(c’78-’79) Stuart Huntingford (lead guitar), Chris Wilson (rhythm guitar), Peter Fielder (drums), Steve Lewington (bass) and Russell Crimes (vocals).
Two of the members went to Farnborough Grammar and are totally disconnected from the 1980’s, Pete Burns fronted, Liverpool pop band called Dead or Alive. This Dead or Alive’s first gig was at Wavell School; eight weeks prior they didn’t have a set or a singer. They also played at Farnborough 6th Form College, supported by Quotations, pumping out tracks like “Drunken Behaviour”, “Rock ‘N Roll at School”, “Spirit on the Hill” and “Time Machine”. The band had to recycled pre-printed tickets as the gig’s venue had to change from R.A.E Pavilion to the 6th Form, and the date changed twice from 28 April, to the 26 April, finally settling on 25 April ’78.
In ’79 the band played the Tumbledown Dick, Farnborough and Agincourt, Camberley; being introduced by Whispering Bob Harris on both occasions. Terry “Scully” Sullivan replaced Crimes, on vocals and as songwriter. A publishing deal was signed, but nothing came of it. Then Brian Viner replaced Huntingford, and Bob Heard took the drummers stool from Fielder in late ’79, leading to the band changing their name to Polaris.
Crimes now lives in Colchester, Wilson in Suffolk. Sullivan has unfortunately passed.
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