- (This page is about the British band. For the German artist of the same name, see Gas(2)).
The Gas were an 80's British power pop / punk band. In 1979 two members of The Gas were in a Pub Rock/New Wave band named Sneeky Feelin's after an Elvis Costello song. That band released one single. When the Sneeky Feelin's split Donnie Burke (lead vocals, guitar) and Dell Vickers (bass) recruited Leslie Sampson (drums) to form The Gas. The Gas released five singles and two LPs between 1980 and 1982 on the Polydor label. More recently Donnie Burke has been playing in an Americana Country Blues band named Roadhouse Dogs.
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Peel played the band's debut single in late 1980 and would play further material from the band on his radio programmes until 1982, by which time, the band had split.
Shows Played[]
- 23 October 1980: It Shows On Your Face (7") Polydor
- 12 November 1980: It Shows In Your Face (single) Polydor
- 1981
- 09 July 1981 (BBC World Service): Ignore Me (7") Polydor
- 29 October 1981: The Finger (7") Polydor
- 21 December 1981: Burning Inside (album - Emotiona Warfare) Polydor
- 1982
- 06 January 1982: Devastation (LP – Emotional Warfare) Polydor