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Line-Up Ex-Members Albums Singles Various Refers
CHELSEA
London, GB
*  11/1976+  3/1983

Line-Up (1983):

Gene October - voc
Jon Thurlow - g
Davy Jones - g
Pete Dimmock - bg
Geoff Sewell - ds

Former Members:

James Stevenson (g); Billy Idol (g, 1976); David Martin (g, 12/77-?); Nic Austin (g, cca 2/82-3/83); Gary Cotter (g, 4/82-3/83)
Tony James (bg, 1976); Linc (bg)
John Towe (ds, 1976); Sol Mintz (ds, ?-1/82); Mark Robertson (ds, 3-4/82)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Urban Kids29.06.1979Step Forward
2.Chelsea9/1979 Step Forward
3.Alternative Hits1980
4.Evacuate16.04.1982Step Forward
5.Best Of Chelsea3/1983 Illegal
6.Alive And Well23.03.1984
7.Just For The Record11/1984
8.The Alternative1993
9.Traitors Gate
produced by: Dave Goodman		22.08.1994
10.Fools & Soldiers27.10.1997Receiver/Semaphore
11.Metallic F.O.: Live at CBGBs25.11.2003Red Steel
12.Urban Kids: A Punk Anthology01.03.2005Castle Music
13.Faster Cheaper and Better Looking06.12.2005Captain Oi!
14.Right to Work: The Singles21.04.2015Let Them Eat Vinyl
15.Saturday Night & Sunday Morning12.05.2015Westworld
16.Anthology, Vol. 115.04.2016Westworld
17.Anthology, Vol. 215.04.2016Westworld
18.Anthology, Vol. 315.04.2016Westworld
19.Looks Right06.05.2016Westworld
20.Live at the Music Machine '7826.08.2016Westworld
21.In Session07.10.2016Let Them Eat Vinyl

Gene October:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Life And Struggle13.03.1995Receiver

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Right To Work / The Loner03.06.1977Step Forward
2.High Rise Living / No Admission16.12.1977Step Forward
3.Urban Kids
produced by: Kit Lambert		25.08.1978Step Forward
4.No One's Coming Outside15.02.1980Step Forward
5.No Escape29.08.1980Step Forward
6.Freemans14.08.1981Step Forward
7.Evacuate11/1981
8.War Across The Nation26.03.1982Step Forward
9.Stand Out / Last Drink29.10.1982Step Forward
10.Two More Hours To Go / Sympathy For The Devil12/1983

Gene October:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Suffering In The Land04.02.1983Illegal
2.Don't Quit / Burning Sounds20.01.1984Slipped Discs

Various:

reunited 5/83
since 10/83 Chelsea Pop Group

Sol Mintz:

6/1983 broke his spine in a bike collision and was paralysed from the waist down

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19772304.06.197719Singlessingle review
19775224.12.197714Singlessingle review
19793806.10.197933Albumsalbum review
1980715.02.198024Singlessingle review
19802930.08.19808Single Filesingle review
19813315.08.198114Singlessingle review
19821403.04.198231interview
19821510.04.198223Singlessingle review
19821617.04.198221Albumsalbum review
19821801.05.19823Fast Forward
19822015.05.198233Caught In The Actgig review
19824002.10.198233Caught In The Actgig review
19824430.10.19824Fast Forward
19824430.10.198223Singlessingle review
19824827.11.198234Caught In The Actgig review
19831219.03.19835Fast Forward
19832304.06.19833Fast Forward
19833313.08.198314It's Alivegig review
19833603.09.19834Fast Forward
19834322.10.19834Fast Forward
19834612.11.19833Fast Forward
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1976030.10.197647On The Towngig review
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19931110.06.199331Livegig review