{
  "meta": {
    "title": "Answers",
    "description": "Direct answers to common questions, with sources.",
    "language": "en-GB",
    "last_substantive_revision": "2026-11-06",
    "canonical_page": "https://thenewenglish.uk/research/",
    "file_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/data/answers.json",
    "count": 14,
    "notice": "Public export of The New English Archive. Crawler or download access is not a licence to reuse the material. Methodology and notes on sources: https://thenewenglish.uk/research/"
  },
  "answers": [
    {
      "id": "q.who",
      "question": "Who were The New English?",
      "answer": "The New English were a London indie pop band of the late 1980s, built around Johnny Rasheed (bass and vocals) and Shareef C (guitar).",
      "answer_markdown": "The New English were a London indie pop band of the late 1980s, built around Johnny Rasheed (bass and vocals) and Shareef C (guitar).",
      "source_ids": [
        "A10",
        "A12",
        "A14",
        "B01"
      ],
      "citations": [
        {
          "source_id": "A10",
          "tier": "A",
          "title": "Reading preview in What’s Happening?",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "A12",
          "tier": "B",
          "title": "Publicity sheet with trio photograph",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "A14",
          "tier": "A",
          "title": "Fanzine interview, first page",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "B01",
          "tier": "E",
          "title": "The New English on EverybodyWiki",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01",
          "first_party": false
        }
      ],
      "page_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/questions/#q-who"
    },
    {
      "id": "q.from",
      "question": "Where were The New English from?",
      "answer": "Fulham, in south-west London.",
      "answer_markdown": "Fulham, in south-west London.",
      "source_ids": [
        "A08",
        "A14"
      ],
      "citations": [
        {
          "source_id": "A08",
          "tier": "B",
          "title": "Band publicity biography",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "A14",
          "tier": "A",
          "title": "Fanzine interview, first page",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/",
          "first_party": true
        }
      ],
      "page_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/questions/#q-from"
    },
    {
      "id": "q.disambiguation",
      "question": "Is this the same New English as other acts with that name?",
      "answer": "No. This archive covers the late-1980s London band The New English and the later work of its members. Other acts and publications with similar names are separate, including The New English Rock Ensemble, the 2005 album New English on Popster, The New English Weekly and New English Review.",
      "answer_markdown": "No. This archive covers the late-1980s London band The New English and the later work of its members. Other acts and publications with similar names are separate, including The New English Rock Ensemble, the 2005 album New English on Popster, The New English Weekly and New English Review.",
      "source_ids": [
        "A06",
        "A09",
        "B22",
        "B23"
      ],
      "citations": [
        {
          "source_id": "A06",
          "tier": "A",
          "title": "Reading poster for 15 May",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "A09",
          "tier": "A",
          "title": "Le Beat Route review, 23 February 1987",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "B22",
          "tier": "C",
          "title": "New English on AllMusic (a different act)",
          "citation_url": "https://www.allmusic.com/artist/new-english-mn0001761947",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "B23",
          "tier": "C",
          "title": "The New English Rock Ensemble on Apple Music (a different act)",
          "citation_url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-new-english-rock-ensemble/214419385",
          "first_party": false
        }
      ],
      "page_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/questions/#q-disambiguation"
    },
    {
      "id": "q.active",
      "question": "When was the band active?",
      "answer": "The main period ran from 1986 to March 1988, and the band reunited for a show in Bonn on 17 February 1990.",
      "answer_markdown": "The main period ran from 1986 to March 1988, and the band reunited for a show in Bonn on 17 February 1990.",
      "source_ids": [
        "B01",
        "B02",
        "A05",
        "A07"
      ],
      "citations": [
        {
          "source_id": "B01",
          "tier": "E",
          "title": "The New English on EverybodyWiki",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "B02",
          "tier": "E",
          "title": "The New English on Wikibin",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "A05",
          "tier": "A",
          "title": "Tunnel Club review, 28 October 1986",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "A07",
          "tier": "B",
          "title": "Bazooka poster with S.P.G., 17 February",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/bazooka-poster/",
          "first_party": true
        }
      ],
      "page_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/questions/#q-active"
    },
    {
      "id": "q.members",
      "question": "Who were the members?",
      "answer": "Johnny Rasheed (bass and vocals), Shareef C (guitar), Joz (vocals) and Sara (drums). Dave Beech played bass in the predecessor project, The Fallen Idols.",
      "answer_markdown": "Johnny Rasheed (bass and vocals), Shareef C (guitar), Joz (vocals) and Sara (drums). Dave Beech played bass in the predecessor project, The Fallen Idols.",
      "source_ids": [
        "A14",
        "A12",
        "A09",
        "B01"
      ],
      "citations": [
        {
          "source_id": "A14",
          "tier": "A",
          "title": "Fanzine interview, first page",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "A12",
          "tier": "B",
          "title": "Publicity sheet with trio photograph",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "A09",
          "tier": "A",
          "title": "Le Beat Route review, 23 February 1987",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "B01",
          "tier": "E",
          "title": "The New English on EverybodyWiki",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01",
          "first_party": false
        }
      ],
      "page_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/questions/#q-members"
    },
    {
      "id": "q.music",
      "question": "What kind of music did they play?",
      "answer": "Indie pop, with reference points including Felt, Morrissey, the Redskins, the Woodentops, the Smiths and the Housemartins. Johnny Rasheed later described a move towards soul pop.",
      "answer_markdown": "Indie pop, with reference points including Felt, Morrissey, the Redskins, the Woodentops, the Smiths and the Housemartins. Johnny Rasheed later described a move towards soul pop.",
      "source_ids": [
        "A12",
        "A10",
        "A14"
      ],
      "citations": [
        {
          "source_id": "A12",
          "tier": "B",
          "title": "Publicity sheet with trio photograph",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "A10",
          "tier": "A",
          "title": "Reading preview in What’s Happening?",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-preview-interview/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "A14",
          "tier": "A",
          "title": "Fanzine interview, first page",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-interview-first-page/",
          "first_party": true
        }
      ],
      "page_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/questions/#q-music"
    },
    {
      "id": "q.gigs",
      "question": "Which performances are documented?",
      "answer": "Fanzines reviewed the band at the Tunnel Club, Greenwich, on 28 October 1986 and at Le Beat Route, London, on 23 February 1987. Other dates include the Rock Garden, Zeeta’s in Putney, Dingwalls, the Wimbledon Festival and Reading. The full list is on the homepage.",
      "answer_markdown": "Fanzines reviewed the band at the Tunnel Club, Greenwich, on 28 October 1986 and at Le Beat Route, London, on 23 February 1987. Other dates include the Rock Garden, Zeeta’s in Putney, Dingwalls, the Wimbledon Festival and Reading. The full list is on the homepage.",
      "source_ids": [
        "A05",
        "A09",
        "A03",
        "A04",
        "A06",
        "B01"
      ],
      "citations": [
        {
          "source_id": "A05",
          "tier": "A",
          "title": "Tunnel Club review, 28 October 1986",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/tunnel-club-review/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "A09",
          "tier": "A",
          "title": "Le Beat Route review, 23 February 1987",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/le-beat-route-review/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "A03",
          "tier": "A",
          "title": "Rock Garden admission card, 7 December",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/rock-garden-ticket/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "A04",
          "tier": "A",
          "title": "Zeeta’s ticket, 11 February",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/zeetas-ticket/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "A06",
          "tier": "A",
          "title": "Reading poster for 15 May",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/reading-may-poster/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "B01",
          "tier": "E",
          "title": "The New English on EverybodyWiki",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01",
          "first_party": false
        }
      ],
      "page_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/questions/#q-gigs"
    },
    {
      "id": "q.tv",
      "question": "Did The New English appear on television?",
      "answer": "Yes. The band appeared on the BBC Two programme Network East in 1987, its first national television appearance.",
      "answer_markdown": "Yes. The band appeared on the BBC Two programme Network East in 1987, its first national television appearance.",
      "source_ids": [
        "A08",
        "A12",
        "B01",
        "B24"
      ],
      "citations": [
        {
          "source_id": "A08",
          "tier": "B",
          "title": "Band publicity biography",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/band-promotional-biography/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "A12",
          "tier": "B",
          "title": "Publicity sheet with trio photograph",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "B01",
          "tier": "E",
          "title": "The New English on EverybodyWiki",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B01",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "B24",
          "tier": "E",
          "title": "1987 in British television on Wikipedia",
          "citation_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_in_British_television",
          "first_party": false
        }
      ],
      "page_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/questions/#q-tv"
    },
    {
      "id": "q.london1987",
      "question": "What is London 1987?",
      "answer": "London 1987 is an eleven-track digital album by The New English, released on 2 January 2019 with a RipItUp Records credit. It includes studio tracks and two live recordings from Bonn.",
      "answer_markdown": "*London 1987* is an eleven-track digital album by The New English, released on 2 January 2019 with a RipItUp Records credit. It includes studio tracks and two live recordings from Bonn.",
      "source_ids": [
        "B03",
        "B05",
        "Y03",
        "Y04",
        "Y07"
      ],
      "citations": [
        {
          "source_id": "B03",
          "tier": "C",
          "title": "London 1987 on Apple Music",
          "citation_url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "B05",
          "tier": "C",
          "title": "London 1987 on Amazon Music",
          "citation_url": "https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "Y03",
          "tier": "D",
          "title": "YouTube upload: The New English - You Make My Day Shine",
          "citation_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGsgy2igPBo",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "Y04",
          "tier": "D",
          "title": "YouTube upload: The New English - Get Ready!",
          "citation_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opZEBh10uxM",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "Y07",
          "tier": "D",
          "title": "YouTube upload: The New English - Get Ready! (Live)",
          "citation_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE",
          "first_party": false
        }
      ],
      "page_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/questions/#q-london1987"
    },
    {
      "id": "q.records1980s",
      "question": "Did the band release a record in the 1980s?",
      "answer": "No commercial release from the 1980s appears in this archive. The band recorded demos, including a two-song tape reviewed in What’s Happening?. A CDr called London 1987 followed in 2001 and the digital album in 2019.",
      "answer_markdown": "No commercial release from the 1980s appears in this archive. The band recorded demos, including a two-song tape reviewed in *What’s Happening?*. A CDr called *London 1987* followed in 2001 and the digital album in 2019.",
      "source_ids": [
        "A13",
        "A12",
        "B14",
        "B03"
      ],
      "citations": [
        {
          "source_id": "A13",
          "tier": "A",
          "title": "Demo review: Get Ready and This Evening",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/demo-tape-review/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "A12",
          "tier": "B",
          "title": "Publicity sheet with trio photograph",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/archive/agency-publicity-trio/",
          "first_party": true
        },
        {
          "source_id": "B14",
          "tier": "C",
          "title": "London 1987 (CDr, 2001) on Discogs",
          "citation_url": "https://www.discogs.com/release/25197358-New-English-London-1987",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "B03",
          "tier": "C",
          "title": "London 1987 on Apple Music",
          "citation_url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541",
          "first_party": false
        }
      ],
      "page_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/questions/#q-records1980s"
    },
    {
      "id": "q.listen",
      "question": "Where can I listen to The New English?",
      "answer": "London 1987 is on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer and Tidal. Links are in the Recordings section of the homepage, with eight videos on YouTube.",
      "answer_markdown": "*London 1987* is on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer and Tidal. Links are in the [Recordings section](https://thenewenglish.uk/#recordings) of the homepage, with eight videos on YouTube.",
      "source_ids": [
        "B03",
        "B05",
        "B21",
        "B18",
        "B19"
      ],
      "citations": [
        {
          "source_id": "B03",
          "tier": "C",
          "title": "London 1987 on Apple Music",
          "citation_url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/london-1987/1448550541",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "B05",
          "tier": "C",
          "title": "London 1987 on Amazon Music",
          "citation_url": "https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B07MHZ48Y4",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "B21",
          "tier": "C",
          "title": "London 1987 on Spotify",
          "citation_url": "https://open.spotify.com/album/3BnIhDq7OO7oDUTvWwp8Ar",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "B18",
          "tier": "C",
          "title": "London 1987 on Deezer",
          "citation_url": "https://www.deezer.com/album/83444182",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "B19",
          "tier": "C",
          "title": "London 1987 on Tidal",
          "citation_url": "https://tidal.com/album/101908814",
          "first_party": false
        }
      ],
      "page_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/questions/#q-listen"
    },
    {
      "id": "q.inspiration",
      "question": "Is Inspiration a New English album?",
      "answer": "No. Inspiration is a 1993 solo CD by Johnny Rasheed on Jackfruit Music, with eight songs and Shareef C on guitars.",
      "answer_markdown": "No. *Inspiration* is a 1993 solo CD by Johnny Rasheed on Jackfruit Music, with eight songs and Shareef C on guitars.",
      "source_ids": [
        "B04",
        "B15"
      ],
      "citations": [
        {
          "source_id": "B04",
          "tier": "C",
          "title": "Johnny Rasheed on TweeNet",
          "citation_url": "https://www.twee.net/bands/r/rasheedjohnn.html",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "B15",
          "tier": "C",
          "title": "Inspiration by Johnny Rasheed on Discogs",
          "citation_url": "https://www.discogs.com/release/3166424-Johnny-Rasheed-Inspiration",
          "first_party": false
        }
      ],
      "page_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/questions/#q-inspiration"
    },
    {
      "id": "q.internationalists",
      "question": "What was The Internationalists?",
      "answer": "The Internationalists were an acoustic duo of Johnny and Shareef, formed in December 1991. They played Bracknell Festival in July 1997.",
      "answer_markdown": "The Internationalists were an acoustic duo of Johnny and Shareef, formed in December 1991. They played Bracknell Festival in July 1997.",
      "source_ids": [
        "B02",
        "Y08"
      ],
      "citations": [
        {
          "source_id": "B02",
          "tier": "E",
          "title": "The New English on Wikibin",
          "citation_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/research/#source-B02",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "Y08",
          "tier": "D",
          "title": "YouTube upload: The New English - Bracknell Festival July 1997",
          "citation_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sop6wz5qcIg",
          "first_party": false
        }
      ],
      "page_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/questions/#q-internationalists"
    },
    {
      "id": "q.videos",
      "question": "Are there videos of the band?",
      "answer": "Yes. Eight videos are on YouTube and can be played from the homepage.",
      "answer_markdown": "Yes. Eight videos are on YouTube and can be played from the homepage.",
      "source_ids": [
        "Y01",
        "Y02",
        "Y03",
        "Y04",
        "Y05",
        "Y06",
        "Y07",
        "Y08"
      ],
      "citations": [
        {
          "source_id": "Y01",
          "tier": "D",
          "title": "YouTube upload: The New English - The Day After Tomorrow",
          "citation_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQixqSQqJuw",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "Y02",
          "tier": "D",
          "title": "YouTube upload: The New English - This Evening",
          "citation_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzYbWwo1Izw",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "Y03",
          "tier": "D",
          "title": "YouTube upload: The New English - You Make My Day Shine",
          "citation_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGsgy2igPBo",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "Y04",
          "tier": "D",
          "title": "YouTube upload: The New English - Get Ready!",
          "citation_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opZEBh10uxM",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "Y05",
          "tier": "D",
          "title": "YouTube upload: The New English - You Make My Day Shine (99Mix)",
          "citation_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDldN02cvMg",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "Y06",
          "tier": "D",
          "title": "YouTube upload: The New English \"This Evening\"",
          "citation_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_WRj2e86Ds",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "Y07",
          "tier": "D",
          "title": "YouTube upload: The New English - Get Ready! (Live)",
          "citation_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRwZiTIubiE",
          "first_party": false
        },
        {
          "source_id": "Y08",
          "tier": "D",
          "title": "YouTube upload: The New English - Bracknell Festival July 1997",
          "citation_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sop6wz5qcIg",
          "first_party": false
        }
      ],
      "page_url": "https://thenewenglish.uk/questions/#q-videos"
    }
  ]
}