Ludicrous Lollipops

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Ludicrous Lollipops
Were, according to Pete Chambers in Godiva Rocks ” a student based Coventry Outfit. The Lollies released 2 singles and 2 EP’s between 1990 – 92. Played ‘Crazy Pop’ in a Ned’s Atomic Dustbin style. Were well received especially by Steve Lamacq at radio one, even clipping the national charts (1120 with the Scrumdiddlyuptous EP. Sadly in 92 it all went sour and the end was inevitable.”

From Wiki – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludicrous_Lollipops
“The Ludicrous Lollipops was a band formed in Coventry in the late 1980s. The initial members were all students at the University of Warwick who together produced a noisy, high tempo version of rock and roll. First and foremost a live act, they toured the UK extensively and attracted a loyal following who were dressed from head to toe in clothing from the band’s extensive line of merchandise. The band was as active in its own marketing as it was with its music and members of the fan club were regularly sent information about the band, along with a free lollipop.

Their first record was the Mush EP, a 7 inch vinyl sleeved in luminous pink – luminous colours featured heavily with this band, from clothing to guitars and experimental hair styles. The EP was released on their own record label and sold several hundred copies. The band’s career was given a boost when the NME’s Steve Lamacq wrote a couple of favourable reviews and mentioned the band to the London A&R crowd who frequented the Bull and Gate in Kentish Town. This led to the band signing a publishing deal with London Records and a recording contract with Damaged Goods.

They went on to release another EP, A Part and a six inch single Talk before disbanding in 1993.
Listen to their tracks on Last FM here http://www.last.fm/music/Ludicrous+Lollipops
And –
http://damagedgoods.co.uk/band/?c=Ludicrous-Lollipops

LOVE ZEUS

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LOVE ZEUS
1971

From the Coventry Arts Umbrella Club News sheet 1971



Was a short lived but great band that formed around the Coventry Arts Umbrella Club in 1971 by Al Docker after his band Tsar split up. I can’t recall the full line up but the band consisted of –
Al Docker – Drums, Tony Cross – (Jazz pianist and keyboard player), Loz Netto (later of Sniff n the Tears – lead guitar, Paul Feltwell – (drama student at Coventry’s Brooklands Drama collage.) lead vocals
 I have a feeling Charles Bullen may have been in it too but not sure and a female violinist – the violinist, Charles and Al had been in the band Tsar. 
The band rehearsed at the Umbrella club where Al Docker had once organised the bands and Tony Cross, a classically trained pianist, was on the Umbrella Executive committee.
Paul Feltwell and Loz Netto were studying drama at the Brooklands Annexe (where later Paul King also studied drama)
Love Zeus had a good sound and I recall them playing at Coventry’s  Belgrade Theatre and the Lanch Poly as well as the Umbrella Club.
Al Docker – later on 
Loz Netto

The Lover Speaks

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The Lover Speaks

1986 – 88

David Freeman – Guitar, Joseph Hughes – Bass



From Rex Brough

“In 1986 or so Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox of The Eurythmics appeared as Guest VJs on MTV

. Dave chose the song “No More I Love You’s” as one of his picks and made the reference that he had “discovered” The Lover Speaks. Eurythmics later covered the song.”

From Pete Chambers in Godiva Rocks – ” Hughes and Freeman were from Neil O’Conner’s band The Flys. By 1986 the two were back together in The Lover Speaks (the name was taken from Roland Barthe’s A Lover’s Discourse. After getting their demo tape through to producer Jimmy Lovine (via Dave Stewart and Chrissie Hynd) they secured a deal with A & M Records. Releasing the eponymous LP in 1986. An album that boasted some carefully crafted atmospheric moments (a huge departure from the Fly’s punky sound). The track (and i quote Freeman here). “That followed me like a slug”. Was the single No More I Love You’s, charting in the UK charts at 58. The band toured with the Eurythmics and had a second track from their album Every Lover’s Sign (Remix) go to number 6 in the US hot dance music charts. A second album – The Big Lie, never saw the light of day and A & M let them go they say. That would be the end of the story if former Eurythmic Annie Lennox hadn’t decided to cover No More I Love You’s on her 1995 Medusa album. Eventually releasing the song as a single, achieving a No 2 in the UK and number 23 in the US. Dave Freeman likened it to a lottery win, claiming both himself and his accountant loved Annie’s version of the song. Dave in the interim released countless low key solo albums.”

Barry Gilbert was another member of the band. More here on Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lover_Speaks

The Lover Speaks – S/T [1986 full album] 00:00 Every Lover’s Sign 04:38 No More “I Love You’s” 08:43 Never To Forget You 13:06 Face Me And Smile 17:26 Absent One 21:42 Love Is: “I Gave You Everything” 26:11 “This Can’t Go On!” 30:03 Still Faking This Art Of Love 34:26 Tremble Dancing 38:42 Of Tears 


LOS CIMMARONS

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Beat group from Kenilworth band 1962 – 68 (Thanks to John Smith and The Broadgate Gnome site.)

Line up: Dave Smith (vocalist), Ray Dutton (lead guitar), Martin Gilks (rhythm guitar), Mick Scott (bass), Des Kendrick (drums) from 1964 the drummer was John Smith

Teenage beat group from Kenilworth, who recorded demos at Panthos Studios in 1965 including:

You Called Me, / That’s Why I Can’t Sleep At Night, / If I Were You and All Of The Day

Little Girl Screaming

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Little Girl Screaming


Little girl Screaming formed in 1997 through an advert in Spinadisk Records in Coventry, and are still together. The band have had several line up changes, with only singer / guitarist Theresa Attwood and guitarist Chris Kendall being ever-present band members. The band have gigged extensively during their time together, and in 2007 they played at The Godiva Festival in Coventry.


The band’s song “Breathe” was once played on Dermot O’Leary’s BBC Radio 2 show, and their songs have also been played on Kerrang! Radio, XFM, and BBC Coventry and Warwickshire.

Channel 4 have used their music on a number of episodes of the extreme sports show “Freesports On 4”. Their music has also been used on The Extreme Sports Channel and has been used by O’Neill for one of their promotional surfing DVD’s.


LINKS

Little Girl Screaming Website http://www.littlegirlscreaming.co.uk/





Video 


Little girl Screaming – Pictures


Personnel:

1997 – 1998

Vocals / Lyrics – Theresa Attwood

Guitar – Chris Kendall

Guitar – Andy Goundry

Bass – Steve O’Grady

Drums – Andy Simpson

1998 – 1999

Vocals / Lyrics – Theresa Attwood

Guitar – Chris Kendall

Guitar – Andy Goundry

Bass – Tim Francis

Drums – Terry Moss

1999 – 2000

Vocals / Lyrics – Theresa Attwood

Guitar – Chris Kendall

Bass – Tim Francis

Drums – Carl Williams

2000 – 2001

Vocals / Lyrics – Theresa Attwood

Guitar – Chris Kendall

Bass – Tim Francis

Drums – Lee Pottinger

2001 – 2004

Vocals / Lyrics – Theresa Attwood

Guitar – Chris Kendall

Bass – Christian Pluska

Drums – Darren Price

2004 – 2006

Vocals / Lyrics – Theresa Attwood

Guitar – Chris Kendall

Bass – James Stockdale

Drums – Ferran Traite

2006 – 2007

Vocals / Lyrics – Theresa Attwood

Guitar – Chris Kendall

Bass – James Stockdale

Drums – Jody Page

2007 – 2010

Vocals / Lyrics / Guitar – Theresa Attwood

Guitar – Chris Kendall

Bass – Christian Pluska

Drums – Kris Leedham

2010 – 2012

Vocals / Lyrics / Guitar – Theresa Attwood

Guitar – Chris Kendall

Bass – Christian Pluska

Drums – Simon Northover

2012 – Present

Vocals / Lyrics / Guitar – Theresa Attwood

Guitar – Chris Kendall

Bass – James Stockdale

Drums – Simon Northover

Discography

EP’s:

Identity – 1997

Don’t Make A Woman Out Of Me – 1998

Read Me Like A Book – 1998

Closer – 1999

Facial – 2001

In Everything – 2002

Inside Me – 2003

Who Am I, Anyway? – 2005

Two Butterflies – 2007

Dirty – 2008

Tra La La. Grrr. – 2008

This Is The Mess That You Have Made – 2010

The Life I Had ‘Till Now – 2020

Albums

Run Away And Hide – 2005

Pretty Noise – 2009

………………….

Videos

Little girl Screaming – What About The Cats?

Little Girl Screaming – Bit Late For A Conscience


Little Girl Screaming – Breathe
Interview It’s All About Coventry


LIVE CLIPS

Letters And Phone Call (Live at The Golden Cross, Coventry, 2006)

Closer (Live at Bar 54, Coventry, 2007)

Y Shaped Coffin (Live at Bar 54, Coventry, 2007)


Two Butterflies (Live at The Mint, Coventry, 2008)

Coventry Citizen – Date unknown. Some time between 2004 and 2006.


Little girl Screaming 1997 to 1998 (L to R) Andy Goundry, Chris Kendall, Andy Simpson, Theresa Attwood, Steve O’Grady


Little girl Screaming 2000 to 2001 (L to R) Theresa Attwood, Tim Francis, Lee Pottinger, Chris Kendall.


Little girl Screaming 2004 to 2006 – (L to R) Ferran Traite, Chris Kendall, James Stockdale, Theresa Attwood


Little girl Screaming 2007 to 2010 – (L to R) Chris Kendall, Kris Leedham, Theresa Attwood, Christian Pluska

Lies

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Formed back in 1991 and established a rock/reggae/alternative sound. Influences include The Doors, The Clash, Nick Cave etc. Still writing and recording, although sadly the lead guitarist Craig Kerfoot has passed away.


NEW ALBUM – HISTORY – OUT NOW – http://liescov.bandcamp.com/

Tracks on album – History / Harrowing Times / American know How / Nobody / El Loco Road / Secret Memory / Get Another Lid / Canal Girl / Daydream

Digital Album
Immediate download of 9-track album in your choice of MP3 320, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

Buy Now name your price

John Docker – bass (Check out his music blog on typepad http://covcitymusic.typepad.com/blog/ ) Craig Kerfoot – lead guitar. Dean Lovell – Vocs and rhythm. Darren Wood – Moog and keys. Martin Watts – Drums / percussion / Vocs
Matt Ryder – percussion. Chrissie Hart – Lead guitar

Listen to tracks from Lies on Sound Cloud – http://soundcloud.com/dirty_dingo

Including History / Harrowing Time / Nodody / American know How.

Listen to further tracks on John Docker’s Typepad blog including – Manhatten Tears / Playing with Time / Shark Attack / Mad Parade / Touch / Same Old Lies. http://covcitymusic.typepad.com/blog/



John Docker – Lies bass player


L’homme de Terre

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L’homme de Terre


Caron Joyce – Vocals. Cary Lord – Bass. Ady Dix – Guitar. Tony White – Guitar

Steve Harrison – Drums replaced by Billy Gough (ex-Swinging Cats) – Drums

Toby Lyons (ex-Swinging Cats) – Keyboards. Pete Jordon – Sax

Caron had been in the Clique, Tony in the Editors. Tony then joined the Supernaturals.


Memories from Cary Lord- From Rex Brough

“Wow what memories!!! I was in the above mentioned band and was shocked at finding anything on the net!!! I played bass (Cary Lord), Ady Dix (Targets) was on guitar, and Steve played drums with us. Caron sang with us that much is correct. We did an EP with Human Cabbages that I regretfully have lost (has anyone got a copy???) We went through a few awful name changes but none as bad as L’homme de terre. How we ever came up with that I don’t know!

We were second to Channel A (Stan Campbell – lead singer) in a battle of the bands held at the Lanch – I’ve still got the video!! We decided that we needed another guitarist and Tony White joined for a while from The Editors, Johnny Thompson from the Wild Boys as they had split up, and Toby Lyons from the swinging cats on keyboards for a while, but not all at the same time. Steve our drummer got fed up of the line-up changes and left – (he went on to marry Sonia who ran a pub in Coventry) Billy Gough (Swinging Cats) came in on drums with his brother Kip. We also had a fantastic sax player called Pete for a while – I don’t remember his surname. He was in a band called the MP’s before us. We rehearsed upstairs above the car showroom on the London road, sharing with Team 23, and Hot Snacks as they shared the same sound guy. It became Cabin Studios. Caron is married and living in Finham – I don’t know if she is in a band.”


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LIBERATION

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LIBERATION


Formed from Acorn c 1970
Jim Pryal tells us ” There was a change in lineup in Acorn and a band emerged with Derrick McConkey on bass and Mick Smitham on guitar.  More on Mick in a while. It was  called ‘Liberation’ and played a mixture of covers and originals. Many ‘broken down van’ tales ensued and all being on the dole except Phil, it disintegrated after about a year. We did a support slot with Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon, remember ‘Riding on the Pony Express’?”

The LIBERATORS

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The LIBERATORS


Maple Ballroom Bridge St Northampton.


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The LIBERATORS
Circa 1964 Beat group.


Barrie Bernard – Bass, Sam “Widge” Kempe – Vocals, Tom Long – Lead – Guitar
Tony Newman – Guitar, John Wallbank – Drums

Their only single was produced by the legendary Shel Talmy. They were spotted by Reg Calvert and became Pinkertons Assorted Colours. Then from Pinkertons to Flying Machine with a gold record in the USA with ‘Smile a little smile for me’.


Tom Long – via Facebook
“All done and dusted in a day. Arrived at 2iis coffee bar at 10am loaded in downstairs and played through 3 numbers for engineer Glyn Johns, He said that’s fine you’re well rehearsed, be at IBC for 2 pm, by the way there will be a session man there. First time we met Jimmy Page. He turned up with a little amp in one hand and a De Armond pedal in the other. He borrowed a rather smart red Telecaster off an engineer at IBC under the pretext of being interested in buying it. Played the session and handed it back saying nice guitar but too expensive. (£80) ( Jim was a tightwad) We did all 3 numbers in 2-3 takes. Shel Talmy poked his nose in but Glyn Johns did it all. It was done on the 2 track machine because the 4 track machine was out of order. So few overdubs. Only the one I think. Main vocal was Tony Newman. Sam and I did some harmony. I worked most of it out with Tony in his front room.

Single It Hurts So Much / You Look So Fine – 1965





Probably summer 64. Recording session was feb 9 65. By the time we did the recording we had gone for short hair and the mod look.