1- WILD WILD WOMAN
(J. Anthony / D. Kane / J. Mills)
2- DRIVE ON (D. Kane / J. Anthony)
01/76- Vertigo Rec. 6084 301 ps - 7”;
Scandinavian pressing
Note: demo/promo copies include mono/stereo
versions of track 1 omitting track 2; stock copies
are much rarer.
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Eyes were formed in 1973 by Doug Kane (v)
and John Stuart Mills (gtr) [both ex-Gandalf,
an unrecorded Porstmouth-based combo
active from 1968 to 1972 who had supported
local dates by the likes of Genesis (during the
FOXTROT tour), Vinegar Joe, S.A.H.B. and
Uriah Heep] along with two musicians from
Bournemouth: Reg Marshall (b) and Bernie
James (d). In 1974 the quartet went to Germany,
where they secured a residency for two
months, and in 1975 – with new guitarist John
Stuart Mills replacing Bernie – they played in
Denmark (June) and Norway (September),
where they were introduced to Phonogram
Records. A single was recorded before the end
of the year and was issued only in Scandinavia
in January 1976 to tie in with a few live dates
which gained the band a sizeable following.
WILD WILD WOMAN and DRIVE ON are
two superior Hard Rockers which are wellworth
investigating to NWOBHM collectors,
although the A-side is not miles away from
Punk.
Then there was this:
and this:
At this point most folk think that was kinda the end of that, but it wasn't, cos there was this:
The "One Between The Eyes" LP, credited to Doug Kane, released in 1980. It's basically the recordings made by The Eyes for an LP in 1977, but with overdubs. Nice, eh? But anyway, here's the important bit: anyone got a STOCK copy of that first single they'd like to sell me, please?
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