Bette Davis and the Balconettes

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Bette Davis and the Balconettes was Sam, Nor, Tracey, Brian and Eugene. When Nor left the band he was replaced by Kate, the drummer from Polythene. Joe was a stand-in drummer between Nor and Katie. The band formed in Manchester, England in 1995. They released five 7" singles/EP's via Baby Boom (Manchester), Damaged Goods (London) and Slampt (Newcastle). A radio session for John Peel was also recorded. Two of these songs were later issued by Damaged Goods. The group's most famous song was "Shergar", a song well liked by John Peel. The song was originated by their half-American drummer Nor as a galloping horsey drumroll ode to early Clint Eastwood's "Rawhide" complete with intermittant "yahoos" and yeehaws"; however, Sam immediately morphed it into "Shergar" and the song made it's debut in March of '96 at the Manchester Roadhouse. A few days before the gig, the band plastered Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, with flyers bearing the infamous horsehead profile of Shergar as used by the IRA. It was days later that the IRA bombed Manchester city centre. Nor also participated in the composing of "Surf, Surf, Kill Kill!", "0898" , "Feed my Ego", in total, four of the bands six Peel Session songs. The other two, "White Food" and Big Pussy Sound" were crafted by Sam and Brian along with a drummer who was affectionately referred to by the others as "10p rent boy", though his full name is unknown. Nor reportedly kept the original rehearsal tapes of those songs which illustrate their creat

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