Pool Of Sound - Buster

Promotional 'Buster' photo

Originally called 'The New Attraction', 'Buster' was formed in March 1972 on the Wirral and its original teenage members included Pete Leay on vocals and lead guitar, Kevin Roberts on vocals and bass guitar and Wallasey born Les Brians on vocals and drums with Greasby born Rob Fennah joining them later in 1974 on vocals and rhythm guitar. They auditioned for both Opportunity Knocks and New Faces but failed to get accepted for either show. Undaunted, they continued to play in pubs, clubs and holiday camps until they were spotted by manager Alan Richards. Richards made some demo tapes with them and were instantly teamed up with the songwriting duo of Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe (best known for Bonnie Tyler's, 'It’s A Heartache'). The band released a limited edition EP in January 1974 which led to them signing up to RCA upon leaving school, which was when they changed their name to 'Buster'.
In May 1976 they released their infectious debut single 'Sunday' and a self-titled non-charting album, which was issued in early 1977.

They were a hit Japan

RVC, which was the Japanese division of RCA, released 'Sunday' in Japan in January 1977 and it was a Top 10 hit. Four further singles followed and all were Top 20 hits in Japan. In early 1977, when Buster were basically dead in the water at home, but having their last single, 'Love Rules', chart in Germany, in Japan they were in the Top 10 with 'Sunday' resulting in December 1977, the band touring Japan, the Philippines, Australia and Germany
'Buster' played live on Japanese television and performed two sell-out concerts at the Budokan arena in one day, a venue made famous by the Beatles 10 years earlier. The band's arrival in Japan made the 10 O'Clock News and their five albums were huge successes there (as well as Germany, Australia and the Philippines, where Imelda Marcos invited them to perform). In Australia the band performed as part of the Festival of Sydney in 1977, on the steps of the Sydney Opera House. With their live album going gold and several hit singles in five years they were top of the charts.

In January 1978, the band arrived back in the UK and even though they had achieved five hit singles and three best selling albums overseas and expectations high, their teenage image was outdated, and RCA and the band parted the company in 1979. Their new manager suggested they changed their name to 'The Jax' and in 1980, on an independant label, they released one single under this name, a cover version of 'The Dave Clark Five' single 'Bits and Pieces'. The single did not make any impression, and the band split from the manager and re-grouped.

Incidentally, a Hilbre High School rock band 'Inner Voices' in the early 1980s, with a teenage Daniel Craig ( James Bond, '007' ) on vocals, together with friends Adam Brierley, Paul Donnelly were joined by Paul King on rhythm guitar and friend Andy Fennah as lead guitarist. Andy's older brother Rob Fennah recalls, "I took them into the recording studio with their teacher to record 'House Of The Rising Sun 'and the result was o.k."
In the early 1980s Rob Fennah with his younger brother Alan, along with Les Brians and Kevin Roberts became 'Alternative Radio' and in 1982 they entered and won the Liverpool 'Battle of the Bands' competition. Rob Fennah had also started to write songs with his younger brother, Alan, and the twosome also played as a duo in local pubs and clubs as Pete Leay had left the band to concentrate on Studio recording with Les Brians now working as a technician for a sound system company before settling in Germany. Rob Fennah and his brother Alan, formed a record company in Liverpool in 1993 called Pulse Records and Productions.

However, with only two of its original members left, 'Buster' was officially disbanded in October 1982. In 2005, Rob, together with his brother, Alan, won the Unisong International Song Contest 2005 with a track called' Yesterday's Man'. Then a chance meeting with best-selling author Helen Forrester resulted in Rob's stage adaptation of her most famous works, Twopence To Cross The Mersey and, more recently, By The Waters Of Liverpool. As a musical play, Twopence grossed over 2 million at the Liverpool Empire alone. In April 2018 Rob's stage play, Lennon's Banjo, premièred at Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre. It featured former-Beatles' drummer, Pete Best, in a cameo role and made headlines around the world.

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