The Amber Squad

Just the one single from the Amber Squad who  I think were a Leicester band. It makes it onto www.punk77 on the strength of its catchy and energetic romp of a  b-side Tell You A Lie (1980).

Is it mod ?…is it powerpop ?… Whatever it is, it ain’t worth the ridiculous price put on it by Record Dealers. Yes I know its slightly out of our time frame. Want to make something of it?

They still play and release records so head off to their Facebook page and /or Bored Teenagers for more info and see what’s new!

Here’s some more lifted off YouTube which has likely been lifted from somewhere else as well!

“The Amber Squad made a determined push for stardom with a number of independent recordings backed up with live performances in more recognised venues in London, Birmingham and other major UK cities.

At the bands’ heyday, they were on the Radio 1 play list, and featured on the John Peel show, as well as Mike Read’s Round Table. They went on to release two singles, the first being “(I can’t) put my finger on you” and backed with ” Tell You A Lie”. This debut single was released on the “S & T” label (aka “Sound of Leicester”) in 1980.

Next up, they swapped labels to a Lincoln based label called ‘Dead Good’ Records. The new single was called “Can We Go Dancing?” backed with “You should see (What I do to you in my dreams).

Then the following year the Amber Squad also appeared on the “S & T’s” own compilation LP ‘Where the Hell is Leicester?” with an unreleased track called ‘Six of me’. However the world failed to recognise their latent talent, and reality hit home in the form of regular jobs, mortgages and steady relationships.”