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Bridewell Taxis

The Bridewell Taxis (later The Bridewells) were an English, Leeds-based indie rock group, active from 1987 to 1993. The Bridewell Taxis were briefly known as one of the few bands from east of the Pennines to make an impact on what was to become known as the Madchester scene.

The group came together in Leeds during 1987 and were originally called Morality Play. Their first public performances were at an Unemployed Music project in Leeds that also helped launch other contemporary Leeds collaborations including Nightmares on Wax and Demo. At that time, Mick Roberts had been working on song lyrics and ideas with childhood friend John Halnon and Marcus Waite. After Mick Roberts joined, the band changed its name to The Bridewell Taxis, a nickname for local police vans.

Their first gig was in 1988 at the Royal Park and their first release was a blue flexi-disc, "Lies" c/w "Just Good Friends", which was given away for free with a local fanzine.

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Peel seemed to have first played the Bridewell Taxis, according to available tracklistings on this site, in September 1989, when he played their 'Just Good Friends' single. Further material from the group were played on his radio programmes, including a session they recorded in 1990. When the band evolved themselves into The Bridewells, Peel did not play any of that group's material on his shows.

Sessions[]

Bridewell_Taxis_Peel_Session

Bridewell Taxis Peel Session

1. Recorded: 1990-09-18. First Broadcast: 28 October 1990. Repeated: 05 January 1991

  • Spirit / Whole Damn Nation / Face In The Crowd / Aegis

Other Shows Played[]

1989
The_Bridewell_Taxis_-_Whole_Dance_Nation

The Bridewell Taxis - Whole Dance Nation

1990
1991

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