Benny Profane

Benny Profane

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Name = Benny Profane


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Origin = Liverpool, England
Genre = Post punk, indie pop
Years_active = 1985-1990
Label = Imaginary, Ediesta, Play Hard, Sub Pop UK
Associated_acts = The Room, The Passage, Dust, The Dead Cowboys
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Past_members = Dave Jackson
Becky Stringer
Joe McKechnie
Robin Surtees
Dave Brown
Roger Sinek
Liam Rice
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Benny Profane were a Liverpool band that existed from 1985 until 1990. They released two albums, various singles and EPs, and recorded 3 John Peel sessions.

When The Room split up in 1985, singer Dave Jackson and bassist Becky Stringer recruited Joe McKechnie (guitar/drums, formerly of The Passage) to form Benny Profane. After recording their first demo with Will Sergeant helping out on guitar they were joined by Robin Surtees. Strong, Martin C.:The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1] The name was taken from a character in the Thomas Pynchon novel, "V.".Larkin, Colin:"The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music", 1992, Guinness, ISBN 0-85112-579-4] The first release was "Where is Pig?" (the title also a reference to "V") on "Sub Pop UK" (not related to the US label Sub Pop). They then signed to Leeds indie label "Ediesta", releasing three more singles in 1987 and 1988. The band had 3 drummers at various times, Dave Brown, Roger Sinek and Liam Rice. The band moved to Dave Haslam's Manchester indie label "Play Hard". 1989 saw the release of the Ian Broudie-produced "Skateboard To Oblivion" single and the debut album "Trapdoor Swing". They then switched label again to tribute-album specialists "Imaginary" for a further single and the second album, "Dumbluck Charm" (the CD version of which also included the debut album). The band split up in the summer of 1990. [http://www.ltmpub.freeserve.co.uk/bprofanebio.html Benny Profane biography at LTM ] ] Jackson and Stringer then formed Dust, followed by The Dead Cowboys.

Lineup

*Dave Jackson - Vocals
*Joe McKechnie - Guitar/Drums
*Becky Stringer - Bass
*Robin Surtees - Guitar

with

*Peter Baker - Organ
*Dave Brown - Drums
*Roger Sinek - Drums
*Liam Rice - Drums
*Will Sergeant - Guitar (on the band's first demo)

Discography

Albums

*"Trapdoor Swing" (Ediesta, 1989)
*"Dumb Luck Charm" (Imaginary Records, 1990)

ingles and EPs

*"Where is Pig?" (1986, Sub Pop UK)
*"Devil Laughing" EP (1987, Ediesta)
*"Parasite" (1988, Ediesta)
*"Rob a Bank" (1988, Ediesta)
*"Skateboard to Oblivion" (1989, Play Hard)
*"Hey Waste Of Space" (1990, Imaginary Records)

References

External links

*Dave Jackson's [http://www.ltmpub.freeserve.co.uk/bprofanebio.html biography] of the band
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=YoRN_aAHUNc Video of one-off Benny Profane reunion]


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