The MP'S

The MP'S

(Ska) (Above - From Alternative Sounds)

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"The MP's are a new Ska band or something from Coventry with 3 blacks and 3 whites including a saxophone player. They wore smart modish suits, silly plastic bowler hats and red carnations. The lead singer used an umbrella on stage.

Mick Roberts (also was a member of Team 23 and later the hit band - King)
The MP's released a single Life on the Dole.
Other songs - Madhouse, Crowded City, She's a Goer

From the King website http://www.kingofficialwebsite.com/html/steps_1.html

"Mike Roberts was a classically trained pianist who had just finished a stint playing with

reggae legends The Pioneers. As a teenager he'd earned his crust backing American touring acts such as The Crystals, Chantelles and Velvelettes. An adept player who could move with ease across soul, ska and rock, he fitted perfectly into Paul's vision of a hybrid dance group.

"The first time I saw Mick he was in band called the MPs, supporting the Reluctant Stereotypes. When the show finished and everyone was packing down, he got on a piano and started playing - it was then I realized that he was very talented. When King came together we needed a versatile keyboard player; an anchorman. Mick came through on all levels." Paul King - Music Maker Magazine

 

Life on the Dole - The MP's - 1980