Camberwell Now were an English

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band from London, formed in 1982 after the demise of

This Heat This Heat were an English experimental rock band, formed in early 1976 in Camberwell, London by multi-instrumentalists Charles Bullen (guitar, clarinet, viola, vocals, tapes), Charles Hayward (drums, keyboards, vocals, tapes) and Gareth Willi ...

Background

Camberwell Now were formed out of the remnants of

by drummer and vocalist Charles Hayward, bassist and vocalist

Trefor Goronwy Trefor Goronwy is a vocalist, bass guitarist, guitarist, and percussionist. He joined This Heat for their final European tour in 1982, and continued to work with drummer Charles Hayward and soundman Stephen Rickard in the group Camberwell Now. He ...

, who had joined This Heat to replace Gareth Williams after the latter had quit the band, and This Heat's former sound technician Stephen Rickard, who employed

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s and tape effects. Saxophonist

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joined the group in 1985. Their debut release was the ''Meridian'' EP, released in 1983 through Duplicate Records. This was followed by the studio album ''The Ghost Trade'', released in 1986 through

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. In reviewing the album,

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called the group "as challenging, experimental and brilliantly realised" as This Heat, and that the album features "some of Charles Hayward's more profound lyrical work." Another EP, ''Greenfingers'', was released in 1987. Camberwell Now also contributed two tracks for the Sub Rosa Records ''Myths/Instructions'' album and a track for the Touch audio cassette/magazine. Most of this material was later reissued in CD form as ''All's Well'' by

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in 1992, and this compilation was remastered and reissued in November 2006 by ReR Megacorp.

Discography

; Studio albums *''The Ghost Trade'' (1986) ; EPs * ''Meridian'' (1983) * ''Greenfingers'' (1987) ; Compilation albums *''All's Well'' (1992)

References

External links

* {{Authority control English post-punk music groups English experimental rock groups English progressive rock groups Camberwell