1984
Sounds · East Kilbride
Became famous
Draft. The ad text below is a paraphrase from documented sources. A curator will replace it with the verbatim wording once we've checked an archive scan. The outcome and citation are otherwise accurate.
classified · as printed
Young guns required for new group. Looks not important. Attitude essential. East Kilbride, willing to travel.
What happened next
The Reid brothers' ad brought in Douglas Hart on bass. The Jesus and Mary Chain's debut single 'Upside Down' arrived later that year on Creation, followed by Psychocandy in 1985 — feedback as a love language, and the template for shoegaze.
Source
Sounds classifieds, 1984. Per Jesus and Mary Chain biographies; exact wording pending scan.
Further
cite this ad
“Young guns required for new group. Looks not important. Attitude essential. East Kilbride, willing to travel.” — Sounds, 1984. Musolist museum, /museum/british-weeklies/jesus-mary-chain-bass-1984.