Exit (aka The What)
We Live By The River
Cleethorpes Winter Gardens was the place to be. Wed already had the Sex Pistols, The Damned and The Adverts but it wasnt until shortly before The Boys took to the stage in July 1977 that we finally decided to begin rehearsals for our own band: EXIT. Our debut gig ended in a full-scale riot. Our audience attacked us. It resulted in a major trial at Lincoln Crown Court and a recording session for the BBC. Oh, and we were back at Cleethorpes Winter Gardens supporting The Damned. (Youll have to read the sleeve notes to find out how it was that Captain Sensible nicked my red beret!) Back in the studios again to record our debut single, only to discover, after sending it off to be pressed, that there were other bands called EXIT so we changed our name to THE WHAT and released the highly collectable EAST COAST KIDS EP as featured on the Bored Teenagers compilation series. As the 70s faded and the 80s dawned, we reverted back to our original name EXIT, released two more 45s and continued to gig. And, yes - Cleethorpes Winter Gardens was still the place to be!