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The Outlaws, Joe Meek-produced backing band for Mike Berry, was the starting point in the careers of both Chas Hodges of cheerful Cockney Spurs-supporting duo Chas 'n' Dave and the ever so slightly rockier Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple and Rainbow!

What are your favourite e.g.s of artists whose first band was very different from their later, greater recording successes?

― MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 14 October 2002 13:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Geir Jenssen, first in Bel Campo, and now much, much more interesting as Biosphere.

― Siegbran (eofor), Monday, 14 October 2002 13:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Doves (previously Sub sub)

Fatboy Slim (previously bassist in Housemartins)

― blueski, Monday, 14 October 2002 14:02 (twenty-three years ago)

altho i do like Sub Sub and pretty much everything Cook was involved in after the Housemartins but before Fatboy Slim

― blueski, Monday, 14 October 2002 14:03 (twenty-three years ago)

It has to be a previous band and not a project under the same name, eh? Because if the latter was allowed I'd pony up both Ministry and My Bloody Valentine.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Monday, 14 October 2002 14:05 (twenty-three years ago)

oh previous bands only, yeah.

― MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 14 October 2002 14:07 (twenty-three years ago)

then my original choices still count surely

― blueski, Monday, 14 October 2002 14:11 (twenty-three years ago)

John-Paul Jones backed Francoise Hardy in the mid '60s.

― Jez (Jez), Monday, 14 October 2002 14:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Tripping Daisy then Polyphonic Spree -- okay, they're not terribly different but I was quite thrown when I found out Tim DeLaughter fronted both bands.

― dog latin, Monday, 14 October 2002 15:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Buster Poindexter (of "Hot Hot Hot" fame), AKA David Johannsen of New York Dolls. I have such a hard time believing this.

― Rahul Kamath (Rahul Kamath), Monday, 14 October 2002 16:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Early Sun Ra DooWap - not as enjoyable as later stuff...

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 14 October 2002 17:44 (twenty-three years ago)

That Psychedelic Group that Kenny Rogers was in. Ditto Ted Nugent.

― Dave Beckhouse (Dave Beckhouse), Monday, 14 October 2002 18:48 (twenty-three years ago)

If we can't have the same name, Underworld are out. The drummer out of punk act the Stupids became Klute. Chic were a rock act at first (I've never heard them - I don't think there were any recordings, were there?).

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 14 October 2002 19:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Black Sabbath as an English folk band.

― Leee (Leee), Monday, 14 October 2002 19:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Jack White guitarist of the White Stripes aka Jack "Doc" Gillis the drummer of Goober and the Peas

David Jones of Feathers fame aka David Bowie

Mark Feld aka Marc Bolan guitarist of John Children aka guitarist for T. Rex

the list goes on...

― mt, Monday, 14 October 2002 20:24 (twenty-three years ago)

The Organisation aka Kraftwerk

The Hassles aka Billy Joel's first band

― mt, Monday, 14 October 2002 20:39 (twenty-three years ago)

brendan perry was in the scavengers/marching girls a green day-esque band while in nz/australia, then of course he moved back to england dropped the ronnie recent name and started dead can dance.

― keith (keithmcl), Monday, 14 October 2002 21:47 (twenty-three years ago)

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