Savage

The band was formed in 1976 by 16-year-old bassist Chris Bradley, singer Chris Gent, guitarist Lee Statham and drummer Mick Percival, but after a single official concert, the band broke up and was reformed in 1978 by Bradley, joined by Andy Bradbury on guitar, Simon Dawson on drums and his 15-year-old brother Andy Dawson on guitar. Line-up problems continued as Andy Bradbury was replaced by Wayne Renshaw and Simon Dawson was replaced, after a long period of searching, by Dave Lindley. This was the line-up that appeared on the compilation albums Scene of the Crime (with "Let it Loose"), Metal Fatigue and the double A-side single "Ain't No Fit Place" / "The China Run". Lindley left shortly afterwards and was replaced by Mark Brown of Tyrant (another Mansfield-based band that had appeared on Scene of the Crime).