The Liverpool-born post-punk elder statesman
Pete Wylie was the leader of the long-running
Wah! and all of its variants (
Wah! Heat,
the Mighty Wah!,
Shambeko Say Wah!, etc.). Despite remaining a busy artist with an extensive discography throughout the '80s, most outside of the U.K. only know him as the least famous of
the Crucial Three, a short-lived band he was in with
Julian Cope and
Ian McCullough. After disbanding
the Mighty Wah in the mid-'80s, he signed to Virgin and released 1987's "solo" Sinful, which was credited to him by his actual name. A near-fatal accident in 1991 almost caused
Wylie his life, just after he had reappeared as
Pete Wylie and Wah! The Mongrel.
Wylie continued with
Wah!-related material through the 2000s, releasing new material sporadically. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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Infamy! Or How I Didn't Get Where I Am Today