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Funboy Five: the formation

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Why they did it. Why did no-one stop them? With a specific agenda but much less a musical style, the Funboy Five formed in January 1979 in Hemel Hempstead, England. To this day, nobody has been able to adequately describe in words, sounds or even in mime, what the agenda or the much less a musical style actually were. Mystery and enigma were key components of the group’s identity. It was always intended that this would be the case. The group, however, did have people in it; originally, there were four:.

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Funboy Five: before and after

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What they did before and after. Aged 15, Mick Sinclair made a surprisingly prominent appearance in the video for Hawkwind's 'Silver Machine' but as an adult, prior to the Funboy Five, played guitar and occasional vocal in the Anal Surgeons. Also briefly, and less memorably, known as The Untouchables). Later, he was behind Milkshake Melon. And was half of the duo that created 'Great Disasters That Shook the World and Marion'. Took his bass to The Bears expecting greater things but later found more fame as...

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Funboy Five: the last days and the 21st century revival

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Last Days and the 21st Century Revival. The chemistry, or perhaps the alchemy, engendered by the original fifth member that seemed to work well with the original line-up was lacking from subsequent ones. In short, in the months following the release of the single, there was no magic to being in the band and doing live gigs was becoming a chore. Paul the drummer began failing to turn up for gigs, most notoriously at one which the Funboy Five were due to headline over a pre-Fish version of Marillion. And i...

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Funboy Five: the Cool-Cat-Daddy-O recording label

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A record label called. Founded by Mick Sinclair, Cool-Cat-Daddy-O was initially a vehicle for the Funboy Five single ('Life After Death'/'Compulsive Eater', Phun 1) but developed to include numerous other projects such as cassette-only releases, a current affairs fanzine, and several other ideas which never quite came to fruition. Those that did included:. Great Disasters That Shook the World and Marion'. Phun 2101), and followed this in 2015 with digital-only Funboy Five singles, 'Radio Free Asia'.

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Funboy Five: new releases

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Save The World (2014). Radio Free Asia (2015). Vipers Of The Commonwealth (2016). The Funboy Five just won't stop happening. Proving that there actually is life after death, the Funboy Five marked the about 34th anniversary of their celebrated first single with a second one: 'Save The World'/What Did You Do With The Body? Which also marks a revival of the Cool-Cat-Daddy-O record label. A completely new take on the song originally released by Milkshake Melon. The 2014 single featured original members.

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Funboy Five: early recordings

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On April 29, 1979, the Funboy Five recorded a demo tape comprising three songs: ‘Life After Death’, ‘Angela Rippon’ and ‘All This And More’. The tape, if not the press release, was more successful than expected. Most notably, it resulted in the group being offered a session on the influential John Peel Show on Britain's Radio One. The tape also got reviewed in the weekly music paper Sounds: 'Hemel Hempstead four-piece with a sense of humour, semi-deadpan vocals and a pleasant poppy feel. Includes the...

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Funboy Five: the John Peel Session

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The John Peel Session. Recorded in September 1979, the Funboy Five's John Peel session comprised four songs:. Life After Death', 'Compulsive Eater', 'Haircut Bob Dylan '66', and 'Bleached Roots of Surf'. The session was produced by Bob Sergeant. Bob Brimson, the bass player who had left to join The Bears, temporarily rejoined the Funboy Five to play on the session. The session was first broadcast on October 1, 1979 and repeated a few months later. Only thirty years on, Universal (yes, that. Universal) br...

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Funboy Five: the emporium

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The old and the new at very reasonable cost. The 2014 vinyl single. Save The World'/What Did You Do With The Body? The revived Funboy Five released their first vinyl single. In 34 years during August 2014. In a limited edition of 500 copies and in a sleeve featuring a possibly green sky (depending on one's level of colour vision), the new single costs. Click the button below to pay in British pounds to a UK address. Click the button below to pay in US dollars to a US or Canada address. Never sold out of ...

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Funboy Five: the single

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The story of the 1980 single. Life After Death'/'Compulsive Eater'. Had engendered some record company interest, no declarations of intent resulted in any commitment to finance, record or release anything by the group. Feeling the momentum created by the Peel session and few snippets in the music press ebbing away, the Funboy Five decided the next step should be an independently-released single. This became ’Life After Death’/’Compulsive Eater’. This rare photo of the Funboy Five, playing live at Hemel H...