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	~~== See Also ==~~

	*[[:The Laughing Apple]]

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	==History==		==History==
	Glaswegian Alan McGee had previously been in the band The Laughing Apple, which released three singles in 1981/82.<ref name="Strong">Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, [[Wikipedia:ISBN (identifier)\|ISBN]] [[Wikipedia:Special:BookSources/1-84195-335-0\|1-84195-335-0]], p. 409</ref> After moving to London, McGee formed a new band, Biff Bang Pow!, taking their name from a song by one of his favourite bands, [[Wikipedia:The Creation (band)\|The Creation]].<ref name="Strong" /><ref name="Larkin">Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave'', Virgin Books, [[Wikipedia:ISBN (identifier)\|ISBN]] [[Wikipedia:Special:BookSources/0-7535-0231-3\|0-7535-0231-3]], p. 43-44</ref> The first release on Creation records, "'73 in '83" by [[Wikipedia:The Legend!\|The Legend!]] came with a [[Wikipedia:flexi-disc\|flexi-disc]] featuring Laughing Apple's "Wouldn't You", a song that would later appear on the first Biff Bang Pow! album.<ref name="Strong" />		Glaswegian Alan McGee had previously been in the band [[The Laughing Apple]], which released three singles in 1981/82.<ref name="Strong">Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, [[Wikipedia:ISBN (identifier)\|ISBN]] [[Wikipedia:Special:BookSources/1-84195-335-0\|1-84195-335-0]], p. 409</ref> After moving to London, McGee formed a new band, Biff Bang Pow!, taking their name from a song by one of his favourite bands, [[Wikipedia:The Creation (band)\|The Creation]].<ref name="Strong" /><ref name="Larkin">Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave'', Virgin Books, [[Wikipedia:ISBN (identifier)\|ISBN]] [[Wikipedia:Special:BookSources/0-7535-0231-3\|0-7535-0231-3]], p. 43-44</ref> The first release on Creation records, "'73 in '83" by [[Wikipedia:The Legend!\|The Legend!]] came with a [[Wikipedia:flexi-disc\|flexi-disc]] featuring Laughing Apple's "Wouldn't You", a song that would later appear on the first Biff Bang Pow! album.<ref name="Strong" />

	The initial Biff Bang Pow! line-up was McGee on guitar and vocals, with [[Dick Green]] (ex-BGS) on guitar, [[Wikipedia:Slaughter Joe\|Joe Foster]] on bass, and [[Ken Popple]] (ex-BGS) on drums, these recording the first two singles "50 Years of Fun" and "There Must Be A Better Life".<ref name="Strong" />		The initial Biff Bang Pow! line-up was McGee on guitar and vocals, with [[Dick Green]] (ex-BGS) on guitar, [[Wikipedia:Slaughter Joe\|Joe Foster]] on bass, and [[Ken Popple]] (ex-BGS) on drums, these recording the first two singles "50 Years of Fun" and "There Must Be A Better Life".<ref name="Strong" />

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Biff Bang Pow!
| image =
| caption =
| alt =
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| origin = London
| genre = Indie Pop
| years_active = 1983–1991
| label = [[Dick Green|Creation Records]]
| associated_acts = The Laughing Apple
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = Alan McGee, [[Dick Green]], Joe Foster, [[Ken Popple]], Dave Evans, Andrew Innes
}}
'''Biff Bang Pow!''' was an [[indie pop]] band from London, active between 1983 and 1991, centring on [[Dick Green|Creation Records]] boss [[Wikipedia:Alan McGee|Alan McGee]].

==History==
Glaswegian Alan McGee had previously been in the band The Laughing Apple, which released three singles in 1981/82.<ref name="Strong">Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, [[Wikipedia:ISBN (identifier)|ISBN]] [[Wikipedia:Special:BookSources/1-84195-335-0|1-84195-335-0]], p. 409</ref> After moving to London, McGee formed a new band, Biff Bang Pow!, taking their name from a song by one of his favourite bands, [[Wikipedia:The Creation (band)|The Creation]].<ref name="Strong" /><ref name="Larkin">Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave'', Virgin Books, [[Wikipedia:ISBN (identifier)|ISBN]] [[Wikipedia:Special:BookSources/0-7535-0231-3|0-7535-0231-3]], p. 43-44</ref> The first release on Creation records, "'73 in '83" by [[Wikipedia:The Legend!|The Legend!]] came with a [[Wikipedia:flexi-disc|flexi-disc]] featuring Laughing Apple's "Wouldn't You", a song that would later appear on the first Biff Bang Pow! album.<ref name="Strong" />

The initial Biff Bang Pow! line-up was McGee on guitar and vocals, with [[Dick Green]] (ex-BGS) on guitar, [[Wikipedia:Slaughter Joe|Joe Foster]] on bass, and [[Ken Popple]] (ex-BGS) on drums, these recording the first two singles "50 Years of Fun" and "There Must Be A Better Life".<ref name="Strong" />

Dave Evans then replaced Foster (who went solo as Slaughter Joe), and guitarist/organist [[Wikipedia:Andrew Innes|Andrew Innes]] (later to join [[Wikipedia:Primal Scream|Primal Scream]]) joined on a part-time basis.<ref name="Strong" /> Debut album ''Pass The Paintbrush...Honey'' was released in early 1985, displaying a mixture of mod, psychedelia, and new wave influences. 1986 saw arguably the band's strongest album ''The Girl Who Runs The Beat Hotel'', which expanded on the first album's psychedelic and sixties pop influences, and featured collaborations with artist/painter [[Wikipedia:JC Brouchard|JC Brouchard]]. This album coincided with the peak of the first wave of [[Wikipedia:indie pop|indie pop]] and as this gave way to [[Wikipedia:shoegazing|shoegazing]] and [[Wikipedia:grunge|grunge]], Creation Records also moved in that direction, with the label increasingly being associated with artists such as [[Wikipedia:My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]] and [[Wikipedia:Ride (band)|Ride]]. With Biff Bang Pow!, however, McGee continued with guitar pop, becoming increasingly melancholy with releases such as ''Oblivion'' (1987), ''Love Is Forever'' (1988), ''Songs For The Sad Eyed Girl'' (1990), and ''Me'' (1991), which proved to be the last album proper by the band.<ref name="Robbins">Robbins, Ira & Anderson, Lydia "[http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=biff_bang_pow Biff Bang Pow!]", ''Trouser Press'', retrieved 2010-12-29</ref> Two compilations, ''L'Amour, Demure, Stenhousemuir'' and ''Debasement Tapes'' were subsequently released on Creation, with ''Bertula Bop'' released in 1994 on the Tristar label.<ref name="Strong" /> A further collection, ''Waterbomb'', compiled by Joe Foster, was released on [[Wikipedia:Rev-Ola Records|Rev-Ola]] in 2003.<ref name="Sendra">Sendra, Tim "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/waterbomb-r642256/review ''Waterbomb'' Review]", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-12-29</ref>

==External Links==
*[[Wikipedia:Biff Bang Pow!|Biff Bang Pow!]] - Wikipedia
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=505sbWs9DAs&list=PLZCQo-LbGdzkeLdfx8j8N6rUDcLk3eHSi Biff Bang Pow!|] - YouTube

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			== See Also ==

			*[[:The Laughing Apple]]