Negative Earth
Weston-Super-Mare

 

"Negative Earth"
Mark Chapman - Vocals Julian Gustell - Lead Guitar
Paul Griffiths - Bass Dave Eldergill - Guitar
Nick Roberts - Drums

 

The above article appeared in the Weston-Super-Mare's "Mercury" sometime in 1979.

 

In 1980, 'Negative Earth' changed their name to the "Noiz Boiz" and went onto release a single on the Bristol "Caveman" label. Sadly, two of the members have since died!

 

 

"Zambesian Light Bulbs"
 Laurence Collins - Guitar Rupert Graves - Vocals & Guitar
Michael Gustell - Bass Nigel Rose - Drums

 

In the Zambesian Light Bulbs was Rupert Graves who went onto to be a famous actor.

 

 

"Children Of Toil"
 Mark Tuck - Vocals Steve Jones - Guitar
Nick Harris - Bass Keith Townsend - Drums
Elaine Gibson - Backing Vocals Jill Middle - Backing Vocals

 

 

"Faded Vision"
 Christian Riou - Vocals Colin Hill - Guitar
Paul Trego - Bass Andrew Caron - Drums
Russell Bateman - Keyboards Susan Barret - Backing Vocals

 

My band Faded Vision although starting out as a punk band when we were 13/14 in '78, at this point I was into the Gang of Four, the Raincoats & the Rough Trade scene in '79, hence the keyboardist & cold war lyrics!

 I went onto to form and front the band Claytown Troupe with Abbo from UKDK as a manger.

www.myspace.com/claytowntroupe  & www.claytowntroupe.co.uk

 

 

"Red Alert"
 Paul Tyler - Vocals Mark Ely - Guitar
Gary Giles - Bass Pete Row - Drums

 

Red Alert were a proper post '77 punk band, red hair one side black the other side! Supported the Exploited in Bradford in 1980, a gig that was promoted by Aki who went onto Southern Death Cult & Asian Foundation etc...

 

 

Thanks to Christian Riou for all the above info and News Paper article..

 

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