The Servants was an indie band formed in 1985 in Hayes, Middlesex, England … Read Full Bio ↴The Servants was an indie band formed in 1985 in Hayes, Middlesex, England by singer and songwriter David Westlake.

The Servants was the original home of Luke Haines, later of The Auteurs and Black Box Recorder.

The band’s Small Time / Hey Hey We’re The Manqués double-album was well received on its 2012 release, more than twenty years after its 1991 recording. The belated release followed the inclusion of 1990’s Disinterest album in Mojo magazine’s 2011 list of the greatest British indie records of all time.

Westlake and Haines played together for the first time in over twenty years at the Lexington, London N1 in 2014.

Westlake has released two solo albums: Westlake in 1987, and a second in 2002, Play Dusty For Me (re-issued 2015).

Around the time The Servants split in 1991, Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch tried to locate Westlake in hope of forming a band with him.

An early line-up of The Servants appeared on 1986’s NME-associated C86 compilation.

Discography, press and videos at the offical website: http://www.lostsheep.com/davidwestlake/

Albums
Westlake (Nov 1987, Creation Records, CRELP019 [LP]) - David Westlake
Disinterest (Jul 1990, Paperhouse, PAPLP005 [LP]/PAPCD005 [CD]) - The Servants
Westlake (re-issue 1993, Creation Records, CRECD019 [CD]) - David Westlake
Play Dusty For Me (Jun 2002, Mahlerphone, CDA 001 [CD]) - David Westlake
Reserved (Mar 2006, Cherry Red, CDMRED297 [CD]) (compilation) - The Servants
Youth Club Disco (Jul 2011, Captured Tracks, CT-111 [LP]) (compilation) - The Servants
Small Time / Hey Hey We’re The Manqués (Oct 2012, Cherry Red, CDB RED 535 [2CD]; Dec 2013, Captured Tracks, CT-185 [2LP]) - The Servants
Play Dusty For Me (Re-issue Nov 2015, Captured Tracks, CT-220 [LP & CD]) - David Westlake

Singles
“She’s Always Hiding”/“Transparent” (Mar 1986, Head Records, HEAD1 [7”]) - The Servants
“The Sun, a Small Star”/“Meredith”/“It Takes No Gentleman”/“Funny Business” (Oct 1986, Head Records, HEAD3 [12”]) - The Servants
“It’s My Turn”/“Afterglow” (Sep 1989, Glass Records, GLASS056 [7”]) - The Servants
“It’s My Turn”/“Afterglow”/“Faithful to 3 Lovers”/“Do or Be Done” (Sep 1989, Glass Records, GLASS12 056 [12”]) - The Servants
“Look Like A Girl”/“Bad Habits Die Hard” (live)/“It’s My Turn” (live) (Aug 1990, Paperhouse Records, PAPER004 [7”]) - The Servants