The Mo-dettes

The Mo-dettes

The Mo-dettes (alternatively The Modettescite book
first= David
last= Roberts
year= 2006
title= British Hit Singles & Albums
edition= 19th
publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
location= London
pages= p. 373
id= ISBN 1-904994-10-5] ) were an all-female punk band, formed in 1979 by Kate Korus, an original member of The Slits and brief member of The Raincoats.

Biography

The Mo-dettes most well-known song is "White Mice", which was self-released as their first single in mid 1979 on Mode records, with "Masochistic Opposite" on the b-side. The single was distributed by Rough Trade. It spent 5 weeks at No1 on the Indie charts.

The Mo-dettes got further exposure on BBC Radio 1, DJ John Peel's show on 28 January 1980, broadcasting versions of "Norman (He's No Rebel)", "Dark Park Creeping", "Kray Twins" and "Bitter Truth". Further sessions followed on 26 August 1980 and 11 July 1981. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1980s/1980/Jan28modettes/ bbc.co.uk/radio1/john peel/sessions/1980s] ]

They released one album, "The Story So Far", on 26 June 1981. [ [http://thep5.blogspot.com/2008/06/mo-dettes-tonight.html Thep5.blogspot.com] ] The album chiefly consisted of pop-punk originals, as well as covers of The Rolling Stones' "Paint It, Black" and Édith Piaf's "Milord". Also in 1981, billed as the Bomberettes, they provided backing vocals on the track "Fighter Pilot" on John Cale's album "Honi Soit".

Another claim to fame was being introduced to Prince Charles, while both were visiting London's Capital Radio. [ [http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/m.htm Cherryred.co.uk] ]

The group disbanded on 11 November 1982. Bassist Jane Crockford was married in 1980 to Daniel Woodgate of the ska band Madness The marriage lasted for fifteen years. June Miles-Kingston re-emerged in the late 1980s as the drummer for The Communards; and she also worked with Fun Boy Three, Thompson Twins and Everything but the Girl. [ [http://www.comnet.ca/~rina/modettes.html Comnet.ca] ] Jules Miles-Kingston is the sister of the former Tenpole Tudor guitarist, Bob Kingston. [ [http://www.ear.fm/Encyclopedia%20M/Mo-dettes.htm Ear.fm] ]

Discography

Album

"The Story So Far" - 1981

Chart singles

* "White Mice" - 1979 - Mode Records - UK - #?
* "Paint It, Black" - 1980 - Deram - UK - #42
* "Tonight" - 1981 - Deram - UK #68

Personnel

*Kate Corris (Korus) - guitar - (born in the United States) [http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=mo-dettes Trouserpress.com] ]

*Jane Crockford - bass

*Ramona Carlier - vocals - (born in Switzerland)

*Jules Miles-Kingston - drums

ee also

*List of all-female bands

References

External links

* [http://www.punk77.co.uk/groups/slitscastratorsearlyslits.htm Punk77.co.uk]
* [http://www.hiljaiset.sci.fi/punknet/modett_e.htm Hiljaiset.sci.fi]


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