Ellery Bop

Ellery Bop
Origin	Liverpool, England
Genres	Indie rock

Ellery Bop were a 1980s indie rock band with Liverpool and Irish roots.

Lineup

• Jamie Farrell : vocalist/lead guitarist
• Robbie Butcher : bass guitar
• Kev Connolly : percussion
• Mark Parry : drums

Career

The band toured infrequently (with Killing Joke) but recorded several sessions for the BBC with John Peel^[1] and Janice Long. A John Peel session was recorded live at the London I.C.A. The band claimed bands such as MC5, The Stooges, Ramones, Heartbreakers and The Clash as their influences.

Discography

Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart.^[2]

Singles

• "Hit the Moon" (June 1981)
• "Ringing" (March 1982) (featuring; Ian Broudie of the Lightning Seeds on bass) (No. 46)
• "We Deny" (November 1982)
• Fire in Reflection EP (1983)
• Torn Apart EP (1985)
• "Ellery Bop - Torn Apart" (music video 1985)^[3]

References

1. "BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Ellery Bop". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
2. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1999. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
3. "Ellery Bop - Torn Apart - YouTube". Youtube.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.