The Chefs
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The Chefs were a Brighton
-based indie pop
group during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The band consisted of Helen McCookerybook
(bass guitar
and vocals), James McCallum (Helen's brother; guitar), Russell Greenwood (drums; died June 25, 1999) and Carl Evans (guitar).
They were signed to Brighton's Attrix Records, which released a four-track EP "Sweetie" in September 1980 and "24 Hours" in 1981 (reissued by Graduate Records). These were followed by a version of the Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale" (released under the band name "Skat"). The Chefs then split in 1981/82. The group's songs were also broadcast on the John Peel
show and featured on Brighton compilation album "Vaultage 79".
Sweetie / Thrush / Records and Tea / Boasting
7" SINGLE: Graduate Records GRAD11 1980.
24 Hours / Thrush
7" SINGLE: Attrix Records RB13 1981.
24 Hours / Let's make up / Someone I know
7" SINGLE (as "Skat"): Graduate Records GRAD14 1982.
Femme Fatale
12" LP: Attrix RB08 1979.
'Vaultage ’79 compilation' (Another Two Sides Of Brighton).
You Get Everywhere / Food
12" LP: Armageddon Records MOON1 1981.
'WNW6 – Moonlight Radio'.
Locked Out
12" LP: Armageddon Records MOON2 1982.
'Fear And Fantasy'
I’ll Go Too
CD: Anagram CDPUNK101 1997.
'Vaultage Punk Collection'.
Sweetie / Thrush / 24 Hours / Let’s Make Up
CD: Near Shore records 2005.
'Helen McCookerybook'.
24 Hours / Femme Fatale
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
-based indie pop
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
group during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The band consisted of Helen McCookerybook
Helen McCookerybook
Helen McCookerybook was the bass guitar player and lead singer with Brighton-based punk rock band The Chefs during the late 1970s and early 1980s. She later formed Helen and The Horns , before continuing her career as a solo artist, writer and lecturer...
(bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and vocals), James McCallum (Helen's brother; guitar), Russell Greenwood (drums; died June 25, 1999) and Carl Evans (guitar).
They were signed to Brighton's Attrix Records, which released a four-track EP "Sweetie" in September 1980 and "24 Hours" in 1981 (reissued by Graduate Records). These were followed by a version of the Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale" (released under the band name "Skat"). The Chefs then split in 1981/82. The group's songs were also broadcast on the John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
show and featured on Brighton compilation album "Vaultage 79".
Discography
7" EP: Attrix Records RB10 1980.Sweetie / Thrush / Records and Tea / Boasting
7" SINGLE: Graduate Records GRAD11 1980.
24 Hours / Thrush
7" SINGLE: Attrix Records RB13 1981.
24 Hours / Let's make up / Someone I know
7" SINGLE (as "Skat"): Graduate Records GRAD14 1982.
Femme Fatale
12" LP: Attrix RB08 1979.
'Vaultage ’79 compilation' (Another Two Sides Of Brighton).
You Get Everywhere / Food
12" LP: Armageddon Records MOON1 1981.
'WNW6 – Moonlight Radio'.
Locked Out
12" LP: Armageddon Records MOON2 1982.
'Fear And Fantasy'
I’ll Go Too
CD: Anagram CDPUNK101 1997.
'Vaultage Punk Collection'.
Sweetie / Thrush / 24 Hours / Let’s Make Up
CD: Near Shore records 2005.
'Helen McCookerybook'.
24 Hours / Femme Fatale