China Drum were a UK punk rock band. From Ovingham in Northumberland, they formed in 1989 and, after several early EPs and active support by BBC Radio One, released their debut album Goosefair in 1996. Their final album, recorded as 'The Drum', was released in 2001.

Members

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The founding members were guitarist Bill and bassist Dave McQueen, and vocalist and drummer Adam Lee. For their second album they were joined by Jan Alkema, ex- of Compulsion for live performances.

Covers

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Their breakthrough hit was a high-tempo cover of Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights", and they also recorded a take on Crowded House's Fall At Your Feet in a similar vein. Of their material, Leatherface included a cover of China Drum's "Meaning" on their Little White God single; Bodyjar covered "Fall Into Place", among a number of other covers, on You Got Me A Girl's Bike You Idiot.

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[Now Listening] China Drum – Biscuit Barrel http://bit.ly/3GWtby
somefun (さむふぁん) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:35:30 -0000
[Now Listening] China Drum – Biscuit Barrel http://bit.ly/3GWtby
"China: iPhone-Verkaufsstart floppt" Äpfel passen eben nicht ins Land des Lächelns. Wie wäre es mit nem iRice - Da "reisen" sich alle drum..
Radio_Kulmbach (Netradio Kulmbach) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:58:39 -0000
"China: iPhone-Verkaufsstart floppt" Äpfel passen eben nicht ins Land des Lächelns. Wie wäre es mit nem iRice - Da "reisen" sich alle drum..
Drum Tower in Tianjin, China http://ow.ly/x6of #lp #travel #China #Tianjin
shichuan (shichuan) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:30:44 -0000
Drum Tower in Tianjin, China http://ow.ly/x6of #lp #travel #China #Tianjin
Now playing on iTunes : "Meaning [Acoustic]" from "Goosefair" (China Drum)
suishin (æ°´æ·±) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:59:37 -0000
Now playing on iTunes : "Meaning [Acoustic]" from "Goosefair" (China Drum)
@definatalie China Drum - Wuthering Heights ♫ http://blip.fm/~fingp
beautiful_alone (Sarah Fallon) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:39:33 -0000
@definatalie China Drum - Wuthering Heights ♫ http://blip.fm/~fingp
@definatalie Obvs Kate Bush is the best, but have you ever heard the China Drum version? It rocks!
beautiful_alone (Sarah Fallon) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:30:42 -0000
@definatalie Obvs Kate Bush is the best, but have you ever heard the China Drum version? It rocks!

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