Dogs D'Amour
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The Dogs D'Amour were a rock and roll
band formed in 1983 in London
, England
. Over the years the band has had various line-ups, the only constant being vocalist Tyla
.
The band found a measure of success in the United Kingdom
during the late 1980s and early 1990s. In terms of chart positions, their highest charting album was their 1989 release, A Graveyard of Empty Bottles
, which reached #16 on the UK chart. Their most successful single was "Satellite Kid" which reached #26.
In 1991, the band broke up onstage, before reforming briefly in the early 1990s for the release of their sixth studio album More Unchartered Heights of Disgrace. After this, however, the most famous incarnation of the band ceased to exist. There was another brief reunion in 2000 and an album, but, since 2002, Tyla has been touring and releasing albums under the band name, which is vastly different from their older material.
and Faces
-style roots rock and Hanoi Rocks
-style glam punk. Unlike popular bands of the time, who often had misogynistic themes, the Dogs D'Amour relied more on romantic themes and a poetic lyrical style. Tyla was also a huge fan of Charles Bukowski
, and many of his lyrics, delivered with an impelling throaty rasp, were tinged with humorous irony and pathos, reflecting Bukowski's prosaic style.
The Dogs' sound was firmly rooted in American blues
music, and Jo Almeida's unique and distinctive slide guitar was reminiscent of blues masters like Lightnin' Hopkins
and Charlie Patton
. The Dogs began to show a strong country & western side on 1989's Errol Flynn (released as King Of The Thieves in the United States), a few years before alt-country came into vogue.
Tyla is also an accomplished artist and his distinctive artwork graced the covers of all the Dogs D'Amour albums and singles. Tyla's artistic style has evolved with every release, progressing from pure comic strip caricatures to elegant semi-abstract depictions in pastel and watercolour.
at the time, Ned Christie (real name Robert Stoddard), was brought into the project and he gave the band the name The Dogs D'Amour, and co-wrote many early songs with Tyla. Guitarist Nick Halls, bass guitarist Karl Watson and drummer Bam completed the line-up.
The Dogs D'Amour played around fifty live shows during this era and recorded on two separate sessions. On the strength on the second, the band was signed to a record deal with Kumibeat Records from Finland
. However, shortly before the band was scheduled to record their first album, Christie left the band in late 1983 because of musical differences with guitarist Tyla.
Another reason for the split was that Christie had recently started another band with Bam called On The Wire and had his own recording commitments scheduled with that band, around the same time that the Dogs D'Amour were due to record their own first album. The entire line-up with the exception of Tyla and Watson left the band during this time.
, in early 1984. Dave Kusworth and Paul Hornby were brought in on guitar and drums respectively. Hornby had been a founding member of another London band, The Quireboys
, earlier in the year.
The following year, the band returned from Finland
to England
and supported Johnny Thunders
who was touring for the Que Sera, Sera album at the time. Original Dogs' drummer Bam came back to replace Hornby, and Jo "Dog" Almeida took over from Kusworth on guitar when he left to form The Jacobites with Nikki Sudden
.
The Dogs D'Amour then signed a contract with a Japan
ese label Watanabe, but did not release any material with them. More changes came during this period when, bass guitarist Karl Watson left and was replaced by Mark Duncan. However, Duncan's stay in the band was only very brief and he gave way for Swiss bass guitarist Mark Drax for a tour in Paris, France.
in 1988.
The band released its second album In The Dynamite Jet Saloon
in 1988. Essentially, this is the album that introduced the British general public to the band. It contained singles such as "The Kid From Kensington", "I Don't Want You To Go" and "How Come It Never Rains?", all of which reached the UK Singles Chart
top 100.
Unlike the four year gap between their first and second albums, the Dogs became more prolific, releasing their acoustic mini-LP A Graveyard of Empty Bottles
in 1989. This album proved to be the highest charting recording of their career, reaching #16 on the UK Albums Chart
. During this year, the band toured with Mick Ronson
and Ian Hunter
.
Also in 1989, the Dogs released their fourth album, Errol Flynn
, the U.S. version of which was titled King of the Thieves" for legal reasons. Again, this album charted well in the Dogs' home country, reaching #22. It included what is their most successful single, and perhaps best-known song, "Satellite Kid". In the spring of 1989, they toured the U.S. with Mother Love Bone
.
Another album appeared in 1990 named Straight??!!
, but around this time the Dogs had started to fall apart. Tyla had recently split with his wife and the band imploded onstage at a concert in Los Angeles
. Tyla slashed his own body with a broken glass bottle and brought an end to the band. He needed 30 stitches for the wound.
With the group disbanded, Bam Bam joined The Wildhearts
and Tyla wrote a poetry book. A year later, the Dogs D'Amour reunited with a new line-up. Jo Almeida, however, decided not to return to the band as guitarist and so Darrell Bath was brought in to replace him. In 1993, the band recorded a new album, ...More Unchartered Heights of Disgrace. It charted well and received favourable reviews. One of the singles from the album was a cover of the Small Faces song "All or Nothing".
By 1994, the Dogs D'Amour had broken up again. The final act of this line-up was the recording of Tyla's solo album The Life And Times Of A Ballad Monger. Although this album was released in the name of Tyla, it includes all of the Dogs D'Amour members from the 1992 line-up.
(Bam's wife). They released an album Happy Ever After
that year, along with a special fan club only release Seconds. Bam and Pederson then left the band and now play in their own act entitled Bubble.
Since the short lived reunion, frontman Tyla has moved to Barcelona
, Spain
, and has focused on his solo career, releasing a number of albums in the 2000s under his own name. He also released two albums under the name The Dogs D'Amour, When Bastards Go To Hell
and Let Sleeping Dogs...
, in 2004 and 2005 respectively. These, however, are essentially solo albums under a different title, as for the most part they just feature Tyla playing most of the instruments with none of the past Dogs D'Amour members.
Tyla has toured the United States
and the United Kingdom
under the name Tyla and the Dogs D'Amour in recent times. The United Kingdom tour saw The Yo-Yos
(featuring a former member of The Wildhearts
) as his backing band. He currently performs and records under the name Tyla and the Dogs.
In April 2011 Tyla releases the re recording of '..in the dynamite jet saloon MMX' As well as being released on cd it is available on double disc gatefold vinyl.
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
band formed in 1983 in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Over the years the band has had various line-ups, the only constant being vocalist Tyla
Tyla
Tyla is an English rock musician, best known for his work with The Dogs D'Amour as well as an extensive solo catalogue. As well as performing vocals, guitars and other instruments, he also illustrates the album covers in his own recognizable style.He has worked with The Quireboys' Spike on a...
.
The band found a measure of success in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
during the late 1980s and early 1990s. In terms of chart positions, their highest charting album was their 1989 release, A Graveyard of Empty Bottles
A Graveyard of Empty Bottles
A Graveyard of Empty Bottles is rock band The Dogs D'Amour's third studio album, released in 1989. The album is the first of the band's full-length albums to enter the UK Albums Chart top 100, reaching #16....
, which reached #16 on the UK chart. Their most successful single was "Satellite Kid" which reached #26.
In 1991, the band broke up onstage, before reforming briefly in the early 1990s for the release of their sixth studio album More Unchartered Heights of Disgrace. After this, however, the most famous incarnation of the band ceased to exist. There was another brief reunion in 2000 and an album, but, since 2002, Tyla has been touring and releasing albums under the band name, which is vastly different from their older material.
Style
The music of the Dogs D'Amour can be described as a mixture of The Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
and Faces
Faces (band)
Faces are an English rock band formed in 1969 by members of the Small Faces after Steve Marriott left that group to form Humble Pie...
-style roots rock and Hanoi Rocks
Hanoi Rocks
Hanoi Rocks was a Finnish rock band formed in 1979, whose most successful period came in the early 1980s. The band broke up in 1985 after the death of their drummer, Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley...
-style glam punk. Unlike popular bands of the time, who often had misogynistic themes, the Dogs D'Amour relied more on romantic themes and a poetic lyrical style. Tyla was also a huge fan of Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski
Henry Charles Bukowski was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural and economic ambience of his home city of Los Angeles...
, and many of his lyrics, delivered with an impelling throaty rasp, were tinged with humorous irony and pathos, reflecting Bukowski's prosaic style.
The Dogs' sound was firmly rooted in American blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
music, and Jo Almeida's unique and distinctive slide guitar was reminiscent of blues masters like Lightnin' Hopkins
Lightnin' Hopkins
Sam John Hopkins better known as Lightnin’ Hopkins, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from Houston, Texas...
and Charlie Patton
Charlie Patton
Charlie Patton , better known as Charley Patton, was an American Delta blues musician. He is considered by many to be the "Father of the Delta Blues", and is credited with creating an enduring body of American music and personally inspiring just about every Delta blues man...
. The Dogs began to show a strong country & western side on 1989's Errol Flynn (released as King Of The Thieves in the United States), a few years before alt-country came into vogue.
Tyla is also an accomplished artist and his distinctive artwork graced the covers of all the Dogs D'Amour albums and singles. Tyla's artistic style has evolved with every release, progressing from pure comic strip caricatures to elegant semi-abstract depictions in pastel and watercolour.
Biography
The origins of the band can be traced to The Bordello Boys, formed in late 1982 by Tyla. An American vocalist who was staying in EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
at the time, Ned Christie (real name Robert Stoddard), was brought into the project and he gave the band the name The Dogs D'Amour, and co-wrote many early songs with Tyla. Guitarist Nick Halls, bass guitarist Karl Watson and drummer Bam completed the line-up.
The Dogs D'Amour played around fifty live shows during this era and recorded on two separate sessions. On the strength on the second, the band was signed to a record deal with Kumibeat Records from Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. However, shortly before the band was scheduled to record their first album, Christie left the band in late 1983 because of musical differences with guitarist Tyla.
Another reason for the split was that Christie had recently started another band with Bam called On The Wire and had his own recording commitments scheduled with that band, around the same time that the Dogs D'Amour were due to record their own first album. The entire line-up with the exception of Tyla and Watson left the band during this time.
The State We're In: Tyla rebuilds the band
Tyla took over on lead vocals (while still playing guitar) to replace Ned Christie and recorded the band's first album, The State We're InThe State We're In
For the radio programme see The State We're In The State We're In is rock band The Dogs D'Amour's debut studio album, released in 1984. The album was produced in Finland and released on Finnish label Kumibeat Records...
, in early 1984. Dave Kusworth and Paul Hornby were brought in on guitar and drums respectively. Hornby had been a founding member of another London band, The Quireboys
The Quireboys
The Quireboys are an English hard rock band formed in 1984 in London, England, with strong ties to Newcastle. When the band formed they were originally known as The Queerboys and later as the London Quireboys in the United States....
, earlier in the year.
The following year, the band returned from Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and supported Johnny Thunders
Johnny Thunders
Johnny Thunders, born John Anthony Genzale, Jr. , was an American protopunk guitarist, singer and songwriter.He came to prominence in the early '70s as a member of the New York Dolls...
who was touring for the Que Sera, Sera album at the time. Original Dogs' drummer Bam came back to replace Hornby, and Jo "Dog" Almeida took over from Kusworth on guitar when he left to form The Jacobites with Nikki Sudden
Nikki Sudden
Nikki Sudden was a prolific English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He co-founded the post-punk band Swell Maps with his brother Epic Soundtracks while attending Solihull School in Solihull.-Career:...
.
The Dogs D'Amour then signed a contract with a Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese label Watanabe, but did not release any material with them. More changes came during this period when, bass guitarist Karl Watson left and was replaced by Mark Duncan. However, Duncan's stay in the band was only very brief and he gave way for Swiss bass guitarist Mark Drax for a tour in Paris, France.
The classic era: late 1980s, early 1990s
A more permanent bass guitarist was recruited by 1987. Steve James was part of what would be known as the "classic" Dogs line-up which also included Tyla, Jo "Dog" Almeida and Bam. This line-up signed a record deal with China RecordsChina Records
China Records was a record label founded October 1, 1984 by Derek Green. Its top-selling artists were Art of Noise, Morcheeba and The Levellers....
in 1988.
The band released its second album In The Dynamite Jet Saloon
In the Dynamite Jet Saloon
In The Dynamite Jet Saloon is rock band The Dogs D'Amour's second studio album, released in 1988. The album is the first featuring what is considered the "classic" line-up of the band....
in 1988. Essentially, this is the album that introduced the British general public to the band. It contained singles such as "The Kid From Kensington", "I Don't Want You To Go" and "How Come It Never Rains?", all of which reached the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
top 100.
Unlike the four year gap between their first and second albums, the Dogs became more prolific, releasing their acoustic mini-LP A Graveyard of Empty Bottles
A Graveyard of Empty Bottles
A Graveyard of Empty Bottles is rock band The Dogs D'Amour's third studio album, released in 1989. The album is the first of the band's full-length albums to enter the UK Albums Chart top 100, reaching #16....
in 1989. This album proved to be the highest charting recording of their career, reaching #16 on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
. During this year, the band toured with Mick Ronson
Mick Ronson
Michael "Mick" Ronson was an English guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer. He is best known for his work with David Bowie, as one of The Spiders from Mars...
and Ian Hunter
Ian Hunter (singer)
Ian Hunter Patterson is an English singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer of the English rock band Mott the Hoople from its inception in 1969 to its dissolution in 1974, and he again fronted them at the time of their 2009 reunion. Hunter was a musician and songwriter before Mott The Hoople, and...
.
Also in 1989, the Dogs released their fourth album, Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn (album)
Errol Flynn is rock band The Dogs D'Amour's fourth studio album, and the second they released in 1989. It entered the UK Albums Chart at #22....
, the U.S. version of which was titled King of the Thieves" for legal reasons. Again, this album charted well in the Dogs' home country, reaching #22. It included what is their most successful single, and perhaps best-known song, "Satellite Kid". In the spring of 1989, they toured the U.S. with Mother Love Bone
Mother Love Bone
Mother Love Bone was an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1988. The band was active from 1988 to 1990. Frontman Andrew Wood's personality and compositions helped to catapult the group to the top of the burgeoning late 1980s/early 1990s Seattle music scene...
.
Another album appeared in 1990 named Straight??!!
Straight??!!
Straight??!! is rock band The Dogs D'Amour's fifth studio album, it was released in the year 1990. It entered the UK Albums Chart at #32.Notably this album is the last Dogs D'Amour recording to feature the 'classic' line-up of Tyla, Steve James, Jo Dog and Bam, as the band would break up onstage in...
, but around this time the Dogs had started to fall apart. Tyla had recently split with his wife and the band imploded onstage at a concert in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. Tyla slashed his own body with a broken glass bottle and brought an end to the band. He needed 30 stitches for the wound.
With the group disbanded, Bam Bam joined The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...
and Tyla wrote a poetry book. A year later, the Dogs D'Amour reunited with a new line-up. Jo Almeida, however, decided not to return to the band as guitarist and so Darrell Bath was brought in to replace him. In 1993, the band recorded a new album, ...More Unchartered Heights of Disgrace. It charted well and received favourable reviews. One of the singles from the album was a cover of the Small Faces song "All or Nothing".
By 1994, the Dogs D'Amour had broken up again. The final act of this line-up was the recording of Tyla's solo album The Life And Times Of A Ballad Monger. Although this album was released in the name of Tyla, it includes all of the Dogs D'Amour members from the 1992 line-up.
Activity in the 2000s
In 2000, The Dogs D'Amour reunited for a short time with a line-up of Tyla, Jo "Dog" Almeida, Bam and Share Pedersen of VixenVixen (band)
Vixen is an all-female American hard rock band which achieved some commercial success during the late 1980s and early 1990s as part of the Los Angeles, California glam metal scene.-Early years:...
(Bam's wife). They released an album Happy Ever After
Happy Ever After (album)
Happy Ever After is rock band The Dogs D'Amour's seventh studio album, it was released in the year 2000 following the band's reformation. Prior to this, the Dogs had not released an album in seven years; it saw Tyla, Bam and Jo Dog reuniting. Also brought in on bass was Bam's wife, Share...
that year, along with a special fan club only release Seconds. Bam and Pederson then left the band and now play in their own act entitled Bubble.
Since the short lived reunion, frontman Tyla has moved to Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, and has focused on his solo career, releasing a number of albums in the 2000s under his own name. He also released two albums under the name The Dogs D'Amour, When Bastards Go To Hell
When Bastards Go to Hell
When Bastards Go To Hell is an album released under the name The Dogs D'Amour in 2004. The album differs largely from all of the previous releases under the name Dogs D'Amour, both stylistically and in terms of band members....
and Let Sleeping Dogs...
Let Sleeping Dogs...
Let Sleeping Dogs... is an album released under the name The Dogs D'Amour in 2005. In a similar sense to the previous album; "When Bastards Go To Hell" this release differed largely from the band's more well known material, it is essentially a Tyla solo album, as he recorded all instruments and...
, in 2004 and 2005 respectively. These, however, are essentially solo albums under a different title, as for the most part they just feature Tyla playing most of the instruments with none of the past Dogs D'Amour members.
Tyla has toured the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
under the name Tyla and the Dogs D'Amour in recent times. The United Kingdom tour saw The Yo-Yos
The Yo-Yos
The Yo-Yos were a rock n'roll band, formed in 1998 by ex- The Wildhearts bassist, Danny McCormack and singer / guitarist Tom Spencer after the two met at a Toy Dolls recording session...
(featuring a former member of The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...
) as his backing band. He currently performs and records under the name Tyla and the Dogs.
In April 2011 Tyla releases the re recording of '..in the dynamite jet saloon MMX' As well as being released on cd it is available on double disc gatefold vinyl.
Former
- Ned Christie - lead vocals
- Adam Arling - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Nathan Arling - drums
- Tony MannoThe Sleepers (Band)The Sleepers are an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois.-Biography:Was a San Francisco punk band from 1977-1982.A separate band formed in 2002, where they performed their first concert at Brixie's Tap in Brookfield, Illinois...
- guitar, backing vocals - Nick Halls - guitar
- Karl Watson - bass guitar
- Bam Bam - drums
- Dave Kusworth - guitar, backing vocals
- Paul Hornby - drums
- Jo "Dog" Almeida - guitar
- Mark Drax - live bass guitar
- Mark Duncan - live bass guitar
- Dave Tregunna - studio bass guitar (recordings 1985 - 1986 only)
- Steve James - bass, saxophone, acoustic guitars, harmonica and backing vocals
- Darrell Bath - guitar, backing vocals
- Share PedersenShare PedersenSharon "Share" Pedersen is a former bass player of the female hard rock band, Vixen....
- bass, keyboards - Simon Hanson - live drums
- Justin Rabbetts (Strange NatureStrange NatureStrange Nature was an indie rock band from the United Kingdom signed to Pete Waterman’s PWL record label in the UK, Warner Music in Europe, and Warner Chappell Music for worldwide publishing. The band was popular in Europe during 1992 to 1995...
)- live drums for 1995/6 UK, France and Portugal tours - Danny McCormackDanny McCormackDanny McCormack is a British singer and bassist.-Biography:He became the bass player in The Wildhearts in 1991 and soon relocated to London with the band, enjoying success during their commercial peak, before splitting up in 1998...
- live bass and backing vocals - Tom Spencer - live guitar, live bass
- Rich JonesRich JonesRich Jones is an English guitarist born in Coventry in 1973. He has since lived and played music in Toronto, Vancouver, and Los Angeles before settling in London, England....
- live guitar and backing vocals
Albums
- The State We're InThe State We're InFor the radio programme see The State We're In The State We're In is rock band The Dogs D'Amour's debut studio album, released in 1984. The album was produced in Finland and released on Finnish label Kumibeat Records...
(Kumibeat - 1984) - In The Dynamite Jet SaloonIn the Dynamite Jet SaloonIn The Dynamite Jet Saloon is rock band The Dogs D'Amour's second studio album, released in 1988. The album is the first featuring what is considered the "classic" line-up of the band....
(China - 1988) - A Graveyard of Empty BottlesA Graveyard of Empty BottlesA Graveyard of Empty Bottles is rock band The Dogs D'Amour's third studio album, released in 1989. The album is the first of the band's full-length albums to enter the UK Albums Chart top 100, reaching #16....
(China - 1989) UK #16 - Errol FlynnErrol Flynn (album)Errol Flynn is rock band The Dogs D'Amour's fourth studio album, and the second they released in 1989. It entered the UK Albums Chart at #22....
(China - 1989) UK #22 - Straight??!!Straight??!!Straight??!! is rock band The Dogs D'Amour's fifth studio album, it was released in the year 1990. It entered the UK Albums Chart at #32.Notably this album is the last Dogs D'Amour recording to feature the 'classic' line-up of Tyla, Steve James, Jo Dog and Bam, as the band would break up onstage in...
(China - 1990) UK #32 - ...More Unchartered Heights of Disgrace (China - 1993) UK #30
- Happy Ever AfterHappy Ever After (album)Happy Ever After is rock band The Dogs D'Amour's seventh studio album, it was released in the year 2000 following the band's reformation. Prior to this, the Dogs had not released an album in seven years; it saw Tyla, Bam and Jo Dog reuniting. Also brought in on bass was Bam's wife, Share...
(Artful - 2000) - Seconds (Basementboy - 2000)
- When Bastards Go To HellWhen Bastards Go to HellWhen Bastards Go To Hell is an album released under the name The Dogs D'Amour in 2004. The album differs largely from all of the previous releases under the name Dogs D'Amour, both stylistically and in terms of band members....
(Rock Treasures - 2004) - Let Sleeping Dogs...Let Sleeping Dogs...Let Sleeping Dogs... is an album released under the name The Dogs D'Amour in 2005. In a similar sense to the previous album; "When Bastards Go To Hell" this release differed largely from the band's more well known material, it is essentially a Tyla solo album, as he recorded all instruments and...
(King Outlaw - 2005) - In the Dynamite Jet saloon MMX ( King Outlaw 2011)
Compilations
- (Un)authorized Bootleg Album (1988)
- Dogs Hits & Bootleg Album (1991)
- Skeletons: The Best Of... (1997)
- Heart Shaped Skulls (best of '88-'93) (2004)
EPs
- The Dogs D'AmourThe Dogs D'Amour (EP)The Dogs D'Amour is self-titled EP release, by the rock band The Dogs D'Amour. It was released only in Japan and was put out in 1988, around the time of their "In The Dynamite Jet Saloon" album.-Track listing:...
- (1988) - Blame It On UsBlame It on UsBlame It On Us is an EP release, by the rock band The Dogs D'Amour. The recordings were made in 1983, but were not released officially until 1992, though they had been in circulation in bootleg form for the time between...
- (1992) - All or Nothing - The EP - (1993)
Singles
This list of singles only contains ones which entered the charts. For information on all singles released please see specific album's articles.| Title | Date of Release | UK Chart Position UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
|---|---|---|
| The Kid from Kensington | 1988 | 88 |
| I Don't Want You to Go | 78 | |
| How Come It Never Rains | 1989 | 44 |
| Satellite Kid | 26 | |
| Trail of Tears | 47 | |
| Victims of Success | 1990 | 36 |
| Empty World | 61 | |
| Back on the Juice | 97 | |
| All or Nothing (Small Faces cover) |
1993 | 53 |
External links
- Tyla's Myspace Page
- Sleaze Roxx 2009 Tyla interview
- TYLA'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE http://www.justanenglishoutlaw.com