For other uses: see The Catch (disambiguation)

The Catch (disambiguation)

The Catch may refer to:In sport:*The Catch , a defensive play by Willie Mays in the 1954 World Series*The Catch, a celebrated defensive play by Endy Chávez in the 2006 National League Championship Series...

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The Catch was a British band, formed in 1975 by Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox, OBE , born Ann Lennox, is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving minor success in the late 1970s with The Tourists, with fellow musician David A...

, Dave Stewart

David A. Stewart

David Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...

, and Peet Coombes

Peet Coombes

Peet Coombes was the guitarist and vocalist with Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart in the two pre-Eurythmics bands, The Catch, who only released one single, "Borderline/Black Blood" and the Tourists, who had quite a few UK hits in the late '70s...

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They released one single, 1977's "Borderline/Black Blood" on Logo Records

Logo Records

Logo Records was a British record company formed in the mid-1970s by British record executives Geoff Hannington and Olav Wyper. It was originally funded and part-owned by UK publishing company Marshall Cavendish. In 1977, the company purchased Transatlantic Records which was at that time owned...

. The single was released in the UK, Holland, Spain and Portugal. The Catch soon became known as The Tourists

The Tourists

The Tourists were a British rock and pop band, but are better known for two of their members who went on to achieve great success as Eurythmics...

, who had some chart success in 1979-80 though disbanded soon after, upon which Lennox and Stewart became Eurythmics

Eurythmics

Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...

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