Signing On Again

Very few recordings survive from the two years when The DoLe were first around in 1977-78 …. until recently when an old cassette tape of a rehearsal was discovered in an ex-band member’s attic.

Following the premature death of original lead singer Emu (Ian Neeve) the band members met up for a meal in his honour and made the decision to reform, gig and then to properly record the best songs.

Signing On Again is the result and the album was taken up by Mod / Punk label Detour Records.

The DoLe first formed in Peterborough in 1977 and, after furiously gigging around the country, in 1978 recorded their iconic single “New Wave Love”, which reached the heights of No.3 in the NME’s independent charts and was later judged as the fifth best new wave single of all time by Mojo magazine. After some line-up changes and continuous gigging, the band finally split in early 1979.