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M.E.109 (Tim Crowley, Simon Crewe, Mark Slinger, Thomas Graham) were influenced by many great artists.
M.E.109 - set list - song 14.
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M.E.109 was originally formed in 1978 by Tim Crowley, Simon Crewe, Mark Slinger and Thomas Graham. Tim and Mark were 18 years old and Simon 17.
• Tim - Lead, rhythm guitar, vocals
• Thomas Graham - Rhythm guitar, vocals
• Simon - Drums
• Mark - Bass guitar, vocals
Playing in local venues they established a strong following and used the money from gigs to fund studio time at Cargo Studios in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England:
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From a small market town in the North of England, it was difficult to attract interest from London based recording companies. Beggars Banquet Records got there first and with a distribution deal from WEA:
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Newspapers and music press said about M.E.109's music:
"On the poppier side of power-pop, with echoey vocals. A bit out of step with the times, unless there was a chill teeny-bop movement I'm not aware of. The sort of group one wishes continued and developed their sound"
“Catchy sixties style music with witty lyrics”
"Good breezy new wave power pop".
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