![]() ![]() After its closure, he moved back to London. Fatty Towers closed in 1998 and did not re-open despite a facelift. While living in Margate, he was a regular spectator at Margate F.C., and Bad Manners sponsored the club for one season. In 1995, Buster Bloodvessel moved to Margate, and opened a hotel on the seafront called Fatty Towers, which catered for people with huge appetites. The album was initially intended to be released in the UK on Blue Beat. In 1992, they signed a deal with Pork Pie Records and Fat Sound was released in Europe. After Blue Beat closed in 1990, Bad Manners were without a recording contract, but still continued to tour. In 1988, the band licensed the name and logo of Blue Beat Records, and set up office in a 50 ft barge in the back garden of Buster's former home in Spring Hill, London. Another original member, Chris Kane, also remained in the band, but left in 1990. Break-up and reformationīuster reformed the band with original members Louis Alphonso, Martin Stewart and Winston Bazoomies. For two years the band toured continuously all over the world but decided to disband in 1986. The group then went on to sign a contract with Portrait Records in the United States and Mental Notes was released in 1985. The album was assisted with a television advertisement promotion, and it brought the band back to the attention of the media and the British public. īad Manners left Magnet Records in 1983, and Telstar Records released a compilation album, The Height of Bad Manners, which reached number 23 in the UK Albums Chart. The band was also banned from Italian TV after Bloodvessel mooned a concert audience, after being told that the Pope was watching on TV. His manic exploits got them banned from the British BBC TV chart show Top of the Pops. One of the main reasons for their notoriety, was their outlandish huge-tongued and shaven-headed frontman, Buster Bloodvessel. Some of their more notable hits include " My Girl Lollipop", " Lip Up Fatty", " Can Can", "Special Brew" and "Walking In The Sunshine". In 1985, they also appeared on The Time of Your Life, hosted by Noel Edmonds. The band also appeared on The British Music Awards (1981) and Cheggers Plays Pop. ![]() CareerĪfter becoming popular in their native London, Bad Manners signed to Magnet Records in 1980, and became regular guests on television shows such as Tiswas. They commemorated the 1981 closure of the school on the back sleeve of their Gosh It's. Bad Manners, Loonee Tunes! and Ska 'n' B being their biggest hits.įronted by Buster Bloodvessel (born Douglas Trendle), the band was formed in 1976 while the members were together at Woodberry Down Comprehensive School near Manor House, North London. Bad Manners spent 111 weeks in the UK Singles Chart between 19, and they also achieved chart success with their first four studio albums with Gosh It's. They were at their most popular during the early 1980s, during a period when other ska revival bands such as Madness, The Specials and The Selecter filled the charts. They quickly became the novelty favourites of the UK pop scene through their bald outsized frontman Buster Bloodvessel's on-stage antics, earning early exposure through their Top of The Pops exploits and an appearance in the live film documentary, Dance Craze. (July 2007)īad Manners performing in California in 2007Ģ Tone, Magnet, Portrait, Blue Beat, Pork Pie, Moon, Badīad Manners are an English 2 Tone ska band. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ![]() Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification. ![]()
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