In 1980 Colin Free (vocals, sax, former Pegasus) formed with James Rae (guitars, vocals) and Austin Quinn (bass) the Wirral-based act The Check, with Charlie Chapman, first and Stuart Valentine (future Electric morning), later (1981-1982), on drums. When Quinn and Valentine left the Check, Free and Rae continued writing and performing as a duo under the name of the Reverb Brothers, first with the aid of a drum machine and subsequently with session musicians (i.e. the brass section with OMD).‘The Reverb Brothers songs of everyday suburban life on the Wirral, along with their Everly Brothers-style quiffs and harmonies, and the (then still avant garde) use of backing tracks that pounded out of an original 1960's Jukebox set them apart from many other Merseyside bands of that era. From 1982 to 1987 they performed at numerous venues around Liverpool and the Northwest including Brady's, the Masonic, the Everyman Bistro, the Warehouse, the Pyramid Club, Liverpool University, the Royal Court, and the Factory (Manchester).’
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The first vinyl released was Ain’t So Sorry (b/w Another Teenage Bride) in June 1984. The band also worked on a possible follow-up single (Our Little Secret) which did not materialise.
In October 1985 You’re The Only One (b/w In the Nightclub) was issued, and in August 1986 Someone’s Selling Off the Country (b/w Next Big Thing, Far Away) also saw the light of day, both of which received national and international airplay.
The band split in 1987 during a UK tour supporting the Working Week.
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