Benny Profane

Benny Profane were an indie band from Liverpool, England that existed from 1985 until 1990. They released two albums, various singles and EPs, and recorded three John Peel sessions. When The Room split up in 1985, singer Dave Jackson and bassist Becky Stringer recruited Joe McKechnie (guitar/drums, formerly of The Passage) to form Benny Profane. After recording their first demo with Will Sergeant helping out on guitar, they were joined by Robin Surtees, formerly of Shiny Two Shiny and A Formal Sigh. The name of the band was taken from a character in the Thomas Pynchon novel, V.
== Links to Peel ==
According to singer Dave Jackson, Peel was a supporter of his old band, The Room, but when he went to form Benny Profane and released their debut single, Peel was not that keen:
"The record was okay, but John Peel (who'd been very supportive of The Room) didn't immediately embrace our new music with the enthusiasm we'd hoped, and it wasn't until our second ep, Devil Laughing, and in particular the song Stitch That, that he started giving us regular play." 
Jackson later went on to mention that the band's first session was voted one of his sessions of the year:
"On the day Liverpool were beaten in the 1988 FA cup final, the band went into the studio with Chris Alison to record Rob A Bank. Initially, we'd planned to have Davepay drums on this track, but Chris Alison had other ideas and insisted Joe do the honours. It was a rather joyless session, enlivened only by Peter Baker's storming guest performance on Hammond organ. The next day we recorded our first Peel session. We did Beam Me Up, Quick Draw McGraw Meets Dead Eye Dick, Everything and Rob a Bank. Dave played drums on all but Beam Me Up, and it was a great session. Peel loved it - it was voted one of his sessions of the year - and as a result, he started playing Rob a Bank every night once he got the test pressing off Ediesta." 
In 1990, the band performed at Liverpool University for a John Peel Road Show.
== Sessions ==
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1. Recorded: 1988-05-22. Broadcast: 06 June 1988. Repeated: 29 June 1988, 21 December 1988
*Everything / Quick Draw Mcgraw Meets Dead Eye Dick Rob A Bank / Beam Me Up
2. Recorded: 1989-01-29. Broadcast: 14 February 1989. Repeated: 11 April 1989
*Skateboard To Oblivion / Pink Snow / Fear / Man On The Sauce
3. Recorded: 1990-01-07. Broadcast: 15 January 1990. Repeated: 13 February 1990
*Time Bomb / Hey Waste Of Space / Jerked To Jesus / When It All Kicks In
== Other Shows Played ==
;1986
*02 July 1986: Hang Fire (12" - Where Is Pig?) Sub' Pop
*15 July 1986: Hang Fire (12" - Where Is Pig?) Sub' Pop
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*22 June 1987: Stitch That (12" - Devil Laughing) Ediesta
*12 July 1987 (BFBS): Stitch That (12" - Devil Laughing) Ediesta
*29 July 1987: Stitch That (12" - Devil Laughing) Ediesta
*12 August 1987: Stitch That (12" - Devil Laughing) Ediesta
;1988
*thumb|330x330px26 April 1988: Parasite (12") Ediesta
*04 May 1988: Parasite (12") Ediesta
*10 May 1988 (BFBS): Parasite (12") Ediesta
*31 May 1988: Parasite (7") Ediesta
*21 July 1988 (BBC World Service): Here Comes the Floor (12" - Rob A Bank) Ediesta
*17 August 1988: Rob A Bank (7") Ediesta
*24 August 1988: Here Comes The Floor (7" - Rob A Bank) Ediesta
*25 August 1988 (BBC World Service): Rob A Bank (12") Ediesta
*06 September 1988: Rob A Bank (7") Ediesta
*23 September 1988 (BFBS): 'Rob A Bank (12")' (Ediesta)
;1989
*thumb|330x330px06 June 1989: Skateboard To Oblivion (12") Play Hard
*12 June 1989 (BBC World Service): Skateboard To Oblivion (LP - Trapdoor Swing) Play Hard
*16 June 1989 (BFBS): 'Skateboard To Oblivion (12")' (Play Hard)
*26 June 1989: Man On The Sauce (LP - Trapdoor Swing) Play Hard
*01 July 1989 (BFBS): 'Pink Snow (LP-Trapdoor Swing)' (Play Hard)
*06 July 1989: Skateboard To Oblivion (album - Trapdoor Swing) Play Hard
*08 July 1989 (BFBS): 'Stitch That (LP-Trapdoor Swing)' (Play Hard)
*10 July 1989: Rob A Bank (LP - Trapdoor Swing) Play Hard
*15 July 1989 (BFBS): 'Man On The Sauce (LP-Trapdoor Swing)' (Play Hard)
*18 July 1989: Here Comes The Floor (LP - Trapdoor Swing) Play Hard
*18 July 1989 (Radio Bremen): Tear The Web (album - Trapdoor Swing) Play Hard
*22 July 1989 (BFBS): 'Rob A Bank (LP-Trapdoor Swing)' (Play Hard)
*24 July 1989: Rob A Bank (album - Trapdoor Swing) Play Hard
*27 July 1989 (Rockradio): Pink Snow (album - Trapdoor Swing) Play Hard
*01 August 1989: Stitch That (album - Trapdoor Swing) Play Hard
*07 August 1989 (BBC World Service): Man On The Sauce (LP - Trapdoor Swing) Play Hard
*12 August 1989 (BFBS): 'Here Comes The Floor (LP-Trapdoor Swing)' (Play Hard)
;1990
*thumb|330x330px27 February 1990: Beam Me Up (album - Dumb Luck Charm) Imaginary
*01 March 1990: Walk Away Macbeth (LP - Dumb Luck Charm) Imaginary
*Early March 1990 (BBC World Service): Walk Away Macbeth (LP - Dumb Luck Charm) Imaginary
*10 March 1990 (BFBS): 'Walk Away Macbeth (LP-Dumb Luck Charm)' (Imaginary)
*13 March 1990: Maureen (album - Dumb Luck Charm) Imaginary
*17 March 1990 (BFBS): Beam Me Up (album - Dumb Luck Charm) Imaginary
*27 March 1990: Beam Me Up (LP - Dumb Luck Charm) Imaginary
*31 March 1990 (BFBS): 'S.H.C. (LP-Dumb Luck Charm)' (Imaginary)
*31 March 1990 (BFBS): 'Maureen (LP-Dumb Luck Charm)' (Imaginary)
*07 April 1990 (BFBS): 'S.H.C. (LP-Dumb Luck Charm)' (Imaginary)
;1994
*17 December 1994 (BFBS): Pink Snow (album - Trapdoor Swing) Play Hard
;1995
*03 March 1995: Stitch That (album - Trapdoor Swing) Play Hard
*11 March 1995 (BFBS): 'Stitch That (LP-Trapdoor Swing)' (Play Hard)
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