Late 80's Goth rockers whose line up included guitarist Dan Clayton, who also wrote the Salisbury Journal ‘Soundtracks’ column for a while.

PLANE CRASH

Included Duncan Fulton

THE PRAMS

1980-1983. Rob Boston (bass and vocals), Alwyn Lovell (lead guitar), Nicky Boston (drums), Eddie Johnson (guitar).

Rob Boston (continuing from the 'Ghosts' entry: 'The Prams were the natural progression of Genghis Khan, heavy driving rock but wearing suits! The band were still required to gig as 'Genghis Khan' in London and Bristol because promoters knew it made sense to get the punters in. It was nice getting Eddie Johnson back into the line up after all that time, and my young brother Nicky was amazing.

Lots of gigs, notably supporting Budgie at the Granary in Bristol. Half way through recording the album 'What's The Time Mr Wolf?' Eddie left the band. Released that album on Wabbit in 1981 along with the double A side single 'A’s Okay' and 'Don't Drop Any Bombs On Me'. The Prams had a lot success as a three piece. Managed by Patrick Williams and produced by Steve James. Released 'How About Emee' in 1983. Various recordings on file including Milborne Port Studio 1982.'

'Weird fact. Rob Boston and Paul Di'Anno went to school together in east London in the 1960's. We both attended Thomas Gamuel primary school in Walthamstow from 1965-1970. In those days he used his step father's surname and so I had no idea Paul was Paul D' until a couple of years ago when we were chatting at a gig. Funny how we both ended up in Salisbury.'

'Luke Boston (of Big Num) grew up listening to old Genghis/Prams stuff and he rates Alwyn Lovell as a major influence on his work, alongside Jimmy Page and Angus Young, which is praise indeed. Alwyn had his own little cult following in the UK and influenced many players. Kids would always queue up to speak with him after gigs and ask him technical stuff. He also spent a very successful period in Iceland as an out and out pop star. Would you believe he even met the Pope when he was out there! The history of Salisbury music throws up some bizarre stats....'

Find out more in the book Endless Beat (Voices Of The New Sarum Sound 1970-1999) (Timezone Publishing 2010)

For the latest chapter in the Boston family's musical dynasty see the 'Big Num' entry.

Dave Todd: 'Mark Palmer (of Last Orders/Obvious Action), who I was at school with, was cousin to two of them so used to bring records and stuff into school. Saw them play at the Tech College in 1982 - bit of a school outing! They were from Salisbury, though I think were London based (with the record label back in Salisbury!) They were a three piece new wave band.'

7" SINGLE
A's Okay/Don't Drop Any Bombs On Me (Wabbit WWS 102S - PC - 1981)
How About Emee?/Cat That Walked Alone (Wabbit WAB 7 - PC - 1983)

LP
WHAT'S THE TIME MR WOLF?(A's Okay;Perpetual Suburbs; Hypocrite; Exploded; I'm Going Crazy; Don't Make A Fuss; Don't Drop Any Bombs On Me; Mongolia; The Sun The Sun; Mirror Mirror; Do The Pram; Twilight Hours) (Wabbit Wecords WWL 101A)(released on cassette in 1982 - Wabbit WAB 101c)

COMPILATION APPEARANCE
WABBIT UNDERWORLD (Includes The Prams) (Cassette) (Wabbit WAB 200c)

THE PROPHECY

Andy Brewer (vocals); Piers Moore (guitar); Jon Baggeley (keyboards); Frank Cross (bass); Steve 'The Bear' Greenaway (drums).

Mid 80s. The band changed names to Farley 708 in about 1987- 8.

PSYCHONAUT

A Salisbury Super- Group

PUMPHOUSE

Alan Marsh (vocals); Jez Lee (lead guitar); Colin Riggs (bass); Marc Angel (drums).

This band was formed by Alan Marsh after the end of Tokyo Blade’s ‘Mr Ice’ tour, but in a blatant cash in the record company issued their album under the Tokyo Blade banner, hence it is also included in the Blade discography.

See also Killer; Genghis Khan; Tokyo Blade; Shogun; Jagged Edge; Mr Ice. The history and discography of these groups is pretty complicated but but it all becomes clear in the book Endless Beat (Voices Of The New Sarum Sound 1970-1999) (Timezone Publishing 2010)

CD
PUMPHOUSE (Like You Not – Not; The Ultimate High; Gerald's Game; Pay The Man; Wrong Chair; It's Only Money; Character Assassination; S.O.S; All Work No Play; SNAFU; Having A Bad Day) (Zoom Club - 1998

THE PURGE

Late 1960s freakbeat. The Purge single is now highly collectable and therefore very expensive.

In 1989 Swindon based pop wizards XTC recorded a song called ‘The Mayor Of Simpleton’, which may or may not have been a nod in the southerly direction.

7” SINGLE
The Knave/The Mayor Of Simpleton Hall (Corn CP 101 – PC - 1969)

COMPILATION APPEARANCES
SYDE TRIPS VOLUME 1 (LP including ‘The Knave’ and ‘The Mayor Of Simpleton Hall’ (later reissued on CD: Wooden Hill WHCD002)

PUSSY

A short lived later incarnation of the metal band Jerusalem. The single was produced by Ian Gillan.

Find out more in the book Endless Beat (Voices Of The New Sarum Sound 1970-1999) (Timezone Publishing 2010)

SINGLE
Feline Woman/Ska Child (Deram DM 368 - 1972)

COMPILATION APPEARANCE
COSMARAMA: BLOW YOUR COOL VOLUME 2 (CD Including ‘Feline Woman’) (Psychic Circle 2008)

PYE SHOPPE

Legendary locals and self proclaimed masters of 'cheese rock.'

Simon Berry reviewing 'Reduced To Clear' for the Salisbury Journal's 'Soundtracks' (15 June 2006): Pye Shoppe's musical package is straightforward, four squared, put in a box, sellotaped, clearly labelled and dispatched with its tongue firmly in its cheek. They rant about girls and guns in a way that is both brutal and charming, like a slap in the chops with a cheery wink. If you listen carefully though, you can hear some delicate touches behind the relentless power chords and snarling vocals, some snazzy guitar licks and nice harmonies that add weight to an already fit to pop, overweight punk effort. Naturally, one would expect nothing less from such seasoned musicians who have not only been around the block a bit, but also probably built the block in the first place and have more than likely since eaten the block.

CDs
REDUCED TO CLEAR (EP) (2005/6?)
CHRISTMAS (2009)

THE QTs

Mike Vickers (vocals); Chris Walsh (guitar); Colin Holton (bass); Frogg Moody (keyboards); Jackboot (drums)

An interview with The QTs, Vague 1, 1979: Perry: What are the aims of the group? Colin guitarist: I’m going to get a drink first. Iggy: Get me one too. Pause. Mike Dyer roadie: Don’t print this for f---s sake. Iggy bites me. Perry: Back to the QTs; what are the aims? Colin: To be famous and earn lots of money. Perry: What is the situation with your management? Colin: Spot on. He’s fat. He’s pretty big compared with other smaller management. Perry: Do you feel that your music is improving in any way? Colin: Yes, we are improving every day. Perry: How long have you been going? Colin: 18 months on and off. Perry: How would you describe your music and what influences have you had? Colin: Main thing don’t drink, don’t smoke, don’t take drugs, don’t mess around with women and tell lots of lies. And our main influences are drugs and beer. Perry: Are you a pub band or would you prefer to play in halls? Colin: Basically we try and play where we can. Perry: What sort of gigs have you done? Colin: Mostly bad ones, we play in Salisbury, Basingstoke, Southampton. Basingstoke was the best one, I only got bottled twice. Perry: What musical influences? Colin: Ahahaha, keeps saying names then says, No, don’t put that – any f-- ---g thing – the Kitchens. Perry: Don’t you like the Kitchens? Colin: No, I just like annoying them, and I’m good at it. Perry: What do you think of the music scene around here? Colin: Pretty healthy. Perry: What local bands are you impressed by? Colin: The QTs, the ones that say we’re better than them. No but seriously (snoring while I write it all down) there are a few schoolkiddy bands around. Perry: Such as? Colin: How should I know, I’m just trying to fill the paper up. Iggy: What’s your favourite comic, mine’s Beezer? Colin: F--- off, you know I can’t read. Interviewer walks away.

Mike Dyer's review of The QTs at Magnum’s, Basingstoke, 13 November 1979 - from Vague 1, 1979: 'The first time I saw the QTs was at their City Hall gig last year, sparsely attended but very enjoyable. They have come a long way since then. A coachload went to Magnum’s on the Friday to support them, horrifying the local greaser contingent with the usual assortment of chains, safety pins, etc. As soon as the lads had started their soundcheck there were at least 20 people dancing. This was an omen for the rest of the evening, as the QTs, Mike Vickers vocals, Chris Walsh guitar, Colin Houlton bass, Frogg keyboards and Mike Jones on drums, stormed into their first song, ‘Savage in the City’. The sound was very well balanced, without being too loud, a device used by some bands to cover up suspect playing. The QTs need no such device, bass and drums being played instead of merely thudding in the background; Chris screwing up his face as he wrings powerchords from his tortured axe; the keyboards swirling in and around the mix, allowing a perfect platform for Mike’s strong voice. To be fair they had it all their own way, with the infamous Bemerton boys cheering every note, but by the third number everyone was on their feet, including the sullen greasers, jumping like nuns on nails. Towards the end a few skinheads turned up looking for trouble; within seconds they were jumping with everyone else.

That typifies the QTs’ sound. Fun. Sure some of the lyrics are pretty heavy, none of them are banal (except ‘Mummy’s a Wino’), but all the tunes have strong harmonies and catchy hooks, they are all danceable. The songs, well I didn’t have time to take notes, being too busy dancing, but I remember a brilliant rabble- rousing ‘Yesterday’s Tomorrow’, complete with air-punching “2-3-4!” from the ecstatic crowd; there was a thoughtful ‘Living in the Country’, and the exhilarating ‘Over You!’ By this time the atmosphere was hot and steamy, crowd going berserk, and the band didn’t miss a beat, steaming into ‘Centre Point’, playing faster and harder all the time, finally climaxing with their only cover, a well handled ‘Hanging Around’, which had been much requested all night. We staggered out into the night, dripping with sweat, dazed; but happy. The only reservation I have about the QTs is that they should try to expand their audience more. In the last six months, they have built up a loyal following in Salisbury, and they have won a few converts in Basingstoke, but they should seek to widen out, play bigger venues in other towns, in order to win the acclaim they richly deserve. That said, I have heard a whisper that they may be touring Germany soon. This could be their big break. Watch out for the name, the QTs.' Mike Dyer writing in his ‘Salisbury Calling’ local scene and bands round up, Vague 2, 1979: 'The QTs have been around for about 2 years, the line up consists of Mick Jones drums and vocals, Mike Vickers vocals, Colin Houlton bass and vocals, Chris Walsh guitar, and Frogg Moody on keyboards. Mick Jones (Jackboot), Chris and Frog were in a band called Zebeck together which they’d rather not talk about, with ex-manager Simon Kuczera on bass. They did a few gigs, mostly bad ones, then sacked their bass player, decided to change musical direction and advertised for a bass player and vocalist. Mike Vickers came along to a rehearsal, and stayed. They tried out a few bass players including Steve Collinson, later of ID Crisis, who persuaded Colin to go and try and his luck. They wrote songs together, also rearranging some older ones, and rehearsed for about 2 months. Their first gig was supporting the Kitchens at the Coach and Horses. They gigged throughout the end of ’78, getting slagged and praised depending on who was around; a lot of people compared them with early Stranglers – this was rubbish. They played City Hall Christmas ’78, impressing the Premates’ ex-Zebeck bass player enough to ask them if they would like a manager. He got the band gigs, to start with in and around Salisbury, including Basingstoke and Devizes. They built up quite a local following, all their Salisbury gigs being well attended.

They also impressed local folk singer Chris Stamford enough to write to the Hal Carter organisation from London, telling him about them. He came down to see them at a local pub, the pukey? Conquered Moon, Bemerton Heath. He liked them and signed them up. Then came the job of sacking their present manager, who was understandably very upset about it. They sorted out many differences and Simon took back his beaten-up van and PA. He now manages the Martian Schoolgirls who are doing very well for themselves. During their time with Simon Kuczera, they had an EP cut at ’Arry’s Shack, Poole, which does them no justice at all, ’Arry being too country and western influenced. Their current manager brought down a 48 track recording unit to tape a live gig. The band are also putting down tracks in Threeway studios, London, with hopes of a recording contract. Since their management re-shuffle, not a lot has happened, with no van to get about in, gigs are working out to be expensive. But it has given them a chance to rehearse new numbers which are so superior to the existing set, I think they’ll be better off for it in the long run.'

Review of the The QTs at the Griffin, Southampton by Iggy Zevenbergen, Vague 4, April 1980 (the original also included a picture of Frogg with Lemmy of Motörhead): 'Firstly, the Griffin is a big pub which would fit about 200 people. The place was mainly filled with old hippies, bikers and yobs. As the QTs were having a sound-check, which got the crowd going, me and Sharon went and got pissed. Some bloke who is a promoter in Southampton asked if the QTs have a good following, and of course I said yes - what lies - and now the next QTs gig in Southampton is on May 10, to be confirmed. At 9 the band start their set with ‘Something in the Air’, which is brilliant and should be a single, then they go on to ‘Chance It’, ‘Goldfish’ and so on. By this time there’s hippies pogoing everywhere, which surprised me. As they do ‘Plastic Men’, Colin bass starts kissing Mike vocals and Sharon tries to get a picture. Then comes ‘Savage in the City’ and the end of their set. After half an hour break, when everyone’s pissed out of their heads and it’s impossible to move, they scream away with ‘Over You’, and Mike has taken off his jacket, Frogg’s playing it cool and I take a picture. The crowd are really jumping about and some are pogoing on the tables as the QTs do ‘Naughty Thoughts’ and ‘Night Flight’. Then they finish their set with ‘All Cry Tomorrow’ and ‘England’. The crowd call for an encore but the equipment is going back into the van. As the pub closes some NME photographer wanted some pictures of the band, well you can imagine what that was like with everyone pissed. The gig tonight showed that the QTs are getting better all the time.'

The second Vague QTs interview, Vague 4, April 1980: 'Following the news that ex Kitchens guitarist Sprogg had replaced Chris Walsh in the QTs, we decided to interview the band. The QTs new line-up were all present except their drummer Jackboot, and Vague was represented by Iggy, Sharon and Perry. We started by asking the reasons for Chris’s departure from the band: Colin: He told me it was a cross- section of music, you know my music and his music, I said if it carried on it should be in our style, what the rest of the band want, not his. Mike: No, I like the cross-section, that’s what makes us interesting, otherwise you’d just get bored wouldn’t you. There’s 5 of us in the band and we have a vote on anything that goes. Some of Colin/Chris’s songs are very good but they don’t fit in with our style, but we try anything out though. Colin: We’ve got 23 songs in our set, and I bet there are at least 50 we’ve done and spent hours working out. Mike: We all add something to it, and if there’s one that doesn’t then he ain’t no good to us. We all put our ideas forward. Vague: Are you still going to do Chris’s songs? Colin: We’re going to do all the old set, and Sprogg’s going to learn the songs and put his own ideas into it. Vague: You’re more into reggae aren’t you? Sprogg: No, not really – blues. Colin: Alright, blues’ll do. Sprogg’s more suited to our style – what we are playing now, whereas Chris has a very unique style.'

'Vague: Why don’t you play reggae? Mike: Well we did have some reggae in our music. Sprogg: Everyone’s bored with it now, makes everyone ill now. Rastamen play reggae. Vague: The Clash play it. Colin: They do it well actually, but I think Joe Strummer’s a c---. He contradicts himself so much. He said when Sid Vicious died he broke down and cried for 2 weeks. When Johnny Rotten left the Pistols, Joe Strummer said the rest was crap. I think he’s a twot. Mind you when I saw the clash I thought they were great, they put a lot into it. It was a really good gig, but they’re very pretentious, they’re trying to outpose each other. Mike: We don’t want to be labelled as anything like a punk band or whatever. Colin: When we started off, we thought new wave is coming in, and this is the music, admittedly the Stranglers started us off. They had something to offer, and that was the thing we cottoned on to. But they just went to bits after the first album. Everyone agrees. Colin: We were the first new wave band around here for the kids to catch on to, and we got quite a following, then we changed our style. Sprogg/Frogg?: And lost it. After this the interview broke up, Frogg and Sprogg began working out and we went off into town. Chris is still playing with the QTs to do dates they already have while Sprogg learns the songs, then he will take over. The line up will be: Mike Vickers vocals, Colin Houlton bass and backing vocals, Sprogg (Andy Ford) guitar, Frogg keyboards and Jackboot drums and backing vocals.'

Find out more in the book Endless Beat (Voices Of The New Sarum Sound 1970-1999) (Timezone Publishing 2010)

7” EP
Savage In The City; Mummy Is A Wino/Yesterdays Tomorrow; Chance it (PC 1979)

RADIO MONKEY

Won Best Band at the 2009 Bass Connection Awards.

RED BOOK

Duncan Fulton; Kerry Waite; Frogg Moody; Jim Blackwell.

Early-Mid 80s. I think I saw them in The Bull in Fisherton Street one night and they were on a kind of REM trip. Which was very acceptable.

Find out more in the book Endless Beat (Voices Of The New Sarum Sound 1970-1999) (Timezone Publishing 2010)

ROSE COLOURED NIGHTMARES

Late 80's glam punk. First of Gary James' various bands that included Swing Syndicate, Suicide King, The Magnificent.

SARAJEVO

Early 90s Metal

SHOGUN

Alan Marsh (vocals); Danny Gwilym (lead guitar); Andy Wrighton (bass); Steve Pierce (drums).

Described by the NME as 'fakes.....bank accountants in wigs'!

'The Second Coming' magazine reviewed one of Shogun's singles as being 'no worse than 99% of the other 'Kerrang' type stuff around. AC/DC they'll never be, having said that these boys are all extremely cute and with a little luck, Peter Powell and the right breaks on kids TV could easily be this year's Jonbon's (i.e. Bon Jovi)'. The '31 Days' album was reviewed thus: 'This is very commercial teenybop-orientated stuff. I mean it's quite good - better than Joey (Tempest of the band Europe) but not as good as Jonbon. Shogun are good musicians and they are quite likely to become big stars but they're never gonna be the kind of band that makes your mum say 'yuk' and switch the vid off.....old Keef (Richard) has got nothing to worry about from this lot.....definitely one for the girlies.'

'The Rambler' magazine printed the lyrics of a tongue in cheek Shogun tribute song called 'Talking Walking Through Sunny's In An Outrageous Jacket Stevie Pierce Blues'. The verses are far too fruity to reproduce on a community website, but the chorus went: 'Remember our name, and always get it right, we're Shogun, and we're sho' gunna rock ya tonite!'

See also Killer; Genghis Khan; Tokyo Blade; Jagged Edge; Mr Ice; Pumphouse. The history and discography of these groups is pretty complicated but but it all becomes clear in the book Endless Beat (Voices Of The New Sarum Sound 1970-1999) (Timezone Publishing 2010)

7” SINGLES
High In The Sky/When The Lights Go Down (PC) (Attack ATA 913 - 1986)
Cloak And Dagger/Too Late For The Hunter (PC) (Jet 7049 - 1987)
Voices From The Heart/ Cold Truth (PC) (Jet 651472 7 - 1987)

12” SINGLES
Cloak And Dagger/Too Late For The Hunter; Tokyo Girl (PC Red Vinyl) (Jet 12049 - 1987)
Voices From The Heart/ Cold Truth; Time Will Tell (PC) (Jet - 1987)

ALBUMS
SHOGUN (Too Much To Love; Time Will Tell; Too Late For The Hunter; TV Hero; Burning Down the Night; When The Lights Go Down; Tokyo Girl; Only The Lonely (Attack ATA 006 - 1986) (reissued on CD in 1999 on Zoom Club Records with extra track: High In The Sky)
31 DAYS (Cloak And Dagger; Shock To The Heart; Voices From The Heart; You Are What You Are; Love Is A Game; Cold Truth; If Tomorrow Comes; Can’t Live Without Your Love; First Time; Out Of Love Again) (Jet - 1987) (also issued in USA on Epic Records)

SILENCE THROUGH SURRENDER

Max (vocals); Gav (guitar); Pete (guitar); Neil (bass); xL-Mesx (drums and vocals); Sue (peace, electro- clicking and groupie)

Find out more at www.myspace.com/silencethroughsurrender

SLAPFACE

Won Best Stage Act at the 2007 Bass Connection Rock Awards.

SONOFABITCH

Mid 1970s rawk.

THE SOUPDRAGON

Caroline Holt-Keen (vocals); Duncan Howell (guitar); Nigel Finn (bass); Jim Blackwell (drums).

'A not un-Banshees-like ensemble' (Jon Maple writing in the Salisbury Journal)

SPLENDOR

Carly Anderson (guitar and vocals); Emma Hughes (bass) ; Rachel Kaines (drums).

21st Century all-girl funk. Met at college and debuted at the Railway Club in July 2007 with an additional vocalist and a rapper - first gig as a three piece was in Pewsey on Hallowe'en 2007.

From Dave Gerrard's review of the 'Colin's Six Pack' gig at the City Hall on 18 January 2007, printed in the Salisbury Journal on 24 January 2007: 'Kicking off proceedings were Splendor, a young female band. They grabbed my attention with their eclectic range of material, especially their cover of Beyonce's 'Work It Out', the highlight of the set. These girls were well rehearsed and obviously match each other musically, with strong vocals from the lead singer. If they were to slightly reconsider the lengths of their instrumental interludes, which lacked a bit of direction, and develop their on stage confidence, they could well be Salisbury's next best girl band'.

ROSEMARY SQUIRES

Special thanks to Steve Milton for most of this information.

Born in Bristol but moved to Salisbury at an early age. Rosemary became a regular guest with national bands from Geraldo to Ted Heath to Syd Lawrence. All the big name bands have used her talents including the modern 'Miller' bands, national jazz orchestras, the BBC Concert Orchestra and the BBC Big Band.

She is also much in demand as a Broadcaster, both at home and in Europe, and is credited with more broadcasts than any other female singer. She had three TV Series of her own and a number of Radio Series with guest lists including Matt Munro and Dennis Lotis. She in turn was much in demand as a guest with the likes of Danny Kaye, Morecambe and Wise and Mike Yarwood. This led to variety seasons with Ken Dodd at the London Palladium, Manchester Opera House, Blackpool and all the top resorts. Her major concerts take in the Albert Hall, the Festival Hall and Salisbury Cathedral. In the USA Rosemary worked with Sammy Davis Jnr, Dizzy Gillespie, Victor Borge, Henry Fonda and many others on the Johnny Carson show in New York.

Her career moved from standards to jazz and then on to commercials where her reputation to have sung more jingles than any other person earned her the title ‘Queen of the Jingles’. The ‘Hands that do dishes’ jingle for ‘Fairy Liquid’ is apparently the longest running jingle ever.

Rosemary's record sales total millions and her novelty record ‘Frankfurter Sandwiches' under the name of Joanne is one of the most requested records ever. Much sought after as a cabaret artiste she has appeared at the London Hilton, Pizza on the Park, and recently at the Savoy for Prince Edward's 30th birthday.

Rosemary is now married to Frank Lockyer, the former local Chief of Police.

7” SINGLES
Band Of Gold/Where You Are (Decca F 10685 - 1956)
Happy Is The Bride/Give Me The Simple Life (HMV POP 462 - 1958)
There Goes My Lover/Please Be Kind (HMV POP 541 - 1958)
Bluesette/Nothing’s Changed (HMV POP 1288 - 1964)

7” SINGLES BY THE STREAMLINERS WITH JOANNE
Frankfurter Sandwiches/Pachalafaka (Columbia DB 4689 – 1961)
Everybody’s Doin’ The Twist/Do Something (Columbia DB 4808 – 1962)

7” EPs
My Love Is A Wanderer (MGM MGM- EP 640 – PC - 1956)
Rosemary (HMV 7EG 8588 – PC - 1960)

ALBUM
Something To Remember Me By (HMV CLP 1832 - 1965)

THE STAND

Colin Mundy (guitar/vocals); Kevin Barnes (bass); Steve Christie (drums). Nick Sherfield and Clive Roper both stood in with The Stand whenever they needed an extra guitarist at gigs

90s punks formed from the ashes of Obvious Action.

From Jon Maple's 'Soundtracks' review of the Fuzztones gig at the Arts Centre on 24 August 1989 (Salisbury Journal 31 August 1989): First we were treated to a performance by The Stand. The laddish Clash City Rockers' collective beauty was enhanced by the presence of first reserve guitarist Mr Clive Roper - Wilton's answer to Jacques Brel. They began with a version of the old surf standard 'Pipeline', which was attacked with some vigour as were their own songs that followed. The audience eventually lost its traditional pose of cool disdain and a good time appeared to be had by all.

Find out more in the book Endless Beat (Voices Of The New Sarum Sound 1970-1999) (Timezone Publishing 2010)

THE STATUES

Late 90's prog folk/rock. Led by Sean Rice.

STREETS AT WAR

Fred McCauley won Best Bassist at the 2007 Bass Connection Rock Awards.

SUICIDAL PUSSYCAT

Later became The October Effect and now Co-Pilot Down

THE SWING SYNDICATE

Early 90s. Fuzzy grunge guitar type stuff.

TENCH

Won the Rose Gale Award at the 2009 Bass Connection Awards.

THICK DICK AND THE GREEN'EDS

Formed in 1979: Jeff Watkins (vocals); Richard Grocott (guitar); Dave Notley (bass); Carl Hutson (drums); Andy Murphy (drums/keyboards) - also included Jim Clay and Andy Moores.

Dave Notley: "The Green’eds formed at Salisbury Technical College in the winter of 1979. Their first gig was an example of the DIY ethos of the time: they hired a hall and put the show on themselves. It was close to Christmas and complimentary mince pies were handed out. Naturally the punters used them to pelt the 'eds (this was punk in the shires). Gigged around Salisbury for a number of years, highlights of which were various Christmas gigs at The Grange, Arts Centre and the City Hall with Bubblegum Splash - all featured excessive use of crazy foam!"

"They were runners up in Salisbury's Young Rock Bands competition of 1985: "This group of four, or sometimes five, bouncing green haired monsters exhumed the ghost of Devo and spun it on a spit" - well, so said the Salisbury Journal. They will forever be remembered for their cult classic "I'm In Love With A Waste Disposal Unit" and their moment of pride was a mention on the John Peel show. They disbanded in 1988 but are now sadly reunited. They reformed with the Watkins, Grocott, Murphy, Notley line up in 1999 as Thick Dick and the Greenheads (subtle difference) and have played as far afield as Swansea, Leeds and Norwich. They released their first 10 track CD in 1999 "Dum de Dum de Dumb" - not available in any good music stores any more. They cited their influences as Cider, Lardy Cake, The Stupid Babies, John Peel and Suttons Music 30p Bargain Record Bin. They wanted to be the Undertones crossed with the Damned, but sounded more like Devo meets Spodgenessabounds."

More info and noise at www.myspace.com/thickdickandthegreenhea ds; fan page at - http://www.geocities.com/andyjmoores/gr eeneds.html

CD
DUM DE DUM DE DUMB (1999)

THIS ILLUSION

Paul Collins (vocals); Ben Whatsley (guitars and backing vocals); Toby Phillips (bass and backing vocals); Jason Bowld (replaced by Alex Baker) (drums).

I believe they call this stuff 'post hardcore'. Whatever, it's pretty good. See also www.thisillusion.com

CD Singles and EPs
THIS ILLUSION EP (Dancing On The Graves Of Our Past; Twenty Years; Eleven Thirty Nine; Blueprint For The Hands Of Time; After The Rain) (Casket CSK 027 - PC - 2003)
Not Just Listening; Jump Rope; Dancing On The Graves Of Our Past (Acoustic Version) (Casket CSK 042 - PC - 2005)

TOKYO BLADE

Alan Marsh (vocals)(replaced by Vic Wright, who was in turn replaced by various others including Carl Sentance); Andy Boulton (lead guitar); Ray Dismore (guitar) (replaced by John Wiggins); Andy Robbins (bass)(replaced by Andy Wrighton); Steve Pierce (drums)...

...later reformed line-up: Alan Marsh (vocals); Andy Boulton (lead guitar); John Wiggins (guitar); Colin Riggs (bass); Marc Angel (drums)....

...and now it’s: Nicolaj Rugnow (vocals); Andy Boulton (lead guitar); John Wiggins (guitar); Andy Wrighton (bass); Steve Pierce (drums).

Mid to late 1980s metal godlets. Suffice to say they had a real chance of a shot at the title – they really were that close to being huge.

See also Killer; Genghis Khan; Shogun; Jagged Edge; Mr Ice; Pumphouse. The history and discography of all these bands is pretty complicated but it all becomes clear in the book Endless Beat (Voices Of The New Sarum Sound 1970-1999) (Timezone Publishing 2010)

As well as all these records there was also one official video: Live At The Camden Palace (issued in 1985 in Germany by Sound and Vision)

7” SINGLES
If Heaven Is Hell/Highway Passion (PC) (Blade Records - 1983)
2ND CUT: Midnight Rendezvous/Mean Steak (PC) (Blade Records - 1983)
If Heaven Is Hell/Liar (PC) (Victoria VIC-164 - Spain 1983)
Powergame/Death On Main Street (PC)(Powerstation OHM 2 - 1983)
Midnight Rendezvous/If Heaven Is Hell (PC)(Bernett SB 1821 - France 1984)
Dark Night Over Paradise/5- Inch Catwalk (Hot Blood 87181 S)

12” SINGLES AND EPs
Madame Guillotine/Breakout; Lovestruck (PC) (Powerstation OHM 9T - France 1984)
Madame Guillotine/Breakout; Lovestruck; Attack Attack (PC) (Roadrunner RR 125498 - Holland 1984)
MIDNIGHT RENDEZVOUS EP (Midnight Rendezvous; Mean Steak/If Heaven Is Hell; Highway Passion) (PC) (Powerstation OHM 4T - 1984) (also released in France on Bernett Records)
MIDNIGHT RENDEZVOUS EP (Midnight Rendezvous; Mean Steak/If Heaven Is Hell; Highway Passion; Death On Main Street) (PC) (Powerstation OHM 4T - 1984)
Lightning Strikes/Fever; Attack Attack (PC)(Powerstation OHM 7T - 1984)
THE CAVE SESSIONS (OFFICIAL BOOTLEG) EP (Shadows Of Insanity; School House Is Burnin’/Jezabel; Monkey’s Blood (PC) (Powerstation LEG 1T - 1985)
Undercover Honeymoon; Stealing The Thief/Playroom Of Poison Dreams; Bottom End (PC)(TB BLADE 1 - 1985)
Movie Star/Tokyo City; Heartbreaker (PC) (Areba ERA 1 - 1987)

CASSETTE SINGLES
Madame Guillotine; Breakout; Lovestruck PC) (Banzai - Canada)
MIDNIGHT RENDEZVOUS EP (Midnight Rendezvous; Mean Steak/If Heaven Is Hell; Highway Passion) (PC) (Banzai - Canada 1985)

ALBUMS
TOKYO BLADE (Powergame; Break The Chains; If Heaven Is Hell; On Through The Night; Killer City; Liar; Tonight; Sunrise In Tokyo; Blue Ridge Mountains Of Virginia) (Powerstation LP AMP 1 - 1983) (reissued on Roadrunner RR 9883 in 1983) (reissued on CD on Roadrunner RR 34 9883 in 1985 and High Vaultage HV- 1011 in 1997, the latter with bonus tracks)
MIDNIGHT RENDEZVOUS (Midnight Rendezvous; Break The Chains; If Heaven Is Hell; Mean Streak; Powergame; Highway Passion; Killer City; Sunrise In Tokyo) (Bernett SB18010 - France 1983) (also issued on cassette: Bernett K/7 18510). Also issued on vinyl in USA in 1984 on Combat MX 8008)
NIGHT OF THE BLADE (Someone To Love; Night Of The Blade; Rock Me To The Limit; Warrior Of The Rising Sun; Unleash The Beast; Love Struck; Dead Of The Night; Lightning Strikes (Straight Through The Heart) (Powerstation AMP 4 - 1984) (also issued in Korea on Roadrunner, in USA on both Combat MX 8012 and Banzai BRC 1918 (cassette version: BRC4 1918), in France on Bernett SB 18029 (cassette version: K/7 18529) and on CD in Japan on Roadrunner RR 34 9826); Reissued in Japan in 1985 on Victor VIL-6172 (vinyl) and VDP-1017 (CD) and on CD in the UK in 1997 on High Vaultage HV- 1012)
WARRIOR OF THE RISING SUN (Madame Guillotine; Fever; Night Of The Blade; Breakout; Unleash The Beast; Attack Attack; Lightning Strikes (Straight Through The Heart); Warrior Of The Rising Sun; Someone To Love; Mean Streak; If Heaven Is Hell; Break The Chains; Dead Of The Night; Powergame; Highway Passion; Midnight Rendezvous; Sunrise In Tokyo; Killer City; Liar; Death On Main Street) (Raw Power RAWLP 005 (vinyl) or RAWTC 005 (cassette) - 1985)
BLACKHEARTS AND JADED SPADES (Dirty Faced Angels; Make It Through The Night; Always; Lovin’ You Is An Easy Thing To Do; Undercover Honeymoon; You Are The Heart; Blackhearts And Jaded Spades; Tough Guys Tumble; Dancing In Blue Moonlight; Playroom Of Poison Dreams; Monkey’s Bloods (TB TBR 1 - 1985) (also issued in Germany on Steamhammer SPV.08-1867) and in Japan in 1986 on RCA Victor VIL 28008 (vinyl) and VDP 1072 (CD)) (reissued on CD in Germany in 1989 (Steamhammer 04 7549) and UK in the 1990s (Zoom Club ZCRCD 13)
AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ (Heartbreaker; Too Much Too Soon; Watch Your Step; Movie Star; Hot For Love; Tokyo City; Love And Hate; Don't Walk Away; Ain't Misbehavin') (Scratch 805336 - 1987) (also issued abroad on Hard 'N Heavy! 575/27 112 H (vinyl) and 575/17 112 H (CD) (reissued on CD in 1989 on Jimco HMI 3002, in 1990 on Brainstorm AU 31715 )
NO REMORSE (1000 Years (Intro); The Eye Of The Storm; Chains Of Love; Dark Night Over Paradise; Moonlight In Martini; 5-Inch Catwalk; Crystal Gold; Angel; Tears Are Not Enough; Shadows Of Insanity; Call Me Angel; Fever; Stop It Or Drop) (Apocalypse Records AP89 001 1 - 1989) (also issued on CD: AP89 001 2, and cassette: AP89 001 4) (a different version of this album was released in the same year and on the same label, with the same catalogue numbers, but with a different cover and less tracks (1000 Years (Intro), Dark Night Over Paradise and Moonlight In Martini having been omitted) (Confused? Yeah, me ‘n’ all mush.)
TOKYO BLADE (Heartbreaker; Too Much Too Soon; Watch Your Step; Movie Star; Hot For Love; Tokyo City; Love And Hate; Don't Walk Away; Ain't Misbehavin'; 1000 Years (Intro); The Eye Of The Storm; Chains Of Love) (CD: Laserlight 12 131/Cassette: Laserlight 17 131 - 1993)
BURNING DOWN PARADISE (Burning Down Paradise; Friend In Need; Flashpoint Serenade; Kickback; Wing And A Prayer; Hot Breath; Head Full Of Bad Wiring; Papering The Cracks; Get Out Of My Face; Only The Strong; Woman And Love; Dead End Kid (CD) (SPV/Fresh Fruit SPV 085-12122 - Germany 1995)
MR ICE (Hot Breath; Poor Little Rich Kid; Women And Love; More Than A Pretty Face; Boyz Will Be Boyz; Young, Bad And No Good; No Resistance To Love; 1000 Nights; Passion And Emotion; One White Lie (Live Rehearsal); Young, Bad And No Good (Live Rehearsal) (CD) (Zoom Club CD ZCRCD6 - 1998)
THE NIGHT BEFORE (Night Of The Blade; Warrior Of The Rising Sun; Unleash The Beast; Love Struck; Attack Attack; Fever; Dead Of The Night; Breakout; Madame Guillotine; Someone To Love; (the following tracks were originally recorded as Mr Ice: Hot Breath; Poor Little Rich Kid; Women And Love; More Than A Pretty Face; Boyz Will Be Boyz; Young, Bad And No Good) (CD) (Zoom Club ZCRCD7 - 1998)
PUMPHOUSE (Like You Not – Not; The Ultimate High; Gerald's Game; Pay The Man; Wrong Chair; It's Only Money; Character Assassination; S.O.S; All Work No Play; SNAFU; Having A Bad Day) (CD) (Zoom Club - 1998)
THOUSAND MEN STRONG (Black Abyss; Thousand Men Strong; Lunch-Case; Forged In Hell’s Fire; No Conclusion; The Ambush; Killing Rays; Heading Down The Road; Condemned To Fire; Night Of The Blade) (CD)(2011)

COMPILATION APPEARANCES
WANGO TANGO VOL.1 (LP including ‘Attack Attack’ and ‘Fever’ (Bernett SB 18035 - France 1984)
BANZAI AXE (LP including Tokyo Blade track) (Banzai BAXE 1 - USA 1985)
METAL KILLERS KOLLECTION (LP including ‘Night Of The Blade’) (Castle Communications CCSLP112 - 1985)
12 COMMANDMENTS IN METAL (LP including ‘Fever’) (Roadrunner RR- 9799 - 1985)
MEGALOMANIA (LP including ‘Rock Me To The Limit’ and ‘If Heaven Is Hell’ (Powerstation AMP 11 - 1986)
ROCK DREAMS (LP including ‘Call Me Angel’, ‘Angel’ and ‘Heartbreaker’ (Delta 24 064 - UK 1990s)
METAL BATTLE (LP including ‘Watch Your Step’) (Laserlight 15 438 - UK 1991)
METAL MONSTERS VOL.4 (LP including ‘The Eye Of The Storm’ and ‘Chains Of Love’ (ADD Records WZ 90303 - UK 1993)

BOOTLEGS
There seem to be a load of shows around on tape and video, but this is the only vinly bootleg I know of:
ONE NIGHT IN LUDWISBURG VOL.1 (Intro; Night Of The Blade; Someone To Love; Lightning Strikes; Guitar Solo; Fever; If Heaven Is Hell; Rock Me To The Limit; Love Struck; Dead Of The Night; Tough Guys Tumble (Recorded at Rockfabrik, Ludwisburg, 17 March 1985)

TOUCANTANGO

1980s dance pop. Lead singer was called Kurt - a classic 1980s dance pop name I reckon.

Find out more in the book Endless Beat (Voices Of The New Sarum Sound 1970-1999) (Timezone Publishing 2010)

TRACKER

Trevor 'Dozy' Davies; Ian 'Tich' Amey; John 'Beaky' Dymond; Peter Lucas

Find out more in the book Endless Beat (Voices Of The New Sarum Sound 1970-1999) (Timezone Publishing 2010)