In 1978 Paul, Pete, Carl and Paul Den Heyer ( latterly of Politburo and Fishmonkeyman) were in a pop/ white reggae band called TV12. This disbanded in 1979. Paul was at Liverpool Hope University at the time and was writing articles on local bands for the now legendary Merseysound fanzine edited by Roger Hill. Being exposed to the post punk renaissance of music in Liverpool in the early eighties Paul decided to form a new band from the nucleus of TV12. This time there was not a reggae rhythm in sight but a unique pop style based heavily on orchestral sounds and memorable refrains. Pete, Carl and Paul were joined by Eamonn Sale on keyboards and Jim Short on trumpet. Both lads were also studying at Liverpool Hope with Paul. Paul and Jim first met when Jim was practising his trumpet in the refectory in the halls of residence for Hope. The dour, mournful, echoing sound of his trumpet could be heard from a distance as he went through his Windgates Brass Band set, much to the annoyance of the other students. Paul was smitten by this rather unique sound, which was to be a distinctive feature of the future This Final Frame recordings. In 1980, the band made their first demo at Open Eye studios in Liverpool. It was their first recording of “The Diary”. This was played on local radio and passed around by local DJ Chris Fagan, which eventually led to the band being signed by RCA/Scratch records as stablemates of “The Icicle Works”. The Diary was re-recorded at the company’s base at Sh

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