The Frantic Elevators

Frantic Elevators were a punk band best known for being the jumping-off point for a pre-Simply Red Mick Hucknall. Formed in 1976 after the band met each other at a Sex Pistols gig, the group consisted of vocalist Mick Hucknall, drummer Kevin Williams, guitarist Neil Smith, and bassist Brian Turner. The band's first single, 'Voice in the Dark', was released in June of 1979 by TJM records. They hopped over to Eric's Records, the label affiliated with the Liverpool club of the same name, for the 'You Know What You Told Me' single, which was released near the end of 1980. A trio of radio sessions for the BBC followed in 1981, along with their third single, 'Searching for the Only One'. After that, an extended recording hiatus ensued, predating what would become their final single, 1982's 'Holding Back the Years' (No Waiting). Just less than four years later, Hucknall re-recorded the song with Simply Red, and it became an international smash. [SOURCE: JOHN PEEL WIKI]