| Niki 'Stitch' Berlin – Bass & Vocals | Steve Willis – Guitar |
| Kevin Masters – Keyoards |
Lee Faust – Drums |
The band The Outsider (not to be confused with the Outsiders) flared briefly, but brightly, in Essex in the spring of 1979. We named the band after the Albert Camus novel 'L’Étranger' ('The Stranger', often translated into English as 'The Outsider'). This was an 'hommage' to The Fall who were similarly named after a Camus novel.
Complete gig list (all 1979):
March 26th - Zero Six, Southend
April 25th - Double Six, Basildon
May 13th - The Rock Club, Chelmsford
May 14th - Zero Six, Southend
May 20th - Chancellor Hall, Chelmsford (with Modern English, ADIII, Anorexia, & The Lost)
Notable songs:
'Dirty Toys'
'Hong Kong Baby' (chorus: You're so... / Hong Kong baby! / You're so... / Chinese lady! / You're so... / Japanese maybe? / You're so... Oriental! /)
Niki & Lee went on to play in The Orange Cardigan. Niki also played in They Should Have Died Years Ago.
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| Original gig advert for Sunday 20th May 1979 for the Chancellor Hall, Chelmsford (with Modern English, ADIII, Anorexia, & The Lost) |
Thanks to Niki Berlin
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