O’Donnell (vocals, keyboards, former Korean Kareer) and Andy Pearl and John Cornforth (respectively drums and keyboards, both former Western Diplomats and Ocean’s Eleven). The trio released a three track demo-tape in August 1984 (featuring Wise Up / Inspire the Desire in Me / Nothing Can Stop the Heart from Beating) and soon acquired a loyal local following. O’Donnell recalls: “It all started off originally as with most local bands when you play a gig first of all it’s friends who come to see you. At our first gig at the Mayflower we sold over 300 tickets and the place was bursting at the seams. (…) Gradually it grew by words of mouth and the next gig people would say that they wanted three or more tickets.” By the end of 1984 Pearle was replaced by Gary Cooke (former Hi-Tech) and the new line-up recorded the band only single:Wise Up! (1984)
- Wise Up
- Love Is
In 1985 Cooke was replaced by Jimmy Hughes (previously with the heavy metal band Madame and then in Holiday for Strings) and Gordon Longsworth (former Motion Picture, Visual Aids, Pnderosa Glee Boys) was added to the line-up on guitar, but by mid-1986 Foundation split and O’Donnell and Cornforth formed Fine Life with Letitia Suffield (vocals).
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