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Goya Dress was a Scottish alternative rock band, founded by singer/keyboardist/guitarist Astrid Williamson, bass player
Terry de Castro Terry is a unisex given name, derived from French Thierry and Theodoric. It can also be used as a diminutive nickname for the names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence or Terrier (masculine). People Male * Terry Albritton (1955–2005), Ame ...
and drummer
Simon Pearson Simon Pearson (born 8 May 1982) is a former English cricketer. Pearson was a left-handed batsman who bowled leg break. Pearson made his debut for the Leicestershire Cricket Board in 1999 against Oxfordshire in the MCCA Knockout Trophy. He pl ...
. Their first EP ''Bedroom Cinema'' was released in 1995. Next release was also EP called ''Ruby'' and in 1996, the band released their first full-length album ''Rooms''. It was produced by Welsh musician and former The Velvet Underground member
John Cale John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styl ...
. The group disbanded shortly after the album was released. After the band broke up, Williamson had a successful solo career. De Castro and Pearson subsequently played with Cinerama and
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. De Castro also had a spell with
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and released a solo album, ''A Casa Verde'', in 2009. Simon Pearson died from cancer 3 September 2023 aged 54.


Discography

* ''Bedroom Cinema'' (EP, 1995) * ''Ruby EP'' (EP, 1995) * ''Crush'' (single, 1996) * ''Glorious'' (EP, 1996) * '' Rooms'' (1996)


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* {{Authority control Scottish alternative rock groups Scottish musical trios