Specimen are a British band formed in the 1980s. Their music has been described as spanning many different genres of music, including; Glam, Goth, Punk and Post-Punk and are widely credited as one of the pioneers of the Gothic movement, both musically and stylistically.
The band formed in Bristol, England during 1980. Their first show was at a street party celebrating the wedding of The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. In 1982, the band re...
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Specimen are a British band formed in the 1980s. Their music has been described as spanning many different genres of music, including; Glam, Goth, Punk and Post-Punk and are widely credited as one of the pioneers of the Gothic movement, both musically and stylistically.
The band formed in Bristol, England during 1980. Their first show was at a street party celebrating the wedding of The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. In 1982, the band relocated to Soho, London, where they would play many shows at the infamous club known as The Batcave. Specimen's vocalist Ollie Wisdom founded and ran the club during 1982-1983. Prior to forming Specimen and opening The Batcave, Ollie was the vocalist for another band known as "The Unwanted". Unlike Specimen, The Unwanted were a traditional '77 / '78 style English garage-core punk band.
Unusual for a keyboardist, Jonny Slut became the face of the band and its most famous member, due largely to his striking image and fashion sense.
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