Bob were formed in London in 1986 by Richard Blackborow –b. 21 March 1966- (Guitar, Synthesizers, Vocals), Simom Armstrong – b. 12 February 1966 - (Guitar, Vocals), Jem Morris (bass) and a drum machine. Bob were always destined to become an archetypal "indie" pop band. Gary Connors replaced the drum machine only to make way for Dean Leggett, ex Jamie Wednesday (soon to become Carter USM ). With solid support from influential BBC disc jockey John Peel and a healthy selection of earnest, old-fashioned guitar-based tunes, Bob ploughed an individualistic furrow around the outskirts of the music business, surviving another line-up alteration when Morris was replaced by the bassist from the Caretaker Race , Stephen Hersom. When Bob finally came round to making an album after five years, the record's commercial potential was undermined by the collapse of the Rough Trade Records distribution system, so Swag Sack is a compilation of previously released tracks released as eps for Hot Records and Sombrero Records.
Peel Sessions: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/b/bob/
Swag Sack [lp Somrero Records uk 1987] : -
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