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werewolf · Last edited by werewolf on Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:23 am; edited 2 times in total

THe Statics (or Candy stripe and the Statix!)
Anyone remmember 'The Statics, Luton band from 1980ish?

pic.by Alan Hussey
Famous for their rendition of 'Life is like a Coke in a Mickey Mouse jar' Also Lol (Lorriane T. pictured playing Keyboards here ) talented Songwriter musician, stood in on bass for UK Decay after Martin 'Seggie' Smith left in late 1980 If anyone Has got any info or perhaps was in the band, please click the 'Post Reply' button and post a message on this thread!

It would also be great to hear from you!

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Guest · Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 8:47 pm Post subject: Statics

Superb band

rattus norvegicus · Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 6 Location: luton, england

Hello I'm Ratty - used to be the drummer in the Statics. Nice to know someone remembers us.

Would love to hear from anyone that remembers us and any band members. We had some good times - Very Happy

!!

If possible, has anyone got any photographs of us?

rogerholdstock · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 8:34 pm Post subject:

Rat, if I remember rightly:
yourself - drums
Lol - keyboards
Eric - guitar
Debbie - bass
Paul - vocals

That was the classic line up. Have you got a copy of the three track cassette - "Electric City", etc? Do me a copy, mate. It was the best recording by any Luton group.

paulrabjohn · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 9:45 pm Post subject:

so what did the statics sound like then? i never saw this tape but that's a big compliment you've paid it......

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werewolf · Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2004 3:50 am Post subject: Statics Drummers

Statics DrummersDid Rat play drums for the Statics before or after Dennis? Because I know at some point Dennis played for em
God aint it a terrible thing, memory? its there somewher....so there was Paul Micthal on voice , and Eric on Guit, Lollraine on bass both Dennis and Rat on drums...they did some really classic tunes,....'Life is like a coke in a Mickey Mouse Glass' and 'Electric City'
Yes they were are really great Band! They had an indiferent attitude to what at the time was mainstream punk in the Luton Subculture, which was refreshing! And yet they retained the all important 'street-cred'!
Toast to you guys!
Twisted Evil

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Dennis · Guest

Hello Rat (where's my bike?)

I certainly played drums after Rat. When I joined it was Debbie on Bass, Paul Mitchell on Vocals, Lol on Vocals/Guitar/Keyboards, Eric Guitar, Mark Cotterel on Sax and me on Drums. We later had another bass player, but his name escapes me at the minute (sorry).

I remember my first rehersal with the band in the attic of that old church, with the dodgy floor boards that you could see the ground floor through.

Someone pinched my old Electric City tape a few years back, before I could put it onto CD - so if anyone still has a copy, I would love to hear it again.

Is anyone still in touch with Lol or Eric?

I have many fond memroies of playing with The Statics, and a few old pictures somwhere as well.

Songs:
Electric City
Night Moves
Life is like a Coke...
Purple Haze

I wish I could remember more, I think I'll check in the loft for an old track list from a gig at Luton College I still have.

Dennis

rogerholdstock · Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 12:04 pm Post subject:

Blimey! Mark "Gerry" Cottle on saxophone. Forgotten about that. He also roadied for UKDK. I remember he just turned up one saturday night in the Grapevine as a "punk". He'd spent the day shopping in the Kings Road!

werewolf · Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 12:12 pm Post subject: Mark Cottle

Mark Cottle

LU7_PX · Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2004 4:55 pm Post subject: Re: The Statics