Shop Assistants | |
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| Origin | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | 1984–1987, 1989–1990 |
| Labels | Villa21 Records The Subway Organization 53rd & 3rd Records Chrysalis Blue Guitar Avalanche Records |
| Past members | Joan Bride Moray Crawford Ann Donald David Keegan Sarah Kneale Laura MacPhail Karen Parker John Peutherer Alex Taylor Margarita Vasquez-Ponte Annabel Wright |
Shop Assistants were a Scottish indie pop band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 1984, initially as 'Buba & The Shop Assistants'.[1] After achieving success with independent releases they signed to Chrysalis Records sublabel Blue Guitar, releasing their only album in 1986. After splitting in 1987, with singer Alex Taylor moving on to The Motorcycle Boy, they reformed for two further singles in 1990.