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Rich Kids

November 23, 2023

For other uses, see Rich Kids (disambiguation).

Rich Kids were a short-lived new wave band from London, founded in 1977 by Glen Matlock following his departure from the Sex Pistols.[1][2][3] The band also included future Ultravox member Midge Ure and Rusty Egan, who both later founded Visage together. They released one album and three singles during their existence, from March 1977 to December 1978 (although the official announcement of their disbanding was not made until mid-1979).

Rich Kids
L-R; Steve New, Midge Ure, Rusty Egan, Glen Matlock
Background information
OriginLondon, England
GenresPunk rock, power pop, new wave
Years active1977 – 1979
2010 – 2019 (occasionally)
LabelsEMI
Past membersGlen Matlock
Steve New
Rusty Egan
Midge Ure
Mick Jones
Bill Smyth

Rich Kids were amongst the foremost British exponents of the power pop style, blending influences from 1960s acts such as Small Faces and The Who with more recent punk rock sounds. With only one single making the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart,[4]

Career edit

Rich Kids were formed in 1977 by bass player Glen Matlock after he left Sex Pistols. An early line-up consisted of keyboardist and guitar player Bill Smyth, Rusty Egan on drums, Steve New on lead guitar, and The Clash's Mick Jones, who acted as a session live player.[5] Glaswegian Midge Ure, whose band Slik had split up and reformed as the punk sounding PVC2, moved to London and joined Rich Kids.[6][7] Smyth left the group followed by Jones, who continued with The Clash.

Rich Kids recorded their first set of radio sessions on 1 October 1977 for the 7 November broadcast of BBC Radio 1, hosted by DJ John Peel.[8] Following on 13 January 1978,[9] they were ranked at #24 on 4 February UK Charts with their first self-titled single "Rich Kids".[10][11] This caught more attention from the BBC, who invited them to perform on Top of the Pops and several more sets for the short-lived live music TV series Revolver hosted by Peter Cook.[12][13][14][15]

On 22 March, they recorded a further session for John Peel's 3 April broadcast.[16] Another single, "Marching Men"[17][18] was released on 19 May as means to promote the release of their album produced by Mick Ronson. Despite taping a video promo for Donnie Sutherland and After Dark, the song did not chart. At their Lyceum show in spring 1978, Ronson played guitar and Ian McLagan (ex-Faces) played keyboards. Several of the band's performances were featured in the 1980 film D.O.A..[19][20]

Matlock and New later played with Sid Vicious in the band Vicious White Kids, which only played one concert.[21]

The Rich Kids released the album [22] Ghosts of Princes in Towers, and the single of the same name, in August, with the latter ranking only at #51.[23][24][25] Their last TV appearance was at the University of Reading where they taped a live show for Rock Goes to College on 27 October.[20][26][27] But the band ran into creative differences as they recorded demos for a second album. Having acquired a synthesiser, Ure, alongside bandmate Egan, wanted to integrate the new instrument into the band's sound while Matlock and New preferred to remain with traditional guitars and drums. This resulted in the group's decision to go their separate ways.[6]

Matlock and New went on to tour with Iggy Pop, while Egan and Ure formed a band called The Misfits (not the American horror punk band Misfits) and, after short spells with Skids and Thin Lizzy, respectively, reunited in Visage.[5] In April 1979, Ure joined Ultravox.[5]

On 7 January 2010, the band played a one-off reunion concert at The O2 Academy Islington, London in aid of Steve New.[28][29] New died from cancer on 24 May 2010.[27][30]

In February 2016, it was announced that Rich Kids, with Gary Kemp on lead guitar and James Hallawell on keyboard, would reform for a joint headline show with The Professionals at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire for 16 May.[31] The show was rescheduled for 23 June due to the ongoing structural work at the venue.

The band reunited for a one-off appearance at the Vive Le Rock awards at The O2 Academy Islington, London on 27 March 2019, with Neal X of Sigue Sigue Sputnik standing in on lead guitar.[32]

Personnel edit

Guest musicians edit

Timeline edit

Discography edit

Studio albums
Singles
  • 1978 – "Rich Kids" b/w "Empty Words" (EMI, January 1978) No. 24[5] (also released on red vinyl.)
  • 1978 – "Marching Men" b/w "Here Comes the Nice (live)" (EMI, March 1978)
  • 1978 – "Ghosts of Princes in Towers" b/w "Only Arsenic" (EMI, August 1978)
Compilations
  • 1998 – Burning Sounds compilation. (Rev-Ola, September 1998)
  • 2003 – Best of The Rich Kids compilation. (EMI, July 2003)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Rich Kids Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  2. ^ "The Rich Kids - Early UK Punk Rock band". Punk77.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Rich Kids". Punky Gibbon. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 460. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ a b c d e Strong, Martin C.: "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1
  6. ^ a b Gimarc, George (2005). Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock, 1970-1982 - George Gimarc. ISBN 9780879308483. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  7. ^ Gimarc, George (2005). Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock, 1970-1982 - George Gimarc. ISBN 9780879308483. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - 31/10/1977 The Rich Kids". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Rich Kids - Rich Kids / Empty Words - EMI - UK - EMI 2738". 45cat.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Rich Kids - Rich Kids". Discogs.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Revolver: Season 1, Episode 1 (20 May 1978)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Revolver: Season 1, Episode 8 (2 Sep. 1978)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  14. ^ Inglis, Dr Ian (28 January 2013). Popular Music And Television In Britain. ISBN 9781409494171. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  15. ^ Inglis, Dr Ian (28 January 2013). Popular Music And Television In Britain. ISBN 9781409494171. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - 20/03/1978 The Rich Kids". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  17. ^ "Rich Kids - Marching Men". Discogs.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  18. ^ "Rich Kids - Marching Men / Here Comes The Nice (Live Version) - EMI - UK - EMI 2803". 45cat.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  19. ^ "D.O.A. (1980)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  20. ^ a b "HOMELAND - Official Midge Ure Website". Midgeure.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  21. ^ Mervis, Scott (24 March 2014). "Never mind the legacy: Here's the Sex Pistols". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Block Communications. p. G1. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  22. ^ "Rich Kids - Ghosts Of Princes In Towers / Only Arsenic - EMI - UK - EMI 2848". 45cat.com. 4 August 1978. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  23. ^ "Rich Kids - Ghosts Of Princes In Towers". Discogs.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  24. ^ "Vinyl Album - Rich Kids - Ghosts Of Princes In Towers - EMI - UK". 45worlds.com. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  25. ^ Gimarc, George (2005). Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock, 1970-1982. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-0879308483. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  26. ^ "rock goes to college episode guide". Hardprog.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  27. ^ a b Perrone, Pierre (15 June 2010). "Steve New: Troubled guitarist with Rich Kids, Glen Matlock's post-Sex Pistols band - Obituaries - News". The Independent. London, England: Independent Print Ltd. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  28. ^ "Rich Kids Reform | News | Clash Magazine". Clashmusic.com. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  29. ^ "Rich Kids Reformation Details | News | Clash Magazine". Clashmusic.com. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  30. ^ "2010 ➤ Rich Kid Steve New (aka Stella Nova) dies at 50". Shapersofthe80s.com. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  31. ^ "Rich Kids and The Professionals – Joint Headline Show Announced For The First Time Ever". WithGuitars. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  32. ^ Ure, Midge [@midgeure1] (28 March 2019). "Rich Kids..." (Tweet). Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via Twitter.

External links edit

  • Rich Kids on Myspace
  • The Rich Kids on Myspace
  • Final Rich Kids concert, and photos

November 23, 2023
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For other uses see Rich Kids disambiguation Rich Kids were a short lived new wave band from London founded in 1977 by Glen Matlock following his departure from the Sex Pistols 1 2 3 The band also included future Ultravox member Midge Ure and Rusty Egan who both later founded Visage together They released one album and three singles during their existence from March 1977 to December 1978 although the official announcement of their disbanding was not made until mid 1979 Rich KidsL R Steve New Midge Ure Rusty Egan Glen MatlockBackground informationOriginLondon EnglandGenresPunk rock power pop new waveYears active1977 19792010 2019 occasionally LabelsEMIPast membersGlen MatlockSteve NewRusty EganMidge UreMick JonesBill SmythRich Kids were amongst the foremost British exponents of the power pop style blending influences from 1960s acts such as Small Faces and The Who with more recent punk rock sounds With only one single making the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart 4 Contents 1 Career 2 Personnel 2 1 Guest musicians 2 2 Timeline 3 Discography 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCareer editRich Kids were formed in 1977 by bass player Glen Matlock after he left Sex Pistols An early line up consisted of keyboardist and guitar player Bill Smyth Rusty Egan on drums Steve New on lead guitar and The Clash s Mick Jones who acted as a session live player 5 Glaswegian Midge Ure whose band Slik had split up and reformed as the punk sounding PVC2 moved to London and joined Rich Kids 6 7 Smyth left the group followed by Jones who continued with The Clash Rich Kids recorded their first set of radio sessions on 1 October 1977 for the 7 November broadcast of BBC Radio 1 hosted by DJ John Peel 8 Following on 13 January 1978 9 they were ranked at 24 on 4 February UK Charts with their first self titled single Rich Kids 10 11 This caught more attention from the BBC who invited them to perform on Top of the Pops and several more sets for the short lived live music TV series Revolver hosted by Peter Cook 12 13 14 15 On 22 March they recorded a further session for John Peel s 3 April broadcast 16 Another single Marching Men 17 18 was released on 19 May as means to promote the release of their album produced by Mick Ronson Despite taping a video promo for Donnie Sutherland and After Dark the song did not chart At their Lyceum show in spring 1978 Ronson played guitar and Ian McLagan ex Faces played keyboards Several of the band s performances were featured in the 1980 film D O A 19 20 Matlock and New later played with Sid Vicious in the band Vicious White Kids which only played one concert 21 The Rich Kids released the album 22 Ghosts of Princes in Towers and the single of the same name in August with the latter ranking only at 51 23 24 25 Their last TV appearance was at the University of Reading where they taped a live show for Rock Goes to College on 27 October 20 26 27 But the band ran into creative differences as they recorded demos for a second album Having acquired a synthesiser Ure alongside bandmate Egan wanted to integrate the new instrument into the band s sound while Matlock and New preferred to remain with traditional guitars and drums This resulted in the group s decision to go their separate ways 6 Matlock and New went on to tour with Iggy Pop while Egan and Ure formed a band called The Misfits not the American horror punk band Misfits and after short spells with Skids and Thin Lizzy respectively reunited in Visage 5 In April 1979 Ure joined Ultravox 5 On 7 January 2010 the band played a one off reunion concert at The O2 Academy Islington London in aid of Steve New 28 29 New died from cancer on 24 May 2010 27 30 In February 2016 it was announced that Rich Kids with Gary Kemp on lead guitar and James Hallawell on keyboard would reform for a joint headline show with The Professionals at London s O2 Shepherd s Bush Empire for 16 May 31 The show was rescheduled for 23 June due to the ongoing structural work at the venue The band reunited for a one off appearance at the Vive Le Rock awards at The O2 Academy Islington London on 27 March 2019 with Neal X of Sigue Sigue Sputnik standing in on lead guitar 32 Personnel editMidge Ure lead vocals rhythm guitar keyboards 1977 1979 2010 2016 2019 Glen Matlock bass lead and backing vocals 1977 1979 2010 2016 2019 Rusty Egan drums 1977 1979 2010 2016 2019 Steve New lead guitar keyboards backing vocals 1977 1979 2010 their death Mick Jones guitar backing vocals 1977 Bill Smyth keyboards 1977 Guest musicians edit Gary Kemp lead guitar 2016 James Hallawell keyboards 2016 Neal X lead guitar 2019 Timeline editDiscography editStudio albums1978 Ghosts of Princes in Towers EMI August 1978 No 51 5 Singles1978 Rich Kids b w Empty Words EMI January 1978 No 24 5 also released on red vinyl 1978 Marching Men b w Here Comes the Nice live EMI March 1978 1978 Ghosts of Princes in Towers b w Only Arsenic EMI August 1978 Compilations1998 Burning Sounds compilation Rev Ola September 1998 2003 Best of The Rich Kids compilation EMI July 2003 See also editD O A 1980 film List of Peel sessions List of British punk bands List of performers on Top of the Pops Timeline of punk rockReferences edit Rich Kids Discography Discogs com Retrieved 8 July 2015 The Rich Kids Early UK Punk Rock band Punk77 co uk Retrieved 8 July 2015 Rich Kids Punky Gibbon Retrieved 8 July 2015 Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 460 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 a b c d e Strong Martin C The Great Alternative amp Indie Discography 1999 Canongate ISBN 0 86241 913 1 a b Gimarc George 2005 Punk Diary The Ultimate Trainspotter s Guide to Underground Rock 1970 1982 George Gimarc ISBN 9780879308483 Retrieved 8 July 2015 Gimarc George 2005 Punk Diary The Ultimate Trainspotter s Guide to Underground Rock 1970 1982 George Gimarc ISBN 9780879308483 Retrieved 8 July 2015 Radio 1 Keeping It Peel 31 10 1977 The Rich Kids BBC co uk Retrieved 8 July 2015 Rich Kids Rich Kids Empty Words EMI UK EMI 2738 45cat com Retrieved 8 July 2015 Rich Kids Rich Kids Discogs com Retrieved 8 July 2015 Official Singles Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company Official Charts Company Retrieved 8 July 2015 Revolver Season 1 Episode 1 20 May 1978 IMDb com Retrieved 8 July 2015 Revolver Season 1 Episode 8 2 Sep 1978 IMDb com Retrieved 8 July 2015 Inglis Dr Ian 28 January 2013 Popular Music And Television In Britain ISBN 9781409494171 Retrieved 8 July 2015 Inglis Dr Ian 28 January 2013 Popular Music And Television In Britain ISBN 9781409494171 Retrieved 8 July 2015 Radio 1 Keeping It Peel 20 03 1978 The Rich Kids BBC co uk Retrieved 8 July 2015 Rich Kids Marching Men Discogs com Retrieved 8 July 2015 Rich Kids Marching Men Here Comes The Nice Live Version EMI UK EMI 2803 45cat com Retrieved 8 July 2015 D O A 1980 IMDb com Retrieved 8 July 2015 a b HOMELAND Official Midge Ure Website Midgeure co uk Retrieved 8 July 2015 Mervis Scott 24 March 2014 Never mind the legacy Here s the Sex Pistols Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Block Communications p G1 Retrieved 2 December 2018 Rich Kids Ghosts Of Princes In Towers Only Arsenic EMI UK EMI 2848 45cat com 4 August 1978 Retrieved 8 July 2015 Rich Kids Ghosts Of Princes In Towers Discogs com Retrieved 8 July 2015 Vinyl Album Rich Kids Ghosts Of Princes In Towers EMI UK 45worlds com 7 January 2014 Retrieved 8 July 2015 Gimarc George 2005 Punk Diary The Ultimate Trainspotter s Guide to Underground Rock 1970 1982 Milwaukee Wisconsin Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN 978 0879308483 Retrieved 8 July 2015 rock goes to college episode guide Hardprog pagesperso orange fr Retrieved 8 July 2015 a b Perrone Pierre 15 June 2010 Steve New Troubled guitarist with Rich Kids Glen Matlock s post Sex Pistols band Obituaries News The Independent London England Independent Print Ltd Retrieved 8 July 2015 Rich Kids Reform News Clash Magazine Clashmusic com 27 November 2009 Retrieved 8 July 2015 Rich Kids Reformation Details News Clash Magazine Clashmusic com 3 December 2009 Retrieved 8 July 2015 2010 Rich Kid Steve New aka Stella Nova dies at 50 Shapersofthe80s com 24 May 2010 Retrieved 17 June 2013 Rich Kids and The Professionals Joint Headline Show Announced For The First Time Ever WithGuitars Retrieved 25 March 2016 Ure Midge midgeure1 28 March 2019 Rich Kids Tweet Retrieved 19 November 2023 via Twitter External links editRich Kids on Myspace The Rich Kids on Myspace Final Rich Kids concert and photos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rich Kids amp oldid 1185935765, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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