(c’79-’80) Les Wright (guitar), Graeme Williams (vocals), Peter Appleby (keyboards), Danny Gaines (drums), and Andy Shoesmith (bass).

Appleby and Shoesmith attended Farnborough Grammar School, and as a 13-year old, Appleby had played in Avatar in ’71. Eight years later and we’d find Appleby in Farnborough band The Linx, who are known to have played the Technical College, Farnborough; The Wooden Bridge, Guildford and Tumbledown Dick, Farnborough.

The band were supposed to support Cowboys International as part of Gallaghers’ Tuesday’s new wave / MOD / punk nights at Tumbledown Dick on 20 November ’79. They were bumped on the night in favor of Shane MacGowan’s first band, The Nips. Some weeks later they supported Portsmouth’s Virginia Doesn’t by way of recompense.

On the 3 April and 15 June ’80 the band recorded several tracks at Chestnut Studios, Churt.

Gallery:

The Linx. Source: Graeme Williams via Farnborough (Hants) Nostalgia
Picture courtesy of Graeme Williams
Picture courtesy of Graeme Williams