Five or Six

The story

Five or Six were an English post-punk band, originally signed to Cherry Red Records by A&R head Mike Alway, who deemed them to be the act with the most potential from the scene he had helped create around the Snoopies club in south-west London. In addition to the singles they released with Cherry Red, they recorded two albums, A Thriving and Happy Land and Cántame esa canción que dice, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, neither of which was released in the UK. The line-up was fluid. One of their songs was included on the compilation album Pillows & Prayers.

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Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

Watch

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Records

• Acting on Impulse: The Best of Five or Six · 2008 · compilation

Records from MusicBrainz. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive.

Members

• Graham Cassie
• David Harper
• Simon Harper
• David Knight
• Ashley Wales
• Daniel Whittock
• John Yorke
• Julia Gilbert

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Five or Six in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Five or Six in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Five or Six

• Joe Crow2 sources agree
• The Monochrome SetListenBrainz listeners
• Ben WattListenBrainz listeners
• Marine GirlsListenBrainz listeners
• Eyeless in GazaListenBrainz listeners
• Section 25ListenBrainz listeners
• The NightingalesListenBrainz listeners
• The PassageListenBrainz listeners
• Attila the StockbrokerListenBrainz listeners
• Kevin CoyneListenBrainz listeners
• Piero MilesiListenBrainz listeners
• Morgan FisherListenBrainz listeners

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Five or Six’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.