Q.E.D.
Stone based prog/synth/classical guitar band, released a cassette album in the early 80s.
THE QUIREBOYS
GUY BAILEY from Barlaston, CHRIS JOHNSTONE from Stone, plus another Stone lad NICK CONNELL were in this quite successful NWBHM band. Once famously supported The Rolling Stones, and were also signed to Sharon Osbourne's management company. The band are still together, but without the local lads.
http://www.myspace.com/thequireboys
RAW MATERIAL
80's Dr.Feelgood/Rolling Stones influenced band from the north of the city. Had a large following for a local band and an excellent frontman in JOHN ORME. Other members were LENNY LANE gtr/vox, TREVOR PINSON bass, CHRIS JACKSON drums. Started out as THE MOONSTONE BLUES BAND. JOHN now lives in Bristol and fronts a soul band called GEE BABY I LOVE YOU.
R.A.X.
R.A.X. - READY AND XTREME!
GARY JEWESS (ex BEYOND THE WALL, DECADES BY NIGHT, & THE IMMORTALS) on guitar, TONY CARTLIDGE on bass, PAUL HANKEY on drums & JOHN OAKES, (ex BEYOND THE WALL), on vocals. GARY & JOHN would work together again in THE FRIENDLY CAMPAIGN. GARY would go on to play in THE NEW SUBTERRANEANS.
RED FETISH
A recording-only duo comprising the ex ALL THE MADMEN & DECADES BY NIGHT duo NEALE DOWN and MICK RICHARDSON, the pair also worked in the same way as THE CONE.The American label OBSCURE IDENTITIES 1980 put out a collection of songs in 2011 on a vinyl release called AND A PAIR OF SHOES.
http://www.discogs.com/Red-Fetish-And-A-Pair-Of-Shoes/release/2956289
German label Anna Logue records released a 4-track vinyl EP in October 2011:
http://www.discogs.com/Red-Fetish-The-Future-Is-Now-In-Your-Hands/release/2997180
RED OR DEAD
Marshland High school band - pyschedelic pop punk band
SEAN VAUGHAN - bass,vocals
MARTIN HASSALL - guitar, vocals
JASON WEBSTER- keyboards, vocals
GARY WILDSMITH - vocals, percussion
Became LADYFRIEND
RENE
Formed by MARK RENAUDON, after splitting up THE VERDICTS.
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REVENGE
Formed by TIM BLACKWOOD, formerly of EXPOZER.
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REVERSE
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THE RHEAD BROTHERS
THE RHEAD BROTHERS had an album called DEDICATE out on EMI in 1977. They were JOHN and STEVE RHEAD, from the Hanley area. They were former pupils at St Joseph's in Trent Vale.
JOHN was fanatical about The Byrds and the album was very much in the folk-rock genre, with close harmonies a la Byrds or Everlys. On the sleeve they list lots of people and institutions that they 'dedicate' the LP to -- including Port Vale FC, Radio Stoke and Lotus Records.
They were joined on the album by well-known rock sideman of the time including Rob Townsend (Family, The Manfreds) and Charlie Whitney (Family, Streetwalkers).
JOHN RHEAD had previously been a member of a blues band in the Potteries called DOGGO.
DAVE ROBERTS
Significant in the '60s fronting bands TERRY KING & THE SAINTS post ROY GRANT (line up TERRY KING, TONY HOPPLEY, DAVE ROBERTS, BARRY SERGEANT.), THE KINGPINS post LANCE HARVEY (line up: DAVE ROBERTS, DAVE STIRUP, KEITH and COLIN TURNER, and ROGER WOOD.), HARVEY'S TEAM (line up: MICK MATHEWS, DAVE ROBERTS, IAN RILY and EWART BELL.) Played at the Star Club, Hamburg with these three bands. Fronted THE KENSINGTON MEWS (line up: DAVE ROBERTS, BARRY CARTLIDGE, GRAHAM BAGSHAW, GEOFF OWEN.)
Duo's: GOODCHILD - DAVE ROBERTS and STEVE LAZZARI (1969), MASON AND YOUNG - DAVE ROBERTS and GEOFF HALL (1971). Toured US and Turkey with this duo.
DAVE ROBERTS solo career: as DAVID McLAINE - toured Europe and Turkey, recorded on Rampage records a Tony Todd penned single 'Rosie' b/w self-penned 'Cie Lamour', which became the A side in Germany on the Bellaphon lable.
Finished touring in 1974 and concentrated playing the local pubs.
RIFLEMAN OATCAKE
Late 60's outfit made up of a group of Hanley High School sixth-formers. PETE WILLIAMS, vocals; PHIL WILSHAW, lead guitar; MARK SMITH, rhythm guitar; DAVE RUSHTON bass; TIM FREDERICKS, drums. RUSHTON went on to play with GRACE. TIM FREDERICKS would welcome hearing from anyone who remembers the band, or any Old Hanliensians from that period - tim1252@live.co.uk
THE RISK Early 80s band. Involved in the very early days of the STOKE MUSICIANS COLLECTIVE.
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ROCKIN' JOHNNY AUSTIN
ROCKIN' JOHNNY AUSTIN M.B.E., Uttoxeter's answer to Elvis!
www.myspace.com/rockinjohnnyaustin
THE ROCKLANDERS
LEGENDARY LONNIE'S first band.
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THE ROSEHIPS
Moderately successful indie band, late 80's/early 90's. PETE from Stone joined HOROWITZ with IAN from THE MITTENS. Drummer MARK HASSALL played with THE SINGING CURTAINS, THE SAINSBURYS & THE VENUS BEADS. ANT PRICE & GLENN were also in the band. ANT PRICE was also in THE SAINSBURYS, THE SINGING CURTAINS & THE VENUS BEADS.
Interview here: http://www.cloudberryrecords.com/blog/?p=175
http://www.myspace.com/prptmgklg
ANT PRICE died in 2010.
ROUGH KUTZ
Chell Heath skin/ska outfit. Amongst the members is ex SKALINSKIS drummer NICK.
http://www.myspace.com/theroughkutz
THE RUSSIANS
NEIL HEMMINGS - drums. MARTYN PEGG - bass. STEVE BERRINGTON - gtr/vox. All ex members of THE KILLJOYS. HEMMINGS also played with THE PRODUCT.
SACK THE JUGGLER
Squeeze/Beatles type band from the early 90's
TIM HAMMOND - vocals
GEOFF COOK - guitar
TONY BOYLE - bass (ex SQUARE PEGS, ENIGMA, PSUEDO FREAX)
MARTIN BOYLE - drums (ex ESPRIT DE CORPS)
GLYN EVANS sometimes guested on "Gob iron", which is apparently a harmonica.
THE SAINSBURYS
Often played with THE ROSEHIPS, a Stoke based 5 piece indie band with MARK HASSALL on drums, and a lead singer named PAULA. Other members included ANT PRICE & DAVID WOOD. ANT PRICE also played with THE ROSEHIPS, THE SINGING CURTAINS & THE VENUS BEADS. ANT PRICE died in 2010.
Interview here: http://www.cloudberryrecords.com/blog/?p=120
SATURNALIA
A band from Leek. Released a couple of singles, second one being THE COLD NIGHT AIR on Burning Worlds Records in early '83.
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THE SCANDALS
Rock/blues 3-piece, SIMON GOODALL (ex LEARNING TO SPEAK & INSTANT CHAOS) on bass/vox, JAMES PEDDIE on gtr, and CHRIS JOINES on drums.
http://www.isound.com/scandals
SECOND SUN
A band from Macclesfield & Congleton, featuring CHRIS GRIFFITHS (drums), JOFF WHITTEN (gtr), {both ex MARION}, DAN WHEELDON (vox), and RICK ALEXANDER (bass).
SECTION 5
Skinhead/Oi/Punk band from Chell Heath, or somewhere that way. FISH (ex SKEPTIX/DEMON/DISCHARGE), was one of the members. Current line up is TOSH, guitar/ lead vocals. MOZ, bass/vocals. JONNY SKULLKNUCKLES, lead guitar/vocals. DAVE MAJOR, drums.
SENSE OF URGENCY
Ska/punk combo, from Stoke, Nantwich & Manchester. Members are : JOE O'REILLY - vocals/ DEC O'REILLY - guitar, vocals/ TOM MAUND - trombone/ PAUL BEARD - drums/ TOM - bass/vocals/ MAYA - trumpet.
http://www.myspace.com/senseofurgency
The Shock
Played between 1978-80. From Newcastle, Started as a one chord punk band, but quickly developed into a three chord punk band. Paul Davis (Guitar) Brett Beasley (Bass) Nick Degg (Hollering) Rob Harrison (Drums). A bonafide garage band, as they used Rob’s garage to churn out theire noise.
Played three gigs (Newcastle Guild Hall, Rose & Crown,Etruria, and Chesterton Church Hall) Got a good hiding after the Chesterton gig,by some soulboys without a sense of humour.
Paul later played with Day 5
Nick later played with Hey Red Bus (See THE YA-YAS)
Rob is sadly no longer with us.
THE SIGNIFICANT ZEROS
The great white hope of the early Stoke Musicians Collective, this band based at Alsager College never quite lived up to expectations. Recorded a cassette single, and also signed with the indie Zip Records, but no releases were forthcoming. Went out on a nationa tour supporting Weapons Of Peace, eventually moved up to Edinburgh. A video can be seen here: http://www.archive.org/details/SignificantZeros-Live
THE SINGING CURTAINS
MARK HASSALL (drums), ANT PRICE, KARL & KEN.
MARK went on to play for THE SAINSBURYS, THE ROSEHIPS, & THE VENUS BEADS.
ANT PRICE died in 2010.
SINGLE ENGLISH
A sound similar to The Teardrop Explodes, this 80s band released a single "Heaven Gone Wrong" on Rebound Records.
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THE SKALINSKIS
THE SKALINSKIS play Russian Ska which sounds a wierd concept but works, as they always have lots of people dancing at their gigs.NICK drums, STEVE guitar, MARK (ROOSTER) bass, SIDNEY trombone, ANDY trumpet, CHRIS sax. ROOSTER is a former LEMMING.
THE SKATE DRUNKS
90s band, one member called LOFTY. Released a tape in 1992 called Funeral Beckons .
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SKEPTIX
Longton based punk band, comprising SNOTTY on vocals, FISH (STEVE BROOKES) on guitar, USH on bass, and CHIG (IAN CHADWICK) on drums. FISH & CHIG were previously in THE VERMIN. A second generation DISCHARGE outfit, they released many singles in the 1980s. Played the 1982 CLAP HANDS gig under the name CHAOS.
The band have an excellent website:
http://www.theskeptix.com/
CHIG later played drums for THE FRIENDLY CAMPAIGN.
FISH played in DISCHARGE, SECTION 5,and DEMON.
The band reformed in the late nineties, to even greater success.
SLASH
Warning - urban myth about to be exploded!!! SLASH wasn't born in Stoke.
The guitarist with American pap-metallers Guns 'n' Roses was born in Islington in July 1965.
Allegedly, he lived for part of his childhood in Stoke. I never met him, and I've never met anyone who has either. Have you??
Perhaps he was chewing on a bacon & cheese oatcake when he first heard Alice Cooper? That's about as much influence we can claim for his musical career.
Definitely no son of Stoke.
SMALL CHANGE
Involved with the STOKE MUSICIANS COLLECTIVE in the very early days.
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SMALL THOUGHTS
Played the infamous CLAP HANDS concert in 1982. Formed in '77 under the name EMERGENCY. Line-up: CHRIS PLIMBLEY - drums, GRAHAM HOWE - guitar, MARK HAYWARD - keys, KEV BOCHEWSKI - bass and vox. Punk influenced with a nod to the big guns of the sixties.
SOME WEIRD SIN
Featured on the mid-80s compilation album "To Boldly Go" with the track Our Time.
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SONS OF MONKEYS
More of a collective than a band, fronted by GRAINGER REECE, main man behind the STOKE MUSICIANS COLLECTIVE. GRAINGER had previously been part of WALTER MITTY. SONS OF MONKEYS recorded two songs - Maxwyn Is An Architect, & Bells - which were released on a double A-side single with DECADES BY NIGHT'S Life Spiral. The band performed at the S.M.C.'s CLAP HANDS concert. THE SONS OF MONKEYS were for a time known as THE WESTERN TRIO.
GRAINGER also worked under the pseudonym ED COLI, and gigged with an outfit called THE EMPTY PIANOS.
SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE
LEGENDARY LONNIE played guitar in this nineties club act.
SPLIT VISION
DAVE WALKER – drums, vocals
PHIL HEATH – guitar, lead vocals
DAVE CARTLIDGE - bass
Played between 1979 – 81, sometimes supporting THE LEMMINGS. Notable tracks ‘Silly Prices’ and ‘Carousel’
SPONGEBOY
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SPY vs SPY
Music defined as post rock/emo. Released at least 2 albums, second one was Little Lights, released on Banquet records. Some members went on to form THE WOW. Three were in FUTURE ADVENTURES. One member was previously in THE JITS. One member - THE SLUG - joined THE LEIF ERICSSON.
THE SQUARE PEGS
New wave/pop combo from the early eighties, previously known as ENIGMA, & THE SQUARE PEGS. TONY BOYLE, on gtr/vox, he later joined ALL THE RAGE & SQUIBNOCKET. Other members were KEVIN MARTIN on bass and vox, MARK GEORGIOU on synth, NEDDER NAYLOR on drums. Some members became SACK THE JUGGLER. BOYLE now plays in an acoustic due THE PLUCKERS.
SQUIBNOCKET
Also known as SQUIBNOCKET FARM. 3 members, NICK STEWART, NICCI HEATH & PHIL ROBINSON went on to form E-BOW. TONY BOYLE (SQUARE PEGS, ALL THE RAGE) was also an original member. STEVE ROBERTS played guitar. CHRIS PLIMBLEY played drums between 1994 and 1997. NICK STEWART aka SQUIB aka QUIVER went on to join STUNTRYDER.
DEAN BRINDLEY, father of AGENT BLUE'S CALUM MURPHY, was manager at some point.
THE STAND
Involved with the STOKE MUSICIANS COLLECTIVE in the very early days.
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STAR STAR
Newcastle based band, sometimes known as HIPSTAR.
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THE STARLINGS
With a sound reminiscent of the Velvets, or Them, and clad in leather 'n' lipstick, this early 80s band from Stafford promised much. Released an EP entitled New Blood in '83.
KENNY STEVENS
Club/pub singer/comedian, real name KEN KNOWLES, played almost everywhere throughout the 70s and 80s. Ran the Bumble Studio in Penkhull along with BARRY CARTLIDGE. Played in THE ESCORTS in the 60s, don't know for sure if this was the same band who were big faves in The Cavern. Also played in THE CHANGING TIMES.
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STIGMA
Punk/new wave types from 78/79.
MARK HALL - Lead Vocals
MARK WHITE - Lead Guitar - went on to join INCANDESCENT LUMINAIRE
NEVILLE WILLIAMS - Drums
DAVID - Keyboards
STIRRUP
3-piece from the early 80s.
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STONED AGAIN
MARK RENAUDON (ex VERDICTS, RENE & FLIGHT 505) plays Mick Jagger in this tribute to The Rolling Stones.
NIGEL STONIER
NIGEL STONIER is a producer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist from Sandbach. In 1983 he released a single 'Magazine' on Rebound Records. Now well respected on the UK folk scene as a writer, producer and performer. He performs in the backing band of his wife THEA GILMORE.
http://www.myspace.com/nigelstonierproducer
THE STORIES
Gigged heavily on the local scene in the early 80s. Featured on the mid-80s compilation album "To Boldly Go" with the track 'Buckshot'.
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STRAFE
Featured on the mid-80s compilation album "To Boldly Go" with the track Everybody.
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STRAIGHT UP
Jazz/rock outfit, released a single 'Lucky Spin' on Double-A records in 1981, produced by Andy Richards of The Strawbs. One member was HELEN WHITE.
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STRANGE BROOD
A 4 piece rock band, heavily influenced by late sixties British R & B/Psychedelia, eg The Pretty Things, although they were actually in existence around 1979/80. De scribed themselves as avant garde blues.Veterans of the STOKE MUSICIANS COLLECTIVE Battle Of The Bands Scene. Members included DAVE PARKS aka DAVE WHITNEY, bass & vocals, he went on to play with FREUDIAN LIGHTSHIP, THE HEADSET, & THE HIDDEN PERSUADERS; NIGEL MACHIN, lead guitar, ROBERT JENNINGS, drums, and ANDY STUBBS, rhythm & vocals; he later played in THE INKERMAN STREET RHINOS. Gigged under the name OASIS in 78/79!
STRANGE FOX
DES PARTON - vocals. TERRY FOX and MIKE STRANGE were also members. The band were taken under the wing of Tony Hatch in the early 70s.
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STRATE ANGEL
Market Drayton based heavy rockers, comprising SHED - guitar, SHAUN GREEN - bass & vocals, WITT - drums. Contributed the track Rock-o-la to the Stoke Musicians Collective's album CRY HAVOC. Split in 1981.
STUNTRYDER
Formed in 1999, Foo Fighters influenced rock band. Released a self-financed single entitled Lara Croft. SQUIB, aka QUIVER joined this band after leaving SQUIBNOCKET FARM. The band started in 1999 with MIL (MARK MILWARD) on drums, STINGRAY (JOHN KAY) on bass, and HOWLER (ALEX HOWLE) on guitar, vocals by SQUIB.
THE SUPRAGODS
Newcastle based band featuring NIGEL WILKES on vocals & guitar, ROGER McINTOSH (previous WALTER MITTY member) on guitar, plus unknown bassist & drummer. Postpunkpsychedelia type noise. Evolved into ESPRIT DE CORPS.
THE SUTHERLAND BROTHERS
Folk rock duo from the early 70s. GAVIN & IAIN SUTHERLAND, although based in Blythe Bridge, were in fact natives of Scotland. Originally known as THE SUTHERLAND BROTHERS BAND, they released a number of albums for Island Records, which sold moderately. One member during the early days was Bruce Thomas, who went on to play with Elvis Costello & The Attractions.
In the mid-70s, the brothers collaborated with folk-rock group Quiver, the highlight of this union was the Top 5 hit The Arms Of Mary in 1976.
THE SUTHERLAND BROTHERS are probably best known for writing the song Sailing, which was a Number 1 hit for Rod Stewart.
Check out this website for more information:
http://www.gavinsutherland.net/
GAVIN played bass with DEMON, and pub rock band THE DRAGONS for a while in the nineties.
THE SWAMPDAWGS
Old men playing old men's music, for old men. And after 5 pints of good ale, with the prospect of a chicken curry, and a big woman waiting in a warm bed, there's nowt wrong with that.
MARTIN, vox/gtr, IAIN, bass, PHIL HAYWARD, drums. MARTIN also plays in THE GRIM.
http://www.myspace.com/swampdawgs2007
