Cindy & The Saffrons was an UK

United Kingdom

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 vocal

Human voice

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 group

Musical ensemble

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, comprising Joanne Whalley

Joanne Whalley

-Early life:Whalley was born in Salford but brought up in Stockport where she studied at the Braeside School of Speech and Drama, Marple.Whalley first appeared as a child in How We Used To Live and bit parts in soap operas, especially Coronation Street and Emmerdale...

 as "Cindy" and Lindsay Neil and Sally Stairs as The Saffrons.

In 1982 at Abbey Road Studios

Abbey Road Studios

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, they recorded

Sound recording and reproduction

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 a cover

Cover version

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 of the Shangri-Las' song

Song

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 "Past, Present and Future". It peaked at #56 in the UK Singles Chart

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 in January 1983. The same year their version of "Terry", originally by Twinkle

Twinkle (singer)

Twinkle is an English singer-songwriter, primarily in the 1960s. Twinkle's most famous songs were "Terry" and "Golden Lights".-Career:...

, was released. The group split up soon thereafter, and Whalley concentrated on her career as an actress.