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THEE STRAWBERRY MYNDE |
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| Location: | Hartlepool / Middlesbrough, Northeast |
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| Last Login: | May 6, 2008 (597 days back) |
About Me |
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Thee Strawberry Mynde were born in Tall Paul's (vocals & guitar) front room in Hartlepool back in 1997 with Bazza (bass) & Neil Athey (guitar) in the 1st line up. The band were united in their love of raw 60s garage music and were all big fans of the Pebbles & Nuggets compilation albums. Athey soon left to join The Mojo's and a year was spent recording some raw garage toons, mostly Tall Paul originals like 'Journey Thru Tyme', 'You'll Find Out', 'Zombie Swamp', 'Walking Around', 'Ain't Done Nuthin' Wrong', 'My Baby's Not Coming Back', ''Her Eyes Behind The Sun' and 'Little Honey' along with a few covers thrown in - 'My Flash On You' (Love), 'Little Olive' (Electric Prunes), 'Don't Break My Laws' (Thee Mighty Caesars) and 'Ballad Of You, Me & Pooneil' (Jefferson Airplane). After a year the line up was expanded with Jason Radley (vocals & guitar) and Ian Lowes (drums). A recording session took place at Oblivion Studios in Stockton-On-Tees on 26th July 1998 were Thee Strawberry Mynde recorded 4 tunes - 2 of Tall Paul 'She Set's The Scene' & 'The Difference' and 2 penned by Jason 'She Left So Low' and 'Shine'. A week or so later on 5th August the bands first live gig took place just round the corner from the recording studios at The Falchion. After that gigs followed in Middlesbrough at Liberties and The Temple, The Falchion (again) and 2 gigs at The Studio in Hartlepool. The last gig at The Studio was in November 1998 to a sell out crowd at a do put on by Hartlepool scooter club. By this time the bands set list had been expanded and featured such original tracks as 'Hullabaloo', 'Word Girl', 'Willful Missings' along with covers of 'I Feel A Whole Lot Better' (The Byrds), ''1-2-5' (The Haunted), 'Somebody To Love' (Jefferson Airplane), 'Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White' (The Standells) and 'Strychnine' (The Sonics). The Hartlepool Scooter Club gig at The Studio turned out to be the last gig that Bazza played with the band. At the start of 1999 the bands demo was reviewed in the Melody Maker but by that time Thee Strawberry Mynde were no more and Paul , Jason & Ian were doing gigs under the new name of Gravity. However, fast forward 10 years since Thee Strawberry Mynde formed to 7th October 2007. On a wet & cold Sunday afternoon Bazza is with his girlfriend Charlie coming back from the Transpoter Bridge after showing her the sights of Middlesbrough, Charlie was well impressed ;-) Anyway, on Albert Road who should be walking towards them but Tall Paul and his girlfriend. A chance meeting as Tall Paul & Bazza hadn't seen or spoken to each other since the end of 1998. The two spoke for a bit and as they said their goodbyes Bazza passed Paul a contact card. A few weeks passed before Tall Paul got in contact via email. Turns out that neither were up to anything band wise but both were hungry to get back to creating some garage mayhem and maybe doing the odd gig or two. Tall Paul has been busy writing a few new tunes & getting his Tele resurrected while Bazza has been brushing off the dust from his Phantom bass. After a bit of searching Ian Lowes was found and agreed to join the reformed band. The first reformed Strawberry Mynde rehearsal took place on Wednesday February 13th 2008 at Lorne Street Studios in Middlesbrough. The band spent the time re-learning all the songs they had forgot 10 years before! A Journey Thru Tyme? Stay tuned as the story is far from over ... UPDATE: Thee Strawberry Mynde's first gig in 10 years takes place on 4th July at The Claredon in Hartlepool. More dates to follow! View my page on The GaragePunk Hideout |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 11/29/2007Band Members: Tall Paul - shoutin' & a screamin' / geetar Bazza - Throbbin' bass Ian Lowes - Bashin' the pots & pans Influences: Arthur Lee & Love, Billy Childish, Graham Day, The Mourning After, The Fuzztones, Jefferson Airplane, The Standells, Syd Barrett, ? & The Mysterians, The Creeps, Chocolate Watch Band, Shadows Of Knight, 13th Floor Elevators, Electric Prunes, Sounds Like: Garage mayhem Record Label: unsigned Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Garage / Psychedelic / Punk) |
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My Blog |
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New Tune Up & Gigs To Follow |
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| The track is called 'Hidden' and is a Tall Paul original.The song was recorded at last Wednesday's rehearsal at Lorne Street Studios in Middlesbrough on 9th April 2008. The live recording is a litle r... Posted by Thee Strawberry Mynde on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:53:00 PST |
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So Far, So Good |
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| Well, it’s now been nearly 2 months since Thee Strawberry Mynde decided to reform and create some garage mayhem once again. So I’ve decided to update everyone on what’s happening so ... Posted by Thee Strawberry Mynde on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:49:00 PST |
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First Time In 10 Years |
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| Thee Strawberry Mynde had their first rehearsal tonight after a break of 10 years at Lorne Street Studios in Middlesbrough. The band were a little rusty to start off with as you can expect havin... Posted by Thee Strawberry Mynde on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:30:00 PST |
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Drummer Found! |
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| The search for a drummer for Thee Strawberry Mynde is over.
This is because original drummer Ian Lowes has been in touch with Bazza via email today to say he is all up for bashing the pots & pans... Posted by Thee Strawberry Mynde on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:50:00 PST |
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Drummer Wanted |
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| Thee Strawberry Mynde are reforming after ten years of (for our listeners) blessed peace and quiet, we can't find our drummer as I honestly can't remember where he lives! If anyone knows Ian Lowes fro... Posted by Thee Strawberry Mynde on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:02:00 PST |
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Thee Strawberry Mynde - The Story So Far ... |
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| Thee Strawberry Mynde: The Story So Far ...
Thee Strawberry Mynde were born in Tall Paul's (vocals & guitar) front room in Hartlepool back in 1997 with Bazza (bass) & Neil A... Posted by Thee Strawberry Mynde on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:29:00 PST |
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