Zones (band)

Zones
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland
Genres	Punk rock, post-punk, power pop, new wave
Years active	1977–1979
Labels	Zoom Records, Arista Records
Associated acts	Slik, PVC2, Rich Kids, Science, Endgames, Ultravox, The Skids, The Armoury Show, Public Image Ltd., Simple Minds, Set the Tone
Members	Billy McIsaac Kenny Hyslop Russell Webb Willie Gardner

Zones were a Scottish power pop and new wave band founded in late 1977, following the demise of PVC2 (formerly the bubbleglam and soft rock band Slik).

PVC2 comprised Midge Ure (future Ultravox frontman) on guitar, Russell Webb on bass, Billy McIsaac on keyboards and Kenny Hyslop on drums. In late 1977, Ure left PVC2 to join Rich Kids with Glen Matlock. Then, Webb, Hyslop and McIsaac called in Alex Harvey's cousin Willie Gardner to replace Ure on guitar and vocals, and Zones were formed.

In February 1978 Zones released a single "Stuck with You", which attracted the attention of BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, leading to the band recording a session for his show, and Arista Records, who signed them and released the rest of their discography. Their next single was "Sign of the Times" released in July. Zones also toured with Magazine and recorded a further session for John Peel. On 1 June 1979 Zones released Under Influence, an album of post punk power pop. Shortly afterwards, they released a 7" single called "Mourning Star", whose eponymous song (a shorter version of the album song) was backed with "Under Influence", which did not appear on the album, despite the name being the same. They also had a song that was featured in the movie That Summer! entitle "New Life." Shortly afterwards, the band decided to split up, as the album did not reach expectations.

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