Baby Tuckoo was an English hard rock band, formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England in 1982.[1] Their name is taken from the first sentence of the James Joyce novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.[2] They were generally considered a part of the second generation of new wave of British heavy metal.[1]
Baby Tuckoo | |
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| Genres | New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Hard Rock |
| Years active | 1982-1986 |
| Past members | Andy Barrott, Neil Saxton, Paul Smith, Rob Armitage, Tony Sugden |
They released two albums with Rob Armitage (vocals), Neil Saxton (guitar), Andy Barrott (keyboards, guitar), Paul Smith (bass) and Tony Sugden (drums).[3] Prior to their recording career, Steve Holton (vocals) and Andy Tidswell (keyboards) were in the band.[2][4]
Armitage left to join Accept in 1987, but was replaced by the American David Reece in 1988 without having taken part in any releases from the band.[3] He later joined the UK outfit Jagged Edge, and founded a band named Passion.
Discography edit
Albums edit
- 1984: First Born (Ultranoise)
- 1986: Force Majeure (Music for Nations)[3][1]
Singles and EPs edit
- 1984: "Mony Mony" (Albion) - single
- 1986: "Rock (Rock)" (Music for Nations) - single and EP
- 1986: "The Tears of a Clown" (Fun After All) - EP (The A-side, a Smokey Robinson & the Miracles cover, was not included on any Baby Tuckoo album)[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
- ^ a b "rockdetector.com - rockdetector Resources and Information". Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Encyclopedia by Malc Macmillan, Iron Pages, 2001, p. 57
- ^ "Baby Tuckoo". Discogs. Retrieved 26 September 2022.