Glass Torpedoes

Barbra Donovan - vocals Kate Gill - vocals Paul Reason - guitar Paul Cunningham - bass, vocals Bernie Caroll - bass Mick Reid - guitar, vocals Alan Cunningham - guitar Mark Coleridge - drums Formed in October 1978 they released a single on Rough Trade in June 79. This got to number five in the alternative charts and was played on the radio a few times. A line up change followed the single, the G.T. bass player leaving the band to form a band in which he now sings – China Crisis. The Glass Torpedoes went on to do a John Peel session in January 1980 and the following October went on tour with Gary Glitter. By the end of 1981 the Glass Torpedoes line-up included Mark Coleridge (drums) as the only remaining original member, Paul Reason (guitars), from the formation that recorded the Peel Sessions and went on tour with Gary Glitter and John Milton, and new members Kate Gill (vocals) and Bernie Carroll (bass). The recorded their third and last single at the end of 1981 (then re-released in 1983), featuring as the a-side a re-recorded version of a number already performed during the Peel session of the previous year. In 1982 the Glass Torpedoes provided a few tracks for some compilations, namely ‘Communication’ and ‘Love Isn’t like That at All’ for the Crackin’ Up at the Pyramid compilation, and ‘Caught on Film’ for the Quest # 1 Liverpool tapezine. Nonetheless, by the end of the year the Glass Torpedoes were no more, Reason, Coleridge and Carroll joining the Ex Post Facto.