Artist
Specimen
Bristol, United Kingdom · 1980 – 1985
Specimen is a music group from Bristol, United Kingdom, active 1980–1985. Their discography on Gatefold includes 2 records.
2
Albums tracked
2
In collections
1980
Since
Biography
One of the first of the bands in the Goth scene, the Specimen was born in early 1981 in Bristol. They moved to London, recruited drummer Jonathan in '82 and started the scene defining club, the, in Soho in July 1982. Johnny Melton, AKA Jonny Slut, joined soon after. Despite touring the UK and the States, they never achieved the fame of bands like Fields Of The Nephilim or The Mission (opens in a new tab) and they split in 1985. Jonny Slut went on to work with The KLF (opens in a new tab), Adamski and is now in Atomizer (2) (opens in a new tab).
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