{"title":"The Prisoners","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Prisoners were a British 1960s garage\/mod\/R'n'B-inspired band formed in Chatham, Kent, England in the early 1980s. Originally a three-piece, they were joined by James Taylor on Hammond organ in early 1982 after he saw them perform for the first time. In the second half of 1985, they signed to a subsidiary label and later decided to disband in 1986 due to their parent label's bankruptcy. However, they reunited several times in the 1990s and recently celebrated the 40th Anniversary of 'A Taste Of Pink!' with four shows in Rochester.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe line-up consisted of Graham Day on guitar and vocals, James Taylor on Hammond organ, Alan Crockford on bass, and Johnny Symons on drums. After The Prisoners disbanded, James Taylor and Alan Crockford went on to form another band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSimilar artists to The Prisoners include The Solarflares, The Purple Hearts, Lyres, The Merton Parkas, The Barracudas, Secret Affair, The Fleshtones,Makin' Time ,The Chesterfield Kings ,The Len Price 3 ,The Milkshakes ,Long Tall Shorty ,The Action ,The Satelliters,Graham Day  and more. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-taste-of-pink","title":"A Taste Of Pink!","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt long last, \u003ci\u003eA Taste Of Pink!\u003c\/i\u003e, the much sought after debut album by the Medway hipsters, The Prisoners receives a long awaited reissue. True to form, The Prisoners deliver their songs with a great sense of passion and raw energy, influenced by the guitar crunching sounds of punk and with a firm salute and nod towards the sounds of 60s garage and psychedelia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ace","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50413824672075,"sku":"371354","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/A_Taste_of_Pink_44e4f7b9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726677815"},{"product_id":"morning-star-3","title":"Morning Star","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome things are worth waiting for… \"Morning Star\" is the first all-new album by The Prisoners since 1986. It\nfeatures the original line-up of\nAllan Crockford – bass, vocals\nGraham Day – vocals, guitar\nJohnny Symons – drums\nJames Taylor – Hammond organ, vocals\nAfter a phenomenally successful series of gigs in December 2022 marking the 40 th anniversary of their debut album 'A Taste of Pink', the band decided to make some new music. The recording was completed in two days, one of them in Studio 2 at Abbey Road. Their preference for recording quickly hasn't changed since they recorded that first album as teenagers, also in two days, in 1982. To celebrate, they play The Roundhouse in London on May 24th, their biggest headline gig\nBiography\nThe Prisoners formed when they were still at school in Rochester, Kent. Between 1982 and 1986 the band released four albums plus several singles and EPs. Inspired by the local Medway DIY music ethic, their debut 'A Taste of Pink' and 'The Last Fourfathers' appeared on their own label, Own Up Records whilst \"The WiserMiserDemelza\" was released on Big Beat (Ace Records) and \"In From The Cold\" on Countdown (Stiff Records).\nThey earned a reputation as an incendiary live act as they plied their trade around the UK and Europe, building up a dedicated following and unknowingly inspiring a generation of future musicians. Their unique sound, based on instantly memorable and melodic songs surfing on a seething wave of brutal guitar, attention-grabbing, up-front Hammond and head-pounding rhythms, made for an explosive evening of entertainment. It was a unique combination of the sonic assault and danger of The Who and 60's garage-punk, the soulful vocals and dynamics of the Small Faces plus the groove and danceability of Booker T \u0026amp; the MGs. Throw in the intensity, drive and insolence of punk rock, as well as an unabashed love for instrumental TV themes and you had a wonderfully off-kilter version of where the real cool kids were at in the early '80s…\nDespite some brushes with 'success', the pressures of hard living on the road took their toll and they quit in September 1986. They left behind a legacy and a sound that was inspirational to many that followed. Not many under the radar bands of the 80's would merit chapters dedicated to them in biographies of such luminaries as Steve LeMacq and Tim Burgess as well as being name checked as Brit-Pop forefathers. Their original albums make regular appearances in 'Great Lost Albums' lists and continue in print to this day.\nJames Taylor subsequently went on to gain huge success as the best pure Hammond player of his generation with his jazz and funk quartet (JTQ). His playing and sound undoubtedly played a massive part in restoring the popularity of his chosen instrument.\nThat work started in The Prisoners.\nGraham Day and Allan Crockford, both together and apart, continue to the present playing music that has ploughed a similar furrow to The Prisoners in such combos as The Prime Movers, The Solarflares, The Gaolers, The Galileo 7 and The Senior Service.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JTI Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50417678713163,"sku":"2189151","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50417676517707,"sku":"2189150","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Morning_Star_8e8d46ee_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726734931"},{"product_id":"the-lost-recordings","title":"The Lost Recordings","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter their 2018-release 'ZAHSTETHOMALEX' on SOUNDFLAT RECORDS, THE SATELLITERS had planned to release a follow-up with then unreleased songs recorded at sessions over the last years which never made it on their full-length releases\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soundflat Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50432359629131,"sku":"2171708","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_05e7435c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726867616"},{"product_id":"the-last-fourfathers","title":"The Last Fourfathers","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt this point in the band’s career, the Prisoners were taking new influences on board. The old favourites of early Deep Purple, Arthur Brown and the Small Faces were present and correct, but whilst signed to Big Beat Graham Day had picked up a large chunk of Kent soul LPs put together by Ady Croasdell. These led to some new influences that would show themselves over their next recordings. The resultant album was the band’s own favourite. It opened with the magisterial ‘Nobody Wants Your Love’, co-written by Day and Billy Childish. It carried on through a series of nascent anthems, freaked out instrumentals and several stranger moments. ‘Whenever I’m Gone’, ‘Nobody Wants Your Love’ and ‘Who’s Sorry Now’ were all stand-out moments that fans of the band loved both live and on vinyl. After a further album in 1986, \u003ci\u003eIn From the Cold\u003c\/i\u003e, the Prisoners disbanded but they went on to have an interesting afterlife. Keyboard player James Taylor enjoyed chart hits with his acid jazz group, while Graham Day and Allan Crockford continued to make thrilling guitar-based music. When the Prisoners reformed in 1994 they were bigger than ever, playing to venues many sizes bigger than they had first time around. 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The love of the Prisoners' music has grown ever since though, and the original four members have done several re- unions over the years on stage and released a long-awaited comeback album this year. Their lasting infuence can be detected on subsequent generations of musicians, including many of the Madchester bands of the early 90s, notably the Charlatans and the Inspiral Carpets, and serves as a blueprint for Britpop and beyond. Now we release The Prisoner's best songs on the LP Hurricane with great packaging, liner notes and rare photos\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Busy Bee","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50453896888651,"sku":"2223920","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/e3594308-4e84-471b-a8d2-9ed1d433e88e_5f9f4cd4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727178569"},{"product_id":"chinese-burn-2","title":"Chinese Burn","description":"\u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wicked Cool Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50466783822155,"sku":"2015397","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50466784018763,"sku":"2015403","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_35c87aad_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727321706"},{"product_id":"thewisermiserdemelza","title":"Thewisermiserdemelza","description":"\u003cp\u003eMedway garage band the Prisoners are loved by a legion of fans, including quite a few who went on to be in successful bands themselves. Those who saw them live speak in reverential terms, yet they never sold records in large amounts and their gigs, whilst packed, were almost always in small venues. \u003ci\u003eThewisermiserdemelza\u003c\/i\u003e – an excellent embodiment of their British R\u0026amp;B-influenced sound – falls into an odd place in their career. They often professed to be unhappy with the album, yet their first-generation fans cherish it, particularly songs such as ‘Hurricane’. It was recorded in 1983 for Ace Records’ Big Beat label and produced by Phil Chevron – a new experience for the band, who self-released their first album, \u003ci\u003eA Taste Of Pink\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe CD comes with extensive liner notes, culled from interviews with all the band members and producer Philip Chevron of the Pogues and Radiators From Space This is the definitive reissue of their 1983 album, featuring all the tracks the group recorded for Big Beat in 1983. It includes the original album, the tracks from the 'Electric Fit' EP, the Prisoners' track from the 'Four On Four' EP, and the bonus cuts originally released on the US album 'Revenge Of The Prisoners', including version two of 'Revenge of The Cybermen' which hasn't been reissued since.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Beat","offers":[{"title":"Orange | LP","offer_id":50479050621259,"sku":"1149743","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50479050391883,"sku":"397730","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/02b9f4a0-d2d8-46e6-8344-cc31318a72df_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727498896"},{"product_id":"in-from-the-cold-1","title":"In From The Cold","description":"\u003cp\u003eReissue of the 1986 Album. The Prisoners pre-empted the visceral energy of the Hives and the White Stripes and anticipated the baggy shuffle of the Charlatans and the Inspiral Carpets. 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