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Gaia
Recs – label formed
Jan87 by Mike Keane. Rel LPs for Royal Family & The Poor.
Gambler
- band 76-81 feat;
Mark Singleton (gtr) (ex Afraid of Mice, later Now Hear This, Bobby
Arnold Band), Kev Kelly (gtr), Nick Bellis (drms), Arnie Stevens (bass),
Finley Woods (keys). Rec tape 'Angel' rec in L'pool on a basic 8 track.
Games –
Wirral band, rel
7" on own label First Law of Games (1980), also feat on ‘Street To
Street Vol 2’ comp (Open Eye recs Sep81), 7" 'Dance This Way/Love Canal' on Open Eye Res (OE007).. More info req'd
Garden
Party - music
fanzine (1984-85) co-edited by John Jenkins (of Come in Tokio, Persuaders),
who also played very brief keybrds for River City People
Gaskin – band (early 80s), feat; Bren Spencer (later Kamarg). More info req’d.
Simon
Geddes – manager of Liverpool band Dead Class (c2006). Started working for Roger Eagle in Eric’s in 1978 at the age of 17,
and was co-promoter with Dave C at The
Warehouse until its demise. Simon
then ran The Royal Court up until Apr05. He says, ‘In the early days we ran the Klub Court gigs at the Venue,
Pickwicks and Becketts, then later we ran the World Downstairs and the
Basscamp. I remember vividly some top class nights.’
Geisha
Girls - band
(c1979), feat; ex members of The Mutants - Paul Codman (drms) (later Egypt
For Now), Keith Wilson (see profile) & Roddie
Gilliard (now of Muffin Men, but check his profile), & Steve
Cockrill (ex 051, later Windows), playing a harder driving power
pop vibe. Since 1983 Paul has worked as an
actor, director and musician. Currently plays percussion with Smokin' Sean
Butler And The Neon Hearts
Get Set
Go - punk fanzine
from Maghull edited by Donny, 2nd issue changed name to Snake Bite. More
info req'd
Gheko - band, one member now with Odega.
More info req'd.
Giant
Killers - Wirral
rock band (formed 1987) feat; Gary Blue (voc), Jimmy Stratton (gtr) (ex Room
To Move, Waterfront), Dave Mayers (gtr), John Paul Jones (bass), Andy D
(drms). More info req'd.
Giant
Smiles – brief name (Nov87) for Wake Up Afrika
Gilliard,
Roddie - member of Muffin
Men, but started back in 1975 with Muthers Riun before joining Bugs,
& went through a succession of different bands incl; Gypsy Blues, Geisha
Girls, The Press, Afraid of Mice, Windows, Munchies, Da Biffs.
Gingerbread
Club – venue of early 80s close to The Warehouse. More info req'd
Glassback
– Wirral rock band (1994-01), feat; Craig
McDonald (voc,gtr) (ex Sinner,
Stormbringer Switch), Mike Read (gtr) (ex Corkscrew), Dave Molly (bass) (ex
Switch), Nikki Cross (voc,keys,sax), Clive Cresswell (drms) (ex Blackjax).
Mike’s band Corkscrew were on TV’s New Faces show, see also Havana Clue
Glass
Torpedoes - band of
early 80s, feat; Nick Reid (gtr) (later of Nightmares in Wax), Barbara
Donovan (voc), Kate Gill (voc), Mark Coleridge (drms) (later of Glitter Band,
Smokie, The Stiffs, Project 23, Ex Post Facto). Signed to Rough Trade,
Rel 7" on Teen Beat Recs 'Someone Different' TBR-1 (1979), also rel 7” Unreal
The Real (on Leo Sound 1980) as John
Milton & the Glass Torpedoes, then 7”
(back to old name) Tall Stories (Leo Sound 1981).
Glide - experimental, ambient-psychedelic
side project by Will Sergeant (Echo & the Bunnymen). He began
recording in 1978, before the Bunnymen began, with a cassette-only release ltd
to 7 copies 'Weird As Fish.' Also rel soundtrack LP 'Themes for Grind' (1982),
& called himself Glide 1997 when rel 'Space Age Freak Out' . A live LP feat
the 30-min computer-composed "Frozen Teardrop in Space," (1999) on
Ochre Rec. 2000/1 saw Sergeant performing a series of shows as Glide, sometimes
as an opening act for the Bunnymen (website)
Goat
People - band
(formed Spring86), feat; Elizabeth Kay (gtr,voc) (ex Marshmallow Overcoat),
Jonathon Swain (megaphone), Philip Saunders (gtr), Judith Laity (drms) (ex Royal
Family & The Poor, Marshmallow Overcoat). Barry Sutton simultaneously
of Marshmallow Overcoat & Walking Seeds later of La's, Mirrorball
joined on drums (Jan87), with Judith playing cello, Chris Clarke (bass) (ex Ex
Post Facto, Placenta Sisters) was also added. They used to play over tapes
of chart hits, making as much noise as possible.
Goat
Throttler -
God - band feat on D-Beat comp tape (on Bop
A Dub Sep85). More info req'd
Go
Heads –
Goldliner
Recs – label run by
Colin Frost (ex Fox Glove later Tutors, Supercharge, Circus Circus,
Laughing Freeman) to release material by his band at the time Eat At
Joe’s. Ran from 1980 – 83 & dist by Spartan.
Gone To
Earth – band of mid
80s, feat; Tudor (ex Das Reiner, later Public Disgrace, Dementia),
; Jane Alexander (voc) (later White Russians), Dave Thom (bass),
. More info req'd
Grampus
Eight - band,
formed as 3-pc 1999, feat; Mark (gtr,voc), Andy (bass). Orig feat Tom (bass)
(also Redrighthand, Instant Agony, Area Affect), rel split CD with Dina,
then a 7" Subway on Complicity Recs then Tony (gtr) (ex Tokyo Adventures)
joined. Rec 'Turn Up The Stereo' LP then Louise (drms) joined. Some members
went onto play in Short Sharp Shock. Went on hiatus mid04 with view to
reform Oct05
Gravy
Train - St Helens cult
band (1970-74), rel 4 LPs on Vertigo; Gravy Train, Ballad of A Peaceful Man,
2nd Birth, Staircase To The Day.
Great
British Mistake Part 2 - band formed in 1982, played debut gig at the
Everyman Bistro and were asked to leave after 3 minutes!. Changed name to Reiner
Chaos (see also Das Reiner)
Great
North Western Hoboes - band (formed 2002), feat; Robbie Taylor
(voc,gtr,banjo,fiddle,mandolin), Mark Hannon (gtr), Stuart Irwin (bass), Nick
Walker (drms). Rel 2 singles on Viper Recs 2003. Played L’pool Music Week
(Nov05), and competed in the John Peel football tournament on John Peel Day,
13.10.05. (website)
Green
Antique – Runcorn band (1980s), feat;
Jeff and Phil (both of Titanic And The Icebergs). More info req’d
Grown
Up Strange - Ulverston
new romantic band (formed 1981), feat; Chris Hutchinson (voc,gtr) (ex Spurts,
Hormones), Toby Wren (gtr), Norman Scott (keys), Mike Gaunt (drms) (ex
Spurts, Hormones). By Jul82 Toby & Norman had been replaced by Steve
Wildgoose (bass) & Greh Shields (keys) & within 2 years they too had
been replaced by Simon Bennett (bass) (ex Hoi Polloi, Sonny & A Million)
& David Williams (keys). This line up moved to L'pool & supp Icicle
Works (Sep85). By 1986 Simon had left & they continued as a 3-pc, but
for live shows they were joined by Roy Corkhill (bass) & Colin Waincombe
(gtr,voc) (both of Black). Rel 7" A Wing & A Prayer
(Ugly Man Recs Aug86).
Grrr! -
formed mid 2003,
heavy heavy noise outfit, feat; Guy (voc), Dave (bass) Terry (drms), also of Mr
Rays Wig World and Cock Off), Ken (keys), Graham (gtr). Rel one demo so far, are starting
a monthly night at Hev’n and Hell (Nov05)
Guild
of Defiants -
Gypsy
Blues - band
(c1978) feat; Roddie Gilliard (now of Muffin Men, but check his
profile), & ex members of Bugs, formed to play US Airbases in
Germany, think they recorded a radio show in Frankfurt.
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