Racing Cars

Formed within the Rhondda Valley, South Wales in 1975, Race Cars comprised Graham Headley Williams (guitar), Gareth ‘Monty’ Mortimer (vocals/guitar), Ray ‘Alice’ Ennis (guitar), David Property (bass) and Robert Wilding (drums). Released by Chrysalis Information, their albums also included bit-parts for program pianist Geraint Watkins, American saxophonist Jerry Jumonville, the Bowles Brothers Music group (on vocal harmonies). Achieving number 39 in the united kingdom recording list, the music group’s 1977 debut Downtown Tonight also created an urgent UK Best 20 entry using the unforgettable ballad ‘They Take Horses Don’t They?’, called after the film. No more strikes were forthcoming however the music group was sufficiently founded in the schools to concern two additional albums. Mortimer worked well as a program vocalist before re-forming Race Vehicles in the past due 80s. The revived device toured Europe for quite some time and completed a fresh album, Bolt FROM YOUR Blue, in 2000.