Song:Nothing
Album:Rite To Silence
Sandals had success in dance clubs mostly in their native England but they were also played in the US. Record company problems forced them to disband after one album. The roots of Sandals began in the mid 80s South London club scene. Ian Simmonds, Derek Delves, Will Blanchard and John Harris hung out in local clubs. They opened a shop in 1990 and started rehearsing in the back room. Delves sang lead and played percussion, Harris played sax and flute, Simmonds played bass and Blanchard played drums. Acid Jazz Records owner Eddie Piller became their manager. Demos got the attention of Paul Daley and Neil Barnes of the production duo Leftfield. And that led to a record deal with the London Records label FFRR. Supposedly Sandals was the first Acid Jazz act to sign with a major label. Nothing was the first single in 1992. It did well enough in clubs that Sandals got to record an album. Nothing is based on the 1968 record On A Clear Day You Can See Forever by The Peddlers who were unknown outside England. Leftfield produced the record and Barnes played the piano solo. They released the 1994 album Rite To Silence and the single Feet was also successful. But then the London Records A&R exec who signed them left the label and his replacement didn't like their music. After London rejected Sandals' second album, they decided to split up. Simmonds went on to success recording as Juryman and then under his own name. He does a lot of remix work. Blanchard was in Beth Orton's band and the reformed 80s group Visage. It looks like Delves and Harris are no longer in the music business. Here's the video for Nothing by Sandals.
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