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Del Amitri is tagged as: rock, scottish, pop, 90s, alternative

Del Amitri are a British pop-rock guitar band, formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1980. They came together at school as teenagers when Justin Currie (bass and vocals), James Scobbie (guitar and vocals) and Donald Bentley (guitar) formed a band in reaction against the rest of the ‘rockers’ in the school. The name was chosen deliberately because it didn’t mean anything but sounded a bit like someone’s name - early Del Amitri did not want to be classified and their existence was kept secret from the rest of the school.
Early rehearsals in Justin’s parents house were followed by a move to secret rehearsal space behind some storage cartons in the basement of Glasgow Art Centre (now defunct). Later on the band secured official rehearsal space at the Art Centre in a proper room with a cupboard to keep their gear in. Postcard Record signing and future megastars Aztec Camera rehearsed in the room next door. At this time Paul Tyagi (drums) joined the band as its first drummer. The first recorded Del Amitri track “What she Calls it” was the B side of a flexi-disc given away free with Stand and Deliver fanzine - the A side was given to another future Glasgow megaband The Bluebells. Unable to read music, early Del tracks were arranged and remembered ac...
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Top 10 Del Amitri Songs
Roll To Me
Tell Her This
Nothing Ever Happens
Driving With The Brakes On
Kiss This Thing Goodbye
Always The Last To Know
Be My Downfall
Here And Now
Not Where It's At
Just Like A Man
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Top 10 Del Amitri Albums
Twisted
Hatful of Rain: The Best of Del Amitri
Waking Hours
Change Everything
The Best Of Del Amitri - Hatful Of Rain
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Hatful of Rain
Roll To Me
Some Other Sucker's Parade
Can You Do Me Good?
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