There were two bands with the same name, taken from a song by The Shangri-Las; one in Switzerland and the other one in Glasgow, Scotland. The Swiss band was formed by Monique, Marianne and Esther, who together with Netz and his younger brother Buzz and Pasquale, are also responsible for the musical backings.
Sophisticated Boom Boom transported the girl group sound from the Sixties into the New Wave year of 1982. They released one self-titled album on Off Course Records and then has been recently re-issued on Tapete Records. After the end of the band, the Power Pop band Chin Chin emerged from the ashes and released a compilation.
The Scottish girl group from Glasgow, also active in the early 1980's, was formed by Irene Brown, Jacqueline Bradley, Laura Mazzolini, Libby McArthur and Tricia Reid. The band was influenced mainly by Siouxsie and the Banshees and Dolly Mixture. They released 'The Only One' on a 1984 compilation album called The Girls Can't Help It - A Modern Girl Group. The group later changed their name to His Latest Flame and released several singles in the late 80's before calling it a day.
