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HERE NOW - The KIDDA BAND Shop....... KIDDA BAND merchandising FOR ALL!! |
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| Breaking News |
Exclusive – a never released song is now being
featured on our YouTube page now!! Another three minutes of pure power
pop called "I wouldn't treat a dog (Like you treat me). Visit the new YouTube site at http://www.youtube.com/user/TheKiddaBand to decide for yourself if you like them or not! |
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| Buy: CDs!!! |
Good news
for those who have been trying to get their hands on the
Too Much Too Little Too Late
album, Detour have re-released the much sought after double album -
you can get yours for a special price of only £10. Order by mailing kidda@18tilidie.com or try looking on Ebay for some regular reduced priced deals. Meanwhile - more information is available at The Shop. |
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| Breaking News | The Kidda Band album has been spotted in Japan and elsewhere in the UK- read where here! |
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| Buy: T-Shirts!!! | This is your last chance to get one of our great Incredible Kidda Band T-Shirt designs available before they sell out - there are less than ten left now. They are Black cotton T-Shirts with a White logo and are all brand new and unworn. All for a special end of line price of only £7 English pounds plus packing and postage. Order by mailing kidda@18tilidie.com or try looking on Ebay for some regular reduced priced deals. Meanwhile - more information is available from our Shop. |
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| Breaking News | The Brothers Gross play their cover of I'm Gonna Join the Army - hear it here! | ||||
| Buy: Lyrics!!! | Now available for the very first time.......the "Too Much, Too Little, Too late" lyric book. Packed full of anecdotes from band members and featuring quotes on the songs from fans from around the world. Order by mailing kidda@18tilidie.com or try looking on Ebay for some regular reduced priced deals. Meanwhile - more information is available at The Shop. |
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WHO'S WHO
DISCOGRAPHY - 45s DISCOGRAPHY - CDs + Kidda Band - Too much Too Little Too Late LIVE REVIEWS!! The Kidda Band '79 ALBUM REVIEWS!! SINGLE REVIEWS!! TV and RADIO SHOWS!! BBC Radio - Coventry & Warwickshire (Feb 2006) BAND HISTORY!! PHOTO CALL!! The Kidda Band -Page 3 Fella's PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS!!
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THE KIDDA BAND HISTORY Formed in 1977. Raised a storm in the Midlands before heading South to London to later become both The Kicks and We're Only Human. |
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STOP PRESS New Album due out in 2007 on
TSTOP PRESS Too Much Too Little Too Late Re-release out NOW!! See our shop for details.....
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The Kidda Band made two 45s between 1978 and 1979. Their first single Everybody Knows has since become a much sought after collectors item. Although the single rarely becomes available, when it does, it changes hands for as much as £205/$360. Second single Fighting my way back has also begun to become a collectors item more recently, this one changing hands for as much as £120/$208 Three other singles as The Kicks and We're Only Human followed. Two other fluid band side projects also existed for single gigs in the early days. Find out more here. And since then? An album (called Too Much Too Little Too Late) was released in 2000 which brought together all of the Kidda Band 45s, B-sides and lots of studio recordings and demos never heard before ............read the rave reviews it received upon release. Since it Sold Out, the album has also become a bit of a collectors item - changing hands for as much as £38/$67. ****Download samples of some of the album tracks here.****
Live shows throughout the life of the band were always well received. Read a real live review here.....
Album reviews shows what the industry thinks of both the Kidda Bands debut album and Johnny Blacks new release. See what Tony Visconti, well respected T-Rex and David Bowie producer, had to say about debut single "Everybody Knows". TV and Radio Shows covers the past, details of the three television appearances and the 2006 interview on BBC Radio featuring Alan Hammonds. |
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Kidda Band History......shows a wide range of material from gig posters, publicity shots and promotional materials as well as interesting details of live shows and the label upon which the band appeared. Kidda Band History also includes the full family tree from the bands beginnings through the established Incredible Kidda Band line up and on through the various The Kicks and We're Only Human line ups too. Also included are some of the side projects that involved both existing and future band members. |
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Photo Call......shows you the "Page 3 Fella" shots of each of the band members that appeared in "Oh Boy!" magazine, plus live shots from some of the early live shows. Other pages show photographs of the other line ups too. Promotional Materials is a fascinating look back at some of the materials produced to publicise the band. And if you want to sing along to the songs then get the lyrics to some of the songs here. |
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If you have some time to spare, then why don't you spend a little of it reading some of the great articles that have appeared on the band?. Also get to read the fans view of the band and what the music means to them, wherever they are in the world. Or read one fan's story of his travels's watching the Kidda Band/The Kicks across the UK during the 1980s. After The Kidda Band came two other side projects.......see them here and now... Collectibles.....shows the crazy prices that the records and band memorabilia are achieving on Ebay at present. Whilst references and influences highlights those bands who list The Kidda Band in their publicity or where album reviewers drop The Kidda Bands name into an album review or two. |
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The MUST HAVE items of 2008! - Still Available!! There is now a choice of two great Incredible Kidda Band T-Shirt designs available. The first design (on the left) was the must have item in Nuneaton back in 1977 when local band The Incredible Kidda Band played the 77 Club. This is a very rare T-shirt that comes in one size only - XL. The second design (on the right) is based upon the "Too Much Too Little Too Late" album sleeve. It comes in a choice of sizes – Large and X-Large. Both are Black cotton T-Shirts with a White logo and are all brand new and unworn. All for only12 English pounds plus packing and postage. Visit our SHOP to get yours now!!! |
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STOP PRESS
A new solo album of Alan Hammonds material is now available. The new album features more of his powerful melodies, strong tunes and some of the best lyrics of his life. *** Find out more about the album "Johnny Black - White Trash", how to buy it and also hear and download samples of some of the album tracks here. ***
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Plus, more good news for global Kidda Band fans.....the discovery of the great "Lost Demos" has meant that songs of the band are available for the first time since 2000. Lost but not forgotten these last few tracks have finally been unearthed and made available for the first time. *** Find out more about the album "The Lost Demos", how to buy it and also hear and download samples of some of the album tracks here. *** Both albums are available now on the bands own label - Black and Blue Records.
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COMING SOON: Despite these two releases, there are still plans for another album of unreleased Kidda Band gems. Kidder was in the studio earlier this year, with the team that brought you "Too Much Too Little Too Late", to fine tune another batch of songs ready for a 2007 release!! Watch this space for news. |
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Why not write to us? Find out how to do so here....... |
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Copyright © 2000 by Kidda Music/Black and Blue Music. All rights reserved. Revised: 05 Oct 2008 20:23 . |
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