Sector 27

For the place in Delhi, India, see Rohini Sector 27.

Sector 27 were an English new wave band founded in 1979 by Tom Robinson. Their 1980 debut album, Sector 27, was produced by Steve Lillywhite. Robinson subsequently left the band, and the band continued without him for a number of years. Sector 27 toured with Elton John and The Police.

Sector 27
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	New wave
Years active	1979–1985
Labels	Panic, Fontana, I.R.S., Rocket
Past members	Tom Robinson Stevie Blanchard Jo Burt Derek Quinton

History

Tom Robinson formed the band in late 1979 as an effort to begin a new direction. The band made their debut in Liverpool on 11 January 1980. The band released their first records on their own label, Panic Records. Later releases were on Fontana Records, with releases in the US on I.R.S. Records. The first album was produced by Steve Lillywhite.

After Robinson and Derek Quinton had left, the band released two singles on Rocket Records: "Excalibur" (1984), produced by Phil Harding, and "Conversation" (1985), produced by Chris Thomas.

Personnel

• Tom Robinson - vocals, guitar
• Stevie B. (Blanchard) - guitar, vocals
• Jo Burt - bass, vocals
• Derek Quinton - drums
• Martin "Red" Broad - drums (1984, after Robinson and Quinton had left)

Discography

Albums

Sector 27
Studio album by Sector 27
Released	November 1980
Recorded	March – April 1980
Studio	Redan Recorders, Queensway, London
Length	43:03 (UK release) 46:01 (US release)
Label	Fontana 6359 039 I.R.S. Records CS-70013
Producer	Steve Lillywhite

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A[2]
Smash Hits	7/10[3]

Sector 27 was the band's only album release. It was critically well-received; but had little commercial success, even though it got airplay on more than 60 U.S. radio stations.^[2][1][4][5] It was re-released in 1996 with additional tracks under the title Sector 27 Complete.

Side1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Invitation: What Have We Got to Lose?"	Robinson	4:56
2.	"Not Ready"	Robinson	4:17
3.	"Mary Lynne"	Burt, Robinson	4:36
4.	"Looking at You"	Burt, Robinson	3:29
5.	"Five Two Five"	Blanchard, Burt, Robinson	5:15

Side2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Total Recall"	Burt, Robinson	4:10
2.	"Where Can We Go Tonight?"	Blanchard, Burt, Robinson	3:18
3.	"Take or Leave It"	Burt, Robinson	4:23
4.	"Bitterly Disappointed"	Blanchard, Burt, Robinson	4:14
5.	"One Fine Day"	Burt, Robinson	4:25
6.	"Can't Keep Away" (US only)	Burt, Blanchard, Robinson	2:58

1996 additional tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stornoway" (narrated by Derek Quinton)	Blanchard, Robinson	4:17
2.	"Dungannon"	Blanchard, Robinson	2:46
3.	"Day After Day"		3:48
4.	"Won't You Tell Me How I Feel"		2:32
5.	"Martin's Gone"	Robinson	2:19
6.	"Christopher Calling"	Burt	3:27
7.	"Shutdown"		3:45
8.	"Out in the Cold Again"		3:34

Singles

• July 1980 – "Not Ready" / "Can't Keep Away" - UK Indie no. 4^[6]
• October 1980 – "Invitation: What Have We Got to Lose?" / "Dungannon"
• January 1981 – "Total Recall" / "Stornoway"
• May 1981 – "Martin's Gone" / "Christopher Calling" produced by Richard Strange
• 1984 – "Excalibur" / "How I Feel"
• 1984 – "Excalibur" / "How I Feel" / "Christopher Calling"
• 1985 – "Conversation" / "How I Feel"