Oral (3)

Very little is known from this curious all-female band from the mid 80s. Originally from Brighton, England, they issued a unique and controversial demo entitled “Oral Sex”, halfway between rock and heavy. And thus still considered part of the NWOBHM. Allegedly, the band was put together by Dave Long, one of the owners of Constable Records. Writer Garry Bushell suggested Monica, who he knew at the time. She was a stip-o-gram and did some TV (IMDB only has her listed as a stripper in a few British mini-series) and she is also in the Iron Maiden video for “2 minutes to Midnight”. The other two girls, Bev and Dee (real name Dianne) were found through Si who owned a Sex Shop at the time and ended up being the manager. Most likely, Candy never existed. The drummer for Tank (6), Mark Brabbs, did the drum tracks, Steve Kent (2), guitarist of The Business at the time, recorded the guitars. Some guy named Keith did the bass (we don’t have his last name). Garry and Steve wrote all the songs. Lol was able to contact the company whom now has the publishing rights and it is confirmed that Steve and Garry were the songwriters. The vocals were recorded at Gas Records studio in Croydon and the backing tracks were recorded at Syndicate Mansions in Catford. The producers listed are Ron Rouman and Brian Bonklonk (fake studio name for Garry Bushell). The Kerrang interview stated that the girls had been together a year (lie). Bev did all the writing (lie). They had been in previous bands (lie). Bev was 16 at the time and dating much older men. These girls, although we do not know their true backgrounds, were most likely troubled with drugs and family issues. Members: Bev E. Lee – Vocals Monica Ramone – Guitar Candy – Bass Dee – Drums (Dianne)