Win were a Scottish

Scotland

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 pop

Pop music

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 band from the 1980s.

After the dissolution of The Fire Engines

The Fire Engines

The Fire Engines are a post-punk band from Edinburgh, Scotland. The band was a part of the same literary art-punk scene as the Scars and their most famous contemporaries, Josef K. They grew out of the Dirty Reds which had actor Tam Dean Burn as singer....

, David Henderson

David Henderson

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 formed Win with Ian Stoddart (Bass), ex-Fire Engine Russell Burn (Drums/Keyboards), Emmanuel "Mani" Shoniwa (Guitar/Bass), Simon Smeeton (Guitar/Bass) and Willie Perry (Keyboards) in 1983. A more determinedly pop act than The Fire Engines, Win were soon being critically praised. Despite being extremely popular in Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

, partly due to their single You've Got The Power being used in a lager

Lager

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 advertising campaign for Scottish brewers McEwans, they were unable to translate that into more widespread success and break through further afield. They released two albums and disbanded in 1990. Henderson went to working with his new band The Nectarine No. 9

The Nectarine No. 9

The Nectarine No. 9 was an indie band from Edinburgh, Scotland. Formed by former Fire Engines frontman Davey Henderson in 1991, the band's music has been described as "dark, moody and brilliant" "noisy guitar rock" with "quirky rhythms". The Nectarine No...

, releasing records on the revived Postcard label, Creeping Bent and Beggars' Banquet, later worked with The Sexual Objects. Willie Perry and Ian Stoddart went on to form The Apples with Callum McNair. Mani Shoniwa formed Yoyo Honey, releasing the album Voodoo Soul in 1992.

Singles

• "Unamerican Broadcasting" (Swamplands, 1985)
• "You've Got the Power" (Swamplands, 1985/1986; released 3 times)
• "Shampoo Tears" (Swamplands/London, 1986)
• "Super Popoid Groove" (Swamplands/London, 1987)
• "What'll You Do til' Sunday Baby?" (Virgin, 1988)
• "Love Units" (Virgin, 1988)
• "Dusty Heartfelt" (Virgin, 1988)

External links

• Trash Icons - an Online History and Discography of Win, Edinburgh's Premier Pop Postpunkers