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Borderline

There are at least ten bands who have used this name. 1) A band from Woodstock, NY formed in 1971. They had close ties to The Band through Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel. John Simon, producer of the first two Band albums even produced the first Borderline album. The second Borderline album remained unreleased until 2001. 2) SXE old school hardcore band from California, one of the members was Popeye, who later started Farside. Borderline released a 7" EP titled "Unseen" in 1990.

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Sad Society

Sad Society formed in Edinburgh in 1982 from the merging of several other bands who were playing the punk circuit at that time: area 12, Pressure Point and Radar. The name 'Sad Society' was inspired by a headline from the Edinburgh Evening News, which read "We are living in a sad society". The band have released several 7" vinyl singles, all featuring their brand of fast, tuneful circa-1977 punk rock, plus a CD album, '(The Best Thing Since) Hand Relief', which was released in 1995.

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Ramones

The Ramones were a punk rock band which formed in Queens, New York, United States in 1974. The band originally consisted of Joey Ramone (vocals), Johnny Ramone (guitar), Dee Dee Ramone (bass) and Tommy Ramone (drums). The band originally formed as a 3-piece with Dee Dee on bass/vocals and Joey drumming. Soon realizing this line-up would not work, their producer, Thomas Erdelyi (aka Tommy Ramone) joined as drummer and Joey took on lead vocal duties.

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Banned

Multiple bands
1) English new wave punk band
2) Banned was a hardcore punk band from the Philippines. They had two songs on the Philippines hardcore compilation, "PHILIPPINES: Where Do We Go From Here?" released in 1987 on Twisted Red Cross records.

Read more about Banned on Last.fm.

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