Sharks

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The Sharks (neo-rockabilly/psychobilly)

The Sharks were formed in the late 1970’s by guitarist Alan Wilson and were initially a 50’s style Rockabilly band. A line up change in 1982 brought in Steve Whitehouse on slap bass and Paul ‘Hodge’ Hodges on drums. Within 2 weeks the trio had not only written and recorded their first album,
but had also signed to Nervous records - a new label that was spearheading the Neo-Rockabilly movement.

Their first release was titled Phantom Rockers (1983) - an album that even now still sells well. This album has been licensed to several other companies and released in many formats including coloured vinyl and CD. Within a few months of the release the band split after a trip to Holland where they were recorded live by KRO radio. Some of these tracks were subsequently released on the Nervous LP First and Last Live.

It would be 10 years before the Sharks would emerge again. Steve went on to form Frenzy whilst Alan set about a career in sound engineering and producing. These days he runs Western Star, his own recording studio.

In 1993 Alan was producing an album for The Frantic Flintstones when bass player Gary Day suggested that the Sharks would be well received should they ever reform. So, the Sharks started recording - using Gary on bass - and were snapped up by Cherry Red records who released the Sharks comeback CD on their Anagram label. Recreational Killer received critical acclaim and before long the Sharks were touring again, busier that ever and headlining festivals all over Europe and Scandinavia.

In 1995, due to touring and recording commitments with Morrissey, Gary was replaced by original bassist Steve Whitehouse, but not before the coloured vinyl 12» EP Bitch Attack was released by Vinyl Japan as well as a CD of demo recordings called Ruff Stuff was released by Rockhouse records. Alan and Hodge later worked with Gary Day on his solo project The Gazmen - which was released as a 12» EP on Vinyl Japan. The tracks also featured Morrissey’s guitarist Alain Whyte and has recently surfaced as a CD on Rock It records of Hollywood.

Now that Steve was back, the Sharks again toured extensively, this time billed as the original line up. Anagram released the album Colour My Flesh and Fury records put out a 7» EP called Sir Psycho. There were other re-issues and odd releases along the way including picture discs and many, many compilation appearances.

Hodge was replaced on drums by Ben Cooper (ex Restless) in 1996 who was in turn replaced by Carl Parry (ex Frenzy guitarist) a few years later.

Although live performances are now kept to a minimum - due to individual members all being so busy, the Sharks are by no means dead in the water and are currently putting together a new studio album titled Apex Predator. Meanwhile a collection of EP tracks and other assorted Sharks songs that never made it to CD has just been released. The title of this 16 track compilation is Bitch Attack and is available from Raucous records.

Also watch out for other Sharks-related releases: Frenzy are still actively recording and performing whilst Alan is also busy with his solo project Reservoir Teds and his recording band The Woodies.

In recent years Sharks releases include: ‘Live in Japan’ out on Crazy Love records - available on both CD and picture-disc vinyl, and on Anagram records, a 25 track ‘Best of Sharks’ CD containing 2 previously unreleased bonus tracks. See discography page for further details. There have also been some newer Sharks recordings appearing on various Western Star compilations.

The Sharks (new wave)

The Sharks are a new wave band founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1979, by Doug Phillips (drums, vocals), Steve Zero (guitar), Sam Lugar (guitar, vocals), and Dave Schaeffer.

The band members started by playing cover versions of songs by new wave artists such as Elvis Costello, U2, and Talking Heads, but soon progressed to performing their own material as The Sharks. The band built up a regular following, playing gigs up and down the East coast, and their first single caught the ear of Billy Terrel, who asked the band to record a cover of «Fly Like an Eagle» for the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl XV team. This led to a guest spot on AM Philadelphia and gigs at venues such as New York’s CBGB’s.

They won MTV’s Basement Tape Competition in late 1986 by the largest margin in the history of the MTV Basement Tape Competition, leadng to a four-EP contract with Elektra Records,[1][3] who immediately put The Sharks into RPM Studios and The Power Station in NYC. to record In A Black and White World which featured «On My Own» and «Only Time Will Tell».[4] Videos for both songs were shot on location in Times Square in NYC. «Only Time Will Tell» was the second most requested song during MTV’s Top 10 Countdown for 2 weeks in a row in 1988. With the success of the Elektra release and the support of MTV, the Sharks toured and shared the stage with The Go-Go’s, A Flock of Seagulls, Robert Palmer, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, The Romantics, Night Ranger, The Fixx, and The Stray Cats. The band had a falling out with Elektra, but continued to tour and record. In 1986 Guitarist Steve Zero, was replaced by Philadelphia based guitarist, Roger Girke, who had previously been with Robert Hazard, The Front and Pegasus. Girke stayed with the band until his departure in 1989. With 12 successful years and a lifetime of great memories, The Sharks decided to call it quits in 1992, when they realized that Elektra records was not holding up to their promise. The Sharks, with members Shea Quinn, Sam Lugar, Doug Phillips, Mark Showers and Steve Zero, have reunited yearly at the Village Nightclub in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for reunion concerts, where the band started. Schaeffer is a music teacher for the ELCO Middle school and Girke has been an active blues performer since 1990.

On October 8, 2009, lead singer, Sam (Lugar) Rawhauser, died of lung cancer.

2. SHARKS - Хардкор группа из Санкт-Петербурга.
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