now let's have a round of applause for...

thanks to dennis for access to his extraordinary discography and all his support.

thanks to steve for supplying such good information.

thanks also to hans for searching through his record collection and memory with such enthusiasm and also for his translation.

thanks to ed arthur for his diligent work scanning and supplying info.

thanks to rob, gary, pml, paul, todd and anthony for additional suggestions and amendments.

thanks to kevin hewick for kindly and patiently sharing his reminiscences with us, cheers mate.

finally a huge thank you to cp lee for contacting us and agreeing to answer our questions (the fool!); for involving john scott, another willing victim prepared to share memories with us; and for taking us on a musical tour of manchester ending at his "local" where we talked and drank with so many of martin's old friends.   we still owe you a curry!