The band formed in 1984 when Colin Pennington (vocals, guitars, 
ex Tunnel Users) joined Andrew Deevey (guitars, vocals), Andrew Ford (bass), Chris Harrison (aka Chris Hamson, drums, former Jenny Lind) and Karen Jones (vocals). The group became a four-piece in 1985 , when Jones left to pursue a solo career. “An interesting combination of earnest young pop and jazz influenced musicians” (Jamming Magazine, June 1986), playing “limpid melodies with gnashing, low-fi semi-acoustic guitas in time-honoured/well-worn fashion” (NME, December 1985) The Decemberists got as far as supporting James before they become huge. The band recorded several demos, buth only very few of their numbers were released on vinyl. One of them, Gift Horse, was in the 
track-list of the Merseysound compilation Ways To Wear Coats (see relevant post). A second track, James Is (Still the Same), originally appeared on the Rorschach Testing’s cassette compilation Discreet Campaings in 1985 (along with Cocteau Twins, Durutti Column, Dif Juz and James), and re-released much later on the Sound of Leamington compilation. By the end of 1986 the Decemberists became the Hell Fire Sermons.
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ex Tunnel Users) joined Andrew Deevey (guitars, vocals), Andrew Ford (bass), Chris Harrison (aka Chris Hamson, drums, former Jenny Lind) and Karen Jones (vocals). The group became a four-piece in 1985 , when Jones left to pursue a solo career. “An interesting combination of earnest young pop and jazz influenced musicians” (Jamming Magazine, June 1986), playing “limpid melodies with gnashing, low-fi semi-acoustic guitas in time-honoured/well-worn fashion” (NME, December 1985) The Decemberists got as far as supporting James before they become huge. The band recorded several demos, buth only very few of their numbers were released on vinyl. One of them, Gift Horse, was in the 
track-list of the Merseysound compilation Ways To Wear Coats (see relevant post). A second track, James Is (Still the Same), originally appeared on the Rorschach Testing’s cassette compilation Discreet Campaings in 1985 (along with Cocteau Twins, Durutti Column, Dif Juz and James), and re-released much later on the Sound of Leamington compilation. By the end of 1986 the Decemberists became the Hell Fire Sermons.decemberists
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