Marseille

NWOBHM

1) Marseille is a guitar based band formed in 2021 in Derby. They are reminiscent of some of the early 90s British bands. 2)Marseille is a NWOBHM band from Liverpool, England who formed in 1976. Original members included Neil Buchanan (guitar) , Andy Charters (guitar) Paul Dale (vocals), Keith Knowles (drums) and Steve Dinwoodie (bass). Their debut album, Red, White and Slightly Blue was released on the label Mountain in 1978. It suffered from lack of promotion and limitation of release and had very raunchy lyrics[2]. Marseille toured the UK in 1978 and 1979 with UFO. Whitesnake, Ian Gillan, and Judas Priest. Their second release, the eponymous Marseille (released by RCA in the USA) received airplay on radio in the UK and USA, extending their fanbase. Marseille were the first of the NWOBHM bands to tour the USA, beginning a two month tour of the States in support of Nazareth and Blackfoot on 9th May 1980. However, upon their return to the UK, Mountain records' financial problems came to a head and the company entered bankruptcy. With all their equipment still stranded in the USA the band were off the road for nearly two years while they extricated themselves from the legal entanglements surrounding the demise of Mountain Records.[3] During this time Neil Buchanan, Andy Charters and Paul Dale left the band to persue other careers. Neil Buchanan went on to achieve great success in TV as the creator and presenter of the long running series Art Attack![4] Sav Pearse (v...