Apr182024

The Prisoners

MOD band formed in 1982 in Chatham, England. They were a regular live fixture on the London "garage revival" mini-scene of the early 80´s and often toured with sparring partners THE MILKSHAKES who included Billy Childish on guitar. The Prisoners sound combined catchy, retro flavoured melodies, punk guitar riffs, a Steve Marriott-esque vocal style and a lead instrument of the then-unfashionable Hammond organ. The Prisoners never met with much commercial Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Whenever I'm Gone
8286
2Better In Black
6404
3Far Away
5731
4Hurricane
5673
5Coming Home
4287
6Melanie
4012
7Maybe I Was Wrong
3993
8A Taste Of Pink
3601
9Shine On Me
3520
10Small
2460

Other Album Releases:

Rare and Unissued
Thewisermiserdemelza: Complete Big Beat Sessions
The Wisermiserdemelza and 7
A Taste of Pink
In From The Cold
The Last Fourfathers
Don't Burst My Bubble / Ain't No Telling
Hurricane: The Best of the Prisoners
Single Minded
The Countdown Compilation

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