Biography
#1 The Gents were a 1960's garage rock band from Bermuda. “If You Don’t Come Back” / “I’ll Cry” was released on Duane Records 1048 in the first half of 1966. Winston Cabral wrote “If You Don’t Come Back”, recognized as a classic of garage punk since its first compilation appearance on The Chosen Few vol. 1 in 1983. R. Marshall wrote the excellent heavy-echo ballad, “I’ll Cry”. Both sides published by Maredken Music, BMI and produced by Eddy De Mello, owner of the Duane label.
THE GENTS are a british MOD band from 1979 to late 80s. Recently it was re-released "How it all began" CD and is available here:
http://www.detour-records.co.uk
www.thegents.org.uk
http://www.discogs.com/artist/1495271-Gents-The-6
https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegentsalbumlaunch/
1. 7" The Faker b/w Le Pink Panther - 1981 (double A-sided single) No pic sleeve. POSH001
2. 7" Schooldays b/w True Stories - 1982 (50 pic sleeves, for promotional use only. KOS6886
3. 7" The Gent b/w Revenge/Over Me - 1982 (Pic sleeve, B-side tracks are from This Way to the Gents cassette, recorded at Abbey Road sessions). MEGA1.
4. 7" Revenge b/w Girl - 1983 (Pic sleeve with lyric insert, later PSs had no insert & tone-raised version of photo on reverse). POSH007.
5. 7" Shout! b/w The Faker - 1985 (B-side track is 1985 recorded version as appeared on How it all Began LP). G-7.
6. 7" New Direction b/w You are the Sun - 1985. GN8.
7. 7" Stay with Me b/w In the Heat of the Sun - 1985. GN9.
8. 7" Give it to Me b/w At the Dance Part 1 - 1986. GN11.
9. 7" Friday on my Mind b/w Have a Good Time - 1986. GN12.
==12" versions of above singles==
7a. 12" Stay with Me b/w Tomorrow Never Comes (remix)/Don't Turn Away (remix) - 1985. GN9(T).
8a. 12" Give it to Me b/w At the Dance Part 1/At the Dance Part 2/The More You Get/The Gents' Drunken Party - 1986. GN11(T).
9a. 12" Friday on my Mind b/w Have a Good Time/Dogshit Blues - 1986. GN12(T).
=LPs/Albums=
1. This Way to the Gents - cassette-only sampler album - 1981 (Initial copies with yellow/blue/black coloured insert sleeve and full fold-out section, second run with just the yellow/black colouring with one less fold-out flap and subsequent copies with black & white copied insert sleeve and just track listing inside) POSH 002.
2. How it all Began - 1985, 12" album with picture cover. GG77.
3. Waiting to be Seen - 1987, 12" album with picture cover. PSM10.
=Other releases/recordings=
Rock On - 1981. A compilation 12" album of the finalists in 1981 Battle of the Bands competition, featured the Abbey Road debut single version of The Faker. THIS 29.
5-4-3-2-1 Go - The Countdown Compilation - 1985. 12" album and CD Compilation of mod bands from the mid-eighties scene, includes a remixed version of the How it all Began LP/B-side of Shout! version of The Faker. LP - DREW 1, CD - MODSKA CD6.
7" All or Nothing - 1985. The Mod Aid single. Features Martin Burton on the B-Side version of the Small Faces song. 7" - 7-THE-1.
12" All or Nothing - 1985. The Mod Aid single. Features Martin Burton as one of six soloists singing one line on the A-side "Traditional Version" of the Small Faces song. Also features Steve Marriott, PP Arnold, Chris Farlowe, Bryn Gregory and Eleanor Rigby). THE-1.
Dedicated - The Mod Aid All-Dayer - 1986. 12" double album of the Mod-Aid event at Walthamstow Town Hall on 15.12.85. Features At the Dance Part 1 and Act Now, a song written by Martin Burton for Mod-Aid. The Gents were one of only two bands to have two songs on this LP. THE-2.
2. An alternative rock from Burton on Trent, UK
Si Watson - Bass, Vocals
Leigh Twist - Guitar, Vocals
Dave Armshaw - Drums, Vocals
Discography -
Unzip 'n' Dial - WTFD Records 2008
Which Way To The Future? - WTFD Records 2006
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