Apr202024

One Thousand Violins

One Thousand Violins were a sixties-influenced indie-pop group from Sheffield, Yorkshire, who had several UK Indie Chart hits in the late 1980s. The band was formed in 1985 by Darren Swindells (bass), Colin Gregory (guitar), John Wood (vocals), David Warmsley (keyboards/guitar), and Peter Day (drums). Gregory and Warmsley had previously played together in The Page Boys. Their first single, "Halcyon Days" was released in 1985. The follow-up, "Like Read more on Last.fm

Track: Through It Poured The Next Day I Noticed The Rain

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Like 1000 Violins
7109
2If Only Words
4230
3Halcyon Days
3948
4please don't sandblast my house
3622
5Like One Thousand Violins
3616
6Locked Out of the Love-In
2865
7All Aboard The Love-Mobile
2826
8A Place To Surf
1950
9I Was Depending On You To Be My Jesus
1512
10Start Digging My Grave Sugar
1487

Other Album Releases:

Halcyon Days (Complete Recordings 1985-1987)
C87
Dreams To Fill The Vacuum: The Sound Of Sheffield 1977-1988
C85
Losing Touch With My Mind: Psychedelia In Britain 1986-1990

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