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The Swinging Laurels

New pop act from Leicester, UK Formed in 1980 by ex-member of The Wendy Tunes [a=Gaz Birtles] and ex collaborator of [a=Black Gorilla], [a=John Barrow], both saxophonists. They released their first single as a duo in 1981 and then recruited synth and trumpet player [a=Dean Sargent] and keyboardist [a=Mark O'Hara]. They released six singles with a sound based heavily on the saxes, till the end of the '80s and they guested in recordings of other acts like [a=The Apollinaires], [a=Fun Boy Three], [a=Norman Beaton], [a=Worldbackwards], [a=Musical Youth], [a=Splashdown (3)], [a=Team 23]

Members: Kevin Bayliss, Mark O'Hara, Gaz Birtles, Dean Sargent, and John Barrow

Releases

• Return To The Future
• Greatest Bits - Volume 2
• The John Peel Sessions 1982
• Greatest Bits - Volume 1
• Be Someone
• Push And Shove
• Zoom (Take The Test)
• Lonely Boy
• ..A Taste Of
• Swing The Cat
• Rodeo
• Peace Of Mind
• Extended
• The Best Of Fun Boy Three
• The Fun Boy Three
• It's A Brand New Day
• The Telephone Always Rings
• The Feeling's Gone
• Flesh
• Extended
• Cheap Tricks In A Box
• WEA Dance Music 2
• Modern Moving - Coil Loudspeakers