The Armoury Show - Castles In Spain (1984) (Audio)

The Armoury Show was a band of the 1980s. The band was named after the Armory Show, a famous 1913 modern art exhibition in New York. They released only one album, Waiting for the Floods, in their brief existence.

Previously Richard Jobson and Russell Webb were both members of the band The Skids, while John McGeoch and John Doyle had both been in Magazine, with McGeoch also appearing in Siouxsie & the Banshees and collaborating for The Skids in a Peel Session in 1981.

Between 1986 and 1987, after the releasing of the album and the next tour, McGeoch went to Public Image Ltd. and Doyle collaborated with the Buzzcocks singer/guitarist Pete Shelley, being Jobson and Webb as the remaining members until 1988 when, after some material releases in 1987, they announced the band split up. Webb dedicated a solo career (according to the band's fansite) and in 1992 followed the steps of McGeoch in Public Image Ltd., and Jobson returned to a temporal solo career.

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[sundiver137]

Hadn't heard this for 20 years. You know how some tunes don't hold up? This song DOES.

[neilfunn]

By far the better version. Cheers for putting this on.

[kiffenlover]

Thanks for posting this. It's been years since I've heard this.It still sounds great.

[ChezKiva]

Ditto, Ditto, and Ditto... !! Get your ya-ya's out.

[pucp98]

Buen ritmo, excelente esa guitarra, ya esta en mis "melodias ochenteras" aqui en el youtube, seleccionadas unicamente para los amantes de la melodia, escuchalas.

[ThePunknana]

I had almost forgotten this one! Still a brilliant tune! Thank you for posting!!

[kangaroocomedy]

Good stuff...great share Davy Treatment,

[riverrocks]

The singer - Jobson? - has a fabulous voice. I vaguely remember them but I do recall much ado was made of his vocal talents and of course the guitar contributions of the late McGeoch. *sighs* another band that should have been more successful than they were. Thanks for posting this!

[Lanarkish]

This version knocks the 1985 remix intae a cocked hat. The full length version of this track (the 12" Wub Dug Mix) is a wonder to behold. Twenty five years on, Time has not diminished this track one jot.