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Infobox musical artist| name = The Only Ones| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = London , England| genre = Punk rock , New Wave music|New Wave | occupation =| years_active = 1976–1982, 2007–present| label = Columbia Records|CBS | associated_acts = The Beatstalkers, England's Glory (band)|England's Glory , Spooky Tooth , The One (band)|The One , Love Minus Zero, Freddie Stevenson | website = http://www.theonlyones.biz| current_members = Peter Perrett John Perry (musician)|John Perry Mike Kellie Alan Mair | past_members = The Only Ones are an English rock music|rock band. They were initially active in the late 1970s and were associated with punk rock , yet straddled the musical territory in between punk rock|punk , power pop and hard rock , with noticeable influences from psychedelia . The band reformed in 2007 after their biggest hit " Another Girl, Another Planet " was used in a Vodafone Advertising campaign|ad campaign in 2006, and the same song was used as the intro theme to Irish DJ Dave Fanning's radio show. They completed a brief United Kingdom|UK tour in June 2007, and more dates were played in 2008 and 2009. A collection of new material was recorded in 2009 and the songs were given an airing at a concert in London in December that year.
Biography
The Only Ones were originally formed in August 1976 in South London by Peter Perrett . Perrett had been sound recording and reproduction|recording demo (music)|demos since 1973, and in late 1975 was introduced to guitarist John Perry (musician)|John Perry as a temporary bass guitar player. (The guitarist at that time was Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze (band)|Squeeze .) Perry wanted to concentrate on playing guitar, so by August 1976 he and Perrett then found drummer Mike Kellie (ex- Spooky Tooth ) and bassist Alan Mair who previously had success with Scottish band The Beatstalkers.cite news |first=Kevin|last=Perry |title=Alan Mair interviewed about The Only Ones |url= http://thebeaverdialogues.blogspot.com/2007/05/only-ones.html |publisher= The Beaver |date=2007-05-01 |accessdate=2010-09-29 | location=London Their first single (music)|single "Lovers Of Today", self-released on the Vengeance record label , was immediately made 'Record of The Week' by three of the four main music journalism|music papers . A year later they signed to CBS . Their next single " Another Girl, Another Planet " was a very popular and influential song, and unquestionably the band's best-known song . It is often featured on various musical box-sets featuring a punk rock or New Wave music|New Wave theme, and after its inclusion on the 1991 compilation album "The Sound of the Suburbs" it was re-released as a single and reached #57 in the UK singles chart. An album was released The Only Ones (album)|The Only Ones in 1978 and was well received by reviewers and fan (person)|fans . Their follow-up album was Even Serpents Shine released in the next year. A year later their final studio album '' Baby's Got A Gun '' was released. In the summer of 1980, they supported The Who on their tour of the United States. In 1982 the band officially disbanded. In subsequent years the band gained a fierce cult following and its posthumously-released records - live performances, BBC TV and radio shows, and compilation album s - now outnumber their official albums. Unusually, The Only Ones' Gramophone record|discs were never deleted from the CBS catalogue, and remain in print today.
2007
In an interview with Alan Mair in the 10 November 2006 issue of the tabloid newspaper , Daily Record (Scotland)|The Daily Record , he said he was set to reform The Only Ones after their Summer 2006 Vodafone advertising|advertisement success.cite web|url= http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_headline=another-whirl-& method=full& objectid=18073984& siteid=66633-name_page.html |title=Another Whirl |publisher=The Daily Record |date=2006-11-10 |accessdate=2011-11-11 On 21 February 2007, Perry confirmed via his MySpace page that the band would reform for a five date UK tour in June. They also played at the Wireless Festival in London and Leeds , All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Minehead , England on 27 April and the Connect Music Festival in Scotland on 1 September.
News of the tour prompted coverage in several UK national newspaper scite web|url= http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article1803475.ece |title=The Times & #124; UK News, World News and Opinion |publisher=Entertainment.timesonline.co.uk |date=2011-11-04 |accessdate=2011-11-11cite web|author=Alexis Petridis |url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2050209,00.html |title=Alexis Petridis on the reunion of the band the Only Ones & #124; Music |publisher=The Guardian |date= |accessdate=2011-11-11 and the dates were met with positive reviews.cite web|author=Dave Simpson |url= http://music.guardian.co.uk/live/story/0,,2094535,00.html |title=The Only Ones, Manchester University & #124; Music & #124; The Guardian |publisher=Music.guardian.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-11-11 During these concert|gigs , the band played a new song called "Dreamt She Could Fly".
It was also reported in the music journalism|press that three of the band were keen to record a new recording studio|studio album following the tour, but that Perrett seemed hesitant. However, it has now confirmed that they are now rehearsing new material for an album.
A live DVD of the Shepherds BushEmpire show was released in March 2008. The band's back catalogue is also due for re-release in remastered and expanded form via Sony BMG , but are currently without a release date. Other rumoured releases include DVDs from a show on the band's last United States|U.S tour, and a re-release of Faster Than Lightning , which was released on VHS in the early 1990s.
In April 2008, the band were seen on Later... with Jools Holland performing their song " Another Girl Another Planet " and a new song titled "Black Operations".
"Another Girl Another Planet" was included in the 2011 film Paul .
2009-2010
All three of their studio albums, remastered by Alan Mair, were re-released with bonus tracks in February 2009. Their track Another Girl, Another Planet was used in the hit 2010 film Paul (film)|Paul .
2011–present
Sony CMG announced a January 2012 release date for an Only Ones box set in the 'Original Album Classics' series. The set comprised the three remastered studio albums, plus various b-sides and out-takes.
The Only Ones official website announced that the band will top 4 August's bill at the 2012 Rebellion Festival in Blackpool .cite web|url= http://www.rebellionfestivals.com/ |title=Rebellion Festivals Ltd - Independent Punk and Alternative Music Festival |publisher=Rebellionfestivals.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-18
Influence
Their musical proficiency distinguished them from most of their peers, although their dominant drug-related lyrical themes, on songs such as "Another Girl, Another Planet," and "The Big Sleep," fit in with the Zeitgeist of the era on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic . Perrett and Kellie caught the eye of Johnny Thunders , founding member of the New York Dolls and the The Heartbreakers|Heartbreakers , and worked as sidemen on his solo debut album, So Alone , notably appearing together on the classic " You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory ". However, drug addiction , particularly heroin use, derailed their career, and singer/guitarist/songwriter Perrett has only sporadically been heard from since, though he resurfaced in the mid 1990s with the album, Woke Up Sticky .
Lead guitar ist Perry went on to play as an active session musician|session guitarist for musician|artists including The Sisters of Mercy , Evan Dando and Marianne Faithfull . More recently, he has written several well received music biographies on The Who 's seminal hits compilation Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy , The Rolling Stones ' double album Exile On Main Street and in 2004, Jimi Hendrix 's Electric Ladyland . During 2005/6, he was heard playing and recording with the singer-songwriter , Freddie Stevenson .
The Only Ones have been influential on the indie rock and alternative rock scenes ever since, on bands such as The Replacements (band)|The Replacements , Blur (band)|Blur and Nirvana (band)|Nirvana , and more recently The Libertines . Several bands have covered their song "Another Girl, Another Planet", including The Libertines (at London Forum with Peter Perrett guesting),cite news|url= http://www.nme.com/news/the-libertines/16672|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20060220022908/ http://www.nme.com/news/108195.htm|archivedate=February 20, 2006|title=LIBS ON ANOTHER PLANET& #33; |work=NME|author=|date=April 16, 2004|accessdate=December 27, 2011 The Replacements (band)|The Replacements and Blink 182 . Furthermore their song "The Whole Of The Law" was covered by Yo La Tengo on their album Painful (album)|Painful .
Discography and filmography
Albums
Main|The Only Ones discography
The Only Ones (album)|The Only Ones (1978)
Even Serpents Shine (1979)
Special View (1979)
'' Baby's Got A Gun (1980)
Posthumous releases
Remains (Only Ones album)|Remains (1984)
The Peel Sessions Album (The Only Ones album)|The Peel Sessions Album (1989)
Live (The Only Ones album)|Live (1989)
Live in London (The Only Ones album)|Live in London (1989)
The Only Ones live June 9, 2007- Shepherds BushEmpire (DVD-2008)
References
Reflist
External links
official| http://www.theonlyones.biz/
http://www.fieldofone.co.uk/ Alan Mair website
http://www.serpents-shine.com Serpents-Shine.com
http://www.theonlyones.co.nr/ The Only Ones forum
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