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Below is the classic Lurkers line up that recorded the bulk of their vinyl...character sketches courtesy of Paul Morley's dire smart arse feature in the NME 28.10.1978


Pete Stride - Guitar	Howard Wall - Vocals	Nigel Moore - Bass	Manic Esso - Drums
Used to be a packer. Bony and angular, his face thin and sallow, he possesses a fair 1973 Faces barnet. And the Faces turn out to be his favourite group of all time.	Lead singer, ex culinary artist, who is confident and wry, slim yet strongly built with cheery, cheeky features. If the light catches him badly he resembles Paul McCartney.	Used to be a TV engineer. Small impish and concerned. Originally bassist then left. Got the job again because he had a car to transport the gear and was the only one who could drive!	AKA Peter Haynes. Used to be a garage hand. He's blunt well built, muscley verging on flabby with close cropped fluffy red hair. Outspoken.

Honorable mentions also go out to...


Arturo Bassick - Bass	Plug- Vocals & Harmonica then roadie	Honest John Plain - Guitar
AKA Peter Arthur Billinglsey. Larger than life character. Contributed Mass Media Believer to the set then left to form Pinpoint who sounded nothing like The Lurkers.	Contributed Harmonica on tracks like Suzie is A Floozie. "We only started it for a laugh. Pete asked me...and we had a couple of rehearsals but I just wasn't good enough. Howard...said he'd have a go and that's how the Lurkers began. Now I'm just a roadie but I enjoy being on the road with them. Plug. Zigzag 93 April 1979	Left the Boys to join The Lurkers for one single but to no avail as the ship went down with all on board!

After Arturo left they recruited Kym Bradshaw ex of The Saints......

Kym Bradshaw on The Lurkers (Punk '77 Interview 2003)
1) It was something to do
2) They had a couple of good songs
3) They were totally shambolic and their song writing was mostly limited. Pete Stride wasn't good enough to tie Eds' shoe laces (Ed Kuepper -Saints guitarist)
4) I was sacked officially because I was "too professional." Basically I don't think Pete liked the fact that I was starting to write better songs than him

Pete Stride on Kym ( 17.6.78 NME)
At first we were really chuffed when Kym joined you know big name bass player joins our little band. But offstage he just turned out to be really straight...Kym was like a married man.

And not forgetting the Fulham Boys...the hardcore Lurkers fans from Kingston, Southall and Fulham.
	"Most of them just like us and no other band." says Nigel. NME 17.6 78 "I prefer playing in London without a doubt. Tonight like in Bradford if the Fulham kids hadn't arrived, it might have been a good gig...but it really affects us when we don't have people leaping around." Howard Wall Sounds 3.6.78