With the loss of the band's frontman and main songwriter, Fox took over vocal duties and the band continued to write material themselves (several B-sides during Heyward's tenure had been credited to the whole band). However, many years later, Heyward stated that he had been struggling with stress and depression at the time after a year of constant work and pressure, which led to him being, in effect, sacked by the other members of the band. At the time, Heyward told Smash Hits magazine that he had been contemplating going solo for some time and had already recorded some tracks with session musicians. Eventually, in January 1983, the band's forthcoming single, " Whistle Down the Wind", was postponed and a statement was issued confirming that the band and Heyward were parting company. In late 1982, tensions began arising within the band as they struggled to record new material, which was hindered when Heyward refused to attend recording sessions. "Love Plus One" reached the US top 40, and they secured further UK top 10 hits in 1982 with the singles " Fantastic Day" and " Nobody's Fool". The band became internationally famous and toured the globe. Pelican West was released in February, reaching No. Their second single, "Love Plus One", was released in January 1982 and gave the band their second UK top 10 hit. 4 in the UK Singles Chart in late 1981, and resulted in their first appearance on BBC Television's Top of the Pops.įor the recording of their debut album, Pelican West, Blair Cunningham replaced Hunt on drums. They entered Chalk Farm's Roundhouse Studios to record their debut single, "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)", which became their first hit, reaching No. The group played some live dates and were signed by Arista Records in 1981. Phil Smith played saxophone on the sessions and he joined the group, followed by percussionist Marc Fox. Managed by Karl Adams, the band recorded some demos. The three were joined by drummer Patrick Hunt. The three decided on the name Haircut 100 in Nick's parents living room. They were first known as Rugby, then as the Boat Party, then as Captain Pennyworth, and lastly they moved to London in 1980 where they recruited friend and guitar wiz kid Graham Jones to join them. Nick Heyward and Les Nemes had been in several bands together since 1977.
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