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The Temps

From: IRL

Active:

Style: soul / mod

Lineup:

Bio:

Initially a soul band, The Temps became a Mod revival band and later changed their name to The Real World. Played covers typical of this kind of band ("Circles", "So Sad About Us", "Automatically Sunshine", etc). Their demo was aired on Dave Fanning's show on 7.6.1984

The Temps played regularly at the Mood Club in Tommy Dunnes Tavern in Dublin during 1984-85.

Aidan Siggins remembers the bass player before him was named Brian... anyone know his full name? Peter Devlin (bass) and Ken Sweeney (guitar) who later formed Instant Party played with The Temps on a number of occasions in 1984.



Mood Club Chronology

1984
May 11 Side One + The Commotion
May 18 The Fontaines + The Commotion
May 25 Side One + The Temps
June 1 The Fontaines + Side One
June 8 The Fontaines + The Commotion
July 6 The Golden Horde + The Stars of Heaven
July 13 The Commotion + The Temps
July 20 Side One + The Temps + The Coalition
July 27 The Commotion + The Golden Horde
Sept 7 The Stars of Heaven + Side One
Sept 14 The Temps + The Gorehounds
Sept 21 The Golden Horde + Boy's Talk
Sept 28 cancelled
Oct 5 The Commotion + Side One
 
1985
Feb 9 The Commotion + Side One
Feb 16 The Commotion + The Wilderness Years
Feb 23 The Commotion + Side One
Mar 2 The Commotion + Side One + The Purple Telephone
Apr 27 The Commotion + The Experiment
May 4 The Commotion + The Wilderness Years + The Baby Snakes
May 11 The Commotion + Side One
May 18 The Commotion + The Wilderness Years
May 25 The Commotion + The Stars of Heaven
June 8 The Stars of Heaven + Loudness of Whispers
June 15 The Wilderness Years + Loudness of Whispers + The Coalition
 
Discography

• various artists - Hip City Boogaloo
LP - Hotwire Records - HWLP001 - IRL - March 1984
See Compilations section for full track listing.


tracks:
Motivation
From Here To Eternity

• various artists - Sound Of Irish Mod 1979-1989 / Powerpop Gems #1
K7 - boot
See Compilations section for full track listing.
tracks: Motivation



Help!

We need your help to correct and/or complete this entry. If you can provide more information about this band, have scans, photos or any other memorabilia we can use, or spare copies of any releases, then please get in touch.



See Also:

thanks to Colm Carty for the Mood Club chronology

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