Sector 27 is a defunct British new wave

New Wave music

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 band founded by Tom Robinson

Tom Robinson

Tom Robinson is an English singer-songwriter, bassist and radio presenter, better known for the hits "Glad to Be Gay", "2-4-6-8 Motorway", and "Don't Take No for an Answer", with his Tom Robinson Band...

. Robinson left the band, and it continued without him for a number of years. Sector 27's first album was produced by Steve Lillywhite

Steve Lillywhite

Steve Lillywhite is an English Grammy Award winning record producer. Since he began his career in 1977, Lillywhite has been credited for working on over 500 records and has collaborated with a variety of musicians including XTC, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Dave Matthews Band, U2, Peter Gabriel,...

. Sector 27 toured with Elton John

Elton John

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 and The Police

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History

Tom Robinson formed the band in late 1979 as an effort to begin a new direction. The band made its debut in Liverpool

Liverpool

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 on 11 January 1980. The band released its first records on its own label, Panic Records. Later releases were on Fontana Records

Fontana Records

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. The band was released in the US on A&M Records

A&M Records

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. The first LP was produced by Steve Lillywhite

Steve Lillywhite

Steve Lillywhite is an English Grammy Award winning record producer. Since he began his career in 1977, Lillywhite has been credited for working on over 500 records and has collaborated with a variety of musicians including XTC, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Dave Matthews Band, U2, Peter Gabriel,...

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Personnel

• Tom Robinson
  Tom Robinson
  Tom Robinson is an English singer-songwriter, bassist and radio presenter, better known for the hits "Glad to Be Gay", "2-4-6-8 Motorway", and "Don't Take No for an Answer", with his Tom Robinson Band...
  
   - vocals, guitar
• Stevie B. (Blanchard) - guitar, vocals
• Jo Burt
  Jo Burt
  Jo Burt is an English Rock and heavy metal bassist, guitar player, songwriter and vocalist.Burt is known for being the bassist for Black Sabbath during their 1987 tour in support of the album The Eternal Idol...
  
  - bass, vocals
• Derek Quinton -drums

Discography

• July 1980 7" "Not Ready / Can't Keep Away"
• October 1980 7" "Invitation, What Have We got To Lose? / Dungannon"
• November 1980 LP Sector 27
• January 1981 7" "Total Recall / Stornoway"
• May 1981 7" "Martin's Gone / Christopher Calling"