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The Only Ones, the Glossary

The Only Ones are an English rock band formed in London in 1976, whose original band members are Peter Perrett, Alan Mair, John Perry and Mike Kellie, they first disbanded in 1982.^[1]

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1982 disestablishments in England
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Advertising campaign

An advertising campaign is a series of advertisement messages that share a single idea and theme which make up an integrated marketing communication (IMC).

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Alan Mair

Alan Mair is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer.

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All Tomorrow's Parties (festival)

All Tomorrow's Parties (ATP) was a UK organisation based in London that promoted music festivals, concerts and records throughout the world for over 10 years.

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Alternative rock

Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s.

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Another Girl, Another Planet

"Another Girl, Another Planet" is a song by the English rock band the Only Ones.

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Baby's Got a Gun

Baby's Got a Gun is the third and final studio album by the English rock band the Only Ones, released in 1980 by CBS Records in Europe and on Epic Records in America and Japan.

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BBC Television

BBC Television is a service of the BBC.

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Beat music

Beat music, British beat, or Merseybeat is a British popular music genre that developed, particularly in and around Liverpool, in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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Blackpool

Blackpool is a seaside resort town in Lancashire, England.

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Blink-182

Blink-182 is an American rock band formed in 1992 in Poway, California.

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Blur (band)

Blur are an English rock band formed in London in 1988. The Only Ones and Blur (band) are English indie rock groups.

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Bow Wow Wow

Bow Wow Wow are an English new wave band, created by manager Malcolm McLaren in 1980. The Only Ones and Bow Wow Wow are English new wave musical groups.

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A boxed set or (its US name) box set is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) traditionally packaged in a box, hence 'boxed', and offered for sale as a single unit.

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Bristol

Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region.

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CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Global and is one of the company's three flagship subsidiaries, along with namesake Paramount Pictures and MTV.

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Colin Thurston

Colin Thurston (13 July 1947 – 15 January 2007) was an English recording engineer and record producer.

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Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of multinational conglomerate Sony.

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Concert

A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience.

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Connect Music Festival

Connect Music Festival is a Scottish music festival.

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D.E.B.S. (2004 film)

D.E.B.S. is a 2004 American action comedy film written, edited and directed by Angela Robinson, a feature-length adaptation of her 2003 short film of the same name.

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Daily Record (Scotland)

The Daily Record is a Scottish national tabloid newspaper based in Glasgow.

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Dave Fanning

David Fanning (born 27 February 1956) is an Irish television and radio broadcaster, rock journalist, DJ, film critic and author.

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Demo (music)

A demo (shortened from "demonstration") is a song or group of songs typically recorded for limited circulation or for reference use, rather than for general public release.

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Duran Duran

Duran Duran are an English pop rock band formed in Birmingham in 1978 by singer Stephen Duffy, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and guitarist/bassist John Taylor. The Only Ones and Duran Duran are English new wave musical groups and Epic Records artists.

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DVD

The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format.

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Electric Ladyland

Electric Ladyland is the third and final studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in October 1968.

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England's Glory (band)

England's Glory were Peter Perrett's pre-The Only Ones band and included Perrett on guitar and vocals, Jon Newey on drums and percussion, Harry Kakouli (later of Squeeze) on bass and Dave Clarke on lead guitar.

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Epic Records

Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony.

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Evan Dando

Evan Griffith Dando (born March 4, 1967) is an American musician and the frontman of the rock band the Lemonheads.

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Even Serpents Shine

Even Serpents Shine is the second studio album by English band the Only Ones, released in 1979 by Columbia Records.

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Exile on Main St.

Exile on Main St. is the tenth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 12 May 1972 by Rolling Stones Records.

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Fan (person)

A fan or fanatic, sometimes also termed an aficionado or enthusiast, is a person who exhibits strong interest or admiration for something or somebody, such as a celebrity, a sport, a sports team, a genre, a politician, a book, a movie, a video game or an entertainer.

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Flamin' Groovies

Flamin' Groovies is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1965, originally co-led by Roy Loney and Cyril Jordan.

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Freddie Stevenson

Freddie Stevenson (born 9 March 1980 in Hereford, England) is a Scottish singer-songwriter from Edinburgh.

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Glenn Tilbrook

Glenn Martin Tilbrook (born 31 August 1957) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the English new wave band Squeeze, a band formed in the mid-1970s who broke through in the new wave era at the decade's end.

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Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry.

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Hard rock

Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars.

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Harewood House

Harewood House is a country house in Harewood, West Yorkshire, England.

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Hebden Bridge

Hebden Bridge is a market town in the Calderdale district of West Yorkshire, England.

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Heroin

Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is a morphinan opioid substance synthesized from the dried latex of the Papaver somniferum plant; it is mainly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects.

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How the West Was Won (Peter Perrett album)

How the West Was Won is the debut solo studio album by English rock musician Peter Perrett, released on 30 June 2017 by Domino.

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Hyde Park, London

Hyde Park is a, historic Grade I-listed urban park in Westminster, Greater London.

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Ian Dury

Ian Robins Dury (12 May 1942 27 March 2000) was an English singer, songwriter and actor who rose to fame in the late 1970s, during the punk and new wave era of rock music. The Only Ones and Ian Dury are Epic Records artists.

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Indie rock

Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s.

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Inveraray Castle

Inveraray Castle (pronounced or; Scottish Gaelic Caisteal Inbhir Aora) is a country house near Inveraray in the county of Argyll, in western Scotland, on the shore of Loch Fyne, Scotland's longest sea loch.

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Jimi Hendrix

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer.

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John Bundrick

John Douglas "Rabbit" Bundrick (born November 21, 1948) is an American keyboardist and vocalist.

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John Perry (musician)

John M. Perry is an English musician, songwriter, and author.

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Johnny Duncan (country singer)

John Richard Duncan (October 5, 1938 – August 14, 2006) was an American country music singer-songwriter, best known for a string of hits in the mid- to late 1970s.

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Johnny Thunders

John Anthony Genzale (July 15, 1952 – April 23, 1991), known professionally as Johnny Thunders, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter.

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Kajagoogoo

Kajagoogoo were a British new wave band, best known for their 1983 hit single "Too Shy", which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, and the top 10 in numerous other countries. The Only Ones and Kajagoogoo are English new wave musical groups.

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Koulla Kakoulli

Koulla Kakoulli (Κούλα Κακουλλή) (September 1961 – 2 or 3 August 2018) was a British musician, dominatrix and bodybuilder.

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Later... with Jools Holland

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Lead vocalist

The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard.

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Leeds

Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Marianne Faithfull

Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an English rock singer.

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Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy

Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy is a compilation album of singles by English rock band the Who, released in 1971 as Track 2406 006 in the UK and as Decca DL 79184 in the US.

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Mick Gallagher

Michael William Gallagher (born 29 October 1945) is an English Hammond organ player best known as a member of Ian Dury and the Blockheads and for his contributions to albums by the Clash.

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Mike Kellie

Michael Alexander Kellie (24 March 1947 – 18 January 2017) was an English musician, composer and record producer.

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Minehead

Minehead is a coastal town and civil parish in Somerset, England.

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Music journalism

Music journalism (or music criticism) is media criticism and reporting about music topics, including popular music, classical music, and traditional music.

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Myspace

Myspace (formerly stylized as MySpace; also myspace and sometimes my␣, with an elongated open box symbol) is a social networking service based in the United States.

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New wave music

New wave is a music genre that encompasses pop-oriented styles from the 1970s through the 1980s.

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New York Dolls

New York Dolls were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1971.

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Nirvana (band)

Nirvana was an American rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987.

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O2 Forum Kentish Town

The O Forum Kentish Town is a concert venue in Kentish Town, London, England, owned by MAMA & Company and originally built in 1934.

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Painful (album)

Painful is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo, released in 1993 by record label Matador, their first for the label.

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Paul (film)

Paul is a 2011 comic science fiction road film directed by Greg Mottola from a screenplay by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.

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Pauline Murray

Pauline Murray (born 8 March 1958) is best known as the lead vocalist of the punk rock band Penetration, originally formed in 1976.

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Penetration (band)

Penetration is a punk rock band from County Durham, England formed in 1976. The Only Ones and Penetration (band) are English punk rock groups and musical groups established in 1976.

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Peter Perrett

Peter Albert Neil Perrett (born 8 April 1952) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer.

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Phonograph record

A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English), a vinyl record (for later varieties only), or simply a record or vinyl is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove.

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Power pop

Power pop (also typeset as powerpop) is a subgenre of rock music and form of pop rock based on the early music of bands such as the Who, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Byrds.

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Psychedelia

Psychedelia usually refers to a style or aesthetic that is resembled in the psychedelic subculture of the 1960s and the psychedelic experience produced by certain psychoactive substances.

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Punk rock

Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s.

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Rebellion Festival

The Rebellion Festival, formerly Holidays in the Sun and the Wasted Festival is a British punk rock festival first held in 1996.

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Recording contract

A recording contract (commonly called a record contract or record deal) is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording act (artist or group), where the act makes an audio recording (or series of recordings) for the label to sell and promote.

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Remains (The Only Ones album)

Remains is a rarities album by the English rock band the Only Ones, released in June 1984 by Closer Records.

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Rock music

Rock is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles from the mid-1960s, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Session musician

A session musician (also known as studio musician or backing musician) is a musician hired to perform in a recording session or a live performance.

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Shepherd's Bush Empire

Shepherd's Bush Empire (currently known as O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the BBC Television Theatre) is a music venue in Shepherd's Bush, West London, run by the Academy Music Group.

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Sideman

A sideman is a professional musician who is hired to perform live with a solo artist, or with a group in which they are not a regular band member.

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So Alone (album)

So Alone is the debut solo studio album by Johnny Thunders, then leader of the Heartbreakers and formerly lead guitarist for New York Dolls.

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Sony BMG

Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann.

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Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical, mechanical, electronic, or digital inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects.

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South London

South London is the southern part of London, England, south of the River Thames.

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Spooky Tooth

Spooky Tooth was a rock band originally formed in Carlisle, England in 1967.

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Squeeze (band)

Squeeze are an English rock band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the new wave period of the late 1970s, and continued recording in the 1980s, 1990s and 2010s. The Only Ones and Squeeze (band) are English new wave musical groups, English power pop groups, musical groups disestablished in 1982 and musical groups reestablished in 2007.

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Steve Lillywhite

Stephen Alan Lillywhite, (born 15 March 1955) is a British record producer.

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Tabloid (newspaper format)

A tabloid is a newspaper with a compact page size smaller than broadsheet.

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Talk Talk

Talk Talk were an English band formed in 1981, led by Mark Hollis (vocals, guitar, piano), Lee Harris (drums), and Paul Webb (bass). The Only Ones and Talk Talk are English new wave musical groups.

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The Beatstalkers

The Beatstalkers are a Glasgow beat group that formed in 1962.

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The Beaver (newspaper)

The Beaver is the fortnightly newspaper of the LSE Students' Union at the London School of Economics, England.

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The Blockheads

The Blockheads are an English rock band formed in London in 1977. The Only Ones and The Blockheads are English new wave musical groups, English punk rock groups and rock music groups from London.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Heartbreakers

The Heartbreakers, sometimes referred to as Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, were an American punk rock band formed in New York City in 1975.

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The Human League

The Human League is an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. The Only Ones and The Human League are English new wave musical groups.

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The Libertines

The Libertines are an English rock band, formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât (vocals/guitar) and Pete Doherty (vocals/guitar). The Only Ones and The Libertines are English indie rock groups, English punk rock groups and rock music groups from London.

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The One (band)

The One were a British band formed to back Peter Perrett on his first new material since the Only Ones originally split up in 1981.

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The Only Ones (album)

The Only Ones is the debut studio album by English power pop band the Only Ones, released in April 1978 by Columbia Records.

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The Replacements (band)

The Replacements were an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1979.

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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The Only Ones and The Rolling Stones are rock music groups from London.

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The Sisters of Mercy

The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band formed in Leeds in 1980. The Only Ones and The Sisters of Mercy are English new wave musical groups.

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The Who

The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. The Only Ones and The Who are English power pop groups.

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The Who Tour 1980

The Who Tour 1980 was The Who's second concert tour since the death of original drummer Keith Moon, supporting their 1978 album Who Are You.

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Tokyo

Tokyo (東京), officially the Tokyo Metropolis (label), is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023 and the second-most-populated capital in the world.

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Trouser Press

Trouser Press was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who, Dave Schulps, and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference to a song by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and an acronymic play on the British TV show Top of the Pops).

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UK Albums Chart

The Official UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by sales and audio streaming in the United Kingdom.

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UK singles chart

The UK Singles Chart (currently titled the Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Only_Ones

Also known as Only Ones.

, Kajagoogoo, Koulla Kakoulli, Later... with Jools Holland, Lead vocalist, Leeds, London, Marianne Faithfull, Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy, Mick Gallagher, Mike Kellie, Minehead, Music journalism, Myspace, New wave music, New York Dolls, Nirvana (band), O2 Forum Kentish Town, Painful (album), Paul (film), Pauline Murray, Penetration (band), Peter Perrett, Phonograph record, Power pop, Psychedelia, Punk rock, Rebellion Festival, Recording contract, Remains (The Only Ones album), Rock music, Session musician, Shepherd's Bush Empire, Sideman, So Alone (album), Sony BMG, Sound recording and reproduction, South London, Spooky Tooth, Squeeze (band), Steve Lillywhite, Tabloid (newspaper format), Talk Talk, The Beatstalkers, The Beaver (newspaper), The Blockheads, The Guardian, The Heartbreakers, The Human League, The Libertines, The One (band), The Only Ones (album), The Replacements (band), The Rolling Stones, The Sisters of Mercy, The Who, The Who Tour 1980, Tokyo, Trouser Press, UK Albums Chart, UK singles chart, United States, VHS, Vodafone, Wireless Festival, Yo La Tengo, You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory, YouTube.

The Only Ones, the Glossary

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See also

1982 disestablishments in England

English power pop groups

References