Jimmy the Hoover

It was their only hit, reaching number 18 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1983.

[1][2] The band formed in 1982 and comprised Simon Barker (keyboards), Derek Dunbar (vocals), Karla Duplantier (drums), Flinto Chandia (bass) (later replaced by Cris Cole) and Mark Rutherford (guitar).

A promotional video for the single was directed by Derek Jarman.

[4] A follow-up single "Kill Me Kwik", produced by Anne Dudley of Art of Noise fame, received positive reviews in the music press but failed to chart.

In 1985, another single, "Bandana Street (Use It)", appeared on a new label, MCA Records, but with no further success.