Raymond May (lead vocals, guitars, harmonica, bass)
Naoise Sheridan (guitars)
Chris Taylor (drums)
John Webster (keys)
Raymond May was born in Sri Lanka and raised in Keremeos, British Columbia. After graduating from high school he went to London, England, and joined the Unknowns who released one single.
He was contemplating a permanent move to London to continue his music career, but stayed to compete in the Labatt's Blue Spotlight 1985 Battle Of the Bands competition. Bryan Adams' manager Bruce Allen was one of the judges and signed May to a management deal.
Allen was experimenting at that time with his own independent record label, Penta, and May became its first signing in 1988. The first album, 'Unadulterated Addiction' was produced by Bruce Fairbairn and ex-Payola Paul Hyde and released in 1988.
May did a short tour of the midwestern U.S., where the single "Romantic Guy" made the Top 10 on some radio charts. The live group's members included Murray Hardacker (rhythm guitar, keyboards), Jim
Buckshon (aass) and Pat Steward (drums). The group opened for Aerosmith, Iggy Pop and the Georgia Satellites before returning to Vancouver to find lacking home based record sales & a crumbling label. Penta Records soon collapsed and May ended up caught in the fallout.
Raymond May's current whereabouts is unknown.
Singles
1988 Romantic Guy (Penta)
Albums
1988 Unadulterated Addiction (Penta)
Video
1988 Romantic Guy
Compilation Tracks
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