(c’81-82) Kaz Jones (vocals), Alan “Archie” Bishop (bass) Ian Patterson (drums), and Nigel Spaughton (guitar).
In June ’81, Just So Stories appeared at the Student Union Bar at the University of Surrey, Guildford. Jones, who’d been in Matrix, replaced Simon Binns on vocals, sometime in the later half of ’81. While this Guildford band gigged locally they also journeyed up into London. They practiced in their own rehearsal room in a house, owned by Mark Charles’ parents, in Llanaway Road, Godalming; with his band, UBz, rehearsing in the next room.
On 12 November 1881, Godalming was the first place to have both private and public electrical supply. As part of the centennial celebrations, Just So Stories performed at the Borough Hall, Godalming in November 1981; the band also appeared at The Wooden Bridge, Guildford that month. Another venue that hosted the band was West Surrey College of Art and Design, Farnham. Also in ’81 the band released a five track demo cassette titled “Catch 44”. Just So Stories appeared at the Starlight Room at The Railway Tavern, West Hampstead on 3 Feb ’82; were they deployed a PA supplied by Ray “Bonza” Bradman.
Jones would later played sax and piano in Funtime and subsequently Casual Sax, performing with Holy Durex and Steel Bill & The Buffalos. Patterson and Spaughton were among the musicians who’d join Funtime to flesh-out the sound when performing live.
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