RED ROCKERS sorta did the same thing, not that many people know of them except maybe if they remember that one off radio hit they had in the early 80's 'China girl' or something. Facebook Page. The Sin Of Pride was released in 1983, shortly before the Undertones split up in the summer of 1983 after a series of summer festival gigs. The song captivated Britain's top DJ, John Peel, who played the song on his BBC radio show. A second LP, Hypnotised, was recorded and released in 1980, followed in 1981 by their first LP for EMI, Positive Touch. Ruby Gibson ‘22. Their first performance was as support to The Undertones at the recent The Button Factory show in Dublin. HOME ABOUT MEMBERS Live Studio Repertoire CONTACT MEMBERS.

Northwestern Undertones. Written in the summer of 1977 by the band's principal songwriter, John O'Neill, the song was recorded on 15 June 1978 and initially released that September on independent Belfast record label Good Vibrations, before the band—at the time unobligated to any record label—signed to Sire Records on 2 October 1978.

Billy Doherty Damian O'Neill Feargal Sharkey John O'Neill Mickey Bradley Paul McLoone . "In 1983, Feargal Sharkey left the band to pursue a solo career and the O'Neill brothers formed That Petrol Emotion in the wake of the disbandment. Submit Corrections. "Teenage Kicks" is the debut single by Northern Irish punk rock band The Undertones. The "Billy Doherty Ceili Band" are can be booked for live shows via: baz100@ me.com. Check out some of our members living it up on Tones tours! The Undertones formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1975. The UNDERTONES went through a musical change to something softer and, I guess, in an effort to get more played on the radio and to be more actual pop stars. The Undertones Biography by Ralph Heibutzki + Follow Artist. The Undertones are a group of 12 guys at the University of Notre Dame.

Group Members. The original release included just one single release: "Jimmy Jimmy" and an album version of "Here Comes The Summer", which was never released as a single.A re-released version of the album (housed in an alternate …

Submit Corrections. Photo: l to r: Robert Peoples, Ciaran O’Carolan, Steven O’Carolan, Ramon Ferguson, Billy Doherty. The Undertones is the 1979 debut album by The Undertones.The album was recorded at Eden Studios in Acton, West London in January 1979 and was released on 13 May that year. Biography Starting as a cover band in 1975, The Undertones embraced a mix of Punk Rock and the Garage Rock of the Nuggets compilation. That Autumn, The Undertones earned kudos as a support act on the Clash's American tour. Current Members. Meet them now!