Symarip Pyramids Music

SYMARIP PYRAMIDSKINHEAD MOONSTOMP TOURThe Symarip-Pyramids, formed in the mid-sixties by six young British-based musicians of West Indian descent. A Ska & Rock Steady band, although they began their career as a straight "pop" group, consisting of founders Frank Pitter & Michael Thomas.The group was signed to President Records, Then came the monster hit "Train Tour To Rainbow City", a chugging piece written and produced by Eddy Grant, which ran through many of the period's most popular records and bore a close resemblance to Prince Buster's "Train To Girls Town".The Symarip-Pyramids soon captured the imagination of the new skinhead audience with, “Skinhead Moonstomp” “Skinhead Jamboree” “Mosquito Bite” a sort of patois styled parody complete with monkey, goat and bull frog noises. Followed by “All Change On The Bakerloo Line” which led to many television appearances, throughout Europe. “Holidays By The Sea” a perfectly encapsulates the era, along with saucy postcards and “kiss me quick”. Symarip is widely marked as the first skinhead band, the last album of The Symarip-Pyramids was ‘Drunk and Disorderly’ which was released in 1985 (Ariola, 1985). The Band is currently back from the Moon & planning a forthcoming “Skinhead Moonstomp" Tour “ 2008/9 Tour!Booking Enquiry: Donald Deans, Monkeybiz Entertainments TL: 44 20 8671 5811 MB: 44 7940 550 153 Skype: uglymann, E-mail: [email protected] www.monkeybizmanagement.com

Symarip (also known at various stages of their career as The Bees, The Pyramids, Seven Letters and Zubaba) were a ska and reggae band from the United Kingdom, originating in the late 1960s when Michael Thomas and his friend Frank Pitter founded the band called The Bees. Some sources spell the band's name as Simaryp, which is an approximate anagram of the word pyramids.Consisting of members of West Indian descent, Symarip is widely marked as one of the original skinhead bands, being one of the first to target skinheads as an audience. Their style of music became known as skinhead reggae, and their hits included "Skinhead Moonstomp", "Skinhead Girl" and "Skinhead Jamboree". They moved to Germany in 1971, performing reggae and Afro-rock under the name Zubaba. In 1980, the album Skinhead Moonstomp was re-issued in the wake of the 2 Tone craze, hitting the UK pop charts for the first time. The band officially split in 1985 after their last album 'Drunk & Disorderly' (Ariola, 1985) which was produced by Stevie B. Trojan Records released a best of album in 2004 with a new single, "Back From the Moon", performed by two of the former band members, Monty Neysmith and Roy Ellis. The Pyramids / Symarips widely known ska hit "Skinhead Moonstomp" is based on the Derrick Morgan song, "Moon Hop".Contents [hide] 1 Lineup 2 Partial discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles (as Symarip) 3 External links[edit] Lineup Roy Ellis (vocals) Monty Neysmith (Hammond organ, keyboards) Frank Pitter (drums) Michael Thomas (bass) Josh Roberts (guitar) Roy Bug Knight (saxophone) Johney Johnson (trumpet) Carl Grifith (tenor & alto sax)[edit] Partial discography[edit] Albums The Pyramids - The Pyramids - President Records - PTL-1021 (1969) Symarip - Skinhead Moonstomp - Trojan - TBL-102 (1970) Simaryp - Skinhead Moonstomp - Trojan Records - TRLS187 (1980) The Pyramids - Drunk and Disorderly - Ariola Records (1985) Symarip/The Pyramids/Seven Letters - The Best Of - Trojan TJACD154 (2004)[edit] Singles (as Symarip) Blue Beat BB-386A Jesse James Rides Again (as The Bees) 1967 Blue Beat BB-386B The Girl In My Dreams (as The Bees) 1967 Clmbia Blue Beat DB-101A Jesse James Rides Again (as The Bees) 1967 Clmbia Blue Beat DB-101B The Girl In My Dreams (as The Bees) 1967 Clmbia Blue Beat DB-111A Prisoner From Alcatraz (as The Bees) 1967 Clmbia Blue Beat DB-111B The Ska's The Limit (as The Bees) 1967 President PT-161A Train Tour To Rainbow City 1967 President PT-161B John Chewey 1967 President PT-177A Wedding In Peyton Place 1968 President PT-177B Girls, Girls, Girls 1968 President PT-195A All Change On the Bakerloo Line 1968 President PT-195B Playing Games 1968 President PT-206A Mexican Moonlight 1968 President PT-206B Mule 1968 President PT-225A Tisko My Darling 1968 President PT-225B Movement All Around 1968 President PT-243A Do Re Mi 1969 President PT-243B I'm Outnumbered 1969 President PT-274A I'm A Man 1969 President PT-274B Dragonfly 1969 Attack ATT-8013A I'm A Puppet (as Symarip) 1969 Attack ATT-8013B Vindication (as Symarip) 1969 Doctor Bird DB-1189A People Get Ready (as Seven Letters) 1969 Doctor Bird DB-1189B The Fit (as Seven Letters) 1969 Doctor Bird DB-1194A Please Stay (as Seven Letters) 1969 Doctor Bird DB-1194B Special Beat (as Seven Letters) 1969 Doctor Bird DB-1195A Flour Dumpling (as Seven Letters) 1969 Doctor Bird DB-1195B Equality (as Seven Letters) 1969 Doctor Bird DB-1206A Mama Me Want Girl (as Seven Letters) 1969 Doctor Bird DB-1206B Sentry (as Seven Letters) 1969 Doctor Bird DB-1207A Soul Crash (Soul Serenade) (as Seven Letters) 1969 Doctor Bird DB-1207B Throw Me Things (as Seven Letters) 1969 Doctor Bird DB-1208A There Goes My Heart (as Seven Letters) 1969 Doctor Bird DB-1208B Wish (as Seven Letters) 1969 Doctor Bird DB-1209A Bam Bam Baji (as Seven Letters) 1969 Doctor Bird DB-1209B Hold Him Joe (as Seven Letters) 1969 Doctor Bird DB-1306A Fung Sure (as Symarip) 1969 Doctor Bird DB-1306B Tomorrow At Sundown (as Symarip) 1969 Doctor Bird DB-1307A Stay With Him 1969 Doctor Bird DB-1307B Chicken Mary 1969 Treasure Isle TI-7050A Skinhead Moonstomp 1969 Treasure Isle TI-7050A Must Catch A Train 1969 Treasure Isle TI-7054A Parson's Corner Feb. 1970 Treasure Isle TI-7054A Redeem Feb. 1970 Treasure Isle TI-7055A La Bella Jig Mar. 1970 Treasure Isle TI-7055A Holiday By The Sea Mar. 1970 Attack ATT-8013A I'm A Puppet April. 1970 Attack ATT-8013B Vindication April 1970 Duke DU-80A Geronimo Jun. 1970 Duke DU-80B Feel Alright Jun. 1970 Trojan TR-7755A Feel Alright May. 1970 Trojan TR-7755B Telstar May. 1970 Trojan TR-7770A To Sir With Love Jul. 1970 Trojan TR-7770B Reggae Shuffle Jul. 1970 Trojan TR-7803A All For You Jan. 1971 Trojan TR-7803B All For You (Version) Jan. 1971 Trojan TR-7814B (1) Stingo 1971 Trojan TR-7814B (2) Geronimo 1971 Creole CR-1003A Mosquito Bite Creole CR-1003B Mother's Bath Creole CR-1006A Can't Leave Now Creole CR-1006B Teardrops Rhino RNO-129A Jesse James Rides Again 1974