Benny Profane were a Liverpool band that existed from 1985 until 1990. They released two albums, various singles and EPs, and recorded 3 John Peel sessions.
When The Room split up in 1985, singer Dave Jackson and bassist Becky Stringer recruited Joe McKechnie (guitar/drums, formerly of The Passage) to form Benny Profane. After recording their first demo with Will Sergeant helping out on guitar they were joined by Robin Surtees. The name was taken...
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Benny Profane were a Liverpool band that existed from 1985 until 1990. They released two albums, various singles and EPs, and recorded 3 John Peel sessions.
When The Room split up in 1985, singer Dave Jackson and bassist Becky Stringer recruited Joe McKechnie (guitar/drums, formerly of The Passage) to form Benny Profane. After recording their first demo with Will Sergeant helping out on guitar they were joined by Robin Surtees. The name was taken from a character in the Thomas Pynchon novel, V.. The first release was "Where is Pig?" (the title also a reference to V) on Sub Pop UK (not related to the US label Sub Pop). They then signed to Leeds indie label Ediesta, releasing three more singles in 1987 and 1988. The band had 3 drummers at various times, Dave Brown, Roger Sinek and Liam Rice. The band moved to Dave Haslam's Manchester indie label Play Hard. 1989 saw the release of the Ian Broudie-produced "Skateboard To Oblivion" single and the debut album Trapdoor Swing. They then...
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