Slik

Slik were a Scottish pop group of the mid-1970s, most notable for their UK number 1 hit "Forever and Ever" in 1976. Initially glam rock, the band later changed their style to soft rock/bubblegum. It was the first band with whom singer and guitarist Midge Ure began to experience musical success, before joining new wave band Ultravox.

For other uses, see Slik (disambiguation).
Slik
Background information
Also known asPVC2 (only 1977)
OriginGlasgow, Scotland
GenresPop, rock, glam rock, bubblegum pop, punk rock (as PVC2)
Years active1974–1977
LabelsPolydor, Bell, Arista, Epic, Zoom Records (PVC2)
Associated actsMidge Ure, The Zones, Rich Kids, The Skids, Visage, Thin Lizzy, Ultravox, Simple Minds, The Armoury Show, Public Image Ltd., Set The Tone
Past members

History

Slik were formed as the Glasgow based band 'Salvation' in June 1970, comprising Kevin and Jim McGinlay, Nod Kerr, Mario Tortolano, and Ian Kenny. Brian Deniston replaced Ian Kenny in December 1970 and Nod Kerr departed in May 1971, followed by Tortolano and they were replaced by Matt Cairns on drums and Robin Birrel on keyboards. Deniston left shortly after this change and they were forced to continue as a four-piece outfit for almost a year. Birrel and Cairns then left in March 1972 and they recruited Kenny Hyslop on drums, Billy McIsaac on keyboards and Jim "Midge" Ure on guitar. They reverted to a four-piece band when Kevin McGinlay left in April 1974 to pursue a solo career.[1]

They changed their name to Slik in November 1974, and linked up with the pop songwriters Bill Martin and Phil Coulter, who were also writing for the Bay City Rollers. Now signed to Polydor, the band members all adopted pseudonyms - Midge, Oil Slik (Kenny Hyslop), Jim Slik (Jim McGinlay) and Lord Slik (Billy McIsaac). These were dropped after the failure of "Boogiest Band in Town", their debut single (which was also on the soundtrack of the film Never Too Young To Rock), and their suits were exchanged for baseball shirts. A change of record label also saw them signing with Bell Records.

This was followed by their greatest success when their single "Forever And Ever" reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in February 1976. As a result of the single, readers of The Sun newspaper voted Slik the best new band of the year. The song formula was repeated with their next single, "Requiem", which made the UK top 30 but failed to repeat the success of "Forever and Ever". Ure was injured in a car accident shortly after the release of the single, resulting in the cancellation of television appearances and a planned UK tour. "Requiem" opens with the first chords of Joaquín Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez", which had been a number 3 hit just two months before in the UK for Geoff Love's orchestra, billed as 'Manuel & the Music of the Mountains'. Following the "Requiem" single, the band's self-titled album was released but this was a commercial failure, peaking only at number 58 in the UK. Subsequent Slik singles failed to chart.

In March 1977, Jim McGinlay left the group and was replaced by Russell Webb, a university drop-out,[2] who continued for the final Slik gigs.

PVC2

Shortly after Webb joined and a last tour, the band decided to change both genre and name. They chose to call themselves PVC2, and play punk music which was growing in popularity at that time. In the latter half of 1977, PVC2 released "Put You in the Picture", on Zoom Records, a song which joined the repertoire of The Rich Kids, Ure's next band. Slik/PVC2 disbanded in September 1977.

Following Ure's departure, Webb, Hyslop and McIsaac added Alex Harvey's cousin Willie Gardner to their next band, called Zones; they released some singles and an album, Under Influence (1979) (which credited Midge Ure among the collaborators), but went their separate ways shortly afterwards. Webb and Hyslop joined The Skids, and McIsaac retired from the pop music scene. In the 1990s he formed the Billy McIsaac Band.

Discography

Albums

Singles
Year A-Side B-Side Label Other
1975"The Getaway"
(Robert Scott)		 "Again My Love"
(Jim McGinlay)		Bellaphonpublished in Germany[4]
1975"Boogiest Band in Town"
(Bill Martin-Phil Coulter)		 "Hatchet"
(Bill Martin-Phil Coulter)		Polydor Records[3]
1975"Forever and Ever"
(Bill Martin-Phil Coulter)		 "Again My Love"
(Jim McGinlay)		Bell RecordsUK no. 1, Germany no. 6
1976"Requiem"
(Bill Martin-Phil Coulter)		 "Everyday Anyway"
(Kenny Hyslop)		Bell RecordsUK no. 24, Germany:no. 22
1976"Don't Take Your Love Away"
(Bill Martin-Phil Coulter)		 "This Side Up"
(Billy McIsaac)		Arista Records
1976"The Kid's a Punk"
(Bill Martin-Phil Coulter)		 "Slik Shuffle"
(James Ure)		Bell RecordsGermany no. 33
1976"Bom-Bom"
(Exuma, Reno)		 "Dancerama"
(Bill Martin-Phil Coulter)		Bell Recordspublished in Spain[5]
1977"Dancerama"
(Bill Martin-Phil Coulter)		 "I Wanna Be Loved"
(Jim McGinlay)		EMI ElectrolaGermany: no. 30
1977"It's Only a Matter of Time"
( Herbie Flowers-Tony Kelly)		 "No Star"
(Billy McIsaac)		EMI Electrola
1977"Put You in the Picture" as PVC2
(Billy McIsaac-Midge Ure)		 a) "Pain
(Kenny Hyslop)
b) "Deranged Demented & Free"
(Billy McIsaac)		Zoom Records

List of songs

The following is a sortable table of all songs by Slik:

  • The column Song list the song title.
  • The column Writer(s) lists who wrote the song.
  • The column Time shows the length of the title.
  • The column Album lists the album the song is featured on.
  • The column Producer lists the producer of the song.
  • The column Year lists the year in which the song was released.
Song Writer(s) Time Producer Album Year Other
"Again My Love" (1975)Jim McGinlay3:13 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (CD) 1975B-side of "The Getaway"
"Again My Love" (1975)Jim McGinlay3:13 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (CD) 1975B-side of "Forever and Ever"
"Better Than I Do"Bill Martin-Phil Coulter4:50 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (CD) 1976
"Bom-Bom"Exuma, Reno3:20 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (LP) 1976A-side of "Dancerama", published in Spain and Canada[5]
"Boogiest Band in Town"Bill Martin-Phil Coulter3:08 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (CD) 1975A-side of "Hatchet"
"Dancerama"Bill Martin-Phil Coulter5:44 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (LP) 1977A-side of "I Wanna Be Loved"
"Dancerama"Bill Martin-Phil Coulter5:44 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (LP) 1976B-side of "Bom-Bom"
"Darlin"Billy McIsaac4:06 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (LP) 1976
"Day By Day"Billy McIsaac2:52 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (LP) 1976
"Deranged Demented & Free" as PVC2Kenny Hyslop2:39 1977
"Do It Again"Midge Ure2:54 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (LP) 1976
"Don't Take Your Love Away"Bill Martin-Phil Coulter4:01 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (CD) 1976A-side of "This Side Up"
"Everyday Anyway"Kenny Hyslop2:24 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (CD) 1976B-side of "Requiem"
"Forever and Ever"Bill Martin-Phil Coulter3:37 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (LP) 1975A-side of "Again My Love"
"Hatchet"Bill Martin-Phil Coulter2:21 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (CD) 1975B-side of "Boogiest Band in Town"
"I Wanna Be Loved"Jim McGinlay2:35 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (CD) 1977B-side of "Dancerama"
"It's Only a Matter of Time" Herbie Flowers-Tony Kelly2:53 SlikSlik (CD) 1977A-side of "No Star"
"No Star"Billy McIsaac3:35 SlikSlik (CD) 1977B-side of "It's Only a Matter of Time"
"No We Won't Forget You"Jim McGinlay5:17 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (LP) 1976
"Pain" as PVC2Billy McIsaac2:26 1977
"Put You in the Picture" as PVC2Midge Ure3:04 1977A-side of "Pain" and "Deranged Demented & Free"
"Requiem"Bill Martin-Phil Coulter4:54 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (LP) 1976A-side of "Everyday Anyway"
"Slik Shuffle"James Ure2:24 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (CD) 1976B-side of "The Kid's a Punk"
"The Getaway"Robert Scott3:11 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (CD) 1975A-side of "Again My Love"
"The Kid's a Punk"Bill Martin-Phil Coulter4:05 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (CD) 1976A-side of "Slik Shuffle"
"This Side Up"Billy McIsaac2:57 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (CD) 1976B-side of "Don't Take Your Love Away"
"When Will I Be Loved"Phil Everly4:01 Bill Martin-Phil CoulterSlik (LP) 1976

Cover versions
Song Writer(s) Original artist Album Year Other
Bom-BomExuma, Reno Exuma 1974
Forever and EverBill Martin-Phil Coulter KennyThe Sound Of Super K 1975
When Will I Be LovedPhil Everly The Everly BrothersThe Fabulous Style of The Everly Brothers 1960

Slik songs covered by others
Song Writer(s) First artist Name Album Year Other
Boogiest Band in Town"Bill Martin-Phil Coulter ArrowsBoogiest Band In TownFirst Hit (LP) 1976
DanceramaBill Martin-Phil Coulter Swinger ClubDanceramaWelthits Als Jazz 2001
Put You in the Picture as PVC2Midge Ure Rich KidsPut You in the PictureGhosts of Princes in Towers 1978
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References
  1. "Kevin McGinlay - Salvation - The Early Years". 26 February 2009. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. "Show of Strength : The Armoury Show". Armouryshow.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 507. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. "Slik - The Getaway / Again My Love". Discogs.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. "Slik - Bom-Bom". Discogs.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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