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Ruth's Refrigerator were a
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band from Leicester,
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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
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), 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
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, later minus Miller as
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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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