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Shop Assistants is tagged as: indie pop, twee, c86, indie, post-punk

The Shop Assistants were an indie pop band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 1984, initially as Buba & The Shop Assistants. The original line-up was Aggi on vocals, David Keegan (guitar), Sarah Kneale (bass), Laura MacPhail (drums) and Ann Donald (drums), this line-up releasing one single, the highly-collectable ‘Something To Do’ which was produced by Stephen Pastel who also contributed backing vocals. Aggi left to be replaced by Alex Taylor, which saw the name shortened to simply ‘The Shop Assistants’ and the next release was ‘All Day Long’ in 1985, which Morrissey described as his favourite single of that year. This was followed in early 1986 with ‘Safety Net’, the first release on Keegan’s 53rd & 3rd Records, which topped the indie chart, and the band recorded national radio sessions for John Peel and Janice Long of BBC Radio One.
They were featured on the NME’s 1986 compilation C86 with one of their slower songs, “It’s Up To You”. Also in that year, they signed to the Chrysalis Records off-shoot Blue Guitar for a further single, ‘I Don’t Wanna Be Friends With You’ and their first and only LP album, The Shop Assistants. This spent one week at number 100 in the UK album ...
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Top 10 Shop Assistants Songs
All That Ever Mattered
Somewhere in China
All Day Long
I Don't Want to Be Friends With You
It's Up to You
Safety Net
Before I Wake
Fixed Grin
Seems to Be
Train From Kansas City
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Shop Assistants
Will Anything Happen
Here It Comes
Big E Power
Will Anything Happen (+ Bonus Tracks)
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