(c’98-00) Greg Ford (drums / vocals), Gavin Maitland (bass), and Mark Ogden (guitar / vocals).

This Cove / Farnborough band formed in November ’98, releasing their “Shapes and Sizes” demo cassette and CDr [bulb001] on Helsinki Records on 28 June ’99; which carried “Kitty Jr”, “What I Want”, “Spitbug”, and “Tell Me Off”. It was the bands first recording and took place at Studio in the Park at the Bracknell Arts Centre, across the 8 and 9 May ’99 with Richard Sparkes at the desk; the result of winning a Battle of the Bands at the Tumbledown Dick, Farnborough. On 30 July ’99 they played their first gig in London at The Red Eye, Islington.

Dreyfuss’ “Shapes and Sizes” demo CDr Sleeve

“Kitty Jr” appeared on Bluefire Records’ “Snakebite City Nine” [BLU15] CD released in ’99. In 2000 they played the The Maltings, Farnham with Vex Red and Me Against It All in aid of Reef Protection. That same year “Kitty Jr” also appeared as track two on the A-side of Italian cassette compilation “Beware Of The Ricochet Vol.3” [LIE 018] on the Best Kept Secret label.

Italian cassette compilation “Beware Of The Ricochet Vol.3”

Rueben covered the bands track “Girls On Top” and released it in June 2007 as track 3 on the “Blood, Bunny, Larkhall” CD single on Hideous Records [HDS002]. Rueben also used excerpts of a short film called ‘The Homecoming’ by Maitland at the end of the “Blood. Bunny. Larkhill’ video.

Dreyfuss later morphed into Snide Line then rebranded as Coldharbour.

Gallery:

Back of sleeve for Italian cassette compilation “Beware Of The Ricochet Vol.3”
Clipping from unknown local paper
Dreyfuss’ “Kitty Jr” appeared on Bluefire Records “Snakebite City Nine” [BLU15] CD released in ’99
Dreyfuss, Vex Red and Me Against It All play Farnham Maltings. Picture courtesy of The Surrey & NE Hampshire Music Scene
“Shapes and Sizes” demo CDr label
1999’s “Shapes and Sizes” demo cassette. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold
Sleeve for 1999’s “Shapes and Sizes” demo cassette. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold