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Were a band from Edinburgh, Scotland which existed for 3 brief years from 1984 to 1987 (and again in 1990), leaving one album and a trail of rather spectacular singles on multiple UK indie-pop labels. Here’s their 53rd & 3rd label 12″ single, “Safety Net”: Their story is intertwined with that of Glasgow contemporaries The Pastels, originally sharing Aggi (Annabel Wright) in common (in the first Shop Assistants line-up before joining The Pastels).
Later, after a brief 1990 reformation, guitarist David Keegan joined The Pastels. The Shop Assistants featured on the NME C86 cassette which helped define the mid-80s UK indie-pop sound. I have Shop Assistants singles on (A Bristol label around the same time as Sarah Records), (an Edinburgh label run by Shop Assistants David Keegan and Stephen Pastel), the Blue Guitar (Chrysalis subsidiary label) and an Avalanche records single from the 1990 reformation. They are one of my favourite bands ever. There’s a charming simplicity and energy about them that was, and still is, utterly magic. I still play the singles and the album (still available on CD as a 2008 Cherry Red label re-issue called ‘Will Anything Happen’ if you look for it online) regularly.
Shopping Parade was followed in early 1986 with 'Safety Net'. 'Something to Do' (Nov 1984, Villa 21, 002 [7']) - as Buba & The Shop Assistants; Shopping Parade EP. Find 8693+ best results for 'shop assistants will anything happen rar' web-references. SHOP ASSISTANTS SAFETY NET. SHOP ASSISTANTS WILL ANYTHING HAPPEN DOWNLOAD.
When I first heard play “Delphine (With A Purpose)” I thought of The Shop Assistants, particularly songs like Trick Mammoth had never heard of The Shop Assistants, nor of ‘C86’.
Shop Assistants Origin, Genres Years active 1984–1987, 1989-1990 Labels Villa21 Records 53rd & 3rd Records Avalanche Records Associated acts,,, Past members Joan Bride Moray Crawford Ann Donald David Keegan Sarah Kneale Laura MacPhail Karen Parker John Peutherer Alex Taylor Margarita Vasquez-Ponte Annabel Wright Shop Assistants were an band from,, formed in 1984, initially as Buba & The Shop Assistants. After achieving success with independent releases they signed to sublabel Blue Guitar, releasing their only album in 1986. After splitting in 1987, with singer Alex Taylor moving on to, they reformed for two further singles in 1990. Contents • • • • • History [ ] The band began as Buba & The Shop Assistants, consisting of lead vocalist Aggi (Annabel Wright, later of ), guitarist David Keegan, bassist John Peutherer, and drummer Moray Crawford. This line-up released one single, the now highly collectible 'Something to Do' on Villa21 Records, which was produced.
Pastel also contributed backing vocals. Peutherer and Crawford were credited on the sleeve as 'Murray-John.' Aggi left to be replaced by Karen Parker, and later joined by second vocalist Alex Taylor.
After some live performances, Parker, Peutherer, and Crawford departed and were replaced by Sarah Kneale (bass), Laura MacPhail (drums) and Ann Donald (drums). The band's name was shortened to Shop Assistants, and the first release under their new name was the Shopping Parade in 1985 on. The lead track, 'All Day Long' was described by as his favourite single of that year. Donald left in late 1985, and was briefly replaced on drums by Joan Bride. Shopping Parade was followed in early 1986 with ', the first release on Keegan's 53rd & 3rd Records, which peaked at number two in the, and the band recorded a national radio session with and a second session, both of 's. The exposure they gained from the sessions enabled the group to have two songs to be voted into John Peel's in both 1985 and 1986. In 1986, The Shop Assistants were featured on the 's compilation with one of their slower songs, 'It's Up To You', taken from Shopping Parade EP.
Also in that year, they signed to 's sublabel for another single, 'I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You', as well as their only album, Will Anything Happen. The LP spent one week at number 100 in the UK album charts. The album was re-released on in 2001, and is now out of print. The Shop Assistants split early in 1987, when Taylor left the group to join. After a two-year hiatus, the band reformed without Taylor, and with Kneale on vocals, MacPhail on bass, and the addition of Margarita Vasquez-Ponte of on drums. With the new lineup, they released 'Here It Comes' in 1989 and 'Big 'E' Power' in 1990 on Avalanche Records before splitting, with Keegan joining. Discography [ ] Albums [ ] • (Nov 1986, Blue Guitar, AZLP2 [LP]/ZAZLP2 [C]), No. Bay City Rollers Midi Files. 100 LP chart - reissued on CD, 2001.