The Exponents "Grassy Knoll" 1994

...Like Kiwi acts before and after them, the Dance Exponents experienced the frustrations and the tantalising promise of being a band in London – working day jobs and looking for a record deal. But London was also where they discovered they'd become a part of their national culture in a way that transcended chart positions – and even whether they had a record deal at all...
...It turned out that expats who'd seen the band at home wanted to see them on the other side of the world too. The expat circuit – not just Kiwis but Australians and South Africans – provided some handsome, if infrequent, paydays. Drummers Barry Blackler and Brendan Fitzgerald stepped in where they were needed.
Luck wrote new songs, the band recorded a demo tape and CBS showed interest in signing them. Legendary CBS A&R man Muff Winwood came to a show at the Fulham Greyhound, but the sound was messy and so was Luck. Deacon Blue got the record deal and the Dance Exponents were left hanging, again...to be continued... - audioculture
trax:
1. Happy Loving People 2. Like She Said 3. Fate 4. Losing You 5. Don't Say Goodbye 6. House Of Love 7. Day By Day 8. Couple Of Things 9. Helen 10. It Didn't And It Does
…served by Gaius…