The Sinatras (named after Frank Sinatra) were an English indie band from Leicester and their first and most well known single, Happy Feeling came out in 1980 as a 7" single. The band released a handful of singles on the Dining Out label and on Empire, later called Strike Back records who they joined in 1982. The band played post-punk pop, and seem to have been influenced by Shriekback, Talking Heads and early Yello.
Links to Peel[]
According to available tracklistings on this site, Peel seemed to have first played the Sinatras in April 1981. Further material from the group were played on his radio programmes including a session they recorded for his show in November 1981.
Sessions[]
1. Recorded: 1981-11-28. First Broadcast: 07 December 1981. Repeated: 05 January 1982, 03 March 1982
- Finding Your Own Level / That Shape / New Clothes / The Chameleon Complex
Other Shows Played[]
- 08 April 1981: Happy Feeling (7") Dining Out
- 16 April 1981: 'Happy Feeling (7 inch)' (Dining Out) (JP: 'Rather partial to that, I must say.')
- 21 April 1981: Happy Feeling (7") Dining Out
- 23 April 1981 (BFBS): Happy Feeling (7") Dining Out
- 30 April 1981: Happy Feeling (7") Dining Out
- 21 May 1981: Happy Feeling (7”) Dining Out
- 11 November 1981: Seeing Comes Before Words (7") Dining Out
- 15 November 1981 (BFBS): Seeing Comes Before Words (7") Dining Out
- 1982
- 07 March 1982 (BFBS): You Make Me Feel Like I'm Wearing New Clothes (All The Time) (7") Empire
- 21 March 1982 (BFBS): You Make Me Feel Like I'm Wearing New Clothes (All The Time) (7") Empire
- 04 April 1982 (BFBS): You Make Me Feel Like I'm Wearing New Clothes (All The Time) (7") Empire
- 15 April 1982: You Make Me Feel Like I'm Wearing New Clothes (7") Empire
- 22 September 1982: Sweat (single) Empire
- 1983
- 05 January 1983 (BFBS): You Make Me Feel Like I'm Wearing New Clothes All The Time (7") Transmanor
- 1984
- 16 May 1984 (BFBS): You Make Me Feel Like I'm Wearing New Clothes (All The Time) (7") Empire