© Fotos & Words by Steve Drury

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No.1: Selection

Between 1981 and 1984, I was able to photo the band on a number of occasions, most notable for the press release images for both ‘Row the Boat Ashore’ and ‘The Spider’.

Ironically as I was always on the mixing desk at gigs, I was never able to photograph them live.

Here are a few photos from the early days as a four piece, when Greg Firth was an integral member of the band to right up to the time of the ‘Athena’ release.

No.2: PD at Woodlands Studios, Normanton

November 1982: The band were showing promise and originality. Three new songs to record for a proposed demo tape.They were;

• Glasshouse - a song full of harmonious guitars, soothing vocals and broken love, and was potentially a single, and at the time, a crowd favourite.  
• Opium Gathering - a bass driven hell song that would march you to your grave and back.
• Tin Sky - an edgy number laced with funk that bled like an epileptic St Vitas dance. Carl's low bass rhythms are on speed in an effort to nail Martin's steely sounds to the flag pole. Mick Goes overload.

No.3: Band photos from 1984-86

A selection of photos of the band, courtesy of Carl and Mick.

Lookout for the photo booth shot (which was one of three done at the time) these were for some fanzine interviews in the summer of 1984 - and were fun to do.

1985 Photos onwards are from various sources.