The Bolshoi

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The Bolshoi were a London-based music group prominent mostly in the mid-late 1980s. They managed to stand out in the sea of post-punk UK acts vying for notability at the time. The band formed in 1984 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. The original lineup consisted of singer/guitarist Trevor Tanner, drummer Jan Kalicki, and bassist Nick Chown. (Tanner and Kalicki had previously played together in the short-lived punk band Moskow.) Early gigs supported the likes of The Cult, The March Violets, and Lords of the New Church. In 1985, the band released their debut single, "Sob Story", followed by the mini-LP, Giants. Word-of-mouth was such that the Bolshoi were able to sell out many of their early headlining performances. The band migrated to London in 1985, and their lineup expanded to include Paul Clark on keyboards. In 1986, they released their first full-length LP, Friends, and expanded their touring schedule to U.S., South America, and Poland. Friends was followed in 1987 by the album Lindy's Party, on which the sound was more pop-oriented. Stylistically, the Bolshoi were difficult to categorize. They have been described as a proto-goth band, similar in their live act to fellow Beggars Banquet signees, Bauhaus. Tanner was recognized for his dark, pensive lyrics that belied a social responsibility and awareness. After the release of Lindy's Party, the band recorded a fourth album, but problems with their record label management impeded its release, and they disbanded as the 1980s drew to a close. The unreleased fourth album, apparently titled "Country Life", is reportedly still in the vaults at Beggars Banquet. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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london,rock,post-punk,alternative rock,england,english,new wave,goth,gothic rock,gothic rock,

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On Tour: Yes

country: GB

city: 1983

Begin Date: 1983

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Bigger Giants

Jan/1990

Sunday Morning

Jan/1987

A way II

Jan/1987

Please

Jan/1987

T.V. man

Jan/1987

Away II

Jan/1987

Giants EP & Friends LP

Giants EP & Friends LP

Jan/1986

A Way

Jan/1986

Sob story

Jan/1985

5 Albums

Nov/2015

Bolshoi präsentiert Sergei Prokofiev - Aschenputtel

Bolshoi präsentiert Sergei Prokofiev - Aschenputtel

Nov/2012

Bolshoi präsentiert Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Der Nussknacker

Bolshoi präsentiert Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Der Nussknacker

Nov/2012

Away: Best of the Bolshoi

Away: Best of the Bolshoi

Sep/1999

A Way: Best Of The Bolshoi

A Way: Best Of The Bolshoi

Sep/1999

away... best of the bolshoi

away... best of the bolshoi

May/1999

Away

Apr/1999

Lindy's Party

Sep/1987

Friends

Sep/1986

Books On The Bonfire

Books On The Bonfire

Aug/1986

Books on the Bonfire / Give It Some... Vol. 1

Books on the Bonfire / Give It Some... Vol. 1

Aug/1986

Sunday Morning / Give It Some... Vol. 2

Sunday Morning / Give It Some... Vol. 2

Jan/1986

Voyage Of Peculiarities

Voyage Of Peculiarities

Nov/2015

Lindy's Party (Extended Version)

Lindy's Party (Extended Version)

Nov/2015

Giants (Extended Version)

Giants (Extended Version)

Nov/2015

Friends (Extended Version)

Friends (Extended Version)

Nov/2015

Country Life (Extended Version)

Country Life (Extended Version)

Nov/2015

Lindy's Party

Sep/1987

A Way (Best Of The Bolshoi)

A Way (Best Of The Bolshoi)

Nov/2020

Country Life

Jan/2015

Voyage of Peculiarities (Demos and Live Tracks of the Rare Variety)

Voyage of Peculiarities (Demos and Live Tracks of the Rare Variety)

Jan/2015

A way II - Single

A way II - Single

Jan/1987

T.V. Man - Single

T.V. Man - Single

Aug/1987

Please - Single

Please - Single

May/1987

Dolores Jones 2023 - Single

Dolores Jones 2023 - Single

May/2024

Dolores Jones 2023

Dolores Jones 2023

May/2024

Lindy’s Party

Sep/1987

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