I Wanna Be A Star b/w At the Seaside

by The Daze

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	1.	I Wanna Be a Star 02:45		buy track
	2.	At the Seaside 02:17		buy track

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THE DAZE, a three-piece band from Birmingham, England, featuring Phil Hickin (guitar/vocals), Rob Tansley (drums/vocals), and John Hammond (bass), formed in 1978 out of the ashes of previously unrecorded combos, GREYDAY, FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE and 3 LITRE. Gigging in pubs and small venues, the trio recorded and produced their lone 1979 single live to four-track in local label Motor City Rhythm’s rehearsal studio in two hours. Issued in February 1979 and sold mainly at gigs, THE DAZE’s single has remained one of the Holy Grails of U.K. punk since the time of its release, not only because of its impossible rarity, but also the high-quality of its two tracks. ‘I Wanna Be A Star’ dares to proclaim what every other punk band was too scared to admit over a thin Mersey-punk guitar line and melody while ‘At The Seaside’ is less Mod’s Mayday and more D.I.Y. day-tripper strum und clang. In other words: a classic! THE DAZE recorded two other tracks which are unreleased and likely lost before breaking up in 1982. In a better world they’d have been the next SPENCER DAVIS GROUP. Recommended to everyone without a trust fund.

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released October 31, 2020

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The Daze Birmingham, UK

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Jul 20

Bendiksbukta

Kristiansand, Norway
Aug 9

Bjergstedparken

Stavanger, Norway
Aug 10

Bergenhus Festning

Bergen, Norway
Aug 16

Romssa Arena Park, Tromsø

Tromsø, Norway
Aug 17

Tollbodplassen

Fredrikstad, Norway
Aug 23

Frognerbadet

Oslo, Norway
Aug 24

E.C. Dahls Arena

Trondheim, Norway
Nov 1

Musikklubben Elværket

Holbaek, Denmark

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