The Cravats

From the Midlands town of Redditch, Worcestershire, England, the Cravats' weird brand of rock was first heard on the classic ‘Gordon', a co-release with Small Wonder Records and their own label in October 1978. After joining Small Wonder, the band, comprisingf Shend (b. Chris Harz; vocals, bass), Robin Dallaway (guitar, vocals), Dave Bennett (drums) and Richard London (saxophone), put out a series of entertaining singles, starting with the EP Burning Bridges in 1979. It was over a year before ‘Precinct' appeared in 1980, alongside what proved to be their only album, The Cravat...