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801 were an English progressive rock band that were originally formed in 1976 for three live concerts by

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History

In 1976, while Roxy Music had temporarily disbanded, 801 (also referred to as THE 801) got together as a temporary project and began rehearsing at Island Studios, Hammersmith, about three weeks before their first gig. They performed three critically highly acclaimed concerts: in Norfolk, at the Reading Festival and the final concert on September 3 at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall. This last concert was recorded live and released as the album 801 Live. The music consisted of more or less mutated selections from albums by Manzanera, Eno, and Quiet Sun, plus a full-scale rearrangement of Lennon-McCartney's "Tomorrow Never Knows" and an off-the-wall excursion into The Kinks' 1964 hit "You Really Got Me".

In 1977, the band recorded and released Listen Now, a studio album with additional collaborating musicians, yet without Lloyd Watson.

In late 1977, 801 reformed as another live group around Manzanera and MacCormick for a promotion tour for the album Listen Now. Their concert at Manchester University was finally released as the album 801 Manchester in 2001.

Discography

801 Live, Listen Now and Manchester University have been re-released on Manzanera's Expression label with additional tracks, the track listings and album covers below refer to those re-releases.

801 Live

(1976)

Track listing

  1. "Lagrima" (Manzanera)
  2. "TNK (Tomorrow Never Knows)" (Lennon/McCartney - The Beatles)
  3. "East of Asteroid" (Manzanera/MacCormick)
  4. "Rongwrong" (Hayward - Quiet Sun)
  5. "Sombre Reptiles" (Eno)
  6. "Golden Hours" (Eno)
  7. "Fat Lady of Limburg" (Eno)
  8. "Baby's on Fire" (Eno)
  9. "Diamond Head" (Manzanera)
  10. "Miss Shapiro" (Manzanera/Eno)
  11. "You Really Got Me" (R. Davies - The Kinks)
  12. "Third Uncle" (Eno)

Personnel

Listen Now

(1977)

Track listing

  1. "Listen Now"
  2. "Flight 19"
  3. "Island"
  4. "Law and Order"
  5. "Rude Awakening"
  6. "Que?"
  7. "City of Light"
  8. "Initial Speed"
  9. "Postcard Love"
  10. "That Falling Feeling"
  11. "Blue Gray Uniform"
  12. "Remote Control"

Personnel

Complete 801 Live at Manchester University

(1977, released 2001)

Track listing

  1. "TNK (Tomorrow Never Knows)"
  2. "Flight 19"
  3. "Listen Now"
  4. "Law and Order"
  5. "Que"
  6. "City of Light"
  7. "Initial Speed"
  8. "That Falling Feeling"
  9. "Diamond Head"
  10. "Out of the Blue"
  11. "Remote Control"
  12. "Miss Shapiro"
  13. "You Really Got Me"

Personnel

References

See also

 

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