Into Paradise were an Irish

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, whose influences included

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and Echo & the Bunnymen. They formed in 1986 as Backwards into Paradise, and released their debut EP, ''Blue Light'', in 1989 on the

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, Setanta. Soon after came the EP ''Change'', and the band's first

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, ''Under the Water''. The lead singer and guitarist of the band was David Long (born in 1963), who had the nickname of "Longer". Their most successful album and major

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''Churchtown''.

Members

*David Long (vocals, guitar) *Rachael Tighe (bass) *James Eadie (guitar, keyboards, vocals) *Ronan Clarke (drums)

Discography

Albums

*''Under the Water'' (1990) *''Churchtown'' (1991) ;Compilations *''Into Paradise'' (1990 US only compilation)

Singles and EPs

*''Blue Light'' (EP) (1989) *''Change'' (EP) (1990) *"Burns My Skin" (1991) *"Angel" (1991) *"Down All the Days" (1992) *"Angelus" (1992) *"For No One" (1993)

References

Irish alternative rock groups Irish indie rock groups Musical groups established in 1986 Musical groups disestablished in 1993 Musical groups from Dublin (city) 1986 establishments in Ireland People from Churchtown, Dublin Setanta Records artists {{Ireland-band-stub