
Sophisticated Boom Boom was an all Scottish girl group from Glasgow in the early ‘80s taking their name from the Shangri-Las song. The group were influenced mainly by Siouxsie and the Banshees and Dolly Mixture. The band released 'The Only One' on a 1984 compilation album called The Girls Can't Help It - A Modern Girl Group. The group later changed their name to His Latest Flame and released several singles in the late 80's before calling it a day.
Not to be confused with the Swiss all-girl new wave band of the same name.
Their Peel Sessions are due to be released on 25th October 2024 via https://monorailmusic.com, with a one-off reunion gig on the 18th to mark the release of the film "Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands".
Links To Peel[]
The band did three sessions for Peel in the early 80's.
Sessions[]
3 sessions. All available on Complete Sessions 1981 - 1983, LP, 2024 (Last Night From Glasgow).
1. Recorded: 1981-10-28. First broadcast: 10 November 1981. Repeated: 01 December 1981, 29 December 1981, 18 February 1982, 16 December 1982, 02 April 1985 (Muriel Gray), on Karl's Tape March 1985
- White Horses / Is It About Sex / Surrender To Me / Joe
2. Recorded: 1982-09-20. First broadcast: 07 October 1982. Repeated: 25 October 1982
- Don't Love Me / Hearts On Skates / Stalemates / Instant Appeal
3. Recorded: 1983-06-11. First broadcast: 15 June 1983 / Peel June 1983. Repeated: 06 July 1983
- Singing Today / Jimmy's In Love / The Next Time / Courage
Other Shows Played[]
- none known
See Also[]
External Links[]
- BBC Sessions Keeping it Peel
- unpopular blog
- littlehits blog
- Jacqui, Tricia Photographers Direct