Shoes (band)

Shoes (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Shoes
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Background = group_or_band
Birth_name =
Alias =
Born =
Died =
Origin = Zion, Illinois, United States
Instrument =
Genre = Rock Power pop
Years_active = 1974–current
Label = Elektra, Black Vinyl
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.blackvinyl.com Official site]
Current_members = John Murphy
Jeff Murphy
Gary Klebe
Past_members = Barry Shumaker
Skip Meyer

Shoes is an American power pop band, formed in Zion, Illinois, in 1974 by brothers John and Jeff Murphy, and Gary Klebe and incorporating several different drummers over the years including Barry Shumaker, Skip Meyer, Ric Menck, John Richardson, and Jeff Hunter. Shoes' biggest hit was "Tomorrow Night" from the album "Present Tense." The big radio hit in Chicago, their home town essentially, was "Too Late" in 1980 from the same album. Additional radio play included "She Satisfies" and "Karen" from 1981's "Tongue Twister", "Curiosity" and "Mayday" from 1982's "Boomerang", and "Feel The Way That I Do" from 1990's "Stolen Wishes", which was also included in the movie 'Mannequinn II'.

When MTV went on the air on August 1, 1981, the channel aired four of Shoes' videos: "Too Late", "Tomorrow Night", "Cruel You" and "In My Arms Again", making Shoes one of the first bands to be shown on MTV. The band went on to do three more videos: "In Her Shadow" (1982), "When Push Comes To Shove"(1985) and "Feel The Way That I Do" (1991).

Shoes also formed their own record label, Black Vinyl Records, and owned and operated their own commercial recording studio (Short Order Recorder) from 1983 to 2004. Many artists recorded at the studio and some went on to sign major label recording contracts, including Local H and Material Issue.

In early 2007, the band released a double CD titled "Double Exposure," which contains demos of their songs from the albums "Present Tense" and "Tongue Twister." In the same time frame, Jeff Murphy published a book entitled, "Birth of A Band, The Record Deal and the Recording of Present Tense" which documents the band's inception, major label signing and subsequent recording of their first internationally distributed album, "Present Tense". In January 2007 Jeff released a solo album titled "Cantilever".

Discography

*1975 "Heads Or Tails" (no label) EP N/A (private release)
*1976 "One In Versailles" (no label) LP N/A (private release)
*1976 "Bazooka" (no label) Cass N/A (private release)
*1977 "Black Vinyl Shoes" Black Vinyl LP N/A
*1978 "Black Vinyl Shoes" PVC LP N/A
*1978 "Tomorrow Night" c/w "Okay" Bomp 7" Bomp116
*1979 "Present Tense" Elektra LP, Cass. N/A
*1980 "Tongue Twister" Elektra LP, Cass. N/A
*1980 "Black Vinyl Shoes" Sire (England) LP N/A
*1982 "Boomerang" Elektra LP, Cass. N/A
*1982 "Shoes On Ice" Elektra EP N/A
*1984 "Silhouette" New Rose (France) LP, Cass. N/A
*1984 "Silhouette" Demon (England) LP, Cass. N/A
*1984 "Silhouette" Line (Germany) LP, Cass. N/A
*1987 "Shoes Best" Black Vinyl (BV19787) EP N/A
*1988 "Present Tense/Tongue Twister" Black Vinyl (BV19888) CD, Cass. Double CD - Available
*1989 "Stolen Wishes" Black Vinyl (BV10189) CD - Available
*1989 "Everyday Is A Holly Day" ("Words Of Love") New Rose (France) CD N/A
*1990 "Everyday Is A Holly Day" ("Words Of Love") Emergo (EMD9465) CD N/A
*1989 "Stolen Wishes" New Rose (France) LP N/A
*1990 "Boomerang/Shoes On Ice" Black Vinyl (BV18190) CD - Available
*1991 "Silhouette" Black Vinyl (BV15191) CD, Cass. Includes 2 bonus tracks - Available
*1991 "Yuletunes" ("This Christmas") Black Vinyl (BV12591) CD - Available
*1991 "Stolen Wishes" JVC (Japan) CD N/A
*1992 "Black Vinyl Shoes" Black Vinyl Shoes (BV10092) CD - Available
*1993 "Yellow Pills Volume One" ("I Miss You") Big Deal (9003) CD compilation - Available
*1994 "Yellow Pills Volume Two" ("Thing Of The Past") Big Deal (9006) CD compilation Available
*1994 "Propeller" Black Vinyl (BV10294) CD - Available
*1995 "Tore A Hole" Black Vinyl (BV10395) CD Single w/3 bonus tracks - Available
*1995 "Fret Buzz" Black Vinyl (BV10495) CD - Available
*1997 "As-Is" Black Vinyl (BV10596) Double CD Limited Edition - Available
*2007 "Cantilever" Black Vinyl (BV10101) (Jeff Murphy solo CD) - Available
*2007 "Double Exposure" Black Vinyl (BV11979) 30-song, Double CD set - Available

External links

*http://www.blackvinyl.com Their label website: Black Vinyl Records


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