Apartment (Bristol band)
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Apartment were a Post Punk band formed in Bristol
, UK in late 1978. Fronted by Alan Griffiths -Vocals/Guitar, with Emil on Drums and Richard White playing Bass.
They appeared on Heartbeat Records 1979 seminal 'Avon Calling
' Bristol Compilation album with the track 'The Alternative'. In 1980 they released a double A-sided single 'The Car / 'Winter' also on Heartbeat.
They were later joined by Steve Street from Europeans
on Bass.
The band split up in summer 1980, Alan Griffiths (with Emil) would later go on to form The Escape
, and Steve Street continued his production work and briefly joined Bath band Interview
. Subsequently Alan Griffiths went on to tour with Tears For Fears
in 1985, and later produced and co-wrote several albums with the second line-up of Tears For Fears throughout the 1990s.
In 2009 Bristol Archive Records released a downloadable album by Apartment called 'House Of Secrets'.
In Sept 2010 two Apartment tracks "Broken Glass" & "The Retrospect" were included on the CD release of "Avon Calling 2" released by Bristol Archive Records.
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, UK in late 1978. Fronted by Alan Griffiths -Vocals/Guitar, with Emil on Drums and Richard White playing Bass.
They appeared on Heartbeat Records 1979 seminal 'Avon Calling
Avon Calling
Avon Calling is an album of tracks featuring bands from Bristol, UK, on local record label Heartbeat Records, and was originally released in 1979...
' Bristol Compilation album with the track 'The Alternative'. In 1980 they released a double A-sided single 'The Car / 'Winter' also on Heartbeat.
They were later joined by Steve Street from Europeans
Europeans (band)
Europeans were a New Wave band formed in Bristol, England in 1977. The line-up was Jonathan Cole , Jon Klein , Steve Street and James Cole...
on Bass.
The band split up in summer 1980, Alan Griffiths (with Emil) would later go on to form The Escape
The Escape (band)
The Escape were a post-punk-goth band from Bristol, formed in 1981 by Alan Griffiths and Emil from Apartment with bassist Stuart Morgan....
, and Steve Street continued his production work and briefly joined Bath band Interview
Interview (band)
Interview were a five piece pop/rock band from Bath, Somerset, England. They were signed to Virgin Records, and between 1978 and 1981 released two albums and four singles.-Career:...
. Subsequently Alan Griffiths went on to tour with Tears For Fears
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
in 1985, and later produced and co-wrote several albums with the second line-up of Tears For Fears throughout the 1990s.
In 2009 Bristol Archive Records released a downloadable album by Apartment called 'House Of Secrets'.
In Sept 2010 two Apartment tracks "Broken Glass" & "The Retrospect" were included on the CD release of "Avon Calling 2" released by Bristol Archive Records.
Albums
- ’’House Of Secrets’’ (2009, Bristol Archive Records, UK, Download, ARC104)
- The Car
- Winter
- The Alternative
- Distractions
- Shot Down
- Broken Glass
- Third Floor
- I'm X
- Poison
- Fact Or Fiction
- House Of Secrets
- Blank Windscreen
- Time
- Stress Factor
- Cruel System
Tracks appear on
- ’’Avon Calling’’ Bristol Compilation Album (1979, Heartbeat Records, UK, LP, HB 1) ’’The Alternative’’
- ’’Western Stars - The Bands That Built Bristol (2001, Bristol Archive Records, UK, CD, ARC 001) ’’The Car’’
- ’’Avon Calling [Reissue + Unreleased Tracks and Heartbeat Singles Collection]’’ (2005, Cherry Red, UK, CD, CDMRED292) ’’The Alternative’’ ’’Poison’’ ’’The Car’’ ’’Winter’’
- ’’I'll Give You My Heart I'll Give You My Heart - The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection 1978-1983’’(2008, Cherry Red, UK, 8xCD, CRCD BOX 4) ’’The Car’’
- ’Avon Calling 2’’ (2010, Bristol Archive Records, UK, CD, ARC 160CD) ’’Broken Glass’’ "The Retrospect"
See also
- List of bands from Bristol
- Heartbeat Records
- Avon CallingAvon CallingAvon Calling is an album of tracks featuring bands from Bristol, UK, on local record label Heartbeat Records, and was originally released in 1979...
- Culture of BristolCulture of BristolBristol is a city in South West England. As the largest city in the region it is a centre for the arts and sport. The region has a distinct West Country dialect.-Events:...
- List of record labels from Bristol