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| SARAH ROSS | SINGER SONGWRITER |
GALLERY AND JUKEBOX |
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Sarah first burst on to the scene as a solo artist in the mid 80's. Sarah entered into the 1986 Rock Contest in 1987 and won the 'B' Final. Sarah also sang with a host of Harlow bands including Steve Drewetts Indestructable Beat. She worked with Jo Clack as Fledge and recorded with Paul Howard, Jo Clack and Richard Holgarth. |
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| Harlows first lady Sarah at Tree Launch night | SEE ALSO FLEDGE/INDESTRUCTABLE BEAT |
Sarah Ross demo tape cover |
| SEDUCTION | PUNK ALTERNATIVE ROCK |
| LINE UP MARTIN BROWN, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS AND VOCALS/PETE "THE ASH" ASHBY, GUITAR AND SYNTHS |
SEE ALSO CARTE BLANCHE/THE OL' RENE'S/TECHNICAL SPIRES/NO WARNING/FINAL WARNING |
| SHADOWFAX | ROCK |
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Early 80's band featuring Pete "The Ash" Ashby on guitar/synth and vocals, Jay Scott on keys/sax and vocals, Peter Hawkins on bass and Karl Huff on drums. They entered the 1983 Rock Contest but failed to make the finals. |
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| Shadowfax at Bennys Nightclub | SEE ALSO ACID QUEAN/SEDUCTION/CARTE BLANCHE
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Shadowfax live at Bennys Nightclub |
| SHADOWPLAY | ROCK |
| LINE UP BAZ, BASS/NINO, GUITAR/MATT BIRCH, VOCALS/KEITH CLARKE, GUITAR/MARLON WOLF, VOCALS/SAV, KEYBOARDS/STEVE HARRINGTON, SAXAPHONE |
SEE ALSO TRANSCRIPT/INNER DREAM/DEAD HEAVEN |
| SILIKA RICH | ROCK |
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Silika Rich were formed after Ray Morley (bass) left Acid Quean. He was joined in the first line-up by, Clive Simms on guitar, Rik Mitchell on vocals and Chris Jones on drums. Ray Morley eventually left and was replaced by Dave Jack. They entered the Rock Contest in 1981, reaching the finals. In 1982 they supported Hawkwind on their UK tour. They split up soon after that. |
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| Ray Morley | SEE ALSO ACID QUEAN/AMINO AND THE ACIDS/ANALADY/MAJOR NOISE/THE CATHERINE EFFECT
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The flyer for the 1981 Final |
| SNOWBLIND | ALTERNATIVE ROCK |
| LINE UP #1 NICK FOOTE, BASS/SI TRUNDLE, GUITAR & VOX/MARK WALLEDGE, DRUMS/PINHEAD, GUITAR/JAY ARDEN, VOX |
| LINE UP #2 NICK FOOTE, BASS/SI TRUNDLE, GUITAR & VOX/MARK WALLEDGE, DRUMS/STEVE HARCOURT, GUITAR/JAY ARDEN, VOX |
SEE COLLAPSED LUNG/COUNTING THE MAD/APB/PAPA SHANGO/APB/F.O.C. |
| SNOWY WOOD | BLUES ROCK |
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Another popular band featuring members of Between The Lines, The Gangsters and Red Express. Snowy Wood were Carl Madjitey on harmonica and vocals, Richard Holgarth on guitars, Mark Jackson on bass, and Adam Batterbee on drums. Very popular for a while. |
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| Adam Batterbee | SEE ALSO THE GANGSTERS/BETWEEN THE LINES/THE RABBITS/RED EXPRESS/JOHN OTWAY BIG BAND/THE SWEENEY/DAS AND CHAVE
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Mark Jackson in a field |
| SOME OTHER DAY | POP |
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Some Other Day were formed after Mark Walsh left The Clinic. Originally a two piece with Mark on guitar and Suzy Allen on vocals they soon expanded and added Billy Dawkins on drums. Soon after this they added Richard Martin on bass. Some Other Day entered the 1985 Rock Contest but failed to reach the finals. Mark now lives in America. |
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| Mark Walsh | SEE ALSO THE CLINIC/THE TENDER TRAP
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The Some Other Day tape cover |
| SONATINE | ROCK |
| LINE UP JOHN SELLINGS, GUITAR AND VOCALS/LOUISE WALL, DRUMS AND VOCALS/RYAN COWELL, BASS |
SEE ALSO WARNING/THE STABLEMATES/PAPA SHANGO/APB/MIKO |
| SPELLING MISSTEAKS | PUNK POP ROCK |
GALLERY AND JUKEBOX |
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Formed around 1980 the Spelling Missteaks were, Dave Brown on vocals and Ben Evans on guitar. They were joined at various times by Alan Meadows/Terry Hardy on drums. Paul Harper was on bass duties. Produced the perfect pop ep, The Spelling Missteaks, which contained 4 instantly catchy tunes. It was produced by Steve Drewett and came out on the legendary Stortbeat record label. |
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| Dave Brown and Ben Evans. Popstars | SEE ALSO THE PHAROAHS/WILD WEST
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Spelling Missteaks - The Popstar e.p. |
| SPIRAL SOUL | SOUL ROCK |
| LINE UP KIEREN MITCHELL, GUITAR AND VOCALS/STACY PLANT, DRUMS/DAN MORIARTY,GUITAR AND VOCALS/ADAM SMITH, BASS/ANDY HARRING, KEYBOARDS |
SEE ALSO NEUROTICS/STABLEMATES/THE FEELMORES |
| SUBMACHINE | ROCK |
| LINE UP NICK HODGES, VOCALS, GUITAR AND PROGRAMMING/CHRIS SUTTON, VOCALS AND GUITAR/STEVE CLARK, DRUMS |
SEE ALSO OVER THE EDGE/INNER DREAM/FLAK/BUSHNUT |
| SWEAT BAND | BLUES ROCK |
| LINE UP #1 ROY PALMER, DRUMS/PETER HOLLIS, GUITAR/JIM SABBARTON, BASS/JOHN MCCONNACHIE, VOCALS/ROY HESTER, GUITAR |
| LINE UP #2 BILL JORDAN, DRUMS/PETER HOLLIS, GUITAR/JIM SABBARTON, BASS/JOHN MCCONNACHIE, VOCALS/KEVIN OLEJNIK, GUITAR |
SEE ALSO BURLESQUE/VAMBO/BURN/THE TRAITORS/DESTOYER |
SWEENEY TODD  |
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Mid '80s glam rock band. Big guitars and bigger hair! Sweeney Todd were Clive Brown on vocals, Chris Gregory on guitar, Tim Collins on bass, Paul Todd on guitar and Gary Wise on drums. Chris Gregory now plays in Queened. A top Queen tribute band. |
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| Sweeney Todd 1985 | SEE ALSO OPM/UNDERDOG/ELECTRIC SAVAGE/DEAF WISH
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Chris Gregory. Guitarist with Sweeney Todd |
| SYLO | ALTERNATIVE ROCK |
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Strange mid '80s concoction of samples and cello. Totally baffled everyone in 1985 Rock Competition but also fondly remembered. Failed to get to the finals. Graham ran a local record label, Davy Lamp Records, and also managed some local bands including Real By Reel for a while. He was managing Collapsed Lung when they hit the charts. Graham now lives in LA and has a succesful music licenciing company there as well as a weekly "soccer" radio show, "An Englishman In LA". |
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| Julie and Graham. Sylo | A Davy Lamp 45 |
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