RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 8TH

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich are back with the release of their greatest hits, including ‘The Legend of Xanadu,’ ‘Hold Tight’ which was recently featured by Quentin Tarantino in the film ‘Deathproof,’ ‘Bend It,’ ‘Last Night in Soho’ and plenty more.

Formed in 1964, the group caught the eyes and ears of many songwriters and producers who liked their unique and infectious sound. The distinctive name, coupled with well produced and catchy songs by Howard and Blaikley, quickly caught the UK''s public''s imagination, and their records started to sell in abundance. Indeed, between 1965 and 1969, the group spent more weeks in the UK Singles Chart than The Beatles.

They also scored a Number One hit in the UK chart in 1968 with "The Legend of Xanadu". This particular track made it ''big'' world-wide – even in the USA where they had not seen much success. Their other Top Ten UK hits included "Hideaway", "Hold Tight", "Bend It", "Save Me", "Touch Me, Touch Me!", "Okay" and "Zabadak".

This Autumn sees the return of a band rooted in musical history - Dave Dee, a policeman before forming the band, was actually one of the officers on duty who discovered the body of Eddie Cochran and injured Gene Vincent in April 1960- Dave took Cochran’s guitar from the accident and held it until it could be returned to his family.

The band have been back performing across Europe for most of 2008 and look forward to continuing throughout the Autumn to coincide with the release of ‘The Very Best of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich.’

 

From the beginning to a ‘Beautiful Mess’



A chance meeting at Manchester’s now legendary Hacienda club brought Andy Connell and Corinne Drewery together.

Andy had proved his musical capabilities with Factory Records’ A Certain Ratio, while Corinne, after graduating from St. Martin’s School of Art in London, found her musical interests had eclipsed her fashion career. Along with ex-Magazine drummer Martin Jackson they combined their diverse influences to produce a series of demos which attracted the attention of several major labels, including Phonogram, who eventually signed the band.

Once Swing Out Sister was formed in 1985, a long-term working relationship with producer Paul Staveley O’Duffy was established, which was to define the future sound of the group. Their unique blend of cinematic jazz pop earned them several chart singles, including Breakout, a UK No.4 Hit, Surrender and Twilight World, resulting in their 1987 debut album, It’s Better To Travel hitting the number one spot in the UK album charts. Success followed throughout Europe, America and the Far East.

In 1988, Swing Out Sister were nominated for two Grammy Awards including ‘Best New Artist’ and ‘Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Group or Duo’ for Breakout.

Eight studio albums, two live albums and over a decade of live shows have gained Swing Out Sister international success, along with themes and scores for television and Andy’s composition for short films.

After sell-out dates of Japan, the USA and the UK in 2005, Andy and Corinne returned to their East London studio to write and record their next album.

In March 2008, the band first released the Beautiful Mess album in Asia, and completed a successful tour of Japan and the Philippines that culminated in a sell-out concert at the Areneta Coliseum stadium Manila.  Now, Swing Out Sister is gearing up for the highly anticipated UK and European release of Beautiful Mess.

Swing Out Sister have released their ninth studio album, "Beautiful Mess" on Monday 8th September. The album includes the new single ''Something Every Day''.  The band will follow up the release of the album with UK concerts in October. 



Swing Out Sister: Discography:

It’s Better to Travel (1987)

Kaleidoscope World (1989)

Get in Touch With Yourself (1992)

Live at the Jazz Cafe (1993)

The Living Return (1994)

Shapes and Patterns (1997)

Filth and Dreams (1999)

Somewhere Deep in the Night (2001)

Where Our Love Grows (2004)

Live in Tokyo (2005)

Beautiful Mess (2008)