The Smirks [SEP] location of formation
The Smirks
The Smirks were an English new wave band from Manchester who played from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Although they failed to meet with commercial success, they built a small but loyal base of fans.
They are remembered mostly for a quirky vocal style and for a curious campaign "Smirks against Travolta", simultaneously a homage and a parody of "Rock Against Racism". The Smirks session for the John Peel show was recorded on 19 April 1978 and broadcast a week later.
Despite being
- Major-General H.R. Briggs (May 1942 – Jul 1944)
- Major-General Geoffrey Evans (Jul 1944 – Sep 1944)
- Brigadier Robert Mansergh (Sep 1944 – Sep 1944)
- Major-General Cameron Nicholson (Sep 1944 – Sep 1944)
- Major-General Dermot Warren (Sep 1944 – Feb 1945)
- Brigadier Joseph A Salomons (Feb 1945 – Feb 1945)
- Major-General Robert Mansergh (Feb 1945 – Aug 1945)
Formation during World War II Headquarters