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Added 5th October 2012 by punkette

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Thunderboys, Alan Adler, Chris Hall, Carmel Mccourt, Danny Daniels
1980

Thunderboys inner sleeve. The band included two Manchester legends:
1. Carmel McCourt, vocals (centre right), (later to front the very successful band 'Carmel' together with Jim Parris and Gerry Derby. Hit singles More More More, Bad Day, the Drum is Everything, Sally, It's All in The Game.
2. Alan Adler, drums (centre), designed most record sleeves, posters & promotional material for uberhip Manchester record label TJM Records and later several classic covers for the music press: Record Mirror, Zigzag Magazine and Island Records..
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“Great to see Carmel back at the Band on the Wall a few nights ago!
Completely missed the Thunderboys at the time, top class artefact.”
07 Oct 2012
“Wow the Thunderboys.... I remember them coming into Arrow Studios.. Nice band... But they a huge argument between themselves in the studio during a 'meeting'!

They supported some name 'pop' band but didn't get paid as the others had spent the money on stage costumes! R'N'R.....not”
25 Oct 2012
“Best live act in Manchester 1979!!! Loved them to bits!!!”
12 Apr 2015
“I once saw their drummer standing at a bus stop and I offered him a lift home. He accepted :)”
12 Apr 2015
“All me mates went to see the Thunderboys at the Capri back in '79 but it was sold out so I couldn't go :( pegged it over to the factory instead and bumped into the woman who now is me wife so thanks Thunderboys for being so stellar of the moment!!!! :)”
02 Apr 2017
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