Then Jerico

Then Jerico were a British rock band from the late 1980s who enjoyed limited success with two albums:-

*"First (The Sound Of Music)" - 1987. This album reached number 35 in the UK Albums Chart.
*"The Big Area" - 1989. This album went gold and reached number 4 in the UK Albums Chart.

Then Jerico produced two albums. The singles "Big Area" and "Sugar Box" the best known songs taken from these. "Big Area" was the greatest success the group would have, peaking at number 13 in the UK.

The song "Big Area" was featured in the 1989 science fiction film "Slipstream" starring Mark Hamill.

Original band members

* Mark Shaw - (born Mark Robert Tiplady, 10 June 1961, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) - singer - (1983-ongoing)
* Scott Taylor - (born 31 December 1961) - guitarist - (1984–1989)
* Rob Downes - guitarist (born 7 December 1961) - (1987–1989)
* Ben Angwin - keyboardist - (1984–1985)
* Alex Mungo - keyboardist - (1985–1988)
* Chris Youdell - keyboardist - (1988–1989)
* Jasper Stainthorpe - (born 18 Feb) - bassist - (1983–1989)
* Steve Wren - (born 26 October 1962) - drummer - (1983-1989
* Mark Sanderson - {born 1961} - Keyboards {1983}
* Cliff - Guitar {1983}

Current band members

* Mark Shaw
* Matt Cheadle - guitarist, backing singer
* Clayton Moss - guitarist (ex-The Cross)
* P. J. Phillips - bassist, backing singer
* John Miller - drummer (ex-Saint Etienne)

UK Singles Chart discography

* "Muscle Deep" (1986) - Number 85
* "Let Her Fall" (1987) - Number 65
* "Prairie Rose" (1987) - Number 89
* "The Motive (Living Without You)" (1987) - Number 18
* "Muscle Deep" (1987) - Number 48
* "Big Area" (1989) - Number 13
* "What Does It Take" (1989) - Number 33
* "Sugar Box" (1989) - Number 22

References

* Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X
* Guinness Book of British Hit Albums - 7th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-619-7

External links

* [http://www.thenjerico.co.uk/ Official site]
* [http://www.thenjerico-first.co.uk/ ThenJerico-First.co.uk Fan site]
* [http://www.icicleweb.org/ Icicleweb Fan site]