Talk:Spizzenergi

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Created - this is a work in progress Ianguy 00:02, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Over two years on and this article is still a stub! I'm hoping to pay the article some attention in the next few days. I would very much appreciate any help with the editing. Yozzer66 (talk) 23:03, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

For some reason someone is altering the names of band members, Jim Solar was James Little, not James Liffle (so on). Not sure why they would do this, either they think they're funny, or the band members want their identities hidden so as not to be associated with Spizz. Either way, I have corrected them here, and any further messing around with the names will be reported, since quite possible its libelous. Debbie - 14 March 2011 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Debbiereynolds (talk • contribs) 08:26, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

Spizzenergi

The band was called Spizzenergi NOT Spizz Energi. And the band was called Spizz Oil before that and NOT The Spizzoils. The history should be Spizz 77 (1977), Spizz Oil (1978), Spizzenergi (1979), Athletico Spizz 80 (1980), The Spizzles (1981-1982), Spizzenergi 2 (1982-1983), Spizzorwell (1983), Spizz performed as "The Last Big Future Show" in 1984, Spizz's Big Business (1985-1986), Spizzsexual (1986-1987), Spizzorbit (1988-1989), Spizzivision (1989-1990), the band then performed occasionly as Spizz Oil again in 1990-1993 with just Pete Petrol and Spizz in the band. In 1993 Spizz started using the name Spizzenergi again for his band, except for a xmas single released in 1994 under the name Spizzmas.

Gang of Four were pretty well established by 1979 when I saw them - to lump them with the Smiths that late on isn't really accurate at all, and conflates far too much...217.146.113.81 (talk) 20:23, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Spizz 77 is Spizz solo, "Spizzoil" is a duo (Spizz & Pete Petrol), the *band* this article should be about started with 'Spizzenergi' (1979), continued as 'Athletico Spizz 80' and 'The Spizzles' and ended with 'Spizzenergi 2' (-1983) - E-Kartoffel (talk) 18:35, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

Changes

I am more than happy for the above person to go for it with the changes (don't forget to use 4 ~ (tilda's??) to sign your work Ianguy 10:56, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

PS Apologies for the space in the name - I have attempted to sort this with little success!

remove spurious alias

Please remove what appears to be an entirely spurious alias "Spizz loves Jizz" from the infobox, added by an IP last year. Morwen (talk) 19:14, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

Done DiscoursesonLivvy (talk · contribs) 02:49, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Provision of reference

"The band supported Siouxsie and the Banshees, among others, and later toured as a headline act in many European countries."

Please replace this with

The band supported Siouxsie and the Banshees on tour in 1978 in the UK.

Morwen (talk) 12:31, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

 Done Many thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:48, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

remove malformatted track listing

In the Spizzenergi#Discography section please remove the catalogue numbers and malformatted track listings of the albums. Morwen (talk) 13:35, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi Morwen. Are Catalogue numbers prohibited? Also, it's not usual to have track listings at all in Discography sections, so they should all go? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:30, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi. I don't know if catalogue numbers are prohibited but they're certainly unusual and they would make some already busy lines busier. I didn't see any other track listings? Oh do you mean, the b-sides table. Oh, and and there's catalogue numbers there? Sorry I just meant the specific things in 'Albums'. The table also needs a bit of work but the main thing I'd do there is split out the band name / release date column into two columns. Morwen (talk) 14:50, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Oh ok, a bit more complicated than I thought, then. I can have a first go at deleting the Cat numbers? Martinevans123 (talk) 14:54, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

I mean, you can do what you like, but the specific I meant to suggest was the first edit you did removing the malformatted catalogue numbers from the albums subsection, and then removing the lines that are formatted like this.

"Side 1: Touched (2:40) New Species (2:21) Intimate (2:00) Effortless (3:00) European Heroes (2:10) Energy Crisis (4:38)"

Morwen (talk) 14:57, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Should we reinstate the Cat numbers in the singles chart? Martinevans123 (talk) 15:48, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

No opinion. Morwen (talk) 15:53, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

OK. In the absence of any dedicated articles for the albums, should we format the track lists properly, or just remove them? Martinevans123 (talk) 15:55, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

I'd just remove them. I did a spot check of a bunch of random articles in Category:English_punk_rock_groups and none of the ones I saw appear to represent track listings in the discography like this. Morwen (talk) 16:01, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Ok. No, it's not standard practice for bands of any genre, as far as I know. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:03, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

 Done Have commented out, as the info might be useful for some editors. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:06, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

guinness book of records claim

"Spizz was noted for his annual name change policy, which ceased when the Guinness Book of Records failed to recognise his claim that he had recorded and released the greatest number of recordings under different names (though the book's deputy editor, Shelagh Thomas, nevertheless confessed to owning "Where's Captain Kirk?").[citation needed]"

please change this as follows

"Spizz changed his band's name every year. Spizz reports that he attempted to be recognised by the Guiness Book of Records as the act to have released records under the most names, but was told that this would be "too specialised."

then use as reference , which was introduced in an earlier edit request.

Morwen (talk) 15:16, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

 Done Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:59, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

sources for Where's Captain Kirk paragraph

"Their lineup in late 1979 consisted of Spizz on vocals and guitar, Mark Coalfield on keyboard and vocals, Dave Scott on guitar, Jim Solar (real name James Little) on bass guitar and Hero Shima (real name Suresh Singh) on drums."

With deletion of the "real names" this sentence can be backed by and . (The second one is necessary to provide a first name for Dave Scott).

 Done Martinevans123 (talk) 17:30, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

BBC Radio 1 disc jockey John Peel described "Where's Captain Kirk?" as "the best Star Trek associated song"."

Please change this sentence to

BBC Radio 1 disc jockey [[John Peel]] would later describe "Where's Captain Kirk?" as the "the only Star Trek tribute worth of the Enterprise's jukebox".<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Funk Me Up, Scotty|date=1996-08-26|type=Broadcast|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

Morwen (talk) 16:33, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

 Done Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:32, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

paragraph about daughter

The paragraph is overlong, badly sourced, and contains excessive detail, including stuff about a band that the subject's daughter's former bandmate later formed. This might take several goes, but here's a new version. Note that one of the links I've changed to use archive-url.

The birth of a daughter, Molly Spiers-MacLeod, in 1991, consumed the bulk of his energy as he stayed home to care for her. Spiers-MacLeod has played in various bands including Poussez Posse, the Featherz, I, Doris, and the Untitled Band Project. She also provided vocals for Wild Mutation, a glam-era covers band that Spizz himself fronted.

For your pasting convenience here's the wikitext:

The birth of a daughter, Molly Spiers-MacLeod, in 1991, consumed the bulk of his energy as he stayed home to care for her.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-07-22 |title=PUNK & OI IN THE UK : Spizz Interview |url=http://www.punkoiuk.co.uk/INTERVIEWS/spizz.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111062325/http://www.punkoiuk.co.uk/INTERVIEWS/spizz.htm |archive-date=2019-01-11 |website=Punkoiuk.co.uk}}</ref> Spiers-MacLeod also became a musician and has played in various bands including [[Poussez Posse]], <ref>{{Cite web |title=Bush Hall - and the Best Dressed Man in Town | Ant Lib Ønline | Adam & the Ants Cømmunity Øutpost | Adam Ant News & Events |url=http://www.adamandtheants.org/ant-lib-blog/bush-hall-and-best-dressed-man-town |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224192645/http://www.adamandtheants.org/ant-lib-blog/bush-hall-and-best-dressed-man-town |archive-date=24 February 2020 |access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref> [[the Featherz]],<ref name="walesonline">{{Cite web |date=8 February 2014 |title=Outrageous dressing Welsh singer Danie Cox teams up with 80s legend Boy George |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/outrageous-dressing-welsh-singer-danie-6686651 |website=Walesonline.co.uk}}</ref> I, Doris, <ref>{{Cite web |date=10 November 2021 |title=I, Doris: In the Ladies – video premiere, album & tour news |url=https://louderthanwar.com/i-doris-in-the-ladies-video-premiere-album-tour-news/ |website=Louderthanwar.com}}</ref> and the Untitled Band Project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://creative-vandalism.com/untitledbandproject/|title=The "Untitled Band" Project|website=Creative Vandalism}}</ref> She also provided vocals for Wild Mutation, a [[Glam rock|glam]]-era covers band that Spizz himself fronted.<ref name="wagnerart">{{Cite web |title=Spizzenergi - UK - Interview |url=https://www.wagnerartproduction.com/spizz-energi-uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301010414/https://www.wagnerartproduction.com/spizz-energi-uk |archive-date=1 March 2021 |access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref>

Morwen (talk) 17:18, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

 Done Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:27, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

References

paragraph about singles with Tony Visconti

Please amend this paragraph as follows

In 2020 a new single, "Christmas in Denmark Street", mixed by Tony Visconti, reached number 7 in the Official Vinyl Singles Chart. This was followed in 2021 by a faithful cover version of David Bowie's "Valentine's Day", again mixed by Visconti, which reached number 3 in the vinyl chart.

wikitext:

In 2020 a new single, "Christmas in Denmark Street", mixed by [[Tony Visconti]], reached number 7 in the Official Vinyl Singles Chart.<ref name="spizzenergi_oc">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/59121/spizzenergi/|title=Spizzenergi hits|website=Official Charts}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://louderthanwar.com/get-spizzenergi-to-xmas-number-one-watch-the-video-from-the-punk-legend/|title=Get SpizzEnergi to xmas number one! watch the video from the punk legend|first=John|last=Robb|date=2020-11-27|work=Louder Than War}}</ref> This was followed in 2021 by a faithful cover version of David Bowie's "[[Valentine's Day (David Bowie song)|Valentine's Day]]", again mixed by Visconti, which reached number 3 in the vinyl chart. <ref name="spizzenergi_oc" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://louderthanwar.com/spizzenergi-new-single-great-version-of-bowies-valentines-day/|first=John|last=Robb|date=2021-01-14|work=Louder Than War|title=Spizzenergi new single! great version of Bowie’s ‘Valentines Day’}}</ref>

Morwen (talk) 17:53, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

 Done Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:03, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

References

marquee club and urgh! a music war

The Electric Sound piece can (ref name="electronic") provide backing for the claim about the sold-out run at the Marquee Club, although we will have to remove the paranthetical about the sixth (matinee) show.

The claim about "Urgh! A Music War" can partly be sourced to , which I found over at the page Urgh! A Music War. That it was that song in particular can be observed in the film itself, so I'd suggest using <ref>{{cite film|title=Urgh! A Music War|time=34:30{{ndash}}36:30|people=Burbridge, Derek (director)|date=1982}}</ref>. I would suggest deleting the next sentence, about American cable television.

Morwen (talk) 19:28, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Reply 23-JUN-2026

   Edit request approved  

• An impartial editor has reviewed the proposed edit(s) and asks the COI editor to go ahead and make the suggested changes.
• ?I would add that I don't see a {{connected contributor}} template with Morwen's name attached to it (or anything on their user and talk pages), so I don't know why this is a COI edit request.

Regards,  Spintendo  03:43, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. My reading of WP:COI disclosure advice is that it says to make editors aware when I’m discussing a potential COI topic, with that template merely being one way to do that, and it seems to me that making edit requests using this mechanism constitutes disclosure itself. Morwen (talk) 03:57, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

There are 3 ways to WP:DISCLOSE; Using {{Edit COI}} by itself is not one of them. Regards,  Spintendo  04:46, 24 June 2026 (UTC)