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Wasted Youth were an English post-punk band from London, England, active between 1979 and 1982, which blended [[post-punk/pre-Goth with dark acoustic strains of the sort associated with Nick Drake and Syd Barrett. The line-up of the band was Ken Scott (vocals and guitar), Rocco Barker (guitar), Nick Nicole (synth), Darren Murphy (bass) and Andy Scott (drums). Their records were released through Bridgehouse Records, a label set up by the bass player's father, former boxer Terry Murphy.[1][2]
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Post-punk |
| Years active | 1979–1982, 2022 |
| Labels | Bridgehouse Records |
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| Website | Wasted Youth on Myspace |
Wasted Youth emerged from the Plaistow power pop trio The Tickets who were fronted by Ken Scott with brother Andy on Drums and John McGeady on bass.[3]
Rocco Barker went on to join the band Flesh for Lulu[4] and was in the Channel 4 show, A Place in Spain: Costa Chaos.[5]
The band's bassist, Darren Murphy, died of cancer on 15 February 2012.[1] The band's drummer, Andy Scott, also of Cockney Rejects fame, died of cancer on 29 May 2020.
In October 2021, Ken Scott and Rocco Barker announced that they were reviving Wasted Youth, with new members Ray 'Sonic' Hanson (from Thee Hypnotics) on guitar, Alan Temple (from The Low Gods) on drums, Teresa Casella (Miranda Sex Garden) on bass and Josef Rosam on (from Dorothy Vallens) second bass, synth and percussion, who joined in March 2022. The first shows for the reformed band sold out within hours of going on sale. Wasted Youth are special guests on the Psychedelic Furs UK tour in April and play the PowerHaus in London on 14 May 2022.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | UK Indie Chart Position[6] | |
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| January | 1980 | "Jealousy" | 23 |
| July | 1980 | "I'll Remember You" | 19 |
| 1980 | "My Friends Are Dead" EP | ||
| May | 1981 | "Rebecca's Room" | 15 |
| May | 1982 | "Wildlife" | 21 |
| September | 1982 | "Reach Out" | 42 |
| December | 1982 | "(Do the) Caveman" | – |
"Paris, France" (released under pseudonym "Tom Lucy")
Albums
| Year | Title[7] | UK Indie Chart Position[6] | |
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| December | 1981 | "Wild and Wandering" | 9 |
| 1982 | "Live" | ||
| May | 1983 | "Beginning of the End" | 13 |
| "From the Inner Depth" | |||
| 2006 | "Memorialize" (Singles '79-'82) | ||
References
- Robb, John (22 February 2012). "Darren Murphy : Wasted Youth : RIP". Louder Than War. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- "Wasted Youth". Nostalgia Central. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- "The Tickets". Bored Teenagers. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- Harris, Will (6 June 2015). "R.I.P. Nick Marsh, lead singer of Flesh for Lulu". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- A Place in Spain: Costa Chaos at IMDb
- Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. p. 251. ISBN 0951720694.
- Wasted Youth discography at Discogs
External links
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