and Paul Wincer (drummer).[1] Their biggest hit was in 1980, with a cover version of the 1950s Leiber and Stoller song, "Poison Ivy", which reached #7 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] They scored a #12 hit with the follow-up, "Da-a-a-nce". In the same year, they released the album Beat Boys in the Jet Age, which reached #28 on the UK Albums Chart, and another charting single, "Another Day (Another Girl)".[2] All these releases were issued by Rocket Records.[2] After the mod revival scene faded, subsequent singles, which included a 1982 cover of Jefferson Airplane's "Somebody to Love", and a second album, 1981's Ambience, were commercial failures. The band played their final concert in London, on 14 April 1982.[1] Bird re-formed the band in the 1990s, performing at small venues in England, and recording several demos for a new album that was never issued.[1]
Founding member Jez Bird died of cancer on 27 August 2008, at the age of 50.[3]
[edit] See also
List of bands from England
List of performances on Top of the Pops
List of power pop musicians
[edit] References
^ a b c Allmusic.com biography
^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums, 19th, London: Guinness World Records Limited, p. 312. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ The Dead Rock Stars website
[edit] External links
Lambrettas MSN group "Official" site, run by members of the band.
Lambrettas biography on ModPopPunk Archives
Lambrettas biography at Allmusic website
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