Trash formed in in late 1976 whilst Mick Brophy (guitar, harmonica) , Keith Steptoe (bass) , Steve Pearce (drums) and Simon Wright (vocals) and Jane Wimble (vocals) were all studying Food Technology in the highly inappropriate environment of St.George's Hill, Weybridge - stockbroker belt par excellence. Forced to make our own entertainment we came up with an enthusiastic if unskilled amalgam of Nuggets and Eddie and the Hotrods and we were off, pausing only to name ourselves Trash because we all loved the New York Dolls.
Bizarrely as soon as Mick started writing some originals we were offered a singles deal via Polydor and this we took, slightly amazed. Jane left followed by Steve, who was replaced on drums first by Brian Devoil and subsequently by Simon Butler-Smith. Two singles were released to little reaction, despite the fact that the second platter was produced by The Legendary Shel Talmy. The combination of relentless poverty, few gigs and no more records resulted in Trash quietly expiring.
Thirty years on and with both our singles selling well on eBay it's a different story and a CD release is now a distinct possibility.
For a more detailed account read The Trash Story in our Blog.
Simon Wright, London, October 2007
Hey cheers for the friendship, check my page if you're interested in recording, mixing or mastering - top mics, great rooms, low rates. Keep up the good work :)
Hello! Our second single ‘Bill Hicks’ is now available for pre-order on download, 7" and CD.
We are self-managed, self-published, and self-released on our own record label and our debut single "Trauma Town" entered at #9 in the Official UK Indie charts. We're hoping to make this one go even bigger -
"Wow...it really is rather good if you like that sort of thing. Who knows where they might have gone if they had stuck with it. Much better than Jonny Rotten and his ilk."
James Mallinson, October 2007
James Mallinson is a multiple-Grammy-award winning record producer. He has won a total of 15 such awards in his career, his most recent Grammy nomination - and win - having come in 2006 for Best Opera Recording. He won his first Grammy in 1979, when he was named Classical Producer of the Year.
