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| website = | current_members = Peter Perrett John Perry Mike Kellie Alan Mair | past_members = }} The Only Ones are an English rock band formed in London in 1976 and disbanded in 1982. They were associated with punk rock, yet straddled the musical territory in between punk, power pop and hard rock, with noticeable influences from psychedelia. The Only Ones reformed in 2007 after their biggest hit "Another Girl, Another Planet" was used in a Vodafone ad campaign in 2006, and picked up as the introduction theme to Irish DJ Dave Fanning's radio show. The band completed a comeback UK tour in June 2007, and continued touring throughout 2008 and 2009. New material was recorded in 2009 and played live, but has yet to be released. ==History== The Only Ones were originally formed in August 1976 in South London by Peter Perrett. Perrett had been recording demos since 1972, and in late 1975 he was looking for a bass player. He was introduced to John Perry as a possible candidate, but Perry wanted to concentrate on playing guitar instead. By August 1976, Perry and Perrett had found drummer Mike Kellie (ex-Spooky Tooth) and bassist Alan Mair, who previously had success with Scottish the band The Beatstalkers. Their first single, "Lovers of Today", self-released on the Vengeance record label, was immediately made "record of the week" by three of the four main music papers. A year later they signed to CBS. Their next single "Another Girl, Another Planet" became a popular and influential song, and remains the band's best-known song. It is often featured on various musical box-sets featuring a punk rock or new wave theme. After its inclusion on the 1991 compilation album ''The Sound of the Suburbs'', it was re-released as a single and reached no. 57 in the UK singles chart. The band released their first album ''The Only Ones'' in 1978, which was well received by both reviewers and fans. The group's follow-up album, ''Even Serpents Shine'', was released the following year. A year later, they released their final studio album, ''Baby's Got a Gun''. In the summer of 1980, they supported The Who on their tour of the United States, and in 1982 the band officially disbanded. In subsequent years, The Only Ones gained a fierce cult following and its posthumously-released records – live performances, BBC Television and radio shows, and compilation albums – now outnumber their studio albums. Unusually, The Only Ones' discs were never deleted from the CBS catalogue and remain in-print to-date. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Only Ones」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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