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Bash Out The Odd v.3

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Bash Out The Odd Birmingham International Airport, March 1990
(The Gallery)
Version #1 : 1988-1989
Version #2 : 1989-1990
Version #3 : 1990-1990
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Musical Genre/Type: Indie Rock
Formed: 1990 Split: 1990
Band Members:
Lead Vocals/Guitar:
Mark "DeHavilland" Brindley (Glascote)
Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals:
Paul Whitehead (Coventry)
Bass Guitar/Backing Vocals:
Mark Mortimer (Tamworth)
Drums:
Stuart Pickett (Stonydelph)
Keyboards:
Alan Hodgetts (Stonydelph)
Brass:
Martin Cooper - Trumpet, Eb trumpet, Percussion, Mark Allison - Trumpet, Cornet, Percussion, Bryan Hurdley - Tenor and Bass Trombones, Percussion.

Click here to go to the top of the page.Memories
The third, and final, version of Bash Out The Odd had a much shorter shelf life and started around the Spring of 1990 and finished by the end of the year. Pete Woodward was either sacked or left the band (I can't quite remember which) due to the clash of personalities and he was replaced by a guy from Coventry called Paul (none of us can remember his surname) who played guitar and also a guitar synth (something I wasn't very fond of!!). He was a very insular chap, kept himself to himself and the contrast with Pete Woodward could not have been more vivid!! John Bates departed from the Bash Out The Odd project due to other commitments. Mark Mortimer
Click here to go to the top of the page.Songs
Rainy Day Sunshine (Mark Mortimer / Mark Brindley) Don't (Mark Brindley)
Gigs
We played the rock festival in Tamworth in July 1990 and we also played a venue in Scarborough. Other gigs were the usual Rathole type affairs and we had a few gigs over in Birmingham too. Mark Mortimer
Click here to go to the top of the page.Recordings

Title: Rainy Day Sunshine
Track List: Rainy Day Sunshine (Mark Mortimer / Mark Brindley)
Format: Demo

"Rainy Day Sunshine" was recorded at a Lichfield based recording studio (The Reptile House - Ed.) - the owners of which had come up with the idea of doing an album of original material from bands that used the place as a rehearsal room and we were one of them. But the recording was frought with problems. Firstly, our insular guitarist Paul couldn't make the main day of the sessions and so at the very last minute we roped in Dance Stance guitarist Nick Read who came along and dutifully did a real good job considering he hadn't heard the number before!! Paul eventually got to lay down a hurried track of his guitar as we mixed it but the band were very unhappy with the quality of the recording - it was poor and although the song was a catchy number etc we felt the whole thing was messy and rushed.

Click here to go to the top of the page.Thanks to: Mark Mortimer - www.jazzfish.co.uk

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