Screaming Blue Messiahs

The Screaming Blue Messiahs were a rock band, formed in 1983 in London by guitarist and singer Bill Carter, bass player and backing singer Chris Thompson and drummer Kenny Harris. The Messiahs 'sound' was a hybrid mixture of Rockabilly, Blues Rock, Punk and Rhythm & Blues. The group emerged in the wake of the pub rock and punk scenes that had been very predominant on the UK capital's live music circuit during the late '70s/ early '80s. The band, a classic power trio, was active between 1983 and 1990 and released three major label LPs. They toured extensively throughout Europe, North America and Australasia, garnering wide critical acclaim for their aggressive blend of rhythm and blues, punk and rockabilly.
Before founding the Screaming Blue Messiahs, its three members had played together as The Small Brothers. Thompson and Carter had been part of the Captain Beefheart-influenced band Motor Boys Motor; together with Tony Moon on vocals, they recorded several tracks under that name on 24 August 1981 for John Peel's show on BBC Radio 1 and released a self-titled album. Initially, after Harris joined Carter and Thompson, the band briefly continued to perform under the name 'Motor Boys Motor'. According to Carter, the final name was chosen upon the suggestion of Ace/Big Beat's Ted Caroll, who was concerned that the band's initial proposal of 'The Blues Messiahs' sounded too pub rock.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel played Motor Boys Motor's debut single in 1980 on his shows and impressed by them, invited the group to do a session for his show in 1981. After Motor Boys Motor evolved into the Screaming Blue Messiahs, Peel continued his interest in the band and the group did a session for Peel's show in 1984. However, after 1986, Peel seemed to have lost interest in the band and didn't play any further material from the group.
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1981-08-24. First Broadcast: 01 September 1981. Repeated: 23 September 1981
*Little Boy And Fatman / Hooves / Clean Shirt And A Shave / Here Come The Flintstones
;Screaming Blue Messiahs
1. Recorded: 1984-07-24. First Broadcast: 02 August 1984. Repeated: 15 August 1984, 29 August 1984, 27 May 1985
*Good And Gone / Someone To Talk To / Tracking The Dog / Let's Go Down To The Woods And Pray
==Other Shows Played==
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*28 October 1980: Drive Friendly (7") Silent
*13 November 1980 (BFBS): Drive Friendly (7") Silent
*13 August 1981: Little Boy And Fatman (demo)
*13 August 1981: One Down One Down (demo)
*30 March 1982: Drive Friendly (album - Motor Boys Motor) Albion
*14 April 1982: Fat Man And Little Boy (album - Motor Boys Motor) Albion 
*12 May 1982 (BFBS): Little Boy And Fat Man (album - Motor Boys Motor) Albion
*01 June 1988: Drive Friendly (CD - Motor Boys Motor) Albion
*10 June 1988 (BFBS): 'Drive Friendly (LP-Motor Boys Motor)' (Albion)
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*25 July 1984 (BFBS): I Want Up (mini-album - Good And Gone) Big Beat 
*25 July 1984 (BFBS): You're Gonna Change (mini-album - Good And Gone) Big Beat
*28 July 1984 (BFBS): You're Gonna Change (mini-album - Good And Gone) Big Beat 
*28 July 1984 (BFBS): Good And Gone (mini-album - Good And Gone) Big Beat
*01 August 1984: Happy Home (mini-album - Good And Gone) Big Beat 
*11 September 1984: You're Gonna Change (mini-album - Good And Gone) Big Beat
*16 September 1984 (BFBS): You're Gonna Change (mini-album - Good And Gone) Big Beat
*Peel 004 (BFBS): 'You're Gonna Change (Mini LP-Good And Gone)' (WEA)
*22 October 1985: Twin Cadillac Valentine (7") WEA
*26 October 1985 (BFBS) / Peel 021 (BFBS): 'Twin Cadillac Valentine (7")' (WEA)
*28 October 1985 (BBC World Service): Twin Cadillac Valentine (7") WEA
*21 April 1986: Smash The Market Place (single) WEA
*26 April 1986 (BFBS): 'Smash The Market Place (12")' (WEA) 
*28 April 1986 (BBC World Service): Smash The Market Place (7") WEA
*10 May 1986 (BFBS): Holiday Head (album - Gunshy) WEA 240 791-1 WX 4
*10 May 1986 (BFBS): Talking Doll (album - Gunshy) WEA 240 791-1 WX 4
*13 May 1986: Just For Fun (album - Gunshy) WEA 240 791-1 WX 4
*17 May 1986 (BFBS): Let's Go Down To The Woods (album - Gunshy) WEA 240 791-1 WX 4
*14 June 1986 (BFBS): President Kennedy's Mile (album - Gunshy) WEA 240 791-1 WX 4
*23 June 1986: Wild Blue Yonder (album - Gunshy) WEA 240 791-1 WX 4
*10 July 1986 (BFBS): Wild Blue Yonder (album - Gunshy) WEA 240 791-1 WX 4
*09 September 1986: Good And Gone (12" - The Peel Sessions) Strange Fruit
*18 September 1986 (BFBS): 'Let's Go Down To The Woods And Prey (12"-The Peel Sessions)' (Strange Fruit)
==External Links==
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*Discogs
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