Comedy of Errors Mk1
From left to right:-- Joe Cairney
- Vocals
- Jim Johnston
- Keyboards
- Mike Barnard
- Guitars
- Steve Stewart
- Bass
- John MacPhee (not pictured)
- Drums
| Comedy Of Errors were a Glasgow-based progressive rock band formed in January 1984. | |
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Comedy of Errors Mk1From left to right:-
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| Their first recording was a demo called "Ever be the Prize", and was recorded at a studio in Blanefield (Scotland) in 1985. They recorded a number of songs with Rog Patterson (of "Twice Bitten" fame) as producer, which were then further refined with the assistance of Mike Bentley and Niall Mathewson (Pallas). These were released as a mini album in 1986. |  |
Comedy of Errors Mk2From left to right:-
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| In 1987 Barry Henderson joined the band on Bass in time for a gig at the Amsterdam Paradiso. This line-up recorded the demo tape called "24 Hours" in November 1987 at Evenload Studios in East Kilbride. This was later combined with the mini album to form the band's only CD release under the french MSI label. Unfortunately, the quality of this release is very poor, being a direct transfer from vinyl, rather than master tapes. This is compounded by the fact that "The Student Prince Part One" has been omitted and replaced by an inferior version of a track from earlier on the disc. |  |
Comedy of Errors Mk3 (Sept '87)From left to right:-
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| A change of direction was heralded in in 1989 with the arrival of new lead vocalist John Cowden, replacing Joe Cairney who went on to join the Fire Brigade. The demo tape "Hold On" was recorded at Evenload Studios (East Kilbride) in May '89. The band were playing more standard rock songs, albeit with style and the occasional lapses back into prog instrumentals, which were more suited to the new vocalist.They played regularly around Scotland, and then quietly disappeared from view. |  |
Comedy of Errors Mk4From left to right:-
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