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Win

Chewing gum for the ears, baby!

About Me


Win were a strange yet enjoyable pop band from Scotland that crept onto the music scene with a few singles in 1985 and 1986, but didn't get around to releasing their debut album, Uh! Tears Baby (A Trash Icon) on the London label until 1987. Led by former Fire Engines main man Davy Henderson on vocals, guitar, and keyboards, Win also featured Russell Burn (keyboards, percussion, vocals, and samples), Ian Stoddart (drums, vocals, percussion, and keyboards), Mani Shoniwa (guitar, bass, keyboards, and vocals), and Simon Smeeton (guitar, bass, keyboards, and vocals). Uh! Tears Baby was a strange mix of Henderson's quirky songwriting and a "modern" (for the '80s) dance groove. The clean production (by David Motion) added even more to the odd feel of the album.
This was a band aching to break down barriers while remaining firmly inside them. Imagine Marc Bolan fronting early It Bites covering songs by Orange Juice and having the whole thing mixed by Kraftwerk and Adam Ant ("wow" is right). As odd as Henderson's songs were, they were still catchy and hummable, fueled by the soulful groove of the band. Two years later, Win released their belated sophomore album, Freaky Trigger, on Virgin.
Steven "Spaz" Schnee, Allmusic.com

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Member Since: 27/02/2007
Band Website: http://home2.btconnect.com/iconic-trash/index.html
Band Members:
Davy Henderson : vocals, guitars, keyboards

Russell Burn : keyboards, percussion, vocals, samples

Ian Stoddart : drums, vocals, percussion, keyboards

Emanuel Shoniwa : guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals

Simon Smeeton : guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals

William Perry : keyboards, vocals

Record Label: Unknown Major
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Welcome to the unofficial Winspace!!

Hi! Welcome to the unofficial Myspace site for the fantastically brilliant, hugely underrated (and criminally overlooked) Scottish band, Win. Featured on the site are five songs, three taken...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:57:00 GMT