
Jazzateers were a Scottish underground pop/post-punk group formed in 1980 who recorded for Postcard Records, Rough Trade Records, and have had compilation CDs released by Marina Records and Cherry Red Records. The group was formed by songwriters Ian Burgoyne and Keith Band.
After the demise of Postcard, Jazzateers followed labelmates The Go-Betweens and Aztec Camera by signing to Rough Trade Records, finally releasing an eponymously-titled debut album in 1983. The album was a critical and commercial success, but true to Jazzateers contrary spirit, they put the Jazzateers brand on hold and transmogrified into Bourgie Bourgie, signing a major label deal. Bourgie Bourgie recorded an album (unreleased) and split up after a couple of singles.
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Links to Peel[]
Peel played many of the Jazzateers material in 1983 and when they transmogrified into Bourgie Bourgie, he continued playing their songs including a session for his programme in 1984. Mick Slaven, the guitarist of the band as part of the Jazzateers and Bourgie Bourgie, later formed the Leopards, who had plenty of airplay on Peel's programmes in the late 90's as well as two sessions for his shows.
Sessions[]
1. Recorded: 1984-01-18. First Broadcast: 25 January 1984. Repeated: 08 February 1984
- Careless / I Gave You Love / Here Comes That Feeling / Breaking Point
Shows Played[]
- 20 July 1983 (BFBS): Sixteen Reasons (7" - Show Me The Door) Rough Trade
- Peel July August 1983: First Blood (album - Jazzateers) Rough Trade ROUGH 46
- 27 July 1983: Texan (album - Jazzateers) Rough Trade ROUGH 46
- 27 July 1983 (BFBS): Sixteen Reasons (7" - Show Me The Door) Rough Trade
- 31 July 1983 (BFBS): Texan (album - Jazzateers) Rough Trade
- 07 August 1983 (BFBS): Once More With Feeling (album - Jazzateers) Rough Trade
- 08 August 1983 (BBC World Service): Sixteen Reasons (7" - Show Me The Door) Rough Trade
- 17 September 1983 (BFBS): Show Me The Door (album - Jazzateers) Rough Trade
- 14 December 1983: 'Sixteen Reasons (LP-Jazzateers)' (Rough Trade)
- 12 July 1990: Once More With Feeling (album - Jazzateers) Rough Trade
- Bourgie Bourgie
- 23 January 1984: Breaking Point (7") MCA
- 28 January 1984 (BFBS): Breaking Point (7") MCA
- 06 February 1984 (BBC World Service): Breaking Point (7") MCA