Field Marshal Slug Band Information
Yes they were real ....but ohhh ! .. Oi Oi, Take the piss they did ! .... all the best arcives are hidden in your rotting collection ...! ?
![Simon [Dino] Dale Field Marshal Slug guitarist](http://www.fieldmarshalslug.co.uk/images/info-image1.jpg)
DISCOGRAPHY.
Lead + backing vocals + occ'drums *fake blood - Jamie Slug[Jamie Crawford]. Lead + Rhythm guitars - Dino [Simon Dale]. Drums + occ'vocals - Badass stained underpants- Dennis [Andy Duff]. Various bass players [Geoff Russell,[1983-1984] Dave Dagger,[1985-1986] and v/ session players] [occ/session sax on live gigs, Nik Turner.[Hawkwind]. Signed to AMP Records 1984. Distribution company - Applied Music Productions/ Dist by Warner Bros; Production Company - Kit Kat [kit-Kat productions]; Management Company 1983 - Barry/D; Management Company 1984-5 [Upstage Productions]; All Music/Songs - Dale/Crawford/Duff; All Lyrics/Crawford: [1983-1986].
SINGLE. EP. VINYL. DEMOS, RELEASES. LIVE MIXES. BOOTLEGS.
Single/EP/CR/Vinyl;
- 1983, E.P. [3 Tracks] [c/r] Advance to the beginning. B/s Mover/New [little] Berry. Music/songs- Dale/Crawford/Duff/Russell. Recorded at Black Jack Studios, Carmarthen, West Wales. UK [BJCW/0888/83]. (Arranged and produced by Davyhulme/Field Marshal Slug].
- 1984, E.P. [4 Tracks] [c/r] The T.V Tapes; They Say [but what do you believe], J.Edger Hoover, Spider Screen, plus bonus track, Advance to the begining.[studio 83 version]. Music/songs- Dale/Crawford/Duff/Russell. Recorded Black Jack Studios, Carmarthen, West Wales. UK [BJCW 097/0888/84] [Arranged and produced by Davyhulme/Field Marshal Slug]
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- 1985, [Single] Glambang, B/s Spiderscreen. AMP Records,[Applied Music Productions]. AMP 369. [AMP/ Distb/Warner Bros] Music/songs- Dale/Crawford/Duff. Recorded Mupados Studios, Lampeter, Wales.UK [4p33/fps] [Arranged and produced by Andre Ktori/Field Maarshal Slug/Kit-Kat productions].
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- 1986, [Single] Hensal Lane, B/s City Lifeline. [Makka-Cambridge City]. MAKKA 7788. Music/songs- Dale/Crawford/Duff. Recorded Makka Studios, Cambridge, England. [5pss/367] [Arranged and produced by Makka/Field Marshal Slug].
VIDEO RECORDINGS ~
- Barry/D Management Promotion Video. [03/84].
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- Full 'live' set, at the 'Rock and Punk nite' at St.Dogs, Cardigan, featuring support from 'Pure Mania' [Recorded by Barry/D management] [766db/ffm] [Full size screen] [Mix/ Desk Recording] [04/05/84]. [Sad but true..Punks fighting Bikers. Goths and Hippies dodging flying jocks... 'Storming set by The Slugs got all the different factions together and stopped a full scale riot] The Dibble went home very happy.
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- Amp Records [Kit-Kat] Promotion Video, [b66/lmsl] 4 Tracks,
[6654/pps] One Eye/God was an Astronaut/J.Edger Hoover/Grey Malkin. [Recorded and Directed by Andre Ktori] [over/dub] [04/85]. Filmed in a Field in windy Wales.[The grey cat was the star performer, the pure unfortunate furry aggresive tigar ran off after atacking Jamie, Do not work with animals or kids] It would like, be so cool to watch that Vid But 'a London Mob' stole the original recording as the master copy was in the equipment they took for an unpaid debt, Ohh my god it's the mafia connection... ooolio ... [another great story]
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- Live at 'White Hart' Bodmin, Cornwall, Part/ Live Set, [1985] Home Recording. [check out the bloody nose on Jamie, as Dino whacks him with his guiter mid set.. [In fact this proves real blood was used on stage ! and the claim on the home page that only fake blood was used on stage is a lie, GotcHa.]
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- Live in Concert, [796pps3/88/1986/rms].. Full 'Live' Set.. Final recorded Gig , [Only Crawford/Dale] with session players/Drums/Bass/. Besieged by all sorts of sound and PA problems and just not the same without 'Dennis' on the sticks, with support from Mach 4. West Wales. [13/09/86]. [It's another stage invasion!!] but a bad gig and bad ass sound [not recomended]
LIVE RECORDINGS (Mixing Desk Sorce) ~
- [1983] Blue Moon Festival, Mid Wales, Aug 1983...[full live set.]
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- [1984] Mid-Summer Festival, Mid Wales, June 1984. [full live set]
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- [1984] Rock + Punk Day, St, Dogs Hall, May 1984. [full live set]
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- [1984] The Alamo, Carmarthen, April 1984. [full live set]
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- [1984] Newcastle UL. Arts Centre, 1984. [full live set]
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- [1985] Cardiff, Frank Chickens Support, Jan 1985. [full live set]
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- [1985] THe Alamo, Carmarthen, 1985. [full live set]
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- [1985] Demelzas, Penzance, Cornwall, 1985. [3 Tracks]
BOOTLEGS ~ RECORDINGS.[all single mono track recordings].
[1984] Live at Rainbow Cafe, New/Em.
[1984] live at Rainbow celler, New/Em.
[1984] Live at Werndale, Mid Wales.
[1983] Live at Hellikon Hall.
[1984] Live at Helicon Hall.
[1984] Live at The Old Quarry.![Field Marshal Slug lead guitarist Jamie and Simon [Dino] Dale](http://www.fieldmarshalslug.co.uk/images/pictures/bloodSplat.jpg)
[1984] Live at The Alamo, Carmarthen.
[1984] Live at The Manor, West Wales.
[1984] Live at Llanina, West Wales.
[1984] Live at Stoke-on Trent, with T.B.S.
[1984] Live at The Angel Inn, Aberystwyth.
[1984] Live at Trinity College.
[1984] Live at Henllan Railway Station.
[1984] Live at Ty-Glyn Country Club.
[1985] Live at The Alamo' Carmarthen.
[1984] Live at The Arts Centre, Newcastle UL.
[1984] Live at Living L.A. Swansea.
[1985] Live at Bruce's Bar, Porthtowen, Cornwall.
[1985] Live at The Outcasts' Bikers Festival.
[1985] Live at Narbeth Queens Hall. Narbeth.
[1985] Live at Band-Aid, Festival, Aberaeron.
[1985] Live at The Laughing Pirate, Falmouth.
[1985] Live at The White Hart, Bodmin.
[1985] Live at The Tee-pee Valley Free Festival, West Wales.
[1985] Live at The London Inn, Redruth, Cornwall
![Field Marshal Slug lead guitarist Jamie and Simon [Dino] Dale](http://www.fieldmarshalslug.co.uk/images/pictures/bloodSplat2.jpg) 

![Field Marshal Slug lead guitarist Jamie and Simon [Dino] Dale](http://www.fieldmarshalslug.co.uk/images/pictures/bloodSplat.jpg)
GIGS. Live Performances. Festivals. Promotions. Showcases ~
FIELD MARSHAL SLUG ONLY PLAYED A HANDFULL OF LIVE GIGS... WERE YOU LUCKY ?
were you there ???
Skugs crawl into all sorts of places ! ... bastards !
[Very Limited 'Gig' discography, Please e-mail any other venues and dates you know of. Lots and lots of Gigs missing on the listing, anything, anywhere?? Any one ??.....
- Helicon Hall, Dyfed, West Wales, [1st known gig] 1983. 1984. 1985. 1986. [x6] [Bootleg rec]
- Helicon Hall, 1983, Support for ...?
- Helicon Hall, 1983, Support for Diamond Backed Rattlesnakes.
- Helicon Hall, 1984, with Root Boot. [Dennis wears stained underpants for the first time On-stage]
- Helicon Hall, 1984, with Kelvin and the Absolute Zeros.
- Hellicon Hall, 1984' with support.
- Helicon Hall, 1985, with support from Total Bull Shit.[TBS]
- Helicon Hall, 1985, with..?
- Helicon Hall, 1986, with support from The J'Arthurs.
- Tegryn, West Wales, [venue and date unknown]
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West Wales Tour. 1983. [SEE TOUR BUS PIC > We are The A-team !
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In the Field, [Marshal Slug Gatherimg] West Wales, 1983. [1st slug '4 the followers impro gig]
- Rainbow Cellar, Newcastle Emlyn, 1983. 1984. [x3] [Bootleg recordings]
- Rainbow Cellar, newcastle Emlyn, 1984.
- Rainbow Celler, 1983, with The Flabby Fanneys.
- Rainbow Cellar, 1984, with support from J'Arthurs.
- Rainbow Cafe. 1984,
- Alamo' Whitemill, 1983. 1984. 1985. [x6] [Mixing desk recording] [Bootleg]
- Alamo, 1983, Support for Diamond Backed Rattle Snakes.
- Alamo, 1984, with support from Picture Frame Seduction.
- Alamo, 1984, with support from Total Bull Shit.[TBS] [Bootleg]
- Alamo, 1984, with support from The Elephant Men.
- Alamo, 1984, with support from Dressed to Kill.
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Alamo, 1985, with support from Bella Vega. [Bootleg rec]
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- West Wales Tour. 1984.
- Edwinsford Arms, Talley, West Wales, 18/2/
- The Manor, West Wales. 1983. 1984. [x2] [Bootleg rec]
- The Manor, West wales, 1984.
- Aberaeron, [venue unknown] 1984.
- The Rock Garden. Covent Garden, London. 1983.
- Your party,[venue and date unknown]
- Old Quarry, Lampeter. 1983. 1984. [x3]
- Old Quarry, Lampeter, 1984. [Bootleg rec]
- Old Quarry, Lampeter, 1985.
- Busking Alley, Street, 1983.
- Werndale, Dyfed, Wales, 1983. [Bootleg rec]
- Gwernogle sports centre, 1985.
- Beulah, [venue unknown] 1984.
- Llanina, Llanarth, Wales, 1983. 1984. [x2] [Bootleg rec]
- Llanina, 1984, with support from Damien.
- The Cow Shed, West Wales, 1983.
- Tegryn, [venue unknown] 1984.
- Penlan Village, West Wales, 1983.
- Penlan Village, West Wales, 1984.
- Llandeilo, Wales, [venue unknown] 1984.
- Lianfyrnach' West Wales, [venue unknown] 1984.
- The Rock Eisteddfod, June 22nd 1985. with Bamboo, Forteen Feet, The J'Arthurs, Occupied Spaces, Red Diesel, Kataz.
- Rainbow Cafe, West Wales, 1984. with support from The J'Arthurs.
- Lampeter, [venue unknown] 1983.
- Angel Inn, Aberystwyth, Wales, 1984. [Bootleg rec]
- Llandovery, [venue unknown] 1984.
- The Convoy's 'Lets do it now' Festsival, 1984.
- Ty-glyn Country Club, Aberaeron, 1983. 1984. [x2] [Bootleg rec]
- Ty-glyn Country Club, Aberaeron, 1984.
- Bella Vaga party, [venue unknown] 1985.
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Bancyelin, Wales, [venue unknown] 1984.
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- Blue Moon Festival, Mid-Wales, Aug 1983. [3 day open air festival, 18 Bands, The Slugs were the 1st on stage, Bottom of the Bill !! [Mixing desk rec] [1st festival gig].
- Patagonia, Cardiff. Jan 1984. Support for 'Frank Chickens' [pre-Red Wedge] [Mixing desk recording] [see Tit-Bits] [Top5 gig]
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Rock and Punk all day'er Festival, St Dogs Hall, West Wales, May 84, with Pure Mania. [Mixing desk rec and Video]
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- Trinity College, Carmarthen, 1984. [Bootleg rec]
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Living L.A. Swansea. 1984. [Bootleg rec]
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Mid-Summer Festival, Mid-Wales, June 1984. [Mixing desk rec] [3 day open air festival,On stage Sat evening, 2nd to Headline slot. Nik Turner [Hawkwind] on Sax. [best ever visual 'opening' at open-air festival] [see Tit-Bits] [Top5 gig]
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- All Over Tour,[Baby Blue] 1984.
- Newcastle Sports Centre, feb 85.[Top5 gig]
- The Living Room, 1984.
- Newchapel. [venue unknown] 1984.
- Stoke on Trent, [venue unknown] support for TBS. 1984. [Bootleg rec]
- Stafford.[venue unknown] 1984.
- Stockport.[venue unknown] 1984.
- Bollington. [venue unknown]1984.
- Macclefield. [venue unknown] 1984.
- Stoke-on-trent [venue unknown] 1984.
- Manchester. [venue unknown] 1984.
- London. Covent garden. 1983.
- Chester, [venue unknown] 1984.
- Falmouth. [venue unknown] 1984.
- Fishguard. [venue unknown] 1984.
- Pembroke. [venue unknown] 1984.
- Cardigan. [venue unknown] 1983.
- Cambridge [venue unknown] 1986.
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Arts Centre. 1984. [Mixing desk]
- Launcesten, Nr Plymouth. [venue unknown] 1985.
- Wrexham [venue unknown] 1985.
- Staffordshire [venue unknown].1985.
- Demelzas, Penzance, Cornwall. 1985. [Mixing desk rec].
- Stoke-on-trent. 1984.
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Porthtowan, n/r Newquay, [venue unknown] 1985.
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- Newchapel [venue unknown] 1984.
- Laughing Pirate, Falmouth. 1985. [Final date, UK Tour][Top5 gig]
- Ammanford, [venue unknown] 1984.
- Animal Farm Ball, Cardiff, 1984
- Town Hall, Newbury, 1984.
- Kings Arms, Penryn, Cornwall. 1985.
- Bruce's Bar, Porthtowen, Cornwall. 1985.
- Pussy Galours Great Gig in the sky, 1985.
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Narbeth Queens Hall, feb 85. support for The Exploited, [The English Dogs] with Picture Frame Seduction.
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- The Attic, [unknown date and place]
- Band-Aid, Open air Festival, sept 85. [Bootleg rec]
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Whitemill, with 'Dressed to Kill'. [ST Valentines Day massacre]
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- South West Tour, Devon + Cornwall. 1984.
- Gillys hall, 1985.
- Penmare, Hayle, Cornwall. 1985.
- London Inn, Redruth, Cornwall. 1985. [Bootleg rec]
- Your House, many times after the Pub closed. 1983-84.
- Cardiff, Charlie's Party, 1984.
- University Hall, Technology College, West wales, 1984.
- Henllan Railway Station Yard,[open air] april 85. [Bootleg rec]
- Fishguard, [venue unknown] 1984.
- Wrexham, [venue unknown] 1984.
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Cardigan, [venue unknown] 1984.
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- Bikers Festival, 'The Outcasts' Gathering, Marque main Stage with Diomond Backed Rattlesnakes, plus support [unknown date and place] [see Tit-Bits]
- Open Air Big Chill gathering, Mid Wales. 1985.
- Tee-pee Valley, Harvest get together, Wales, 1985.
- Tee-pee Valley, Free music Festival, Wales, 1985. [Bootleg rec]
- Newcastle-under-lyme Arts Centre,1985.
- White Hart.Bodmin. 1985. [Bootleg rec]
- Bruce's Bar, Porthtowen, Cornwall, 1985. [Bootleg rec]
- Shitty Bang Bangs, 1985.
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Merlyns, [unknown town] june 85.
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- Midlands Tour. 1984.
- Many pubs, bars and rooms, 1983,1984,1985.
- Staffordshire Sunday Gig, Stafford. 1984.
- Memorial Hall, Cardigan, 1985.
- Manchester, [unknown date and venue]
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Newcastle-under-lyme, 1985.
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- Nr Falmouth, Cornwall, [unknown date and venue] The gig where they got arrested as they came off stage and put in the cells for the night!! Great Rock n Roll tale to tell!! [see Tit-Bits] 1985.
- Cambridge, [unknown venue] 1986
- Stoke, [unknown venue] 1985.
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The Silver Rooms, 1984.
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- Convoy Gathering, Mid Wales, 1984.
- Bunnys Farm, West wales, 1984.
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Llandovery, West wales, 1984.
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Support for 'The Alarm'?? [venue and date unknown] ??[see Tit-Bits]
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- Nik Turners Birthday Party, 'Nik's' Living room, 1984.
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featuring the birthday boy on his amazing sax, Oh Nik you get so in to it sometimes..
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- South West Wales Punky Glam Tour. 1984.
- The Birthday Partys. Ages 16 to 60,[cult gigs for the few] 1983,1984,1985. [16-60s limit] [Free passes for O.A.P's]
- Blaendyffryn Hall, Horeb, 13.Sept.1986. with Support from Mach 4.[Final gig with Crawford/Dale only, with session players]
- Promotion for Kit Kat.[unknown date and venue]
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On the back of a flat bed wagon, for 'The Convoy', [yes, the legend of traveling people] [date and place unknown] Lots of free cider given.
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- Promotion Showcase', The 1'st Band Manager's back garden! For London Record company scouts.[all sitting in the sun on the lawn drinking their bloody pimms] No Deal !!! [Date and place unknown]. 1983.
- Field Marshal Slug. Promotion for Amp Records. 1985.
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Field Marshal Slug. Promotion for Upstage. 1985.
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- Many many Private and impromtu gigs, 1983-1986, we need to add to our Nostalgia listings..So if you have any info, please get in touch. we know the memories are hazzy, but try to bring the mayhem back! Ta.
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RADIO + TV PROMOTIONS ~
- KFM Radio/ BBC Radio/Stoke/ BBC Radio One - John Peel/ H.T.V. / HTV/wales/ BBC Wales/ BBC Radio/wales/ F.M. Pirate Radio [north]/ BBC/North west vision/ Gigs+Film+TV Guide/ Wot's On/ BBC Local Radio/ Weekend Gigs/
- Various Local radio promotions/ UK/ Devon/ Cornwall [radio]/ South East/ The South West[radio]/ The Midlands[radio]/ London/ Cambridge/ Stafford[radio]/ Commercial Music Guide/ South Wales/ Wales/ North-mid Wales/ Cardiff/ Manchester[radio] The North West[radio]/ East Anglia/ London city/
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- PRESS.
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- Field Marshal Slug/ Melody Maker / Sounds/ Impact Magazine/ Upfront/ Number One Magezine/ New Musical Express/ Pop Spot/ Local Guardian Group/ The Sun/ BBC/Radio/ Band to Band/ VP/ Glam+Junk magazine/ Local Times newspaper group/ Hair Rock magazine/ London gig guide/ C.C.S.Publications/ Punk in touch/ Film+ TV Guide/ Slug Mag Fanzine/ The Mouth gossip column/ Communicon/ P.P.S/ Record News/ HTV/Wales/ Anhtony music guide/ Band information publications/ Live and Live/ On the spot/ Slugmag U.S.A./ Punkzine/ The Gloss Un'signed/ N.M.E. Tour guide/ The Buzz/ Spot on Hits/ Virgin music band info/ Wonderworld publications/ Tour Info-gig guides + Publications/ Whats On/ X Musical Magazines/ The Chronicle Group/ Week-end gig guide/ Punk Publications/ The Echo/ Today newspapers/ BBC Publications/ Tour News/ The Mirror/ Public Eyes/
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- www.fieldmarshalslug.co.uk
- www.info@fieldmarshalslug.co.uk
- www.field-marshal-slug.co.uk
- www.fieldmarshalslug.com
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FIELD MARSHAL SLUG 1983
ASSOCIATIONS ~ [We love you all]
WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
Old Wankers by now ! They must be ???
Ohh ....after the band prematurly split in Cambridge, late '86, Simon Dale moved to London and i believe joined another band ?? We Have his number so watch this space ? Andy'Dennis'Duff moved to West Wales, then moved to London also ??. Jamie, whom i have been in contact with, is a freelance 'Marine Action Boat Producer' for TV and Film, Jamie is also working with Captain Sensible promoting The Blah Party. see www.blahparty.com , and Mr Rose TInts site www.myspace.com/jamesboatman. His son Ben plays in mega top skater punk band 'Pendleton', see the 2007 Warped Tour of America !!! wow !. Geoff Is still living in west wales and we are now in contact with, welcome back Geoff .. Simon Nugent is running DRUMWORLDUK.COM and has also released a couple of solo albums see www.myspace.com/onemaninabasement just goes to show what the roadies do in there spare time ! ended up fine ! [well done]. Please contact me with 'ANY' infomation you have on the band and associates. It will be processed, then included on to the site, Thanks........ reports that Field Marshal Slug, are playing with Mike Peters and The Alarm, guitar and production' suggest an ex band member is still doing the biz [1993]? THIS has just been explained by Mr Peters of The Alarm in a E-mail that a young guitarist and producer from Cardigan in west wales has used the name Field Marshal Slug, his name is Chris Lewis. Wow Fooking WEEee that's one hell of a complement Chris, Big Fuckin UP to U SIR.. Please, please contact us with any information however small it may be, you never know you might hold the key ... [mp].
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