One of the most notable groups to grow out of the late seventies Liverpool scene was Big In Japan. Members of the group included Jayne Casey, Ian Broudie, Holly Johnson, Budgie and Bill Drummond, all of whom went on to bigger things. Big In Japan played some gigs, recorded a couple of singles and then called it a day.
Jayne Casey then formed Pink Military 'Stand Alone'. The group revolved around a nucleus of Jayne and a guy called Nicky, , and they were supplemented by a different group of musicians for each record. Their first release, on Last Trumpet records, was a live EP recorded at Eric's and included early versions of songs which would later appear on their only LP. They then signed to the Eric's label and released another EP, by this time dropping 'Stand Alone' from their name. On 5/6/80, they recorded a session for the John Peel radio show. Then came the excellent album 'Do Animals Believe In God?'. And then Pink Military were no more.
Jayne continued the good work with Pink Industry (next time) who released several albums It was Zulu Records that would serve to release Pink Industry. Jayne teamed up with Ambrose and Tadzio (guitar, keyboards) to weave out some truly memorable tracks on- "Low Technology", "Who Told You, You Were Naked" and "New Beginnings" their final album.
Alas, the world didn't want to know, even with a couple of great John Peel sessions and a couple of great compilation packages coming out a couple of years after the original album releases, it was not to be. Jayne Casey would later move on to become heavily involved in running Liverpool's club phenomenon
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