Band Name: Foreign Legion (3)
Music Album: The Years Gone By
Album Release Date: November 2024
Music Genre: Punk Rock Oi
Record Label: Upstart Productions
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 4 Tracks Vinyl 7"
A punk rock/oi! band from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Formed in 1984.
1984–1991
Foreign Legion formed in 1984 from the ashes of a band called Society, later Dead On Arrival. Dead on Arrival had one song on 1984's Bullsheep Detector album. Following the name change to Foreign Legion (due partly to people shortening it to DOA, which could cause confusion with the Canadian band of that name) and a number of line up changes (drummers in particular) the band released their first EP in 1986, on their own Rent a Racket label with the line up of Marcus Howells on vocals, Lyn Murphy on guitar, Helen James on bass and Paul (Marshon) Marsh on drums. Following further line up changes with Andrew Heggie on guitar the band played their first gigs outside the UK, with gig exchanges with Burning Ambitions from Le Havre and supporting Bérurier Noir.
Surf City their second EP was released in 1989 and their first full-length album entitled Welcome to Fort Zinderneuf was released later that year, by which time a new, more stable line up had evolved with Mark (Jolly) Williams joining on bass (from local band Blind Justice, who Andrew Heggie soon joined), together with Peter Giles on guitar and Ben Stansfield on drums, retaining only Marcus Howells on vocals.
During the 1980s the band played regular slots in the famous 100 Club and supported the likes of UK Subs, The Vibrators, The Par (...)
| A1 | Wake Up |
| A2 | Don't Ask Me Why |
| B1 | What Are You Doing Now |
| B2 | Jump |
On green & black vinyl.
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