Haircut 100

Formed: 1980 in Beckenham, England

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Disbanded: 1983

Genre: Pop/Rock

Group Members: Nick Heyward, Blair Cunningham, Mark Fox, Graham Jones, Les Nemes, Les, Phil Smith, Patrick Hunt

Biography: Combining light funk with frothy pop, Haircut 100 was one of the cleanest and most accessible new wave groups. Formed in 1980, the British band's core members were vocalist Nick Heyward, bassist Les Nemes, and guitarist Graham Jones; the following year, drummer Memphis Blair Cunningham, saxophonist Phil ...Read full biography

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Pelican West

Released: 1982

Label: American Beat Records

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Haircut 100's debut album, Pelican West is a widely uneven concoction of lite funk and jazzy new wave pop. Although the group's music was frequently so light it virtually disappeared, they did record a ...Read full review

Paint and Paint

Released: 1983

Label: Polydor

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Nick Heyward left Haircut 100 for a solo career shortly after the success of Pelican West, so the group decided that percussionist Mark Fox would be an adequate lead vocalist for their second album, Paint ...Read full review

More Haircut 100 albums: Main Albums (2), Compilations (2)

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