Not Sensibles - I’m In Love With Margaret Thatcher - (Winter Gardens, Blackpool, UK,1996)
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NOT SENSIBLES I’m In Love With Margaret Thatcher
The band was formed in 1978 by Michael “Haggis“ Hargreaves (vocals), Steven “Sage“ Hartley (guitar), Roger “Rog Sensible“ Rawlinson (keyboards), Gary Brown (bass), and Kevin “Ploppy“ Hemingway (drums).[1][2] The band explained their approach: “all we want to do is make silly records and play silly gigs“.[3]
After releasing the “Death to Disco“ single in April 1979, they “celebrated“ the election of Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister later that year with the single “I’m in Love with Margaret Thatcher“. Initially self-released in a pressing of 1,000, but reissued on the Snotty Snail label due to continuing demand,[3] the release gave them a No. 8 UK Indie Chart hit at the start of 1980, and the band also recorded a session for John Peel’s BBC Radio 1 show.[2][4] According to one review, the song was: “Meant as neither a pro- nor anti-Thatcher song. It revolved around the idea that no-one was too sacred to get the piss taken out of.“[5] Writer Simon Reynolds stated that it “...taps into the side of punk all about not taking anything seriously...“[6] At one performance in 2012 Hargreaves claimed that he had “great reverence for Thatcher“ [7][8] The single’s B-side included “Gary Bushell’s Band of the Week“, which poked fun at the journalist.[1]
In March 1980, the band’s only studio album, Instant Classic, was released, reaching No. 16 on the UK Indie Chart, and two singles followed, both indie hits, but not selling as well as their earlier single, before the band split up in March 1982.[3] Cherry Red subsidiary Anagram Records issued a compilation of the band’s output, Instant Punk Classics, in 1994.[1]
The band reformed for a performance at the first Wasted/Holidays in the Sun festival in 1996, and reformed more permanently in 2005 with the original line-up. The song “I’m In Love with Margaret Thatcher“ was featured in the 2011 film The Iron Lady starring Meryl Streep. The single was re-released on vinyl and download to celebrate its appearance in the film.
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