New England (band)

New England is an American rock band, who were best known in the US for their first single, "Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya", which received heavy radio exposure on Album-oriented rock (AOR) stations and reached #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1979. The follow up "Hello, Hello, Hello" also received some airplay. New England described their sound as "power-melodic-orchestrated-song-oriented rock"[1]

New England
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres
Years active1978 (1978)–1982, 2005-present
Associated acts
Websitenewenglandrocks.com
Members
  • John Fannon
  • Hirsh Gardner
  • Jimmy Waldo
  • Gary Shea

Career

John Fannon, Jimmy Waldo, Gary Shea and Hirsh Gardner formed the band in the Boston area.[2] They were discovered by Kiss manager Bill Aucoin.[2] Paul Stanley helped the band record and produce their self-titled debut album, along with producer Mike Stone, known for his work with Queen and Asia among many others. The group went on tour in support of Kiss,[2] but New England slid between the cracks of other Aucoin projects. The group's success stalled when their record label Infinity Records failed and was absorbed by its parent company, MCA Records in 1980.

The group moved to Elektra Records for their second album, Explorer Suite.[2] That album garnered little commercial notice. The title track was released as a single, with management at their label Elektra hoping for interest in an unconventional extended pop song, similar to what they had witnessed a few years earlier for their labelmates Queen with the song "Bohemian Rhapsody". However, the songs "Living In The Eighties" and "Conversation" received more airplay than did the intended single.

Todd Rundgren's production on the slightly harder-rocking third album, Walking Wild, did not improve sales.

After the release of the third album, John Fannon left the group.[3] The remaining three members then began working with Vinnie Vincent, changed the name of the band to Warrior, and recorded a series of demos in 1982.[4] The project dissolved when Vinnie Vincent subsequently joined Kiss later that year. Shortly thereafter, Gary Shea and Jimmy Waldo joined the band Alcatrazz.[2] These demo recordings were eventually released on CD in 2017.[5]

"Get it Up" hit #1 on Billboard's Spain charts in July, 1995 and remained a top 10 hit into October, thanks to a EuroHouse cover by the group Sensity World.[6][7] Sensity World was based in Valencia, Spain, with vocalist Aina Martínez Tejedor and producer Víctor Javier Grafia Gavin.[8] "Get it Up" was featured in over 70 different EuroHouse compilation CDs (the "Ibiza Mix 95" compilation alone sold 300,000 units in Spain during 1995, as certified by Promusicae.)[9][10] "Get it Up" had over 5 million views on YouTube as of January, 2021.[11] Sensity World was still performing this song in concert to large audiences in 2020.[12][13]

After the break-up, all of the members remained in the music industry. In late 2002, New England reunited to record "More Than You'll Ever Know", a song from the Hirsh Gardner solo album entitled Wasteland For Broken Hearts. It marked the first time the group recorded together in 20 years. In recent years, the band has reunited for a few live shows in the Boston area. Shea and Waldo made guest appearances at various musical instrument conventions such as the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show in places like Anaheim, California.

The US reissue label Renaissance Records released a CD version of the first album. GB Records released the other two albums on CD, plus a live album and an album of early recording studio/studio sound recordings and reproduction/recordings made before the debut album.

In 2009, Wounded Bird Records reissued Explorer Suite and Walking Wild on CD.

In 2017, Hirsh Gardner founded the "Hirsh Gardner Project" and release their debut album titled "My Brain Needs a Holiday".

In the summer of 2020, The Hirsh Gardner Project broke up

Reunion

While occasionally doing single reunion shows for charity, in May 2014 John Fannon discussed New England having new studio work and a possible full tour for 2015 during his solo appearance on the Concert TV series, On Stage with Mantis. A new single was released by the band in April 2015 titled "I Know There's Something Here" along with the b-side being a re-record of "Conversation" a song taken from the band's second album Explorer Suite.

Discography
Year Album Billboard Top 200
1979 New England 50
1980 Explorer Suite –
1981 Walking Wild 176

Singles
Date Title US
05/1979 Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya 40
09/1979 Hello, Hello, Hello/ Encore 69
1979 P.U.N.K/ Shoot (green vinyl) INF 110 –
1980 DDT/Elevator w/ pic sleeve –
04/2015 I Know There's Something There –

Covers - EuroHouse[6]
Date Title Cover Group Billboard Spain
1995 Get It Up Sensity World 1

Promotional releases
  • 1979 Live Concert Series (6 cuts) 12" Infinity L33-1023
  • 1979 "Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya" / same (3:28/5:22) 12" Infinity L33-1009
  • 1979 "Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya" / same (3:28/5:22) 7" Infinity INF-50,013
  • 1979 "Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya" / "Shoot" (Picture Disc) issued with various b-side adverts 7" Infinity
  • 1979 "Hello Hello Hello" / same (3:20/3:20) 7" Infinity INF-50,021
  • 1979 "Hello Hello Hello" (3:20/3:34) 12" Infinity L33-1018
  • 1980 "Explorer Suite" (4:25/6:44) 12" Elektra AS-11473
  • 1980 "Explorer Suite" (4:25/6:44) 7" Elektra E-47075
  • 1980 "Livin' In The Eighties" (3:24) mono/stereo Elektra E-47106
  • 1980 "DDT" / same (3:01) mono/stereo Elektra E-47155
  • 1980"*Don't Ever Let Me Go" / same (3:41) mono/stereo Elektra E-47205

Compilations

New England (Self Titled Limited Edition Vinyl) (2020)

EuroHouse releases
  • 1995 "Get It Up", 12" White Label, Essential Sound Music ESN.003, Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up", 12", Essential Sound Music ESN.003, Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up", CD Maxi, Chrysalis 12 2735 2, Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up", CD Single PromoCar, Essential Sound Music SN003 CD, Spain
  • 1996 "Get It Up", CD Maxi, Max Music Records GmbH 0062 035 MAX, Germany
  • 1995 "Get It Up (Dance Version)", Ibiza Mix 95, Max Music, Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up (Dance Version)", Power Rangers Mix, Blanco Y Negro, Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up (Dance Version)", Sonic Mix, Arcade, Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up (Dance Version)", Top 95 Volumen 2, Arcade, Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up", Bad Boys, Boy Records, Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up", Danger Mix, Danger Music, Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up", Danze Manía, Prodisc, Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up", Dream Team, Max Music, Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up", El Monje Pastillero, Choco Music, Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up", Gran Velvet - Megamix, Max Music NM0018CD, Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up", Max Mix, Max Music Records GmbH 006193-2 MAX, Germany
  • 1995 "Get It Up", Only For DJ: Promo 2, Prodisc CD P-002, Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up", Pelotazo Mix 2, BMG Ariola S.A., Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up", Planeta Dance 95, Bit Music, Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up", Planeta Dance 95, Bit Music PCD-039, Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up", Rave Zone, Prodisc OCS 1445, Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up", Techno Valencia 5, Contraseña Records, Spain
  • 1995 "Get It Up", The Radical Dance, Chrysalis 7243 8354212 3, Spain
  • 1996 "Get It Up (Dance Version)", Lo Mas 96, Code Music, Spain
  • 1996 "Get It Up (Radio Edit)", Max Mix 2, Max Music Records GmbH, Germany & Spain
  • 1996 "Get It Up (Radio Edit)", Viva Autumn Dance '96, Euro Star ES 3812, Ukraine
  • 1996 "Get It Up", Aerobic Body Work Out, Body Music BWO 889, Germany
  • 1996 "Get It Up", Dance Explosion Volume 9, S.A.I.F.A.M. SM-122-2, Italy
  • 1996 "Get It Up", Disco Prezioso 2+1, Not On Label none, Germany
  • 1996 "Get It Up", Maxima Locura 2, Choco Music, Spain
  • 1996 "Get It Up", New Hot Plate Megamix - D.J. Collection Vol. 5, Musart, Mexico
  • 1997 "Get It Up (Rmx From Germany)", Traffic Dance, Prodisc, Spain
  • 1997 "Get It Up", Made In Spain, Contraseña Records, Spain
  • 1997 "Get It Up", Traffic Dance, Prodisc CDP0010, Spain
  • 1998 "Get It Up (Remix)", Mega Fiesta, Arcade 3201652, Spain
  • 1999 "Get It Up (Dance Version)", Area The Secret Vol. 01, Vale Music, Spain
  • 1999 "Get It Up", De Todo Un Poco, Vale Music, Spain
  • 1999 "Get It Up", La Ruta Del Bakalao, Vale Music, Spain
  • 2001 "Get It Up (DJ Ruboy Remix)", Fiesta En Cabina Vol. 2, Vale Music, Spain
  • 2002 "Get It Up", 90's History - Techno Session, Contraseña Records CON-222-CD, Spain
  • 2002 "Get It Up", DJ's En Directo Vol. 3, Contraseña Records CON-217-CD, Spain
  • 2002 "Get It Up", Flaix Fm History Vol. 1, Bit Music 34-280, Spain
  • 2003 "Get It Up", DJ Matrix (9) - Spanish Classics Vol. 1 (CDr Unofficial), La Musica , none
  • 2004 "Get It Up (Dance Version)", Ibiza Mix 2004 - 10 Aniversario, Blanco Y Negro MXCD 1484, Spain
  • 2004 "Get It Up", 100% 90's Vol. 2 - Lo Mejor Del Remember, Blanco Y Negro MXCD 1527, Spain
  • 2004 "Get It Up", Jose Coll* - Remember The Music, Contraseña Records CON-258-CD, Spain
  • 2004 "Get It Up", Los 90, Bit Music 36-854, Spain
  • 2004 "Get It Up", Radical Gold - Cantaditas de Colección Volumen. 2, Dreams Corporation DCCD020, Spain
  • 2004 "Get It Up", Raúl Platero* + Jota Demasiado - MDT La Maquina Del Tiempo, Contraseña Records CON-274-CD, Spain
  • 2004 "Get It Up", Ultra Ultimate Trance, Music Street MSCD-3117, Singapore
  • 2005 "Get It Up", DJ Marta Vol.5, Disco Imperio Corporation DCCD048, Spain
  • 2005 "Get It Up", La Mákina De Los 90, Bit Music 37-194, Spain
  • 2005 "Get It Up", Remixed Glory, Bit Music 37006, Spain
  • 2006 "Get It Up", Solo Clasicos Del Dance, Disco Imperio Corporation DCCD068, Spain
  • 2007 "Get It Up (2006 Dance Rmx)", Put Your Hands Up! Mix, Vale Music Universal Music Group 602517264625, Spain
  • 2007 "Get It Up", Dance Remember Deluxe, Divucsa 37755, Spain
  • 2008 "Get it UP", Sonido De Valencia (1990-1999), Contraseña Records CON-415-CD, Spain
  • 2009 "Get It Up", Jose Coll* - Remember The Music Vol.4, Contraseña Records CON-458-CD, Spain
  • 2009 "Get It Up", Raul Platero - La Maquina Del Tiempo - MDT 10º Aniversario, Contraseña Records CON-435-CD, Spain
  • 2010 "Get It Up", Raul Platero - La Maquina Del Tiempo History, Contraseña Records CON-466-CD, Spain
  • 2010 "Get It Up", Raul Platero Vs Jose Coll* - Cara A Cara, Contraseña Records CON-484-CD, Spain
  • 2011 "Get It Up", It's Your Time - Past, Present & Future, Blanco Y Negro MXCD 2243, Spain
  • 2012 "Get It Up 2k13", El Demolako - Step Dance - Special Remember Remixes (Parte I), Demokan STD SPR2012, Spain
  • 2012 "Get It Up", 20 Anys Flaix FM, Blanco Y Negro MXCD 2426, Spain
  • 2013 "Get It Up", Blanco Y Negro 83:13 (30 Años De Música Dance), Blanco Y Negro , Spain
  • 2013 "Get It Up", MDT - Sports Fitness Aerobic - El Mejor Remember Para Entrenar, Contraseña Records CON-526-CD, Spain
  • 2014 "Get It Up", MDT - La Maquina Del Tiempo Radio Hits - Los Nº1 De La Emisora Del Remember, Contraseña Records CON-533-CD, Spain
  • 2016 "Get It Up (Dance Version)", Robben Cepeda Presents Vocal Classics Volume 1, Fractfinder Records FFR001, Spain
  • 2016 "Get It Up", MDT - La Maquina Del Tiempo - Lo + Remember - Los Mayores Exitos Dance 90 y 2000, Contraseña Records CON-544-CD, Spain
  • 2017 "Get It Up (Dj Ruboy Remix)", Chasis History 2017, Chasis Global Company HISTORY2017, Spain
  • 2019 "Get It Up", Chasis - 30 Aniversario - Welcome To The Jungle, Chasis Global Company 30ANICH2019, Spain

Personnel
  • John Fannon: guitar, vocals
  • Jimmy Waldo: keyboards, vocals
  • Hirsh Gardner: drums, vocals
  • Gary Shea: bass

References
  1. Kaminski, Adam. "New England, Old Sound". Soundofboston.com. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who’s Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 248. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
  3. Warrior featuring Vinnie Vincent, Jimmy Waldo, Gary Shea & Hirsh Gardner: II
  4. Interview : HIRSH GARDNER
  5. Warrior Featuring Vinnie Vincent on Discogs
  6. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1995-08-26). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  7. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1995-10-07). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  8. Museo Dance on Facebook Watch, retrieved 2020-03-10
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  10. "Anexo:Álbumes más vendidos en España", Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre (in Spanish), 2020-12-27, retrieved 2021-01-22
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  12. "Love The 90s Concert - Valencia 2019". YouTube. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  13. "Love The 90s Concert - Valencia 2019 (close view)". YouTube. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
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