Caretaker Race

The Caretaker Race were an English indie pop band formed in East London in 1986 when singer/guitarist Andy Strickland (also a part-time music journalist) left The Loft. Strickland recruited Dave Mew (drums), Henry Hersom (bass guitar), and Sally Ward (keyboards). The band's name came from a Star Trek paperback adventure. 
Gaining comparisons with The Go-Betweens, they initially released a brace of singles on their own Roustabout Records label before signing to the Foundation label in 1989. Hersom left to join Bob, his replacement being ex-Flatmates bassist Jackie Carrera, After two more singles on Foundation, the Stephen Street-produced album Hangover Square was released in 1990. Sally Ward left to take up teaching, to be replaced by Andrew Deevey. The band split up in 1991.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played a few singles from the group in 1988 and was probably aware of singer Andy Strickland's links to The Loft, who were on the Creation Records label between 1984 and 1985.
==Shows Played==
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*25 July 1988: Anywhere But Home (12") Roustabout
*02 August 1988: Anywhere But Home (7") Roustabout
*09 August 1988: Somewhere On Sea (12") Roustabout
*30 August 1988: Anywhere But Home (12") Roustabout
*05 September 1988: Somewhere On Sea (12") Roustabout
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists