- Lost Cherrees
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Name = Lost Cherrees
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Origin = Sutton,Surrey
Genre =Punk rock Anarcho-punk
Years_active = 1981 - 1986 2003 - present
Label =Mortarhate Records Riot/Clone Records
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Current_members = Dave Greaves Steve Battershill Siân Jeffreys Andy Rolfe Warren "Nuts" Samuels Beverley Cook Abbott Debbie McKenna Gail Thibert
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Notable_instruments =Lost Cherrees are an
anarcho-punk band from Sutton,Surrey .History
They were formed in
1981 (under the name Zyclon C) by Dave Greaves (guitar ) and Steve Battershill (drums). In1982 , Siân Jeffreys joined as the vocalist, and they changed their name to Lost Cherrees. Dave left the band and Andy Rolfe took his place as guitarist, Steve began playing bass and Nuts (Warren Samuels) joined as the new drummer. Other members over the years included Beverley Cook Abbott (vocals), Debbie McKenna (vocals), and Gail Thibert (keyboards and backing vocals).Their first major performance was in
1983 withRiot/Clone . They also released their first EP, "No Fighting, No War, No Trouble, No More" onRiot/Clone Records . Their second EP, "A Man's Duty, A Woman's Place" was released in1984 onMortarhate Records , as were the rest of their further releases. They played with several well-known anarcho-punk bands, includingFlux of Pink Indians ,Rudimentary Peni , DIRT,Chumbawamba ,Icons of Filth ,Subhumans , and Conflict.They broke up in
1986 , but reformed in2003 with Andy, Beverley, Nuts and Steve. They have been touring, and are working on new material.The subject of their songs often included
feminism ,anarchism , and several notable songs regardinganimal rights , including Poem, Yet Still Comes The Rain and You Didn't Care, which were all included in the controversial This Is The Alf compilation, released byMortarhate Records in 1998. [ [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/comps/thisisthealf.html KFTH - This Is The A.L.F. Compilation LP ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.lostcherrees.com/ Official website]
*myspace|lostcherrees
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3edqoa8alijr Allmusic.com's entry on Lost Cherrees]
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