title: Ellery Bop
text: # Ellery Bop
  
  Ellery Bop were a 1980s indie rock band with Liverpool and Irish roots.
  
  ## Lineup
  
  * Jamie Farrell : vocalist/lead guitarist
  * Robbie Butcher : bass guitar
  * Kev Connolly : percussion
  * Mark Parry : drums
  
  ## Career
  
  The band toured infrequently (with Killing Joke) but recorded several sessions for the BBC with John Peel and Janice Long. A John Peel session was recorded live at the London I.C.A. The band claimed bands such as MC5, The Stooges, Ramones, Heartbreakers and The Clash as their influences.
  
  ## Discography
  
  Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart.
  
  ### Singles
  
  * "Hit the Moon" (June 1981)
  * "Ringing" (March 1982) (featuring; Ian Broudie of the Lightning Seeds on bass) (No. 46)
  * "We Deny" (November 1982)
  * Fire in Reflection EP (1983)
  * Torn Apart EP (1985)
  * "Ellery Bop - Torn Apart" (music video 1985)
  