"Take It and Run" redirects here. For the Kerser sons, see Kerser.
The Bandits were an Englishblues rock band from Liverpool. They are most notable for the singles "Take it and Run" and "2 Step Rock", which both reached the Top 40 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
The band's first appeared on the Honey Records' 2001 "Beatin Planks" compilation album, which featured early versions of two songs: "Take It An Run" and "Free Me Rain".[2] The line up at the time consisted of John, Gary, Scott and Tony, with Neil Crosbie on drums. Scott Dulson and Tony Dunne had previously been in Tramp Attack with future Zutons frontman Dave McCabe.[3] The band then brought in Swee on drums, and throughout 2002 auditioned for a lead guitarist and recruited Ritchie, who lived in Wallasey at the time.
The Bandits signed a record deal with Warners and released a succession of singles throughout 2002 and 2003, before releasing their only album 'And They Walked Away'.
The Bandits also ran their own club night in Liverpool, The Bandwagon, which became relatively popular and helped launched the careers of The Coral, The Zutons, The Hokum Clones, The Stands, Tramp Attack and the band themselves.[4] The club night was known for its wild west style posters and stickers, designed by Scott. Bandwagon nights, usually held at The Zanzibar Club on Seel Street often sold out, and featured some of the days' most prominent bands, including The Libertines and others.
Following months of rumours, the band's split was confirmed in July 2004, with rhythm guitarist Gary stating "I really do believe that we'll record something again in the future. We're all just doing different things at the moment".[5]
Post-splitEdit
John Robinson, Gary Murphy and Scott Dulson played a handful of gigs, doing reggae covers as The Bum Notes with Nick Miniski (ex-The La's, later of Free Peace) on drums. Robinson, Dulson and Miniski then went on to form The Pedantics with Stu Gimblett (also later of Free Peace with Edgar Jones and Miniski)[6] Tony Dunne went on to play a few gigs with The Sweetcorns, he later rejoined Tramp Attack in 2007 following a break from performing.
John Robinson co-wrote and played on the song "I Am the Rain" from Pete Doherty's solo album Grace/Wastelands (2008) and Robinson and Murphy joined Doherty on stage during his solo tour in 2008-9, most notably during Doherty's Glastonbury festival slot.
Gary Murphy went on to work at Starwood Management (home to The Kooks and The Ordinary Boys and run by former Mansun and Cast manager Rob Swerdlow),[7] and was involved in the early career of Candie Payne.[8] In 2011, Gary Murphy played a series of stripped back shows with Lee Mavers of The La's, with Murphy accompanying on bass. Murphy now manages Liverpool groups The Stamp & Queen Zee and The Sasstones
During John Robinson's solo acoustic show in Liverpool in March 2014 at The Baltic Social, he was joined by guitarist Gary Murphy to perform 'Take It and Run' and '2 Step Rock' accompanied by Pedantics drummer Nick Miniski.
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This article is about the band For the ballet see The Bandits ballet For the 1967 film see The Bandits film Take It and Run redirects here For the Kerser sons see Kerser This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Bandits news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Bandits were an English blues rock band from Liverpool They are most notable for the singles Take it and Run and 2 Step Rock which both reached the Top 40 on the UK Singles Chart 1 The BanditsOriginLiverpool EnglandGenresAlternative rockYears active2001 2004LabelsCentro Del Blanco B UniquePast membersJohn Robinson Gary Murphy Scott Dulson Tony Dunn Neil Crosby Dave Sweeney Ritchie Taylor Contents 1 History 2 Post split 3 Members 4 Discography 4 1 Albums 4 2 Singles 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe band s first appeared on the Honey Records 2001 Beatin Planks compilation album which featured early versions of two songs Take It An Run and Free Me Rain 2 The line up at the time consisted of John Gary Scott and Tony with Neil Crosbie on drums Scott Dulson and Tony Dunne had previously been in Tramp Attack with future Zutons frontman Dave McCabe 3 The band then brought in Swee on drums and throughout 2002 auditioned for a lead guitarist and recruited Ritchie who lived in Wallasey at the time The Bandits signed a record deal with Warners and released a succession of singles throughout 2002 and 2003 before releasing their only album And They Walked Away The Bandits also ran their own club night in Liverpool The Bandwagon which became relatively popular and helped launched the careers of The Coral The Zutons The Hokum Clones The Stands Tramp Attack and the band themselves 4 The club night was known for its wild west style posters and stickers designed by Scott Bandwagon nights usually held at The Zanzibar Club on Seel Street often sold out and featured some of the days most prominent bands including The Libertines and others Following months of rumours the band s split was confirmed in July 2004 with rhythm guitarist Gary stating I really do believe that we ll record something again in the future We re all just doing different things at the moment 5 Post split EditJohn Robinson Gary Murphy and Scott Dulson played a handful of gigs doing reggae covers as The Bum Notes with Nick Miniski ex The La s later of Free Peace on drums Robinson Dulson and Miniski then went on to form The Pedantics with Stu Gimblett also later of Free Peace with Edgar Jones and Miniski 6 Tony Dunne went on to play a few gigs with The Sweetcorns he later rejoined Tramp Attack in 2007 following a break from performing John Robinson co wrote and played on the song I Am the Rain from Pete Doherty s solo album Grace Wastelands 2008 and Robinson and Murphy joined Doherty on stage during his solo tour in 2008 9 most notably during Doherty s Glastonbury festival slot Gary Murphy went on to work at Starwood Management home to The Kooks and The Ordinary Boys and run by former Mansun and Cast manager Rob Swerdlow 7 and was involved in the early career of Candie Payne 8 In 2011 Gary Murphy played a series of stripped back shows with Lee Mavers of The La s with Murphy accompanying on bass Murphy now manages Liverpool groups The Stamp amp Queen Zee and The SasstonesDuring John Robinson s solo acoustic show in Liverpool in March 2014 at The Baltic Social he was joined by guitarist Gary Murphy to perform Take It and Run and 2 Step Rock accompanied by Pedantics drummer Nick Miniski Members EditJohn Robinson vocals 2001 2004 Gary Murphy rhythm guitar 2001 2004 Scott Dulson bass guitar 2001 2004 Tony Dunn keyboards 2001 2004 Neil Crosby drums 2001 Dave Sweeney drums 2002 2004 Ritchie Taylor lead guitar 2002 2004 Discography EditAlbums Edit And They Walked Away 2003 115 UK 9 Singles Edit Year Title Peak chart positionsUK 9 2002 The Warning Once upon a Time 2003 Take It and Run 32 2 Step Rock 35References Edit Official Charts Company Official Charts Company Retrieved 16 March 2010 HR009 Beatin Planks An Acoustic Compilation Album MonthlyMusic com UK store presents Fender Footwear Fender Clothing amp Timberland Footwear Monthlymusic com Archived from the original on 14 July 2011 Retrieved 2 April 2011 Old Fashioned Tramp Attack Gratis muziek tourneedata foto s video s Myspace com 21 September 2008 Retrieved 2 April 2011 Bandits On The Run News Nme Com 14 August 2003 Retrieved 2 April 2011 Time Up For The Bandits News Nme Com 8 July 2004 Retrieved 2 April 2011 1 Archived 10 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine Go beyond Go Create s Blog Gobeyondgocreate wordpress com Retrieved 2 April 2011 2 Archived 11 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine a b Chart Log UK Darren B David Byrne Zobbel de Retrieved 2 May 2012 External links Editwww bandits info at the Wayback Machine archived 18 May 2004 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