Ruth's Refrigerator were a
psychedelic rock
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/
indie pop
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band from
Leicester,
England
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, formed in 1990 as a collaboration between guitarist/songwriter Alan Jenkins (of
The Deep Freeze Mice
The Deep Freeze Mice were an English new wave band active between 1979 and 1989. They were based in Leicester, England, and consisted of the core members Alan Jenkins ( guitars and singing), Sherree Lawrence ( combo organ and other keyboard ...
and
The Chrysanthemums
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Plot Summary
The story opens with a panoramic view ...
), singer/guitarist Ruth Miller and bassist Terri Lowe (both of
Po!
Po! are an indie rock band formed in Leicester, England in 1987, with releases dating up to 1998 on Rutland Records, Sunday Records in the US and Elefant Records in Spain.
History
Po! was originally formed by Ruth Miller (vocals and guitar), w ...
), keyboardist (and Jenkins' future wife) Blodwyn P. Teabag, and drummer Robyn Gibson (formerly of The Ammonites).
The band released two albums, 1990's ''Suddenly a Disfigured Head Parachuted'' and 1991's ''A Lizard Is a Submarine on Grass'', featuring new songs and reworkings of Deep Freeze Mice, Po! and Originals (another of Lowe's former bands) tracks. They split up in 1992, with Miller, Jenkins, Teabag, and Gibson going on to form
Jody & The Creams Jody may refer to:
* Jody (given name), a list of people with the given name
* Jody (singer), French singer, real name Julie Erikssen
* "Jody" (song), 1986 single by Jermaine Stewart
*"Jody", a 1982 song by America from '' View from the Ground''
*" ...
, later minus Miller as
The Creams
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, and Jenkins later forming
The Thurston Lava Tube
The Deep Freeze Mice were an English new wave band active between 1979 and 1989. They were based in Leicester, England, and consisted of the core members Alan Jenkins (guitars and singing), Sherree Lawrence ( combo organ and other keyboards) ...
.
Discography
* ''Suddenly a Disfigured Head Parachuted'' (1990) Madagascar
* ''A Lizard Is a Submarine on Grass'' (1991) Madagascar
References
External links
Ruth's Refrigerator at discogs.com
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English indie rock groups
Musical groups from Leicester