Shop Assistants

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All That Ever Mattered 02:16 Tools
All Day Long 01:51 Tools
Somewhere in China 03:01 Tools
Seems to Be 02:26 Tools
Before I Wake 02:44 Tools
I Don't Want to Be Friends With You 05:10 Tools
It's Up to You 05:10 Tools
Fixed Grin 02:53 Tools
Train From Kansas City 03:46 Tools
Home Again 01:44 Tools
I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You 04:09 Tools
What a Way to Die 02:10 Tools
Safety Net 02:22 Tools
Looking Back 01:49 Tools
All of the Time 01:49 Tools
Nature Lover 01:57 Tools
After Dark 02:36 Tools
All Day Long (Slow Version) 02:34 Tools
Caledonian Road 02:16 Tools
Caledonian RD 00:00 Tools
Almost Made It 02:16 Tools
Switzerland 02:48 Tools
Big E Power 04:54 Tools
Here It Comes 02:24 Tools
I'd Rather Be With You 02:18 Tools
One More Time 02:31 Tools
You Trip Me Up 02:38 Tools
Something To Do 01:58 Tools
Dreaming Backwards 02:36 Tools
All Day Long - Slow Version 01:24 Tools
Ace of Spades 00:00 Tools
Look Out 01:24 Tools
Too Much Adrenalin 00:00 Tools
She Said 04:06 Tools
Afterdark 02:36 Tools
Safety Net (J.Peel Session 1985) 04:06 Tools
Seem To Be 02:22 Tools
Too Much Adrenaline 03:49 Tools
Before I Wake (J.Peel Session 1986) 02:22 Tools
Ace Of Spades (J.Peel Session 1986) 02:39 Tools
Almost Made It (J.Peel Session 1985) 02:22 Tools
Somewhere In China (J.Peel Session 1985) 02:22 Tools
I Don't Want To Be Friends With You (J.Peel Session 1986) 03:49 Tools
All That Ever Mattered (J.Peel Session 1985) 03:49 Tools
Something To Do and Dreaming Backwards 00:30 Tools
Train From Kansas City (New Version) 03:40 Tools
Home Again (Live) 01:54 Tools
Fixed Grin (J.Peel Session 1986) 01:54 Tools
The Other One 00:00 Tools
the other one (lausanne 1987) 01:50 Tools
Respectable 02:52 Tools
07 Somewhere In China 03:09 Tools
The Other One (live) 01:50 Tools
She Said She Said 02:31 Tools
I Don't Want To Be Friends With You (live) 02:05 Tools
Tried To Tell You 02:13 Tools
It’s Up to You 02:30 Tools
Big E Power (Live) 04:51 Tools
Trip Me Up 02:30 Tools
I Don't Want To Be Friends W Y 02:30 Tools
Ace of Spades (Peel session) 02:30 Tools
Big E Power (live in manchester, big flares mix) 04:54 Tools
Before I Wake (live) 02:46 Tools
Fixed Grin (live) 02:46 Tools
It S Up To You 02:36 Tools
Ace Of Spades (live) 02:39 Tools
Safety Net (Rough Mix) 02:24 Tools
Respectable (The Rolling Stones) 02:39 Tools
Safety Net - BBC Session 08/10/1985 02:25 Tools
Big E Power (Big Flares Mix) 02:39 Tools
Ace Of Spades (Motorhead) 02:39 Tools
All That Ever Mattered - BBC Session 08/10/1985 00:30 Tools
All That Ever Mattered (Peel session) 02:37 Tools
Peel Session 1985 00:30 Tools
Somewhere In China - BBC Session 08/10/1985 03:10 Tools
Fixed Grin ( Peel session 06-12-86) 02:37 Tools
Before I Wake (Radio 1 Session, 11 Nov 1986) 02:39 Tools
01 Safety Net 02:39 Tools
Safety Net (Peel Session 21-10-1985) 02:56 Tools
Somewhere In China (LP Version) 02:56 Tools
Safety Net (Peel Session) 02:37 Tools
I dont wanna be friends with you 02:39 Tools
Ace of Spades (Demo) 02:56 Tools
1986 All day long 02:25 Tools
Safety Net (John Peel Serssion) 01:45 Tools
Too Much Andrenalin 02:56 Tools
Caledonain Road 02:56 Tools
Looking Back (Extra Track) 01:45 Tools
a1 - all day long 01:45 Tools
b2 - it's up to you 01:45 Tools
b1 - all that ever mattered 01:45 Tools
Saftey Net 01:45 Tools
big e power (live in manchester) 01:45 Tools
Safety Net/All That Ever Mattered (Live) 01:45 Tools
Home Again (David) 01:45 Tools
Fixed Grin (Radio 1 Session, 11 Nov 1986) 02:25 Tools
Home Again (flexi) 02:25 Tools
Shop Assistants - Safety Net 02:25 Tools
03 Almost Made It 02:25 Tools
All Day Long (Slow Version) (Extra Track) 02:30 Tools
a2 - switzerland 02:30 Tools
You Trip Me Up (flexi) 02:25 Tools
Big 'E' Power 03:36 Tools
He Said She Said 03:36 Tools
02 All That Ever Mattered 03:36 Tools
All Day long / Switzerland 00:30 Tools
All Of The Time (Radio 1 Session, 16 Feb 1986) 02:39 Tools
Almost Made It - BBC Session 08/10/1985 01:56 Tools
Ace Of Spades (Motorhead cover) 02:39 Tools
02 - All day long 00:30 Tools
Safety Net - Shop Assistants 00:30 Tools
All That Ever Mattered (John Peel Serssion) 00:30 Tools
You Trip Me Up (Jesus and Mary Chain cover) 02:38 Tools
i Dont Want To Be Friends With You 02:39 Tools
Shop Assistants-It's Up To You 02:39 Tools
Before I Wake (John Peel Serssion) 02:39 Tools
I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You (John Peel Serssion) 02:39 Tools
Nature Lover (Radio 1 Session, 16 Feb 1986) 02:39 Tools
What A Way To Die - BBC Session 16/02/1986 02:06 Tools
Nature Lover (Janice Long session 16th Feb 1986) 02:06 Tools
Fixed Grin (John Peel Serssion) 02:39 Tools
Train For Kansas City 02:39 Tools
The Other One (flexi) 00:30 Tools
Looking Back (Janice Long session 16th Feb 1986) 00:30 Tools
I Don't Want To Be Friends With You (Peel Session) 02:06 Tools
I don't wanna be friend with you 02:39 Tools
I'd Ratter Be Whit You 02:06 Tools
Looking Back - BBC Session 16/02/1986 02:39 Tools
a2. too much adrenalin 02:39 Tools
b1. i'd rather be with you 02:39 Tools
Ace Of Spades (John Peel Serssion) 02:39 Tools
Somewhere In China (John Peel Serssion) 02:39 Tools
Almost Made It (John Peel Serssion) 02:39 Tools
All That Ever Mattered / It's up yo you 02:39 Tools
What A Way To Die (pleasure seekers) 01:59 Tools
Almost Made It (Peel session) 02:39 Tools
All of the Time (Janice Long session 16th Feb 1986) 02:39 Tools
08 Train From Kansas City 02:39 Tools
All Day Long [Long Version] 02:39 Tools
15- looking back 02:39 Tools
a1. here it comes 02:39 Tools
Seems To Me 02:39 Tools
Almost Made It - BBC Session 08/10/1985 02:39 Tools
Home Again (Alternate) 02:39 Tools
Home Again (Janice Long session 16th Feb 1986) 02:39 Tools
Ace Of Spades ( Peel session 06-12-86) 02:39 Tools
Train From Kansas (New Version) 02:39 Tools
Train From Kansas City - University of London '86 (14/16) 02:39 Tools
Somewhere In China - (BBC Scotland) (2/3) 02:39 Tools
b1 - i'd rather be with you 02:39 Tools
Shop Assistants - It's Up to You 02:39 Tools
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The Shop Assistants were an indie pop band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 1984, initially as Buba & The Shop Assistants. The original line-up was Aggi on vocals, David Keegan (guitar), Sarah Kneale (bass), Laura MacPhail (drums) and Ann Donald (drums), this line-up releasing one single, the highly-collectable 'Something To Do' which was produced by Stephen Pastel who also contributed backing vocals. Aggi left to be replaced by Alex Taylor, which saw the name shortened to simply 'The Shop Assistants' and the next release was 'All Day Long' in 1985, which Morrissey described as his favourite single of that year. This was followed in early 1986 with 'Safety Net', the first release on Keegan's 53rd & 3rd Records, which topped the indie chart, and the band recorded national radio sessions for John Peel and Janice Long of BBC Radio One. They were featured on the NME's 1986 compilation C86 with one of their slower songs, "It's Up To You". Also in that year, they signed to the Chrysalis Records off-shoot Blue Guitar for a further single, 'I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You' and their first and only LP album, The Shop Assistants. This spent one week at number 100 in the UK album charts, which gives the band the distinction of being the (joint) least successful act ever to hit the national charts. The album was re-released on CD in 2001, although it is now hard to find. The band split early in 1987, when Alex joined The Motorcycle Boy. After a two-year hiatus, the band reformed (without Alex) in 1989 with Sarah Kneale now on vocals and Laura MacPhail on bass and the addition of Margarita Vasquez-Ponte on drums, releasing a brace of singles in 1990 before splitting again, Keegan joining The Pastels. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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