Tea Set

The Tea Set was formed in 1978 at Watford College of Art. The band were formed by drummer Cally and bassist Ron West whose previous band The Bears had broken up after singer Mick North was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident along with Pete Dallymore singer of The Paper Doylies. Ron and Cally added keyboard player Mark 'Digits' Wilkins and approached fellow art student and early punk record sleeve designer Nic Egan to join them as vocalist. The line up was complete after Duncan Stringer joined as bass player with Ron switching to guitar.
First record was the Cups and Saucers EP released by Phil Smee on his St.Albans based label Waldos Records(The Bodies, Nigel Simpkins, The Bears, Clive Pig and the Hopefull Chinamen) The EP sold out its initial run of 1500 copies extremely fast, partly due to the 40 second track B52G, which was a crowd favourite.
==Links to Peel==
Parry Thomas/Tri X Pan was the follow up, released in 1979 and was Sounds Magazine's record of the week and had great reviews throughout the Alternative Music Media. John Peel added the track to his pioneering BBC radio show (the band later recorded one of his famous Peel Sessions). This got the attention of The Stranglers front man, Hugh Cornwell, who was serving time in Brixton Prison for possession of Hashish.
Hugh produced the bands next single 'Keep On Running', in the bands words "The most expensive 'B' side ever made". Unfortunatey, due partly, to the media's dislike of The Stranglers (they once kidnapped a music journalist) the song was considered a huge disappointment. 
The bands final single was 'South Pacific/The Preacher' a psychedelic punk double A side on Demon Records (Dept S, Bananarama).
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1980-03-25. First Broadcast: 03 April 1980. Repeated: 29 April 1980
*Contract Killer / Keep On Running (Big Noise From The Jungle) / Sawtooth / Nelson Was A Nance
==Other Shows Played==
;1979
*30 May 1979: On Them (7" - Cups 'N' Saucers EP) Waldo's Beat Series
*02 June 1979 (BFBS): On Them (7" - Cups 'N Saucers E.P.) Waldo's
*19 December 1979: Parry Thomas (7") Waldo's Records
;1980
*05 January 1980 (BFBS): Parry Thomas (7") Waldo's
*08 January 1980: Parry Thomas (7" single) Waldo's Records
*09 January 1980 (BFBS): Parry Thomas (7") Waldo's 
*19 February 1980: Parry Thomas (single) Waldo’s
*03 May 1980 (BFBS): Parry Thomas (7") Waldo's
;1981
*30 June 1981: South Pacific (7" - South Pacific ~ The Preacher) Demon
==External Links==
*Last FM
*Discogs
*Official Website
Category:Artists