⬇️ NINE BELOW ZERO ⬇️
DISCOGRAPHY 1980-2019 (53CD/DVD)
BIOGRAPHY
Nine Below Zero are an English blues band, who have a cult following
throughout Europe, and were most popular during the period
1980–1982.
The band was originally formed in South London in 1977, by guitarist and
lead vocalist Dennis Greaves. Taking bassist Peter Clark with him, they
recruited Kenny Bradley on drums, and vocalist and harmonica player Mark
Feltham. They originally called themselves 'Stan's Blues Band', and for
two years built up a local following in London clubs.
In 1979, while playing at The Thomas A'Beckett pub in the Old Kent Road
they accepted an offer from former musician Mickey Modern to manage them,
and it was he who persuaded them to change the band's name to something
sharper. Greaves chose Nine Below Zero after the Sonny Boy Williamson II
song. At that time Modern was a musician signed to A&M Records; after
producing the band's demos he persuaded A&M to give him a record label
with which to launch this band's career. Modern named the label M&L
Records.
Under Modern's creative direction and production, the band went
full-time, and in 1980 released their first album, Live at the Marquee,
which was recorded on 16 June 1980. Bradley on drums was replaced by Stix
Burkey. By the end of that year they were one of the most popular club
attractions in London, pulling in audiences from other genres,
particularly the new wave of British heavy metal, attracted by their
high-energy fast tempo sound. They headlined at the Hammersmith Odeon and
featured respected bluesman Alexis Korner, a long-time champion of new
electric blues talent.
In 1981, they released second album, Don't Point Your Finger, produced by
Glyn Johns. Johns complained the bass was too basic for the new songs, so
taking his advice the band subsequently replaced bass player Clark with
Brian Bethell. There was a period when Nine Below Zero appeared on
television almost weekly. The band appeared on The Chris Tarrant Show, The
South Bank Show, O.T.T., The Old Grey Whistle Test, and the BBC2 comedy
series The Young Ones (performing "11+11" on the first episode,
"Demolition"). They also supported The Kinks and The Who on a tour. Don't
Point Your Finger climbed to number 56 on the UK Albums Chart.
Their third album, Third Degree, contained "11+11", written by Greaves
and Modern. The album was their highest placing appearance on the UK
Albums Chart, spending six weeks in the chart and reaching number 38.
Nevertheless, the band decided to split, although Bethell later had some
success with The Blow Monkeys whilst Feltham went into session work, most
notably for Rory Gallagher. Modern often put the idea to reform Nine Below
Zero to Arnold but the latter was managing The Truth, and considered Nine
Below Zero as a move backward. However, with IRS Records interest in The
Truth wavering in 1990, Modern persuaded Feltham and Greaves to reunite
for a tenth anniversary concert.....
(Wikipedia)