Five piece Dublin RnB/New Wave group who released two singles in their three year career.
They played their first gig on November 25 1977 in The Castle Inn, Salthill, toured with The Fabalous Fabrics in February 1979, one of the earliest Irish New Wave tours and played the second New Wave Festival in the Project Arts Centre on September 15 1979.
Niall Stokes (Hot Press) caught them supporting The Boomtown Rats in The Stella Cinema, Rathmines in December 1977:
I caught the support band Sacre Bleu, with old Eyeless mate Pat Courtney on bass, briefly on the second night and liked what I saw. Unfortunate to have to break the ice before what was at the time an almost completely empty hall (the early arrivals had all gone upstairs to the balcony), they manifested a confidence and professionalism far beyond their age as a unit.
I wasn’t able to stay around long enough to offer anything like a constructive critique of their music but this much seemed clear – that if they can further develop the tightness which already marks their collective playing, they’ll produce an R n B sound to match the best that’s ever come out of this country.
Here’s the fantastically designed poster for the 2nd annual New Wave Festival in 1978:
The band released two singles:
Broken Promises/ Mademoiselle Goodnight
7″ – Polydor Records – 2078 104 – IRL – June 1979 – PS
Produced by Dave Moore
and
Move It / Just Another Saturday Night
7″ – Polydor Records – 2078 107 – Irl – Oct 1979 – PS
A-Side produced by Donal Lunny, B-Side by Dave Moore
More info on the band can be found here (Irish Rock Discography) and here (U2 Early Dayz)
As ever with these wonderful posts, I wonder: “where are they now”?
What a joy to hear the two singles, B-sides and all, on YouTube – I hadn’t heard them for at least 30 years – brings me right back. Great band.
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I left Dublin in 1978 and have very fond memories of this band and their enigmatic lead singer, I was good friends with their then drummer a cool curly haired guy sorry can´t remember his name but anyway a fantasic band, tight, great songs and stage presence hope all of them are doing well!!
Michael Tyrrell