
They were on the blog just last week. It hadn’t occurred to me that they were due up in this alphabetical run-through.
Here’s wiki;-
After the dissolution of The Fire Engines, Davy Henderson formed Win with Ian Stoddart (drums, keyboards), plus ex-Fire Engine member Russell Burn (keyboards). They were joined by Emmanuel “Mani” Shoniwa (guitar/bass/backing vox), Simon Smeeton (guitar/backing vox), Karl Mariner (keyboards/backing vox), then Willie Perry (keyboards). A more determinedly pop act than The Fire Engines, they were commercially successful in Scotland, partly due to their single “You’ve Got the Power” being used in a lager advertising campaign for Scottish brewers McEwan’s.”You’ve Got the Power” appeared in the UK Singles Chart at number 95, but reportedly sold enough copies to be a hit, with Henderson stating that many copies of the record sold had been excluded from the chart data, as they (Gallup) thought the single was being illegally hyped in stores around Scotland, rather than recognising that McEwan’s was a local firm advertising in the region, with a song by a local band. However, they had another couple of hits in the UK charts with the single “Super Popoid Groove” reaching number 63 and album Uh! Tears Baby (a Trash Icon) getting to number 51 in 1987.
mp3: Win – Super Popoid Groove
Truly wonderful, if you don’t mind me saying.
Loved this single’s … erm… super popoid groove!
Shampoo Tears is better. And Hollywood Baby Too should’ve been a single and a huge hit. It’s funny how such great music can go unnoticed by the general public. Especially in the 80s. There’s loads of great songs that I bought that never troubled the charts.
Some great tunes. They’re gigs were great fun too