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Easter
'92 - Brothers David and Colin Benmore decide to form a band.
They enlist friends Pat Gallagher (lead vocals) and Mark Griffiths
(bass) and the Technical Itch was born. June '93 saw heir first
gig in a pub in Burnley - a few months later a three track demo
of original material was produced. 12th June '94 - After taking
a shine to the demo Jimmy Pursey of Sham 69 booked them to support
him at The Mill in Preston. July '94 - Jimmy Pursey invited the
guys to his studio to record a new track 'Wigan To Brighton.'
September '95 - A deal was struck with Detour records and 'Wigan
To Brighton' was released under the bands new name 'The Itch.'
It became radio 1's John Peel favourite so much so rang Dave the
bands drummer to say how much he liked it. May '97 sees the release
of their debut album - Avenue Parade on Detour records. Friday
2nd January '98 - The Itch headline at The 100 club, London and
were joined on stage by Chris Pope.
Feb '99 Chris Pope produced a couple of demo tracks for the band.
The Itch did a remake of Secret Affair's - Time for Action (with
Ian Page on keyboards and adding some vocals) and release it own
their own record label 'Mod Inc'. April '99 - Ian Page joins The
Itch again for the launch of the single and performs Time for
Action' with them in front of a sell out crowd at Rishton, Lancs.
2000 - The Itch perform at Mods Mayday event in Clacton and at
Isle of Wight scooter fesival.
But when singer Pat Gallagher decided to call it a day just over
3 years ago the band's future hung in the balance. After and unsuccessful
search for a replacement bassist Mark Griffiths took on the extra
duties, giving the outfit a new lease of life. Still popular on
the live circuit the band returned to the studios earlier this
year with Ian Page (of Secret Affair fame) assisting on production
to record a new single 'Kiss You' written by the band. With a
'B' side still to be recorded, due to the bands heavy schedule
of live dates and trying to get Ian Page away from his band duties
to perform at the mixing desk once more. They are hoping for a
Dec/Jan release. |
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