Clive Parker Explained

Clive Parker
Alias:CP, CP Snare
Birth Place:Windlesham, Surrey
Origin:Camberley, Surrey

Clive Parker (born 1960) also known as Clive Parker-Sharp, is an English drummer, active in the punk, post-punk and new wave genres. He was a member of the bands The Members, Spizzenergi/Athletico Spizz 80, Big Country, and Scary Thieves. He went on to play with John Moore (Jesus and Mary Chain)[1] in The Expressway.[2]

Parker had his own bands The Planets, Lopez & the Waveriders, Kingfishers Catch Fire, Holy Trinity, Barra (Sony-ATV/English Garden Records),[3] and electronic guitar duo Marshall Star.[4] He went on to production and management, forming his own small record label (Furry Records UK)

In 1992, Parker had a minor dance hit with UK soul singer, Kasie Sharp, co-writing as part of the pop dance production team One Horse Man, who were also released by Arcade Records in Europe.[5] [6]

Personal background

Parker was born in Windlesham, Surrey. He lives in East Sussex. He is now also a writer & published author,[7] and plays guitar and keyboards.

Professional background

From the age of nine, Parker played in local show bands and working men's club's (Frimley Green;Camberley). He also joined punk rock groups in Camberley, the Home Counties, and West London circuits, often as an opening act to groups like The Members, Eddie and the Hot Rods, and others who performed at The Moonlight Club in Hampstead, and Nashville Rooms in West Kensington.[8]

In 1980, as Athletico Spizz 80, Parker played on the album, Do a Runner, which spent five weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 27.[9]

In 1980, the group appeared at the Futurama Festival, along with Gary Glitter[10] and The Psychedelic Furs.[11]

Tours

In 1980, after signing with A&M Records, the band toured the United States with 999. During the tour, and with Solar, Spizz and Lu Edmonds from The Damned as the line up, they played the Palladium in New York City as support band to Siouxsie and the Banshees.[12]

SpizzParker toured with Spizz, extensively in Europe and the United States, in support of The Clash, The Only Ones, and the Human League. Support bands for Spizz tours included Tenpole Tudor, Altered Images, Department S, and The Mo-dettes. The band played a week of sold-out shows at London's Marquee Club, with a matinee for younger fans.[13]
Big CountryParker toured with Big Country, playing at the Dunfermline Glen Pavilion (first ever BC gig), and dates with Alice Cooper Armed Forces tour.[14]
Scary ThievesParker toured the UK with Scary Thieves and Nik Kershaw.[15]
John MooreParker toured the UK with John Moore and Pop Will Eat Itself, Crazyhead, and Living Colour. Dates in the United States, in addition to solo appearances, included performances with My Bloody Valentine.[16]
Kingfishers Catch FireKingfishers Catch Fire played support to Deacon Blue, and toured the UK college circuit after a favourable showing in Melody Maker, by writer Helen Fitzgerald.[17]

Literary

Sex Drugs & Music-Hall2013–2014; Parker toured his show, "Sex Drugs & Music-Hall", the adaptation of his book The Box, which took a skewed view of UK cultural populist history; Bingo, and Music-Hall, using spoken-word, drama, and music, with Parker playing guitar, keyboards, and wood-blocks. This was played in unusual venues, such as Museums, Libraries, Almshouses, and some Theatres.[23] [24]
  • ConeBoy2020 on: Parker tours his ConeBoy show; musical, dramatic and spoken-word adaptations of the ConeBoy novel.[25] [26]

    • British Library

    Films

    Discography

    Singles

    Spizz

    Athletico Spizz 80, BBC John Peel session, 30 April 1980[33] Athletico Spizz 80, BBC Mike Read session, 2 October 1980[34]

    Scary Thieves
    Kingfishers Catch Fire
    Kasie Sharp
    One Horse Man
    Marshall Star

    Albums

    Spizz
    Big Country
    Scary Thieves
    Barra
    Marshall Star[41]
    ConeBoy[42] 15-track Soundtrack album to ConeBoy shows released 2020, FURRY RECORDS UK, CAT No. KCF119. Track listing:
    1. "The Shape of Things to Come"
    2. "Flame Hair Girl"
    3. "Down from the Mountain"
    4. "It's Christmas – Ring The Bells"
    5. "Home"
    6. "Send Delete"
    7. "Something Happened Along The Way"
    8. "Hells Angel"
    9. "She is From The City"
    10. "One in a Million"
    11. "Days of Wonder"
    12. "Not so Funny Now"
    13. The Narcissist
    14. "Love is All"
    15. "Down From The Mountain – Reprise"

    Compilation albums

    Spizz
    Scary Thieves;
    Kasie Sharp

    Further reading

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: The Jesus and Mary Chain Snakedriver Live House of Blues San Diego 6-17-12 . YouTube . 2012-06-18 . 2014-04-08.
    2. Web site: John Moore and The Expressway. Live From Death Row . YouTube . 2010-02-22 . 2012-12-07.
    3. Web site: Barra Discography . Discogs.com . 2015-11-18.
    4. Web site: Seagull By Marshall Star . YouTube . 13 May 2008. 2012-12-07.
    5. Web site: Kasie Sharp Discography at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2012-12-07.
    6. Web site: One Horse Man – Fuego / Bamba Generation (CD) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 27 November 1996. 2012-12-07.
    7. Web site: the warm heart of London the true heart of quality publishing. - Home . Strand Publishing . 2012-06-30 . 2012-12-07.
    8. Web site: London Gig Venues – 1976-1979. https://web.archive.org/web/20100213021508/http://www.punk77.co.uk/punkhistory/venues_nashville.htm. 13 February 2010.
    9. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 32.
    10. Web site: Leeds, UK . Futurama 2 Festival 1980 | Futurama 2 Festival 1980 Line-up and Posters . Songkick . 2012-12-07.
    11. Web site: Joy Division concert 8th September 1979: Futurama Two Festival, Queen's Hall, Leeds . concertarchives.org . 1980-09-14 . 2023-10-21.
    12. Web site: Kaleidoscope Tour . Thebansheesandothercreatures.co.uk . 2012-12-07.
    13. Web site: Spizz Energi – Discover music, videos, concerts, stats, & pictures at . Last.fm . 2012-12-07.
    14. Web site: Big Country Biography . Absolute Radio . 2012-12-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023183114/http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/artists/Big-Country/biography . 23 October 2012 . dmy-all .
    15. Web site: Nik Kershaw — London — Hammersmith Apollo — 29 December 1984 . Songkick . 1984-12-29 . 2012-12-07.
    16. Web site: The Expressway. . Discogs . 1987-01-01 . 2023-10-21.
    17. Web site: The Expressway. . Discogs . 1987-01-01 . 2023-10-21.
    18. Book: The Box by Clive Parker-Sharp. . Strand . 2012-02-28 . .
    19. Book: ConeBoy by Clive Parker-Sharp. . Box . 2018-10-07 . .
    20. Web site: The Jogger by Clive Parker-Sharp. . Box . 2021-01-15 . 2023-10-20.
    21. Book: African Deeds. . Box . 2023-10-31 . .
    22. Web site: African Deeds : Black Culture Archives . blackculturalarchives.org . 2024-06-09.
    23. Web site: Bexhill on Sea Museum : Bexhill Museum Ltd . Bexhillmuseum.co.uk . 2015-11-18.
    24. Web site: Sex, Drugs & Music Hall . Ramsgatetown.org . 2015-11-18.
    25. https://www.ryenews.org.uk/culture/catch-coneboy-at-the-rcc "Catch ConeBoy at RCC"
    26. Web site: A novelist with a punk ethic: Clive Parker-Sharp tours ConeBoy. 23 March 2020 .
    27. Web site: Explore the British Library Search -. 3 March 2019. 12 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220612070424/http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?fn=search&ct=search&initialSearch=true&mode=Basic&tab=local_tab&indx=1&dum=true&srt=rank&vid=BLVU1&frbg=&tb=t&vl(freeText0)=athletico+spizz+80&scp.scps=scope:(BLCONTENT)&vl(2084770704UI0)=any&vl(2084770704UI0)=title&vl(2084770704UI0)=any. dead.
    28. Web site: British Library - The Box — Pub 2012 . British Library . 2012-01-01 . 2023-03-14.
    29. Web site: Marshall Star Cosmos CD baby. Cdbaby.com. 2016-07-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20160810022455/http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/marshalls3. 10 August 2016. dead.
    30. Web site: IMDb The Unbidden . IMDb.com . 2016-07-22.
    31. Web site: youtube The Unbidden official trailer. Youtube.com . March 2016. 2016-07-22.
    32. Web site: IMDb My Name is Lenny . IMDb.com. 2017-02-24.
    33. Web site: Radio 1 – Keeping It Peel – Athletico Spizz 80 . BBC . 1980-04-30 . 2012-12-07.
    34. Web site: Music Showcase – Last Chance – Athletico Spizz 80 – Archive session (1980) . BBC . 2012-12-07 . 3 December 2012 . https://archive.today/20121203011449/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/showcase/clips/p00k35zn/in/lastchance/lastchance . dead .
    35. Web site: Athletico Spizz 80 Discography . Discogs.com . 1980-08-24 . 2015-11-18.
    36. Web site: Athletico Spizz 80 | Do a Runner | CD Baby Music Store . Cdbaby.com . 2014-04-01 . 2014-04-08.
    37. Web site: Track Records . www.trackrecords.co.uk . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040328210632/http://www.trackrecords.co.uk/catalogue/track/big_country/tra1037.php . 28 March 2004 . dead.
    38. Web site: Big Country | And... in the Beginning | CD Baby Music Store . Cdbaby.com . 2013-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121231011641/http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bigcountry2 . 31 December 2012 . dead .
    39. Web site: Scary Thieves | Halloween | CD Baby Music Store . Cdbaby.com . 2015-11-18.
    40. Web site: Scary Thieves (Artist) . Halloween by Scary Thieves. Amazon.co.uk . 2015-11-18.
    41. Web site: Marshall Star Discography . Discogs.com . 2015-11-18.
    42. Web site: ConeBoy – the Shape of Things to Come (2020, CD). . August 2020 .

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