Biography
First formed in 1978, this Leeds based band's nucleus consisted of Craig Adams (later of The Sisters Of Mercy and The Mission), David 'Wolfie' Wolfenden (later of Red Lorry Yellow Lorry and The Mission) and Grape (later of 3000 Revs and Groovin' With Lucy).
After Supports to Echo & The Bunnymen and the The Teardrop Explodes they signed a one single deal for "about £400" with Zoo records. The first single "To See You" / "Frequency" was released in September 1979 and featured Grape (vocals), Wolfie (Guitar), Craig (Guitar/Keyboards) Mark Copson (bass) and Carl "Tich" Harper (drums).
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Their 'upcoming band' status earned them an invitation to record a session for John Peel. The seesion comprised of 4 tracks "Nasty Media", "Its Alright Mother", "Frequency" and "The Dashboard (killed me)"
Things started to go wrong with the band and Craig left not long after the release of their second single "Sympathy" / "Kicks" on Rockburgh Records in January 1980.
From http://www.discogs.com/artist/Expelaires
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.