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Pacific
Drift – band of
early 70s, prev called The Sponge, feat; Lawrence Arends (drms,voc) (ex
Dee Fenton & The Silhouettes, Just Four Men, Wimple Winch, later of Mr
Suit, Paragonz), Brian Chapman (voc,keys), Barry Reynolds (gtr), Graham
Harrop (bass). After band split Lawrence began putting on gigs at Central
Halll, St Georges Hall & the Everyman.
Pagan
Dance Label - was
linked to the Kenaz label in London though PDL had an address in L'pool at
Holmes Building, Wood Street, Liverpool, L1
Pale
Fountains - quiet
pop band, formed 1981, feat; Michael Head (voc,gtr) (later Shack, Dance
Party, Egypt For Now), Chris McCaffrey (bass), Thomas Whelan (drms) (later
Australians), Andy Diagram (trmpt) (ex Dislocation Dance). Rel debut single on
Operation Twlight label with (There's Always) Something on My Mind,
& signed to Virgin for £150k & rel Thank You & the LPs
'Pacific Street' (1984) & 'From Across The Kitchen Table' (1985) prod by
Ian Broudie. Success that beckoned so much did not come & they split.
Paradox
UK - Southport band
(c1988), feat; Mic 'Spike' Raphone (voc) (ex Blitzkrieg, Parasites),
Ales (Martin) (gtr), Si (drms), Ducky (bass) who was replaced by Jay in 1990.
Rel EP Charmed Existence on Retch Recs, & Malaysian Madness EP.
12" 'Disenchanted Land', followed by 'Retch Files Vol 2' - Split with
Blitzkrieg.
Parasites
- Southport band
(c1986) feat; Mic 'Spike' Raphone (voc), Bambi (drms) both ex Blitzkrieg.
Toured the UK & rel split LP with The Sanity Assassins. See also Paradox
UK, Retch Recs. More info req'd.
Paragonz
– band (formed
1986), feat; Lawrence Arends (drms,voc) (ex Dee Fenton & The Silhouettes,
Just Four Men, Wimple Winch, Pacific Drift, Mr Suit), Robbie Cardinal
(gtr) (ex Splatman), Sean Bonner (bass) (ex Riverworks), Steve
Stafford (voc) (who replaced orig voc Tony). By 1987 Steve had gone & Steve
Morgan (voc,gtr) & Chris Lloyd-Banks (gtr) (both ex Snake Lloyd Davies)
had joined.
Parker
-Wirral band
(2004), gaining gigs at The Iron Door, Birkenhead
Passion
Polka - band
(1982-84) feat; Steve Cottier (voc,gtr) (ex Scope, Xionics, Kinetics
later Peep Show) & Keith Leary (keys) (later Peep Show). Live
shows also had drummer Stan Tickle & female singer Siobhan Maher. Tim Speed
(gtr) of Beat That Drum joined later. Rel 7" Juliet (80,81?),
& Obsessions (Kinetic '83). Also played live twice as Vertical
Seeds. Andrew was their roadie.
Pearl
Distribution -
distributor based at London Road, Liverpool, L3 contacts listed as
PatrickO'Kill and Keith Leary. Was running in the mid 80's and distributed
industrial/difficult releases such as Sixth Comm/Vanishing Heat, and Mother
Destruction which Patrick O'Kill was a member of, was the distributor for The
Empty Quater label. Possibly Mother Destruction evolved into Sixth Comm who released
material on Pagan Dance Label
Pear
Recs - label of
early 80s, ran by D. Johnson, of Kylmore Drive, Heswall, Wirral
Pedantics
– band
formed 2005, feat; John Bandit (voc), Scott Bandit (bass) (both ex Bandits),
Stu (gtr), L’il Nick (drms) (ex La’s).
Peep
Show - band
(1985-86), feat; Steve Cottier (voc,gtr) (ex Scope, Xionics, Kinetics,
Passion Polka), Keith Leary (keys) (ex Passion Polka), Siobhan Maher (voc)
(later Persuaders, River City People), Dave Snell (gtr) (later River
City People), Stan Trickle (drms)
Pegasus
- band of late 70s,
feat; John Bleasedale (voc,gtr) (later of Body), Duncan Lewis (bass)
(later of Reverb Brothers), Ade (keys), Si Bateman (drms). Si was one of
many drummers. Band had wild aspirations & once hitch hiked to Paris armed
with tins of peaches before being offered a place to stay in Brixton. After Ade
left Andy McCluskey (later of OMD, The Id, Hitlerz Underpants) joined.
Pele - band formed 1990, feat; Ian Prowse
(voc,gtr), Andrew Roberts (gtr), Dally (drms), Jimmy McCallister (bass), Nico
(violin). Rel LP 'Fireworks' (M&G recs), & singles Raid The Palace,
Megalomania (Feb91), Fair Blows The Wind For France (Jul92) & Fireworks
Celtic Rumour E.P (Nov92) & a huge headline tour. Fat
Black Heart was the 1st single off the new LP 'Sport Of
Kings' (Dec93) after the LP was finished Jim mysteriously
disappeared and only surfaced in Jun88 in exactly the same clothes! He was
replaced by Wayne Morgan. Legal wrangles with M&G meant the 3rd LP 'A-Live
A-Live-O' had no promotion & eventually the 2 parted company.
Dec01 saw the rel of the 3rd studio LP 'This Time Next Year',
a collection of recorded songs and demos from 1994/5.
Pentagon
Recs – label ran by
Exhibit B (1986-88).
Penultimate
Vehicle – Kirkby school band (1981),
feat; Gary Williams (keys) (later Secluded Places), Tony Oshaughnessy (keys,gtr) with
Paul Cassidy (keys) joining Jan82. Only played one gig, at Davo’s house for his
16th b’day party, before morphing into Radio Blue, then That Volcano
Perchange
Recs – B’Head label
run by Pete Roberts who used his redundancy money to rel a single for Chinese
Religion in 1982.
Perfect
- band of early 1980s, feat; John Smith
(voc,gtr), Duncan Lomax (gtr,voc) (later Wake Up Afrika, 35 Summers, Hal),
Andy Frizell (bass,sax,flte) (later Wake Up Afrika, Vernons Wizards
of Twiddly), Dave Francis (drms). Played many gigs in and around L’pool and
Chester at The Venue, Mardi Gras, Bierkeller etc .Supp Men They Couldn't Hang
and Microdisney. No commercial releases, but initial demo was produced by Mike
Head (Pale Fountains, Shack).
Perfectly
Frank - Lounge Lizard Sinatra band with David Knopov (voc) (ex Ded Birds), Tony Dolman (drms) and Tony Doyle (bass) (both Lawnmower, Beach Bastards, Flex, Pirahna
Brothers, Cat Scratch Fever)
Perfect
Virus -
Liverpool band (formed late99); feat; Neil Sahgar (voc,gtr), David Coleman
(gtr,voc), Paul Reay (bass). Play what is described as a cross between
electronic beats, basslines and distorted vocals, sound like a more metal
version of NIN. The track 'This Day' was used on an MTV ad back in 2000, this
plus other tracks are available to download at (website)
Perils
in Plastic - band,
feat; Steve Allen (ex Deaf School, Original Mirrors).
Personal
Column – (pic) band
(1980-86) feat; Marc Vormawah (voc,gtr) (ex Upsets), Colin Brown (keys), Terry
Sterling (drms) (ex Afraid of Mice), Mike Hayes (bass) (later Afraid of
Mice), Rob Boardman (gtr) (ex Jass Babies, Visual Aids, later Clique) joined later as did Phil Hargreaves (sax).
Orig drummer was Mike Carroll (joined Sebastian’s Men). By 1985 Shaun McLaughlin (bass) (ex
Afraid of Mice, later Acheans) and
Tony McGuigan (drms) (ex Indangerous
Rhythm) were in the line-up. Rec
3 Peel Sessions as well as ones for Kid Jensen and Simon Bates. Rel 2 self
financed singles, Ignorance is Bliss
and Same Old Situation, then signed
to Stiff Recs and rel 3rd single Strictly
Confidential. The orig line-up also rec a session with metalhead John Hall
in 1982 as Inside Information.
Vormawah signed a deal with MCA in 1986. (website)
Persuaders
- band
(Feb82-1989), feat; John Jenkins (keys) (ex Come in Tokio), John Gillin
(ex Come in Tokio), Dave Price (bass), Gary Cooke (drms) (ex Change To The
East, Hi-Tech, later Foundation), Siobhan Maher (ex Peep Show)
left in 1987 and formed River City People - at one point playing in both
bands (Siobhan always thought herself as a session singer rather than part of
the band).Signed a management deal with KRT (Sting's management co) and then
broke up in Sep89. They had a Peel and Janice Long session in 1985 but there
best line up was in 1986 with John Kennedy (voc) and Paul Speed. At one point
was an 11 piece band. Some members went onto form Badger & The Buck Boys,
and other members inc, Tony Upham (voc), Brian Farrell (drms) (ex Our Kid).
(biog)
Peter
Ferret's Partly -
"Improvisational synth" band, app on cassette comp 'Illigiti Non
Carbonori' rel by Alternative Capitalists Recordings ACC-001 (of Leic), rel an
eponymous titled C90 on Alt Cap ACC-002. App on cassette comp 'No More Kitchen
Cooking' on Alt Cap ACC-005. More info req'd.
Phantasee
- band feat on
‘Jobs For The Boys’ comp LP (Natalie recs Jan85). More info req'd
Philip
Johnson Cassettes -
label from Norris Green active at least til 1984. Rel Sprat & Livo. More
info req'd.
Phobia
- band (Sep82-Nov82),
feat; Ste Richmond (perc,voc) (later of Cyclic Amp, ECM, Sharon & The
Slobz), Joe Colleran (voc), Trev (drms), Dave Cartwright (keys), Tim Newton
(gtr). Band split due to musical differences.
Phoenix
From The Crypt – punk zine run from Kelsall Ave,
Eastham, Wirrall. Ran for at least 2 issues. More info req’d
Phoenix
Militia - punk
fanzine edited by Bill Steer (of Carcass), ran for at least 8 issues.
Final issue is online
uploaded by Loui Goat Throttler
Photons
- band formed 1978,
feat; Dave Littler (gtr) (ex Spitfire Boys, later White Brothers), Steve
Strange (voc). Played 2 or 3 gigs and rec 3 tracks prod by Stewart Copeland - ‘Tar’,
‘Mind of a Toy’ and ‘Madame Carla’. Steve went on to record Tar and
Mind of a Toy with Visage which led to he & Dave falling out. More info
req'd.
Picasso
Sisters - a male
duo feat; Bernie Carroll and Al (Chez) Cherry,
who performed at the open air
'alternative jubilee' gig in 1977. Thought to be a part of the Matthew
Street/Liverpool School crowd. Bernie now does
posters to be seen in more or less every Liverpool pub, while Chez is with the Skiffle
Dogs
Picket
- venue
Pictures,
The - band that
eventually bacame Cooper S
Pieces
- rel 'Second
Still / Choreography / plus two un-named' No label details, came out in
1980. More info req'd.
Pillarbox
Boutique – brief band (1980s), feat;
Paul Cassidy (ex That Volcano), Paul Whittaker. More info req’d
Pincushion
– grunge-punk band
(formed Jul04) feat; Katie Evans (voc), Ian Murphy (gtr) (ex Kelso, Malorie),
Paul McCay (bass), George Hitchmough (drms) (ex Tempus Fugit). Signed to
Candy Productions. (website)
Pinhole
- pop punk outfit formed
1998. Feat; Matt McManamon (voc,gtr), Charlie Turner (bass,voc) and Rob Winter
(drms) who was replaced by Bryan Johnson (ex-Smiley) in Sep00 and Ben
Gordon (ex-Smiley) was drafted in as lead guitarist. Rel Debut EP 'Breaking
Hearts & Windows' on Thrill City rec (2001). Rec John Peel session, lots of
Radio support from Lamacq and XFM. Gigged extensively throughout the UK,
supporting the likes of Green Day, the Hives,
Reel Big Fish.. Rel single So Over You / Morning Rain (Sep02) (prod by
Mark Freegard of Breeders/Manics fame). Great Radio support again from Lamacq
and Peel. Also rec BBC 6 Music session. Split up Jan03.
The
Pink - recording studio run by Hambi. Sound
engineer Steve Power went on to
record the early Robbie Williams
albums with Guy Chambers.
Pink
Industry - band
formed following the split of Pink Military feat; Jayne Casey,
Ambrose Reynolds and Tadzio. more…
Pink
Moon Recs - started
as a retail shop in Lpool in 1986 and developed a label in 1988. Now operating
as a mail order outlet from Birkenhead. Dealing in all types of music and
specialists in Liverpool and Merseyside indie from early 1980s to present day..
(website)
Pink
Military - formed
1978, feat; Jayne Casey (voc) (ex Big in Japan), Martin Dempsey (bass)
(ex Yachts later of It's Immaterial), Nicky Cool (gtr), Charlie
Gruff Griffiths (keys) (later of Wah! Heat), Chris Joyce (drms) (later
Simply Red), Neil Innes (perc).. Colm Redmond (ex Wah! Heat, Psycamesh).
Orig called Pink Military Stands Alone. more…
Pink
Military Stand Alone - orig name for Pink Military, feat; Jayne Casey (voc), Nicky
(keys), Jon Higham (gtr), Wayne Wadden (bass), Paul Hornby (drms) (later of 051,
Nightmares in Wax, Shatted Dolls, Lies all Lies, Dogs d'Amour,
The Quireboys, Gunslingers). Rel single; Buddha Waking Disney Sleeping
(1979)
Pink
Museum Studio - run
by Hambi (ex voc Hambi & The Dance, Tontrix). Oasis rec Supersonic
here.
Placenta
Sisters - band
feat; Chris Clarke (Ex Post Facto, Goat People)
Planets,
The - band, formed
Feb80, feat; Steve Lindsey (voc,bass) (ex Big in Japan, Deaf School, Secrets),
Tony Wimshurst (gtr), Chris Skornia (keys), Andy Duncan (drms). Initially a
solo project by Steve ‘Mr Average’ Lindsey who rel LP 'The Planets'. Then got a
band together & rel LP 'Goon Hilly Down' with drums by Budgie (ex Spitfire
Boys, Big in Japan, Opium Eaters, Secrets, later of Slits,
Siouxsie & The Banshees, Creatures). May80 Tony & Andy had been
replaced by Larry Tolfree (drms) & Barry Lines (gtr). Rel LP 'Spot'
(Oct80). Steve also rel 2 solo singles prior to this band; one under the name
Steve Tempo.
Planet
X - punk venue a
club owned and run by Doreen Allen, who was secretary of Eric's throughout
its life and then office manager for Inevitable Records. Kenny was the
promoter in late 80s
Platnum-Hi – band 1984-86, feat; Peter Bowe (voc), Graham
Pritchard (gtr), Rob Rea (bass), Martin O’Hara (drms). Apart from Rob the band
had been Split Pig and Kracken. Moved
to London and started the usual rounds of The Ruskin Arms Marquee Club, Half Moon, Royal Standard etc. Their largest gig was to 8000 at the Tamworth Music Festival 1986? when
they took a move up the billing after the original headliners didn’t show. Wolfesbane headlined the following
evening. The band split when Graham left
3mnths later after a period of no work, he went on to write several songs with
friend Clive Burr but no
publishing was sought. Rest of band became Lo Girls
Plato's
Ballroom - venue
(c1981), odd weeknights at a club off London Road called Pickwick's set up by
Arthur McDonald & Nathan McGough (both at the time of Royal Family &
The Poor). Gigs were the Bunnymen, when the stage was covered in
camouflage netting (Frantic Elevators supporting ?); New Order, Cabaret
Voltaire, Durutii Column; China Crisis (supporting New Order?); Dead
Or Alive; Jah Wobble with Windows supporting and Frank Clarke and
Alexandra Pigg (writer and co-star respectively of "Brezhnev") doing
a dance effort between bands, feat lots of naked flesh and simulated sex. Same
venue also hosted other gig nights, under various names. Geisha Girls
played with a pick-up band called Sphinx fronted by Nik Turner - they had very
little gear and ended up using a lot of Geisha's, incl keys, their guitarist
had just been brought in and didn't know much stuff, Roddie Gilliard ended up
jamming a whole bunch of old Hawkwind tunes with them
Playhouse
– band of mid-90s, feat; Karl Bader-Bailey (bass) (ex Jules Verne
later Bulah Wig, Lumiesence, Acacia Gum, Superdude). Karl was with them
for about a year before forming Bulah Wig and was replaced by Jason Stoll (also
Bulah Wig)
Poisoned
Electrick Head - St
Helens prog-punk band formed 1985. Began playing the 'squat' circuit in Liverpool
& noted for wierd shows & wonderful costumes. Rel LP on their own label
in 1992 with prize money from a Battle of The Bands competition, it hit No.19
in the Indie Charts. 2nd LP was on tape only thru mail order called
'Umistakeably Rainbow Trout'. In spring 1994 having signed to Abstract the
single "Out of Order" charted at No.1 in the Indie charts,
followed by the LP "The Big Eye Am" which made the top 30 (26).
Played a Dutch squat "demolition" party, which ended in band and
audience being doused with vats of human excrement! 4th LP 'The Hanged Man' rel
18.11.96.
Poland
- solo project by
Carl Gleeson (gtr,voc) (ex Hugo Dines Band, Malchix, Cracked Actor),
Deivid (?) Peel (bass), Bobby Bilsborough (sax) (later Farm, Thomas Lang),
Stevie (gtr), drummer? and Phil Tootill (keys). Carl became known as Carl
Poland.
Politburo
- Wirral based
group (1982-86). Feat; Ian Jackson (bass) (ex Dead on Arrival, also Jegsy
Dodd), Paul Denheyer (voc,gtr) (now Fishmonkeyman), Carl Henry (drms)
(ex This Final Frame). Rel 7" flexidisc for Radio Merseyside - room
205 comp 'Jobs For The Boys' inc;
Innocence 12" single
Skysaw Recs - Euphoria. Supported Its Immaterial, Icicle Works, The Farm, Half
Man Half Biscuit, did Larks In
The Park etc.
Polvoltors
– band (early 80s), feat; Pete Lewtas, Rob Lewtas, Chris Willan. More
info req’d
Ponderosa
Glee Boys - band
(1979-82), feat; Tomo (voc) (later Rebél Da Fé, President Beate Route),
Carl Eaton (bass - voc after Tomo left) (later Always The Now &
father of Natalie Reeves of Chion), Steve Coy (drms) (later Dead Or
Alive), Dave Banks (gtr). John Tuite (Pink Military) played on the
1st demo. Early gigs played at a whore house (Somali Club) & Bradys
supported Generation X, Theatre of Hate, Killing Joke. Brian Swenson (gtr)
replaced Dave (1980) & they rec a Peel Session & they to signed to
Inevitable Recs but nothing was released. Carl & Steve continued the band
with Gordon Longsworth (gtr) (ex Motion Pictures, later Foundation)
who was later replaced by Ian Martin (later President Beate Route), & Bob
Davies (bass) (later Change To The East). Carl now lives in Australia
Pontoon
- 'In A Couple Of Weeks' feat on
'Unearthed Liverpool Cult Classics Vol 3' (on Viper Recs) and had
a trk 'The Spider Song' feat on the 'Great Acoustic Experiment' LP again on
Viper.
Porcelain
Touch - band that
became Hello Sunset
The
Power - band
1983-84 feat; Ken Hancock (gtr) (ex Fishmonkeyman, ID, Reel To Reel, later,
Jegsy Dodd, Vicious Circle, Half Man Half Biscuit), Dave Fairbairn (keys)
(ex Reel To Reel & sessionist with OMD). Sounded similar to Cabaret
Volitaire. Not to be confused with soul act with same name.
Power
House - Rock
band of late 1980s and early 1990s, feat; Phil Studdart (gtr) (ex Sex
Kittens), Pete Frank (gtr) (ex Sian, later of Contagious
and Enemy of Thought), Phil Armorgie (ex Ryan, Sex
Kittens and Holy Motion), Billy Frank (ex Ryan, Heaven
Tonite, Sex Kittens,and The Big I am,
later of Contagious), Paul (voc). Won a BBC session for Tommy
Vance's show in the 1988 'Rock Wars' Competition.
Position
69 - Formed in
Liverpool during 2002, though no longer active. Could be described as a
Metal/Punk group in the style of Blink 182, main man being Dave
Cruise, who was also a member of Babies On A Hook
at the same time.
Precautions
– band (1982-83), feat; Neil Senior (bass)
(later Lilac Trumpets), Steve Coughton (gtr) (later Lilac Trumpets), Ian Wilson (voc) (later
Action Transfers), Dave Cooil (drms). Tony Elson (drms) (ex Visual Aids, Systems, Young
Lions, Islands of Dance) replaced Dave and
Dave replaced Tony in 1983 for 2 gigs! Also added Ian Lewis (keys) (later Lilac
Trumpets, Alternative Radio) to later line-up. Rec at Amazon Studios in 1983. Ian now runs Whitby Studios
President
Beate Route - band
(c1987) feat; Mark Robson (drms) (ex Rébel Da Fé, 501 Amsterdam, Bush
Telegraph, Catalogue, High Five), Tomo (voc) (ex Ponderosa Glee Boys),
Justin Smith (bass), Ian Martin (gtr) (ex Ponderosa Glee Boys). More info
req'd.
Press,
The - early incarnation
of Afraid of Mice, feat; Philip Franz Jones, Geoff Kelly, Roddie
Gilliard (now of Muffin Men, but check his profile), & Clive.
After taking a year out following the breakup of Next, Phil & Geoff
began writing new material, Roddie and Clive joined, rec demos and played loads
of gigs around Cantril Farm and Huyton, before moving into town.
Pressure
Drop – punk band
(formed 1983) feat; Mark Hodgkiss (voc), David Ball (bass), David Austin
(drms), Tony Turner (gtr), and Warren Peacock (gtr) (who quit in ’83). Rel
single, From Here To Eternity / Navy Blue (Noose Rec Jun83 with 2 diff
sleeves) followed by Daddy Buy Me a
Rifle / Guinea Pig (on Proble Plus PP10 1984), Rifle track
was on ‘Jobs For The Boys’ comp LP (Natalie recs Jan85).
Probe - record shop run by Geoff Davies,
orig based at Rainford Gardens before moving to Wood St. The shop was a focal
point for the thriving local scene in the 80s & the likes of Julian Cope,
Pete Wylie & Pete Burns have all worked there.
Probe
Plus - label run by
Geoff Davies of Probe.
Product
H - early 80s band
feat; Chris Harrison (drms) (later Jenny Lind, Hellfire Sermons). More
info req'd
Professor
Jism and The Backstage Bandits – short lived
punk-metal band who played 3 gigs in early 2005
Professor
Oh & The Oh No's - band (Jul80-May82), feat; Ernie Pollard (gtr) & Paddy Collis
(keys,voc) (both also in Cyclic Amp, later ECM, Sharon & The
Slobz), Andy Barlow (drms) (also Cyclic Amp, Sister Moon, Sharon
& The Slobz), Neville Hawkins (voc,gtr,keys), later joined by Burt
Lancaster (voc). Rel 'Night Flight To Cuba' tape (1980) & The Professor Oh
Story (Cyclic tapes 1984).
The
Project – band (1985) formed by Damian Bromley (gtr) (ex Dark Delights,
Self Enforced Exile, Cair Paravel, later Back to Nam), Bernie Ross
(gtr) (ex Dark Delights, Innervision, Cair Paravel). Formed after the split of
Innervision and ran concurrently with Cair Paravel. Also feat; Karl Anthony
(bass), Dave Scott (drms) (both ex Innervision). Damian left after 2 months and
the band took on the Cair Paravel name before becoming Out On a Ledge
Project
23 - band feat;
Steve Grant (bass) (ex England's Own Revolutionary Royal Family, Ramjets,
later Chain Gang), Mark Coleridge (ex Glass Torpedoes). More info
req'd
Proppa
Unkonshuz – Liverpool hardcore band
(1999-2000), feat; Nik (ex Radio
Mongolia), Seanie (voc), Phil Bowen
(gtr) (ex MDM, Glass Fad, SO77), Alan North (bass), Sean Howe (drms). Played 10 crazed gigs. (website)
Protocol
- punk band (2002)
feat; Carl Moorcroft (gtr,voc), Ste Miller (bass), Ste Dutton (drms). Rel 5
track EP 'What's The Plan?'. 2005 now having to change their name due to legal reasons. signed to
Mimashima recs
Psycamesh
- band (1977-81)
feat; Brian Moore (voc); Mark Robson (drms) (later Rébel Da Fé, President
Beat Route, 501 Amsterdam, Bush Telegraph, Catalogue, High Five) and Gary
Williams (bass). Orig guitarist was Jeremy Kelly (later of Systems, Wild
Swans, Care, Lotus Eaters) left & Colm Redmond (aka The Enigmatic Reg)
(gtr) (later Wah! Heat, Pink Military) joined. Gigs incl support at Eric's
for The Pop Group, Slaughter & The Dogs and Adam & The Ants (in
camouflage-makeup days, with the musicians who quit and became Bow Wow Wow);
and support at the 1st ever Wah! Heat gig, at the Everyman Bistro, along
with Modern Eon, Julian Cope played keys for Wah! Heat that
night. Colm left (playing his last gig 01.04.1980) & was replaced by Steve
Hadden (gtr) and the band relocated to Amsterdam, living in squats and
supporting OMD at a major gig that degenerated into a riot.
Psycho
Mafia – Ellesmere Port punk band (1978), feat; Paul Hambleton. Played approx 10
gigs
Public
Disgrace - band,
feat; Tudor (gtr) (later Das Reiner, Dementia, Gone To Earth), Andy (voc),
Dave (bass), Cally (drms) (also a train driver). Rel 'Toxteth' EP on Probe
Plus PP2 came in a B&W fold out sleeve in about 1982, it named checked
'Oakey' on the cover - a legend amongst the L'Pool punk community. Tudor was
named after the crisps (being a Geordie).
Pure
Fiction - South
Liverpool band (1979-82). Feat; Steve Williams (voc,gtr), Dave Large
(gtr,keys), Pete Ewart (bass), Tim Duffield (drms), Richard Fentiman (gtr).
Split up due to musical similarities.
Pure
Morning - Formed in
late 1993 in the sleepy Liverpool outpost of Crosby by Ade Blackburn
(voc,gtr,keys) and Hartley (gtr,keys). Self rel their 1st single 'I Don't Want
You Around' on Kool Tone KT002 in Mar94. This led to a 2nd rel on the Amulet
label 'Sick Profit' (Amulet 01) in Oct94. This in turn led to the attentions of
Radarscope Recs who signed them at the beginning of 1995. In total 3 singles
were rel before an LP was put out '2 Inch Helium Buddah' (Scan CD/LP) during
Jun96 and then they called it a day, reforming as Clinic
Pure 9 - R'n'B group (2003) feat; Paul Potts
(voc), Stefan Bujack (bass). More info req'd.
Pyjama Party – Wirral band (orig called Look Out
Oscar), feat; Mike Baird (drms) (ex-Sahara Crew) and Mark
Dare (gtr), Trev Dodd (voc), Ian Davies (bass) (ex-Sahara Crew), Steve Lawson
(keys) (ex Founder Members), Split mid90s
Q-Clinique
- Croxteth band
(1984-86) feat; Kevin Pettit (voc,gtr,keys) (later A to Z), Michael
Feerick (bass) (later A to Z), Geoff Bradbury (bass,voc), Tony Jeffries (drms).
Rel 4 track demo When The Fire Came (May84).
Quadrant
Park - 90s venue
and dance club, now has dedicated website
packed with info etc.
Quango
Mouse - band feat
on ‘Son of Jobs For The Boys’ comp LP (Natalie recs Jun85). More info req'd
Quit
Bitchin – band feat; Peter Carroll (voc) (ex Danse
Macabre, Visual Aids, Dark Continent), Chris Blackburn (drms) (ex Damascus,
Kamarg), Tony
Donoheu (drms) (ex Widow, Kamarg), Paul McMonnies (bass).
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