Cook Da Books

New wave band
Formed in 1980 in Liverpool, U.K. Due to their [a=Dennis Bovell] produced debut single [url=http://www.discogs.com/Cook-The-Books-Piggie-In-The-Middle-Eight/release/5354815]"Piggie In The Middle Eight"[/url], [a=Vladimir Cosma] included three of their tracks in the soundtrack of [url=http://www.discogs.com/Vladimir-Cosma-La-Boum-2-Original-Soundtrack/release/1993147]"La Boum 2"[/url]. The success of [url=http://www.discogs.com/Cook-Da-Books-Paul-Hudson-Vladimir-Cosma-Bande-Originale-Du-Film-La-Boum-2/release/4493649]"Your Eyes"[/url] (written by Cosma) out of this soundtrack led to tours with [a=Men At Work], [a=The Undertones] and [a=Joan Armatrading]. Their 1983 album was produced by [a=Pierre Jaubert] and their second and last was produced by [a=Marc Annaloro]. In 1986 they covered [a=Stevie Wonder]'s [url=http://www.discogs.com/Cook-Da-Books-Livin-For-The-City/release/2066766]"Livin' For The City"[/url] and they were included again in a soundtrack of [a=Vladimir Cosma], for the animated film [url=http://www.discogs.com/Vladimir-Cosma-Ast%C3%A9rix-Chez-Les-Bretons/release/1817273]"Astérix Chez Les Bretons"[/url] with their single [url=http://www.discogs.com/Cook-Da-Book-The-Look-Out-Is-Out/release/7338111]"The Look Out Is Out"[/url], a song based on [a=Plastic Bertrand]'s [url=http://www.discogs.com/Plastic-Bertrand-Asterix-Est-La/release/5031168]"Asterix Est La"[/url]. In 1989 just [a=Owen Moran], [a=Peter Deary] were remained from the original line up of the group. In the '90s [a=Peter Deary] formed [a=Smaller].