NICK EGAN, bass, LES HUNT gtr & LES CRITCHLOW, drums, all ex-HUNTER. Also DAN MACHIN on guitar & keys.
WHITE KNUCKLE RIDE
Category: Rock/heavy/metal
THE VEINS
Penkhull based punk band dating back to ’77. Gigged around the area up until 1979. Influenced as much by the New York scene/Velvets, etc, as by the English punk scene. 
Released a single on Bum Records – Speed Of The City b/w Sick in 1978, followed up with Lose Control To Rock ‘n’ Roll b/w Champagne on Redball in ’79. Known for a time as INTRAVEIN.
Line up :
NICKY McKINNEY – vocals, DAVE JENKINS – gtr, DAVE BROOKES – gtr, JESS THORNHILL – gtr, STEVE THORNHILL – bass, JOHN – keyboards, CHRIS – drums. RICHARD BRYAN played drums at one point. MAFF also played drums. Managed by NIGEL BAMFORD, one time bassist with DISCHARGE. Band disappeared late ’79. CHRIS BAILEY (BEYOND THE WALL, ALL THE MADMEN) was originally approached to be the vocalist, but declined the invitation.
STEVE THORNHILL eventually joined PRODUCT. DAVE JENKINS is rumoured to have also.
UXB
GARY CHELL vocals (ex DEDKATZ, BREADLINE), DARRELL GREENHALGH, bass (ex BREADLINE), MARTIN SOLOMON gtr (ex VERDICTS), and NICK on drums.
UNITED NATIONS
‘Melodic’ rock band from the late 80s,
PAUL McCAFFERTY – Lead & Backing Vocals
GARY DAVIS – Guitars & Backing Vocals
PETER HANKEY – Bass Guitar
CHRIS STONIER – Keyboards
CHRIS MOONEY- Drums & Backing Vocals
Released an album in 1985 on Magnet Records, THE FIRST MOVE.
The band reformed with a different line-up for a 2014 album: Chris Stonier (keyboards), Pete Hankey (bass & vox), Neil Thomas (guitar & vox), Lee Small (vox), Chris Mooney (drums/vox), with John Cotterill playing drums for live gigs.
THE TOMMYS
4 piece girl rock/punk band, managed by PAUL SPENCER, ex DARIO G. The band came together via SPENCER’s Playground Studios in Crewe, South Cheshire. TANIA KAWALIT, from Congleton, played bass and was already jamming with drummer FRAN ROBINSON of Nantwich, when SPENCER introduced JESSICA BELL, originally from Blackpool, into the equation.
TANIA and FRAN had played with other girls who eventually went off to University. But with JESSICA now in the band as the band’s Debbie Harry-esque front woman, the next mission was to recruit a guitarist.
They met STEVIE SHEPPERSON of Derbyshire, with family originating from Biddulph, after receiving her reply to their advert in Kerrang! magazine.
The band promised a lot, but failed to live up to expectations, eventually splitting in 2008. STEVIE joined Northampton based rock band OUT OF EMBERS.
TO WHAT END
A rock band featuring ROB MOSSLEY (ex NO FAVORS) on bass.
STUNTRYDER
Formed in 1999, Foo Fighters influenced rock band. Released a self-financed single entitled Lara Croft. SQUIB, aka QUIVER joined this band after leaving SQUIBNOCKET FARM. The band started in 1999 with MIL (MARK MILWARD) on drums, STINGRAY (JOHN KAY) on bass, and HOWLER (ALEX HOWLE) on guitar, vocals by SQUIB.
STRATE ANGEL
Market Drayton based heavy rockers, 
comprising SHED – guitar, SHAUN GREEN – bass & vocals, WITT – drums. Contributed the track Rock-o-la to the Stoke Musicians Collective’s album CRY HAVOC. Split in 1981.
THE STARLINGS
With a sound reminiscent of the Velvets, or Them, and clad in leather ‘n’ lipstick, this early 80s band from Stafford promised much. Released an EP entitled New Blood in ’83.
SPY vs SPY
Music defined as post rock/emo. Released at least 2 albums, second one was Little Lights, released on Banquet records. Some members went on to form THE WOW. Three were in FUTURE ADVENTURES. One member was previously in THE JITS. One member – THE SLUG – joined THE LEIF ERICSSON.
STOKEBEAT 