The Vapors
Led by vocalist/guitarist Dave Fenton, the Vapors were a short-lived new wave guitar group that is best known for the spiky pop single "Turning Japanese." Fenton formed the first version of the Vapors in 1978, yet he was the only member to survive that lineup; in 1979, former Ellery Bops members Ed Bazalgette (lead guitar) and Howard Smith (drums) joined the band, and bassist Steve Smith came aboard shortly afterward. One of the band's first concerts was seen by the Jam's Bruce Foxton, who asked them to perform on his group's Setting Sons tour. Before long, the Vapors were managed by Foxton and John Weller, the manager of the Jam, as well as the father of the group's leader, Paul Weller.
The Vapors signed to United Artists, releasing their first single, "Prisoners," at the end of 1979; it failed to chart. "Turning Japanese," the band's second single, became a major hit, reaching number three on the U.K. charts in March of 1980. New Clear Days, the band's debut album, was released two months later, which didn't sell as well as the single. In 1981, the Vapors released the more ambitious Magnets, yet it received lukewarm reviews and poor sales; the group disbanded shortly after its release.
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New Clear Days
Rock - Lançado por RT Industries em 1 de jun. de 1980
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Magnets
Rock - Lançado por RT Industries em 1 de jan. de 1981
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Turning Japanese (Re-Recorded) [Sped Up] - Single
Punk / New Wave - Lançado por Cleopatra Records em 30 de mai. de 2023
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Turning Japanese - Best Of The Vapors
Pop - Lançado por RT Industries em 11 de nov. de 1996
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Turning Japanese
Rock - Lançado por Concord Music Group em 1 de jan. de 1980
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Together
Rock - Lançado por Manmade Soul Ltd and The Vapors Own Records em 15 de mai. de 2020
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Turning Japanese (Re-Recorded)
Rock - Lançado por Cleopatra Records em 23 de jul. de 2020
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Waiting for the Weekend
Rock - Lançado por Concord Music Group em 10 de ago. de 2018
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Together
Rock - Lançado por Manmade Soul Ltd and The Vapors Own Records em 27 de mar. de 2020
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BBC In Concert (7th March 1981)
Pop - Lançado por Parlophone UK em 5 de fev. de 2010
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Together (2021 Remix)
Rock - Lançado por Manmade Soul Ltd and The Vapors Own Records em 16 de abr. de 2021
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Jimmie Jones
Rock - Lançado por RT Industries em 31 de ago. de 2018
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Crazy
Rock - Lançado por Manmade Soul Ltd and The Vapors Own Records em 11 de mar. de 2020
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Spiders
Rock - Lançado por Concord Music Group em 17 de ago. de 2018
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News at Ten
Rock - Lançado por RT Industries em 20 de jul. de 2018
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Prisoners
Rock - Lançado por RT Industries em 26 de out. de 1979
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