3355409s

• Ruth Beecher - vocals
• Dave O'Connell - guitar
• Jerry Buckley - bass
• Paul Prior - drums

Bio:

Spikey pop band from Cork who recorded a well regarded demo in 1988, "Celebrity Blackout" and had a track ("Barbarous") on the second Comet compilation LP. Another track "Fast Friends" was entered an RTE Video competition. Guitarist David O'Connell had previously been in Urban Blitz. He later emigrated to Australia. Main lyricist Ruth Beecher married Ian Olney (Cypress Mine, Power of Dreams). Jeff Buckley had previously been in Real Mayonnaise. Buckley, Beecher and O'Connell had all been in punk band Denis & The Dinmakers

There were many comings and goings during their short lifetime. Anne O'Halloran played drums for a period. She later went into photography. Her replacement was Morty McCarthy, later of the Sultans of Ping. Jerry Buckley was replaced by Caroline Parr, who played bass with the band for 3 years before making way for Paul Linehan, later in The Franks & Walters. Another one time member was Stephanie Vink who left when she return to Holland.

track: Barbarous

Recorded at Elm Tree Studios, Mardyke Walk, Cork.
Engineered by Ger O'Leary and Produced by the 33554O9's and Ger O'Leary.
Introduction and Conclusion: Caroline Parr.

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