(c’87-’90) Rich Handyside (guitar / vocals), Richard Jennings (drums) and Tim Naylor (bass / vocals).

This Fleet based guitar-led pop trio were one of the regular ‘attractions’ at the Pamblewood Balls – black tie affairs for the well-heeled teens attending the likes of Salesian College and Farnborough Hill – with events at the likes of Officer’s Club, Aldershot, in the late 80’s.

29 May 1989: Handsome Bastards played the Pamblewood Ball at the Civic Hall, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Tim Naylor

On 29 May 1989, the band appeared at a Pamblewood Ball at the Civic Hall, Guildford along with Jim Jiminee and Go Go Amigos. Following this ball in ’89, the band took a five-month hiatus – cancelling a number of gigs – due to illness. They marked their return with the release of three tracks on “The South is Rising” demo cassette EP on Stupid Rabbit Tapes.

Before Handsome Bastards, Naylor had been a member of Keine Namen and Controls; and would later team up with Jennings in Beating Hearts.

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29 May 1989: Handsome Bastards played the Pamblewood Ball at the Civic Hall, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Tim Naylor
29 May 1989: Handsome Bastards played the Pamblewood Ball at the Civic Hall, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Tim Naylor
29 May 1989: Handsome Bastards played the Pamblewood Ball at the Civic Hall, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Tim Naylor
29 May 1989: Handsome Bastards played the Pamblewood Ball at the Civic Hall, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Tim Naylor
29 May 1989: Handsome Bastards played the Pamblewood Ball at the Civic Hall, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Tim Naylor
29 May 1989: Handsome Bastards played the Pamblewood Ball at the Civic Hall, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Tim Naylor
29 May 1989: Handsome Bastards played the Pamblewood Ball at the Civic Hall, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Tim Naylor
29 May 1989: Handsome Bastards played the Pamblewood Ball at the Civic Hall, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Tim Naylor
29 May 1989: Handsome Bastards played the Pamblewood Ball at the Civic Hall, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Tim Naylor
29 May 1989: Handsome Bastards played the Pamblewood Ball at the Civic Hall, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Tim Naylor
29 May 1989: Handsome Bastards played the Pamblewood Ball at the Civic Hall, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Tim Naylor
29 May 1989: Handsome Bastards played the Pamblewood Ball at the Civic Hall, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Tim Naylor
29 May 1989: Line listing for Jim Jiminee, supported by Handsome Bastards and Go Go Amigos, at Civic Hall, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Tim Naylor
In 1988 Stupid Rabbit Tapes issued a Christmas card featuring the Handsome Bastards. Source: Stupid Rabbit Tapes
Handsome Bastards clipping from Aldershot News c. 1989. Source: Stupid Rabbit Tapes