THE AK BAND

 

THE AK BAND

BAND INDEX

THE AK BAND
Punk, Powerpop, Ska, Indie, Alternative c1980


Singles
Pink Slippers / Skegaway produced by Roger Lomas I believe.
Label: BAATTLE BOB1
8.3.12 / Walnuts-Moleteazers UK 1981
Over You / Dead Slumber
Album
Manhole Kids RCA 1981


Lead Vocalist / Bass Neville (Nev Slipper) (Later joined Coma Cou) They featured on Rhythm Method Compilation
Johnny AK / Maz Walnut.
Won Battle of the Bands 1980


Pete Chambers says
" The AK Band were the nearest thing Kenilworth ever had to a hit band. Playing Ska music very much in the mould of Bad Manners. Their single Pink Slippers has graced many a Best of Ska Album."


From Tone and Wave
"This is the Ak Bands first recording from 1980. They were a British power pop trio who played a lot of 2Tone inspired ska with no horn section or keys. The first song here Pink Slippers is an up-tempo song about receiving a bad Christmas gift and the other song Skegaway has more of a Police sound to it.


Side A - Pink Slippers
Side B - Skegaway

Comment
My brothers band were playing in the final of the London heat in Battle of the Bands in 1980 at the Rainbow theatre, they came second to a band called The Time Flies. The Ak Band were in the competition at an earlier heat and were signed straight away and you could tell why, when they came on and performed their songs the whole place was rocking. Great memories.
Sean M
Hoxton London