Essential Logic are an English post-punk band formed in 1978 by saxophonist Lora Logic after leaving X-Ray Spex. The band initially consisted of Lora on vocals, Phil Legg on guitar and vocals, William Bennett (later of Whitehouse) on guitar, Mark Turner on bass guitar, Rich Tea (Richard Thompson) on drums and Dave Wright on saxophone. Turner was later replaced by Sean Oliver (later of Rip Rig + Panic) on bass. The band split in 1981 and reformed in 2001.
History
The group formed in 1978 with Logic fresh out of art school. Their first 7" was released on their own record label, Cells. They then released a self-titled EP on Virgin Records in 1979, before signing to Rough Trade. Their debut studio album, Beat Rhythm News, was released in 1979, followed by several 7"s. Work began on a second album but the band split in 1980 was released under the Essential Logic name.
Discography
; Albums
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! style="text-align: center;" | Year
! style="text-align: center;" | Title
! style="text-align: center;" | UK Indie<br />
! style="text-align: center;" | Label
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| style="text-align: center;" | 1979
| Beat Rhythm News
| style="text-align: center;" | 11
| style="text-align: center;" | Rough Trade
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| style="text-align: center;" | 2003
| Fanfare in the Garden (Anthology)
| style="text-align: center;" | -
| style="text-align: center;" | Kill Rock Stars
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| style="text-align: center;" | 2022
| Land of Kali
| style="text-align: center;" | -
| style="text-align: center;" | Hiss and Shake
|-
|2024
|Rekalibrated
| -
|Hiss and Shake
|}
; Singles & EPs
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! style="text-align: center;" | Year
! style="text-align: center;" | Title
! style="text-align: center;" | UK Indie<br />