| The
Inner City Story |
| Inner
City were formed in the summer of 1984 . Mods were back and the scene was
as strong as ever . It was not long untill the band decided to go into the
studio and lay down there first two tracks entitled , " Can
you tell me why " and "Taking
my time ". The cassette was simply entitled , "Inner
City" . |
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There first
cassette received good reviews . " Simply
the best cassette , content wise
, you'll hear from any new band in a long time
" one fanzine wrote , another stating " How
can the scene die with bands of this calibre around ? "
. Most of them called it a cross between Squire
, The Who , and a touch of T-Rex
, which of course pleased the band no end .
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| The cassette
sold well and Inner City started to get noticed and build a following in
the mod scene appearing in most national fanzines on a regular basis like
" The Incrowd "and "
Empty Hours " . Their sound was
growing . Gavin then the new replacement for Jo Matthias the original rythem
guitarist brought a new dimenstion to the band writing the excellent "
Where the Hammond " which was to
appear on the bands second cassette " Inner
City are GO ! . recorded at Whitehouse studios and CO-produced
by the band in the summer of 1988. Three live tracks were recorded "
Mr Mystery Man " , " The
Good and Sad " and of course " Where's
the Hammond " . The new cassette gained rave reviews from
the fanzines and got them there first radio airplay and TV appearance .
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| Live,
they still pulled in the crowds and they took there set further a field
again with good reviews. After playing a number of bookings including the
Bierkeller . |
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band again went into Whitehouse studios to record there third and final
recordings entitled" Set the Dance Tone Sucker
"a title aimed at the frustration felt by the band at the time . "
Prime Time ", "Runaway"
, "The Evidence" and "Aunt
Alice" were recorded and CO-produced by the band . Time
was running out for Inner City. " Empty Hours
fanzine" wrote " The quality here
I so good you'll be a mug if you miss out". |
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But as one review also wrote , " Inner City
know where there at . I hope they know
where there going". This about summed it up. Inner City
spilt in early 1990 wile they were on top .But you can be sure there all
still MODS at heart ! ... |
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