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, the band moved to London with new drummer Stephen R Kennedy ow a hydro engineer in Francewho previously played in a band headed by Noel Phelan (now a house DJ) where they played a mix of underground venues as well as

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Discography

* Song "Johnny" - Various Artists - Weird Weird World of Guru Weirdbrain LP - Hotwire Records - HWLP8505 - IRL - 1985 *Songs for Subliminal Kids EP 7" - Santides Records - SAN 0057 - IRL – 1987 *This City Sucks (live) - Cassette FOAD Records - ??? - January 1988 *Sweet Hunger LP FOAD Records - FOAD 7 - June 1988 Produced by Ian Bryon and Paul Thomas. *Rebel Radio LP - Santides Records - SAN0089 - July 1990 Produced by Dave Goodman *Looking for Strange (Cassette) - Santides, 1990 *Four Foot Tapping Greats EP 7" - Santides Records - SUE 66 - UK - 1992 Four

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covers, 2 recorded in mono.

References

External links

The Baby Snakes "Fade" on Anything Goes, RTE, 1984The Baby Snakes "Looking for Strange" on Megamix, RTE, 1987
Irish rock music groups Musical groups established in 1985 1985 establishments in Ireland {{Ireland-band-stub