Holly And The Italians were an American new wave band that formed Los Angeles, California in 1978.
Unable to garner much attention in Los Angeles, the band flew to London shortly after forming in hopes of securing a record deal and possibly gaining an audience in the new wave and punk scene that was quite popular in Britain at the time. After playing on the pub circuit extensively, the band were signed to Oval Records.
The 1979 release of the single Tell That Girl To Shut Up garnered the band a recording contract with Virgin Records in 1980. The band recorded their only album, The Right To Be Italian. Their next two singles Youth Coup and Miles Away failed to chart and the band disbanded at the end of 1981.
Band members:
Holly Beth Vincent - guitar, vocals
Mark Sidgwick - bass
Mike Osborn - percussion, drums
Steve Young - drums.
"The Right To Be Italian" is the only studio album by Holly And The Italians, released in 1981 on Epic and Virgin. The album was reissued in 2002 on Wounded Bird Records.
Tracks:
1-10 LP The Right To Be Italian
11 7" I Wanna Go Home, released in 1981
12 7" Miles Away, released in 1980
13 7" Youth Coup, released in 1981
14 7" Miles Away, released in 1980.
Tracklisting:
1. I Wanna Go Home
2. Rock Against Romance
3. Youth Coup
4. Just Young
5. Miles Away
6. Tell That Girl To Shut Up
7. Just For Tonight
8. Do You Say Love
9. Baby Gets It All
10. Means To A Den
11. Fanzine
12. It's Only Me
13. Poster Boy
14. Miles Away
VBR ~274K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
Holly Beth Vincent recorded under her name the album Holly & The Italians in the UK and was then deported to the USA by the British authorities. She went to live in New York City, where she was a member of The Waitresses for a short time and played in other local bands. In 1990, she moved to Los Angeles. Holly Beth Vincent continues to write and record.
"Holly & The Italians" is the first studio album by Holly Beth Vincent, released in 1982 on Virgin. The album was reissued in 2001 on Wounded Bird Records.
Tracks:
1-10 LP Holly & The Italians
11 7" For What It's Worth (What's That Sound), released in 1982
12-13 7" I Got You Babe, released in 1982
14 12" For What It's Worth (Stop Hey What's That Sound), released in 1982
15-16 7" Tell That Girl To Shut Up, released in 1979.
Tracklisting:
1. Honalu
2. For What It's Worth
3. Only Boy
4. Revenge
5. Samurai And Courtesan
6. Cool Love (Is Spreading Around)
7. Uptown
8. We Danced
9. Unoriginal Sin
10. Just Like Me
11. Dangerously
12. One More Dance
13. I Got You Babe
14. For What It's Worth
15. Chapel Of Love
16. Tell That Girl To Shut Up
VBR ~271K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
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