The recording of Approved By started Wednesday February 1st 1978, just about one year after the band was formed. The Motors had just finished a five week tour in the USA. Approved By was produced by Peter Ker, Nick Garvey and Andy McMaster and mainly recorded at Pathway Studios, London. Approved By earned The Motors the UK hits Airport and Forget about you. The album itself made it as far as # 60 in the UK Albums Chart.
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The recording of Approved By started Wednesday February 1st 1978, just about one year after the band was formed. The Motors had just finished a five … read more
The recording of Approved By started Wednesday February 1st 1978, just about one year after the band was formed. The Motors had just finished a five week tour in the USA. Approved By was… read more
The Motors were a British pub rock/punk band, formed in London in 1977 by former Ducks Deluxe members Nick Garvey and Andy McMaster, together with guitarist Rob Hendry (replaced in May 1977 by Bram Tchaikovsky) and drummer Ricky Slaughter. Their first single was "Dancing The Night Away", which topped John Peel's 1977 Festive Fifty countdown and reached number 42 in the UK Singles Chart in that year. Two other sizeable hits followed. In 1978 the band released "Airport" - which proved to be the band's biggest seller - and which peaked at number 4. The son… read more