Afraid of Mice

Previously known variously mainly because Beano, the Press as well as the Jones, Liverpool, England’s Afraid Of Mice was formed in early 1979 simply by ex-Next member Philip Franz Jones (acoustic guitar/vocals), who for six years struggled with regularly fluctuating personnel to discover a suitable, permanent line-up. He was joined up with by Geoff Kelly (bass) and Clive Gee (drums), with Sam Brew (electric guitar) put into the line-up on the debut album. Using the introduction of bands such as for example Echo AS WELL AS THE Bunnymen, the Teardrop Explodes and OMD, there is significant amounts of interest in the next ‘Liverpool Picture’. Therefore, the music group’s appearance on an area compilation, A VACATION To The Dental practitioner, initiated a agreement with Charisma Information. Pursuing two well-received singles, ‘I’m On Fireplace’ and ‘Intercontinental’, Scared Of Mice premiered in 1982, with one-time David Bowie manufacturer Tony Visconti on the controls. Referred to as ‘power pop with an advantage’, its combination of punchy guitars, irritated lyrics and basic, classic pop attained considerable vital acclaim. However, commercial success demonstrated a lot more elusive. After one last one, ‘At The Membership’, and a give-away flexi-disc, ‘Transparents’, they parted firm with Charisma. Although they continuing to try out live under several names like the Lumberjack Ballet, Scared Of Mice’s last vinyl appearances had been the live Public Bootleg in 1983 and a solitary monitor, ‘Don’t Consider Your Love Apart’, in the Careers For The Guys compilation in 1985. Scared Of Mice had been finally laid to rest in 1986 when Phil Jones teamed up with Alex McKechnie (ex-Passage; Contemporary Eon) in Two’s A Audience. They ultimately became READY TO GO, launching the Live At Lime Road album. There is a one-off reunion gig at Liverpool’s Royal Courtroom Theater in 1994.