Simply Red is an English pop band, formed in the mid 1980s. Simply Red's roots originate from the notorious 1976
Sex Pistols gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester. Manchester art student
Mick Hucknall was one of the many young music fans present (along with original members of
The Fall,
Joy Division,
The Smiths and
Buzzcocks) who was inspired to form a band after witnessing that gig. The first incarnation of the band was a
punk group called
The Frantic Elevators. This band existed for 7 years, with limited releases on local labels, but split in 1984 with only limited…
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