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Background information | |
Genres | Rockabilly |
Years active | 1978-present |
Labels | Nervous, New, ABC, Madhouse, Vinyl Frontier, Vinyl Japan, Vampirella, Raucous, Crazy Love, I Sold My Soul, Bluelight |
Restless is a British rockabilly band formed in 1978. The group got their name from the song "Restless" by Carl Perkins. [1] The band performed their first gig in Sudbury in 1980, with Mark Harman as front-man on guitar and vocals, and Ben Cooper on drums; the two shared songwriting duties. After the second album was released in 1984, the band re-organised, dropping Mark's brother Paul on bass to be replaced by Jeff Bayly. [2] The band are credited with being pioneers of neo-rockabilly. [3]
Albums
Why Don't You Just Rock - 1982
Do You Feel Restless -1984
After Midnight - 1986
Live & Kicking - 1987
Beat My Drum - 1988
Moving On - 1990
Number Seven - 1991
Figure It Out - 1993
Three Of A Kind - 1995
The Lost Sessions - 1996
Got Some Guts Unplugged 1997
Do Your Thing - 2002
Restless Rarities - 2003
Got It Covered - 2011
Live at The Klub Foot - 2011
Sounds Like Restless - 2012
Seconds Out - 2014
Live in Tokyo - 2012
Originals - 2015
Ready To Go - 2020
Singles/Ep's
The Restless - 1982
Edge on You - 1983
Mister Blues - 1984
Vanish Without a Trace - 1985
Somebody Told Me - 1986
Just a Friend - 1986
What Can You Say - 1986
Ice Cold - 1987
Radar Love/Neutron Dance - 1988
Tobacco Road - 1990
Restless Versus The Rizlas - 2002
Ice Cold - 2018
Love Like a Bullet - 2019
Compilations
Stomping at The Klubfoot - 1984
Early Years - 1987, The Early Years 1981-83
The Very Best of Restless - 1996
Rock and Roll Beginners - 1998,Jungle Records
Rock n Roll Train Best of the Madhouse Years - 2005
Restless The Nervous Years - 2001
Compilations
Stomping at The Klubfoot - 1984
Early Years - 1987, The Early Years 1981-83
The Very Best of Restless - 1996
Kickin' Into Midnight - 1990
Rock and Roll Beginners - 1998,Jungle Records
Rock n Roll Train Best of the Madhouse Years - 2005
Restless The Nervous Years - 2001
The Best in The East - 2003
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