Yachts

Power pop/new wave band the Yachts was formed in 1977 by Liverpool art-schoolmates Henry Priestman (vocals, keyboards), Martin Watson (guitar, vocals), Martin Dempsey (bass, vocals), Bob Bellis (drums, vocals), and J.J. Campbell (vocals). They signed to Stiff Records after a supporting spot for Elvis Costello in 1977, releasing the endlessly catchy "Suffice to Say" single (produced by Will Birch) and then following Costello to Radar Records. The group issued two power pop classics -- Yachts (1979) and Yachts Without Radar (1980) -- before disbanding in the early '80s when the genre fell from favor.
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