Bad Manners

Bad Manners
Bad Manners performing in California in 2007
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Ska, 2 Tone
Years active	1976–present
Labels	Magnet, Portrait, Blue Beat, Pork Pie, Moon, Bad
Members	Buster Bloodvessel Lee Thompson Simon Cuell Andy Perriss Tony 'Rico' Richardson Adrian Cox Matty 'Bingo' Bane Colin Graham David Turner Ross Moore Justin Dodsworth Dave 'Essex' Welton Mike Jones
Past members	Winston Bazoomies Louis 'Alphonso' Cook David Farren Brian Tuitt Martin Stewart Paul 'Gus' Hyman Chris Kane Andrew Marson

Bad Manners are an English 2 Tone and ska band led by frontman Buster Bloodvessel. Early appearances included Top of The Pops and the live film documentary, Dance Craze.

They were at their most popular during the early 1980s, during a period when other ska revival bands such as Madness, The Specials and The Selecter filled the charts. Bad Manners spent 111 weeks in the UK Singles Chart between 1980 and 1983, and they also achieved chart success with their first four studio albums with Gosh It's... Bad Manners, Loonee Tunes! and Ska 'n' B being their biggest hits.

Fronted by Buster Bloodvessel (born Douglas Trendle), the band was formed in 1976 while the members were together at Woodberry Down Comprehensive School near Manor House, North London. They commemorated the 1981 closure of the school on the back sleeve of their Gosh It's... Bad Manners album.

After becoming popular in their native London, Bad Manners signed to Magnet Records in 1980, and became regular guests on television shows such as Tiswas. The band also appeared on The British Music Awards (1981) and Cheggers Plays Pop. In 1985, they also appeared on The Time of Your Life, hosted by Noel Edmonds. Being closely associated with the 2 Tone movement (though never signed to 2 Tone Records itself), they were one of six bands featured in the 1981 documentary film Dance Craze.