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Worried Parachutes

Saint Etienne's Sarah Cracknell was lead singer of the Worried Parachutes which formed in September 1981 and broke up in 1983. Their manager was Sarah's mother Julie Cracknell. There were demos and talk of releasing material but to our understanding nothing was released. At one point the band was negotiating a record contract but refused the offer to wait for something that would give them more artistic control over their music and image. The band did do alot of giging around Windsor and in London at the time.

Line Ups

Original Line Up (1981)
Sarah Cracknell (Singer - Age 16)
Joanne Taylor
Tracey Taylor
Vince Taylor
Mick Bund (Bass)
Gary Jeffreys (Drums)
Ian Lewis (Writer/Mixer)

Line Up (Mar 1982)
Sarah Cracknell (Singer - Age 16)
Joanne Taylor (Keyboards/Backing Vocals)
Vince Taylor (Keyboards/Synth)
Mick Bund (Bass/Lead Guitarist)
Gary Jeffreys (Drums)
Toby Cooper (Saxophone)

Line Up (Jul 1982)
Sarah Cracknell (Singer - Age 17)
Joanne Taylor
Vince Taylor
Mick Bund
Toby Cooper (Saxophone)
Lol Gellor (TBC) (Drums)*

*Note: Drummer Gary Jeffreys left the band sometime after their July 8, 1982 show due to 'musical differences'.

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