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Bio:
Formed by Terry Sharpe & Pat Gribben of The Starjets,
who'd split up in 1980. They were joined by Pat's wife Eileen and ex SLF roadie
Spud Murphy. They spent a couple of years writing and demoing material in
London until eventually they signed a major deal with Chrysalis Records in 1984.
Chrysalis had high hopes for the band and gave the first single "Send My Heart"
a big push with a full page advert in Smash Hits and the promo 12 inch
edition housed in a gatefold cover. Despite moving up the charts three times,
it never entered the UK top 50. The debut LP "Theodore And Friends" didn't have
the commerical and critical impact Chrysalis expected.
Chrysalis America wanted to release "Theodore" in the USA but they also wanted
to remix it. When the band heard the remix, which was done without their input,
they found it too dry and requested the UK mix be used for US release. However
70,000 copies of the remix had already been pressed!
After three more singles, Chrysalis attitude towards the band had cooled and
they were not keen on pursuing a second LP and offered to release the band
from their contract. When they learned that Elektra were interested, they changed
their mind and negotiated a contract release which ended up costing WEA (but in
fact, the band) a small fortune.
By 1988 the transfer was complete and WEA issued the second and third albums
"Sea of Love" (1988) and "Trading Secrets with the Moon" (1989). Despite good
reviews and decent sales, the long awaited major break through never really
happened for the band.
The final LP "Lions and Tigers and Bears" came out on Polydor in 1993.
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