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Tweed

From: Thurles

Active:

Style: pubrock?

Lineup: (1981)

Bio:

Seven piece pubrock band with brass section, Powerpop at a stretch when popping up on ebay of course. Tweed are listed here only because of the 1977-78 singles on Ruby, home of the elusive East Coast Angels single. Henrik Poulsen mentions Tweed in the entry for the E.C.Angels in his book "77: The Year of Punk and New Wave" but says he doesn't consider them worthy of inclusion. Draw your own conclusions.

Formed by Brendan and Kenny Ryder in 1972, their musical style varied over the years: glam in the early 70s, pubrock in the late 70s and pop in the 80s. Kenny Ryder also fronted his own Kenny Ryder Superband.

There are undoubtedly singles missing from the discography below.



Discography

• Six Days / Inspiration
7" - Play Records - PLAY 24 - June 1972 - PS


• Six Days / Lay It Down
7" - Ruby Records - RUB 206 - 1977 - no PS


• Wild Night / Who Killed Eskimo Joe
A-side credited to O'Toole/Lee, B-side to Tweed
7" - Ruby Records - RUB 208 - February 1978 - no PS


• No Restrictions / Man On The Road
7" - CBS Records - S CBS 7794 - IRL - 1979
National song contest entrant


• Why Don't You Spend The Night / Oh Darlin'
7" - Drive Records - DRS 001 - April 1982
Reached #16 in the Irish charts in May 1982


• My Lagan Love / Horses Collar (instrumental)
7" - Drive Records - DRS 011 - 1983
Reached #12 in the Irish charts in August 1983
The A-side is a rocked up version of the folk song; the B-side is ska.


• Lonely Girl / Breakin' Me Up
7" - Ritz Records - RITZ 068 - UK 1984



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