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Records Former Address: The Showroom 299 Goldhawk Road London W12 8EZ. Gene
October is an English musician, best known as the singer for the punk rock
band, Chelsea. His real name is John O'Hara and he is thought to originate from
the Solihull area of Birmingham. He was in the original line-up of Chelsea with
Billy Idol and Tony James (guitar) but they split after a few weeks and
Idol/James formed the band Generation X. They had originally supported Throbbing
Gristle at the ICA in London. October was instrumental in the creation of the
punk venue The Roxy, persuading the manager of gay London nightclub,
'Shageramas', to convert the club to cater for a punk clientele. He briefly
managed a club called Revolution No.9 and for many years worked as an A&R
man for Miles Copeland III's IRS label. He currently works for Brighton &
Hove Council in the recycling department. Distributed By PRT
Records.
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October
Don't
Quit
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Olympic
Smiles
Something'S Pushing
Me
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