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Liverpool band (Jun78- Jan82) feat; John Hall (gtr) (ex Hugo Dines Band), Paul Humber (gtr), Phil Jensen (bass), Mike Westwood (drms), Phil Miles (voc). Debut gig at Erics (26.08.78). Rec 6-track demo at Open Eye Studios (Jan79). By Jun79 Jensen and Miles had quit and formed The Infiltrators and Peter Johnston (bass) joined. Rehearsed at Dock Rd Studios and gigged around L’pool. Rec 2nd demo at WSRS in New Brighton (Feb80), also rel a live tape rec at Hamilton Club (22.10.79). Johnston left and was briefly replaced by Peter Middlebrough (bass) (Jun-Jul80) playing a few gigs and by now Westwood was also playing in Shortlist. By Jul81 Humber switched to bass and Colin Edmonds (voc) joined, and they briefly called themselves Roxette(!). Plenty of gigs were played but the band split when Mike Westwood quit after a gig in the Warehouse (Jan82). John, Paul, & Colin went on to form Flashpoint. (see also 6th Sense, Meeting With Ghosts, Jingling Cash Registers).