SPEEDBALL EP [1976]
The Bishops are exactly the sort of band we were looking for when we started this label. They have the raw energy...more
TWO MINUTE BISHOPS [1976]
There was a time when the Swinging Blue Jeans moseyed into a studio, played the Hippy Hippy Shake for somewhat less than two minutes...more
COUNT BISHOPS [1977]
The thing that seems to distinguish Chiswick from the other
record companies of the same type is...more
FUGITIVES OF AMERICAN MUSIC [1977]
The Count Bishops (in their press release) claim the first of the second generation EPs...more
IT'S DA BISHOPS [1978]
Their next move was into the recording studios to do a second album...more
THE NEW CONCEPT IS ROCK [1978]
This is an alternative to the alternative. You don't have to be a
modern machine. Drummerless trios or white overalls may not suit.
You could listen to THE BISHOPS...more
I WANT CANDY [1978]
At one time, the
Bishops looked like no more than musical curators. Just another
clerical error...more
AT THE NASHVILLE [1978]
The Bishops have always delivered, but I've never seen them play
like this...more
STRICTLY PARSONAL [1978]
Scene One: Pushing open the huge, creaking wooden door, they slowly march through the hallowed halls, footsteps resounding from the cold stone walls...more
ZENON DE FLEUR [1979]
This week, the London R&B community is in mourning for Zenon Hierowski...more
NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN [1979]
There'll be a new album by the Bishops (née Count Bishops) in
the shops any day now and you're gonna buy it...more
GO JOHNNY GO! [1995]
The Count Bishops arrived during the interregnum between Dr Feelgood and full-blown punk...more
ROADYING FOR THE BISHOPS [2003]
One of my first jobs after convincing myself that music was going to be
my life was roadying for the Bishops...more
With thanks to Roger Armstrong for digging out most of the articles from the archives at Ace Records.
