| 词条 | The Apollinaires |
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| name = The Apollinaires | image = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | background = group_or_band | alias = The Volkswagens | origin = Leicester | genre = funk, 2 Tone | years_active = 1981-1983 | label = 2 Tone Records | associated_acts = I Y A Volkswagens, The Swinging Laurels | website = | current_members = | past_members = Paul Tickle, Tom Brown, Francis Brown, Kraig Thornber, James Hunt, Simon Kirk, Peter Millen, Laurence Wood, Paul Hood, Chris Freestone, Stephen Leonard-Williams | module = | module2 = | module3 = }}The Apollinaires were a British 2 Tone/post-punk group from Leicester, England, signed to 2 Tone Records.[1] HistoryThe band formed in Leicester as a six-piece, composed of musicians from various local bands and students from the Leicester School of Art.[1] Four members of the band had previously been in an industrial band named I Y A Volkswagens, which had released one single on Rough Trade Records called "Kill Myself".[3] After the demise of that band they reformed as The Volkswagens, and as their sound moved from post-punk to a more dance sound, they worked with members of another Leicester band called The Swinging Laurels as their horn section.[1] In 1982 the band signed to Coventry's 2 Tone Records and changed their name to The Apollinaires, expanding to a ten-piece at the same time with the addition an in-house horn section.[1][3] They recorded their first single, "The Feeling's Gone" with Jerry Dammers,[1] featuring vocals from Rhoda Dakar of The Bodysnatchers.[2] After this the band toured extensively in the UK with bands including The Higsons and The Beat, and also played concerts in France, recorded BBC Radio 1 sessions for John Peel and Kid Jensen, and released a second single entitled "Envy the Love".[1] Their TV appearances included Channel 4's The Switch.[1] They also released a third single in 1983 on a small Birmingham independent label entitled "Put People First".[1] Eventually, however, the band split up due to the difficulties of co-ordinating their large number of members.[1] Personnel
Singles
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{cite web|title=The Apollinaires|url=http://2-tone.info/artists/apollinaires.html|website=2 Tone Records|accessdate=27 December 2016}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Apollinaires, The}}2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news|last1=Thrills|first1=Adrian|title=Black and White Reunite|url=http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTAyNFg5MjU=/z/M1IAAOSwnNBXT~kV/$_57.JPG|accessdate=27 December 2016|work=New Musical Express|date=11 December 1982}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Francis Brown of the Apollinaires|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/2-tone-forum/pKzNRx1X-u0|website=Google Groups - 2-tone forum|accessdate=27 December 2016}} 4 : Musical groups from Leicester|English new wave musical groups|2 Tone Records artists|Second-wave ska groups |
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