Ugly As Sin Explained
Ugly As Sin were an English post-punk/pop rock band from London formed in 1989.
History
The band Ugly As Sin was formed by singer-songwriter Ian Walker and was signed to China Records. As a second founding member Boris Pikula (ex-Andi Sexgang, Huckleberry Finn) joined in July 1989, followed by Fiona Lawrence in August 1989. As this trio, the band was to be commercially marketed by the record company, thus the album title The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
In mid-1989, the recording of the debut album started, being engineered and produced on 16-track by Paul Mex at Mex One Recordings in Watford. It was released in the beginning of 1990.
The band's first gig was on 3 October 1989 at The King's Head, Fulham, London, supporting the supergroup Havana 3am (ex-Clash members) on tour. Their second tour was supporting the Brixton rock-trio Under Neath What, going straight into their third tour supporting the Stranglers throughout the UK (96 Tours, their last featuring Hugh Cornwell).
Tours and shows
Havana 3am, support
- Oct 3 1989 - London Kings Head
- Oct 5 1989 - Newcastle Polytechnic
- Oct 11 1989 - Kent University
- Oct 12 1989 - London ULU (own show)
- Oct 19 1989 - Uxbridge Brunel University
- Oct 20 1989 - Reading After Dark
- Oct 21 1989 - Manchester University
- Oct 24 1989 - Doncaster
- Oct 29 1989 - Swamsea University
- Oct 30 1989 - Cardiff University
Under Neath What, support
- Feb 5 1990 - Newcastle Riverside
- Feb 6 1990 - Carlisle Pagoda
- Feb 7 1990 - Leeds Duchess of York
- Feb 8 1990 - Birmingham University
- Feb 9 1990 - Banbury Football Club
- Feb 11 1990 - Doncaster The Jug
- Feb 12 1990 - Lincoln New Vienna
- Feb 13 1990 - Leicester Princess Charlotte
- Feb 14 1990 - Manchester University
- Feb 15 1990 - Bristol Bierkeller
- Feb 16 1990 - King's Lynn La's
- Feb 17 1990 - London Marquee
The Stranglers - 96 Tours, support
- Feb 19 1990 - Bristol Colston Hall
- Feb 20 1990 - Poole Arts Centre
- Feb 21 1990 - Torbay Lesure Centre
- Feb 22 1990 - Newport Centre
- Feb 23 1990 - Leicester De Montford Hall
- Feb 24 1990 - London Brixton Academy
- Feb 26 1990 - Crawley Leisure Centre
- Feb 27 1990 - Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
- Feb 28 1990 - Newcastle City Hall
- March 1, 1990 - Wolverhampton Civic Hall
- March 2, 1990 - Bradford St Georges Hall
- March 4, 1990 - Aberdeen Capitol
- March 5, 1990 - Edinburgh Playhouse
- March 6, 1990 - Carlisle Sands Centre
- March 7, 1990 - Preston Guildhall
- March 8, 1990 - Scarborough Futurist Theartre
- March 9, 1990 - Manchester Apollo
- March 10, 1990 - Sheffield City Hall
- March 11, 1990 - Birmingham Humingbird
- March 13, 1990 - Portsmouth Guildhall
- March 14, 1990 - Glouchester Leisure Centre
- March 16, 1990 - Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall
- March 17, 1990 - Cambridge Corn Exchange
- March 18, 1990 - Reading Hexagon
- March 19, 1990 - Guildford Civic Hall
- March 20, 1990 - Southend Cliffs Pavilion
- March 21, 1990 - London Brixton Academy
Own shows
- Feb 23 1990 - London Goldsmith College
- Mar 15 1990 - Manchester U-Mist
- Mar 23 1990 - Uxbridge Brunel University
Discography
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1990, China Records)
- The Good, the Bad and the Bootleg (4-song EP, 1990, China Records)
- "Terminal Love" / "Wasted" (single, 1989, China Records)
- "Pain" / "Terminal Dub" (single, 1990, China Records)
